Or maybe somebody like David Braun. If Iowa beats Nebraska and Northwestern beats Illinois (both of which are very possible), Nebraska and Northwestern will end with the same regular season record. And remember, Braun took over a team that was 1-11 the same year that Rhule was hired. Let that sink in.
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Come on monkey boy, you serious? I am a Jesus freak as you call us, don’t hurt my feelings one bit. But I am an alpha male and absolutely hate losing in anything.
From the article linked above:
The University of Nebraska and Head Coach Matt Rhule have agreed to a two-year contract extension that extends Rhule’s agreement through the 2032 season.
Did you really think the greatest agent to ever walk the Earth would agree to a larger buyout without NU adding any years to the contract/golden parachute?
Sorry, but you'll have to invent an entirely new reason why this extension makes sense.
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I don’t know about “definitely” but I could see our DC finding a new gig.. Rhule is a guy who needs good coordinators and I’m not sure our DC is that guy.
I just think the kind of money a buyout would cost plus maybe having to pay to buy out a new coach is prohibitive. I think we’re pot committed for 4-5 more years. MAYBE without the extension it was 2 years
Bahe is not a Husker fan and Ruud I think was never all in on Rhule. Criticizing the coach though doesn’t mean Ruud is for firing him.
I get to drive over the Cascades sometime in the fall of 2027 and watch my favorite team, The Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team, play the Washington Huskies. Are you telling me I will get another chance to see Matt Rhule coach?
I will probably go back for a game next season. Trying to get my younger brother, a Husky, to go back with me. I got him to go back to his high school reunion last summer. First time he has been back in 25 years. He went his senior year in Seattle and wasn't sure anyone wanted him to come back for the reunion. I kept telling him everyone did. He had a great time. (Already have my tickets to see the Husker women's hoop team play in February against the Huskies.)
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I believe the only way Rhule isn’t coaching the Huskers in 2027 is if PSU hires him this cycle.
WTF are you even talking about? Have you been here the last 25 years?
Mediocrity didn’t just show up... we’ve been marinating in that **** like a slow-cooked casserole of disappointment.
Apathy rolled in when Riley was hired, mostly because the two guys before him weren’t exactly lighting the world on fire. Honestly, his nickname should’ve been Mike “Mediocrity” Riley, dude practically trademarked 7–5 energy. No need to “welcome us” to anything… this is like our fourth guided tour through the land of Letdowns.
Behold the Mt. Rushmore of meh:
- Bill Callahan
- Bo Pelini
- Mike Riley
- And now Matt Rhule
Oh, he was the coach who made us "re-appreciate" mediocrity. People must forget just how bad that dude was... but don’t worry, he was entertaining... entertaining by losing in every creative way possible.
Hey come on, guy-th!
Coach Rhule ith doing hith betht. The problemth with the rothter and game management - you can't blame him for that! He'th only making eighty-theven mill and he'th only been here for three yearth! Year theven ith when we REALLY take off
Sincerely,
The shoe-size IQ contingency on this board
Coach Rhule ith doing hith betht. The problemth with the rothter and game management - you can't blame him for that! He'th only making eighty-theven mill and he'th only been here for three yearth! Year theven ith when we REALLY take off
Sincerely,
The shoe-size IQ contingency on this board
The extension was given because of low expectations. The team has been the bottom of the power 4 for a decade now and were afraid of losing a mediocre coach and being embarrassed on the national stage with a very thin coaching pool available. Rhule was never getting the job at Penn state but he would certainly look at about a dozen jobs that will come available when the musical chairs begins. Dannen didn't hire Rhule and hadn't given a vote of confidence. Rhule's only choice was to basically give up 20 million and sit at Nebraska only to be fired next year, or maneuver for a commitment from the AD so he could have a little security beyond the killer schedule next year. AD and President don't care if really rich, irresponsible people continue to waste money on buyouts, it makes their job easy to continue to be bailed out. My logical brain kind of wants the program to continue to fail until somebody begins to act like an adult...I am tired of watching paid players celebrate catches and sacks while they are losing 37-3 much rather watch a team that actually cared about winning than our current product.
The AD and President understand that the rich RESPONSIBLE people are tired of paying buyouts. The extension was ill thought out. Like it or not, Matt Rhule is our coach for at least another 3-5 years unless PSU hires him away.
Dingle, you trust authority too much and think that wealthy people are automatically smart people or at least disciplined. Nebraska has a history of bad extensions and bad buyouts, that speaks to a culture of irresponsibility on the part of boosters and decision makers. Boosters and donors could have said hell no at any time to Reilly, Frost, Rhule and all of the extensions given over the last 10 years, but they continue to make stupid decisions.The AD and President understand that the rich RESPONSIBLE people are tired of paying buyouts. The extension was ill thought out. Like it or not, Matt Rhule is our coach for at least another 3-5 years unless PSU hires him away.
Or Rhule could win the Powerball and retire.The AD and President understand that the rich RESPONSIBLE people are tired of paying buyouts. The extension was ill thought out. Like it or not, Matt Rhule is our coach for at least another 3-5 years unless PSU hires him away.
One of those scenarios is about as likely as the other.
You don't see a scenario where the wheels completely fall off next year and the axe falls?The AD and President understand that the rich RESPONSIBLE people are tired of paying buyouts. The extension was ill thought out. Like it or not, Matt Rhule is our coach for at least another 3-5 years unless PSU hires him away.
I know that the people writing big checks to NU are in fact very bright people. It’s yet to be seen if Rhule can win enough to placate the fan base but that extension wasn’t necessary. The sad part is that the inflation of TV dollars has bailed lots of schools out for bad coaching contracts. I’m not sure that is going to continue. FSU might just be the first school to say enough is enough. I think we are fully committed now to Rhule for a very long time.
Who in their right mind is going to write a 70-80 million dollar check to fire him? IF we can him NOBODY would decrease our obligation by hiring him. All we can do is hope he gets things rolling cuz I don’t believe the money would be there to buy him out. All that said, the odds are good that he can stay at or above .500 next year. Better than 7 years of Frost.
Who in their right mind is going to write a 70-80 million dollar check to fire him? IF we can him NOBODY would decrease our obligation by hiring him. All we can do is hope he gets things rolling cuz I don’t believe the money would be there to buy him out. All that said, the odds are good that he can stay at or above .500 next year. Better than 7 years of Frost.
Money-wise I take your point. But I don't see .500, not at all.
At some point, this program needs to set that win bar above ankle high.Who in their right mind is going to write a 70-80 million dollar check to fire him? IF we can him NOBODY would decrease our obligation by hiring him. All we can do is hope he gets things rolling cuz I don’t believe the money would be there to buy him out. All that said, the odds are good that he can stay at or above .500 next year. Better than 7 years of Frost.
I think fans have the bar at 8. The problem is that we just gave a guy an extension that basically takes him to retirement age with ZERO performance standards in the contract. There should be a clause “you get a 3 year grace period from the date of your first contract. After that you can be fired for cause if you don’t win 7 regular season games”.
If they were very bright people, they wouldn't be writing big checks to NU. Throwing money into an empty pit.
Dannen isn't going to fire him just one year after giving him an extension. It would make Dannen and the Nebraska president look really bad for giving him the extension and then only one year later paying him a big buyout to get rid of him. Rhule will be here for at least two more years.
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I seem to recall you blathering for us to open up the checkbook to sign players and coaches. Apparently we’ve done that to keep some guys and attract others in the portal. So do you want to field a MAC roster or do you want them to write checks for players? As I just posted, I think some boosters are done writing checks for buyouts. You’re stuck with Rhule.
This is an interesting point and why I think there needs to be somebody taking a look at coaches' agents, conflicts of interest, collusion, and so forth.
The deals these coaches get are just too good to be completely divorced from any quantitative expectations for results as a matter of course.
I doubt that any of them would sign a contract like that but maybe it’s time to say fine, we’ll find someone who will. We would be the first. There’s hundreds of young coaches who might jump at that. These guaranteed deals with no minimum performance standards are ludicrous. That said, we pretty much signed Rhule to the industry standard for a program that wants to compete. It’s just the extension that was not necessary yet. I guess we only put another 20-24M on the end
And don't get me wrong, im not saying "win 10 or your fired".I doubt that any of them would sign a contract like that but maybe it’s time to say fine, we’ll find someone who will. We would be the first. There’s hundreds of young coaches who might jump at that. These guaranteed deals with no minimum performance standards are ludicrous. That said, we pretty much signed Rhule to the industry standard for a program that wants to compete. It’s just the extension that was not necessary yet. I guess we only put another 20-24M on the end
More along the lines of buyouts and eligibility for extensions tied to wins, actual metrics.
Who in their right mind would extend a coach for 3 more years who has yet to produce any reason to extend his contract 3 more years. Or who in their right mind would have hired him with his contract with CAR to begin with and his overall record. The people up in Lincoln haven't made good financial choices in a long time, so anything is possible.
and before you play your typical stupid card “can you do better”. Yes I can. I have the resume, the degrees, the certificates, and the experience. yes I can make better financial choices then those idiots. Don’t assume you know anything about me and what I do.
Huh? I was criticizing the extension. From your response I’m guessing you couldn’t handle the sucking up to your bosses and boosters part of the job though. The problem remains that we’re buried in his contract. We went from a ~40 million buyout next fall to ~70 million next fall when we didn’t need to.
I'm all for stupid rich people throwing their money into the pit to help Nebraska football, but I would never call them highly intelligent for doing so.
Nor would I. The ones I know of though are very bright and successful businessmen who have extra millions to spread to their favorite school. We’re damned lucky we’ve had them to pay off Pedie’s and Eichorst’s mistakes. I know you’re completely over Rhule, but there’s still a chance he can make adjustments and put a winner on the field. 2 games this year make me question that but we’re going to get to find out for sure cuz he isn’t getting fired anytime soon.
From Rhules Monday presser: We know what direction this thing is going.
Sound familiar?
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Looks like me on game days. Takes a few stiff gin and tonics to cope.
Politics are my bread and butter. People apperciate a no man. The trick is getting them to think it’s their idea and they are the genius behind saying no. Sometimes you gotta say yes though on bad deals that you can live with but you learn to pick your battles. Rhule’s extension would have been worth dying for
I must say you are the most cuck like fan on here. You sound like you’d accept anything. Jesus grow a pair man.
Are you disagreeing with yourself and calling yourself a cuck?