Matt Rhule wins 1 of the last 2 to become bowl eligible. Next year, Nebraska wins 9 or 10 games. Year 3 has always been good for Matt Rhule.
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I could see a scenario like this happening if it were to happen.
Will it happen? Highly Doubtful!
If a miracle win happens over Wisconsin, I think our percentages go from zero to 30% we beat Iowa. I’m not holding my breath with this Husker team. They don’t even believe in themselves!
Nebraska is 3-5 when you don't account for their wins against 2-8 UTEP and 2-9 Northern Iowa.
Nebraska's 3 wins are against 6-4 Rutgers at home by 7, a road win at 1-9 Purdue, Nebraska trailed 3-0 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd qtr. Many people on here will tell you Nebraska's best win is against Colorado but will simultaneously tell you Colorado would have a losing record if they played in the Big Ten.
Looking ahead to next year's schedule - Nebraska should be able to go 11-1.
Nebraska's 3 wins are against 6-4 Rutgers at home by 7, a road win at 1-9 Purdue, Nebraska trailed 3-0 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd qtr. Many people on here will tell you Nebraska's best win is against Colorado but will simultaneously tell you Colorado would have a losing record if they played in the Big Ten.
Looking ahead to next year's schedule - Nebraska should be able to go 11-1.
And if not, just move the goal posts yet again and tell the non-Johnny SuperFans to pipe down and trust the process.
Not sure why people assume year 3 will be magical for Rhule.
Remember Rhule himself has said that Nebraska was different than Temple and Baylor. At Temple and Baylor, Rhule said the old guys didn’t buy in so he played young kids from the start. In year 3 at Baylor and Temple, Rhules investment into the youth of the program paid off.
Rhule did not do something similar at Nebraska. Instead he doubled down on the older guys and it is failing miserably.
Next year will be tough sledding. We have given a ton of snaps on the O Line, D Line, Linebacker and secondary over the last 2 years to guys who won’t be here next year.
Our hope for a good year 3, rests on major coaching upgrades, portal additions and some early contributors from this years recruiting class.
Remember Rhule himself has said that Nebraska was different than Temple and Baylor. At Temple and Baylor, Rhule said the old guys didn’t buy in so he played young kids from the start. In year 3 at Baylor and Temple, Rhules investment into the youth of the program paid off.
Rhule did not do something similar at Nebraska. Instead he doubled down on the older guys and it is failing miserably.
Next year will be tough sledding. We have given a ton of snaps on the O Line, D Line, Linebacker and secondary over the last 2 years to guys who won’t be here next year.
Our hope for a good year 3, rests on major coaching upgrades, portal additions and some early contributors from this years recruiting class.
Just so you know, in year 2 and 3 at Temple, Baylor and NU his 2nd half of the season record, when you divide the first half and the second half is 12-24.
In year 3 at both Temple and Baylor, the first half record was 14-0, the 2nd half 7-7.
His teams haven't tended to "light it up" in the 2nd half of the seasons.
That has definitely been true at NU as well.
There is something systemic in his process that yield these results at 3 different schools.
Everybody keeps talking about how important getting into a bowl would be for this team. Sorry, but I have lost my optimism and enthusiasm. I highly doubt the fumbling, bumbling 2024 version of the Huskers the last two months beats either Wisconsin or Iowa, but if they do, how good of a bowl will they be in? Oh yes, I will watch it just as I have watched every second of every game this season, but I am starting to think whether another game is good for my health. The Huskers are not a fun watch. I went to the dentist this week and that was more fun than watching the game yesterday. (I am so thankful I get to watch the great women who play Husker Volleyball)
I absolutely hate the body language and lack of energy he’s shown in the past couple press conferences. WTH is that?? Yes, we’ve had brutal losses, and this is a dark time. But Rhule hasn’t looked right since the Indiana game, so… that’s it? One blowout road loss to a surprisingly decent Hoosier team, and suddenly the entire program goes sideways and the head coach is projecting that there’s no hope anywhere?
The head coach is supposed to be steadfast and lead the team through times like this. Coach Rhule slinking to the podium like a carbon copy of a defeated Scott Frost admitting that the team is just too tired to accept a bowl bid is beyond off-putting. Matt’s been through this before and should not be letting headlines or fans get to him, but (and I said this after some of his odd remarks following the Rutgers win) it’s becoming increasingly clear that he is.
Yeah, that’s a stat manipulation that’s worthless. All decent coaches, even elite ones, have better first half records. Why? Because P4/P5 teams played non conference scrub games early on and harder conference games later. I wouldn’t read too much into that.
He does need to pull out a win though somehow, and keep Holgorsen for next season.
We have all been bitching, myself included, but not having Satt call plays give me some hope.
Also, they should hit that portal for best OL available and do whatever it takes to land them. Hell, top 2 OL for that matter. And WR.
Yes,still waiting for Iowa to win something in my lifetime.#sharedbig10titlesmatter
Unless we are able to bring in an entirely new team in the transfer portal, how can anyone think we will be better next year? What talent do we have coming back? Who on this roster is going to be a difference maker next year?
That's a shame because Matt seems to be a really nice guy. He was given tons and tons of interviews on every network or podcast known to man, and he clearly loved it. He was the toast of the town the way he was gonna come in here and do what he always does --- rebuild a program, have a much better year 2 than year 1 then get ready for his really big year in year 3. Hasn't worked out that way.
I've never seen a guy who needs a simple, low level bowl game more than Rhule. He needs it a lot worse than the University needs it. I think he sees that possibly slipping away and I think that worries the **** out of him. Such a promising start to the season, and now, another late season collapse.
He is likely worried about losing most of that veteran offensive line (regardless of their ability), the loss of Ty and Nash and Bullock and the other really experienced players. For whatever reason, you take a half dozen of our talented freshman as portal candidates and he may feel that he will slide back into the same year 1 and 2 level of wins.
We've seen him be smiling, engaging, positive for the better part of 1 and 1/2 years or so, but as someone said, that Indiana drubbing may have taken its toll. He loves to talk to reporters and put a positive spin on about anything.
If he doesn't handle pressure in his personal life any better than he does when the game gets really tight late, I can understand the struggle session he finds himself in. Things that he may have taken for granted are not happening and maybe he feels a lot of people think he was just blowing smoke up their ***. When someone's public personna is being diminished, it plays with their mind.
It's probably how someone kinda high profile feels when they are being exposed as less than what he tried to project himself as. He isn't trying to sell the same message he did the large part of his time here.
I think he kept waiting for NU to win that game #6 to take the heat off him and also to keep having Satt call plays. You KNOW he didn't want to make that change, but things are getting serious and he had left himself no choice. It's obvious he really likes his assistants as personal friends.
If NU fails to beat Wisky and Iowa, I just think he has absolutely no choice but to make multiple assistant coaching changes. He has a huge contract, but he also has to know that you have to feed the monster here, that takes a lot of money, and a lot of asses in those seats. With the economy being as it is, people will demand a certain level of return for their entertainment dollar.
Because of who he comes off as being, a nice guy who does show a lot of respect for people, he has to have unbelievable dread at the idea of having to let go some of his assistants. I happen to think his "coaching tree" is about as important to him as everything but his family, religion and health. One day he wants to be revered like Joe Paterno or Tom Osborne. He knows having to separate them from his program, due to losing, just does not play into that image he created for himself.
This is just a lot of opinions, based really on nothing but speculation. Like I've said, I like Matt, but I just don't see it happening the way he planned.
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This is clear evidence that coaches are able to see things on game tape that exposes his teams weakness and that he’s easy to read at that point.
He’s not very good at adjusting. His coaches aren’t very good at improving player development during the season.