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He showed up with the Rhule regime in time to tweak the configuration and content of the Osborne Legacy Complex weight room to his liking. Combine that with the large role he seems to enjoy (leading the team out to Tunnel Walk, speaking to the team before practice, etc.) and he seems to have a really sweet setup IMHO. Unless something went really wrong with relationships or another team backed in a Brinks truck, I think he is here for awhile.
No such thing at that place, although the organization and speed with which they get you thru is impressive
I think Campbell has been ok. Still looking for the speed combined with the size. Also looking for us to be the stronger team in the 4th.,
Not that it’s all on S&C, plenty of luck involved, but our minimal injuries this year speaks to things being handled properly behind the scenes.
Look at our lack of injuries.
And we have been fine in the fourth. The issues haven’t been getting physically beat down.
Finally look at our players themselves. Look at Ty and Nash. Look at our linemen. Significantly different than under the previous regime
Rhule's teams are historically prone to 2nd half collapse.
However, I don't know if it's because of S&C. I fear it's because his oratory skills are weak outside of pregame. Look no further than the soft speech he gave at halftime for the Colorado game. Team came out flat and never really covered the rest of the season.
Agree, but also seemed to be some of the S&C mixed in. Illinois was the first major example. They just pushed us around and our dudes looked tired. That used to be Nebraska's calling card. There were other examples as well, but agree with the other piece as well that plays in.
let's look at 2019, Rhule's crowning achievement.
@Rice (3-9)
outscored 10-0 in the 2nd half, win by 8 points.
Iowa State (7-6)
outscored 21-16 in the 2nd half, win by 2 points on a last second FG.
West Virginia (5-7)
outscored 10-14 in the 2nd half, win by 3 on a last second FG.
Oklahoma (12-2)
outscored 24-0 in the 2nd half, lose by 3.
Oklahoma (12-2)
outscored 13-10 in 2nd half, fail to score in overtime.
let's look at last year
@Colorado (4-8)
outscored 23-14 in the second half, lose by 22.
Michigan (15-0)
lol, everyone knows how this went
Michigan State (4-8)
outscored 10-7 in the 2nd half, lose by 3
Wisconsin (6-6)
outscored 7-3 in the second half, fail to score in overtime.
this year
Colorado (9-3)
outscored 10-0 in 2nd half, win by 18.
Illinois (9-3)
outscored 21-7 after the first half. lose by 7.
Rutgers (7-5)
outscored 7-0 in 2nd half, win by 7.
Indiana (11-1)
lol
UCLA (5-7)
outscored 14-13 in 2nd half, lose by 7
USC (5-7)
outscored 14-6 in 2nd half, lose by 8.
Iowa (8-4)
outscored 13-0 in 2nd half, lose by 3.
that makes 7 games this year where we got beat in the 2nd half. that is not something hat happens to a winning coach.
I thought there was a big difference in the physical look of the Huskers from the game I saw them play in Boulder under Frost and then this year in Lincoln. Under Frost I thought the Huskers paled in comparison to the Buffs. I was then at the game in September 2023 in Boulder, but I did not notice the change as much as when I saw them again this September.
Don’t make me do this to you brother……
2019 - as you stated, his “crowning achievement” year
You did a nice job of cherry picking Baylors only games they got outscored in the second halves of games. Let’s look at the other 2019 Rhule games that you conveniently omitted shall we?
here are the second half scoring in the games you left out……
Texas - baylor out scored them 17-7
Kansas - Baylor ourscored them 27-6
TCU - Baylor ourscored them 9-0
Oklahoma state - Baylor outscored them 35-14
Texas Tech - Baylor outscored them 17-14
Kansas State - Baylor outscored them 21-9
Stephen F Austin - Baylor out scored them 21-10
UT San Antonio - Baylor out scored them 28-14
I’ll do the math now for you.
Baylor outscored opponents 211 - 156 in the second half of ALL games in 2019.
He's another toad licker I have on ignore so I don't know why you're dunking on him but well done, sir. Carry on.
Maybe I’m not following your math. Indiana outscored us by 28 in the second half. Remove that one game from the equation and we outscored our other collective opponents by 9 in the second half. That is definitely not enough to win a bunch more games but stats don’t always tell the whole story.
I think he is doing a great job. Seems like a lot fewer little injuries and issues with players. We are not getting dominated at the line anymore.
Wasn’t the point, I was showing you how frequently it happened at his previous stop and how it has trended worse now that he plays in a tougher division
Are you pleased with getting outscored in the 2nd half of 7/12 games this year? Is that a good sign to you?
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"A narcissist is someone who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with others"
"If" Nebraska does well next year or at any point under Rhule. Do you have the ability to admit you were wrong? That is my only question. Not going to sit here and say I think Rhule is going to do it, but if he does I would like to know if you have the ability to admit you were wrong? I know Kong doesn't
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1000%, and I hope I am. I'll revisit this thread and own it if we take the next step in 2025.
The most joy I've felt as a Husker fan the past 10 years was being wrong about this years Colorado game, and I gladly owned it that very night.
The UCLA game this year was first half blunders not second half. Might want to go watch that one again
i didn't say it wasn't, and i was surprised to see we were outscored in both halves. the data is what it is.
Outscored by 19 total points over 12 games isn’t a “Rhule has a history of second half collapses”.
And despite this year getting out scored by 19 points, Rhules teams have historically scored MORE points than their opponent.
It’s not only not a “collapse” it’s the opposite in pure points scored.
That’s all.
By “frequently” you mean “not often”?
being outscored in the second half is typically a 50/50 thing if all things are equal. In Rhules previous stop he was outscored in the second half LESS than 50% of the time.
So for you to say it happen frequently just isn’t correct. It didn’t happen frequently. It happened “less frequently”
you seem to be hung up on the word "collapse" and are using that to pole vault past the data provided. how about "tends to lose the 2nd half of culture-defining games"?
i don't care that he pounded on Kansas, UTSA, Northern Iowa and UTEP in both halves.
i care that he blew double digit leads against teams like Oklahoma, Illinois, and Iowa on the national stage.
i care that the problem clearly got worse when he was facing easily the toughest schedule he's ever had, and it was fairly tame for a B1G schedule.
i'll ask you again, did you enjoy watching us get shut out in the 2nd half against Iowa? did that make you feel good about Rhule?
really?
happened in 23% of Oregon's games this year.
happened in 15% of Penn State's games this year.
happened in 15% of Ohio State's games this year.
happened in 15% of Indiana's games this year.
happened in 23% of Illinois' games this year.
funny you would get your panties in a wad over the innocuous use of "frequently" then use "typically" when it only applies to the bottom-feeders of the conference.
I 100% agree with you here
Winners win the second half of games, and mediocre teams typically go 50/50. I am not 100% sold on your agruement that Rhule has always been this though.
i'm fine with walking it back to "there were signs it would be this way"
i vividly remember the 24 point collapse against Oklahoma in 2019. defeat was written all over Rhule's face in the 2nd half and it permeated into his team. that was when i realized he just isn't the type of coach who can stand in the fire and win big games that define the program's culture.
i'm open and hopeful to being proven wrong on that. next year's schedule looks to be much easier than this year's schedule, but frankly anything less than 8-9 wins would be a tremendous disappointment after 3 years.
You literally just cherry picked again when you just said “I don’t care that he pounded on Kansas, UTSA, Northern Iowa and UTEP” while conveniently leaving out “Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, etc”.
You’re creating a narrative by purposely leaving out KEY details that completely invalidate your narrative.
Would literally be like me saying “TO barely beat teams in 1995 on the way to his National Title. I mean he only beat Wyoming by 14!” All while
Ignoring the fact that he destroyed everyone else.
That’s what you’re doing. And I’m coming in showing everyone that it’s just not true.
Rhule has enough issues to deal with. He doesn’t need false narratives being allowed to grow on message boards by posters that are simply making up the narrative despite the actual evidence.
And, no, I didn’t enjoy being shut out by Iowa. It didn’t make me feel good about Rhule or the team in general.
But that’s a seperate issue from your claim of Rhule having a history of collapse.
And yeah if I’m getting hung up on the word “collapse” it’s because you chose to use it and it’s factually wrong.
Now you’re retreating to “tends to lose the second half of ‘culture defining games’”. And you’re wrong there.
You cherry pick Iowa or Colorado and I can show these second half scores
Nebraska outscored Ohio State by 11-8
Nebraska outscored Wisconsin 20-15
Those two games were as “culturally defining” as any. Especially given that Ohio state was #6 and and Wisconsin we became bowl eligible and finally beat them.
You’re literally just showing data points to create a false narrative that does not exist. And I’m not allowing it.
Yeah and I clearly said “if all things are equal”. You need to truly stop cherry picking. Take an entire data set or sentence and then proceed to analyze it. That’s the crux of your problem
We are an average team. Led by a freshman QB and the youngest backfield in NCAA.
Thus it shouldn’t be unexpected that we were going to beat some teams in the second half and lose to some. Prob about half.
If any of those teams were led by Freshmen QBs they would have probably had similar numbers to Neb.
All im saying is to stop promoting a false narrative. If you want to complain about the second half against Iowa or Illinois then complain about those are their own outlier performance. But don’t say stuff like “this happens all the time” when the week before Iowa we outscored Wisconsin.