By year 4, I was ready to pull the plug on Fred. I was wrong. What a mistake that would have been.
I was wrong about Fred Hoiberg
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I was getting impatient too. But once he figured out to quit getting ball hogs and prima-donnas and put together team players that fit his philosophy, he got it right.
You weren’t wrong
I mean, canning him after year 4 would have been fine and totally justified. It is not like the could not have hired a new coach who could have won a game today.
With that said, good for Fred and NU!
Will people be saying the same thing about Rhule in a couple of years? Let’s hope so.
Hell yeah, brother! Tony Colandria is this year's Fern Mendoza....take us to the promise land!!!
Back then he deserved it
Hire a new coach? Just have Rhule coach football AND basketball.
I do not think we will be saying the same thing about Matt the Hat in a couple of years and here is why. Fred at a P4 school proved he could win by taking Iowa State 4 out of 5 seasons to the NCAA Tourney. He never had a losing season, and he had a winning conference record at Iowa State (49-39). Fred could legitimately say "Here is what I have accomplished in the past". Matt the Hat was only somewhat successful when he was at the Group of 5 level when he was at Temple where he won 55% of his games. At the P4 level he is 38-39 at Baylor and Nebraska and his combined conference record at both schools is 23-31.
That would make a great tshirt!
I think we need to show Matt Rhule the same level of patience as Fred Hoiberg received.
He figured something out and we all know what that is. There is a path forward if you have the courage.
If that means Rhule has to earn his contract extensions instead of the AD just bending over for Rhule's agent, I can get on board with that.
Even if you’re just trying to be funny,,,,,,what a stupid post
He was a horrible recruiter with Matt Abdelmassih. Horrible. Matt recruited individual stars that didn’t fit the system.
It was justified to want to fire him then- but Fred adjusted his staff and the results are clear.
I still think the AD would be wise to allocate more NIL dollars to the men's basketball program. If that means a few cuts to the football program, so be it.
Pay cut? Lol
I don’t even think the preacher of many “we’re poor!” sermons even donates to his own NIL pool, as many of contemporaries do
I forgot about Matt Abdelmassih. Did you see where Pitino fired him during the season this past January?
No. I didnt' see that but no surprise. Guys like him get replaced with NIL.
I remember arguing with the local morons on this board that he was a terrible recruiter. Some how they felt that because he brought in 4 stars he was great...even if they didnt fit the system at all.
Beating Troy to get to round of 32 isn't like an amazing feat. They had a very soft schedule and started hot but were 6-6 in their last 12. The legacy of Fred will come down to the next few games. If he can beat Vanderbilt and get to the top 16 I think this will lock him in to be here until he retires..if he loses to Vanderbilt though that basically means they are barely a top 25 team and he is probably destined to be fired eventually, and the haters won't really be wrong. A special year for husker fans for sure, as we have never experienced what all of power schools have experienced until now.
If Huskers lose to Vanderbilt they may not even finish in the top 25, we should expect Rhule to finish a season in the top 20, that shouldn't be a miracle but right now it seems to be such. Now if we beat Vanderbilt and compete with Florida or Iowa in the sweet 16 that would make it a really special season.
You’re a far bigger man than @king_kong__ Errrr… I mean king_wrong__
But that again… Dylan Mulvaney is a far bigger man than KK.
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You are a proven idiot by your own words. Dumbass
Based on your posting history it would take a lot of convincing for me to believe you’re not suffering from full blown Biden-grade dementiaYou’re a far bigger man than @king_kong__ Errrr… I mean king_wrong__
But that again… Dylan Mulvaney is a far bigger man than KK.
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your avatar should come equipped with a handicapped placard. Literally
At the point many (foolish) people wanted Fred fired, he'd notched just 40 wins in his first four years, and only 24 in the first three. Zero winning seasons. In basketball. They discounted what he did at previous stops, and focused on his record here, and almost fired the best coach in our history, even though he had a strong historical resume (in context), and was taking over a badly struggling job in need of a full rebuild. While his first hires and recruits weren't ideal, he adjusted, and by year 4 had stabilized the program, following with two tourney bids in the next three years and a Sweet 16 bid. Rhule is quite a bit ahead of that 3 year pace, increasing wins every year, guiding us to back to back bowls and two winning seasons after a 9 year string with only one winning season.
Patience is a virtue.