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Man Woman & Child

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The question was who was better at getting talent in the door

Yep, asked and answered. Not sure what their hang up is now? Other than stumping for Rhule I guess. Just seems like an odd hill to die on with regard to this particular topic given how indisputable it is.

When it comes to recruiting (at least so far)…
Frost >>>>> Rhule
 

SuperBigFan69

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Yep, asked and answered. Not sure what their hang up is now? Other than stumping for Rhule I guess. Just seems like an odd hill to die on with regard to this particular topic given how indisputable it is.

When it comes to recruiting (at least so far)…
Frost >>>>> Rhule
Rhule fan boys are going to make this the new thing...that Rhule recruits really well. While he is still playing Frost players.

These are the same fans that complained that Bo couldn't recruit.
 

Nuts McClanahan

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That's insane. We've had four players drafted in the last two years. Even schools like SDSU are getting players drafted in the first round. Rhule needs to be shown the door, or we'll be stuck in mediocrity for perpetuity.
Our Husker media types hemmed and hawed about the new coaches being able to "step up" to coaching at Nebraska. They coached better players last year.
 
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Nuts McClanahan

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As Tom noted a few times, winning is hard. It would seem logical to deduce that Cignetti is a better coach than Day. That said, Cignetti hit on the most important position with a senior experienced QB. Gignetti doesn’t get to the tourney without Mendoza IMO.
Side note- Indiana had 47 players age 22-25. Fourth, fifth, sixth year guys. Several of them will be or already have been drafted. That's why they beat Ohio State. But credit should be given to Cignetti for identifying talent and developing it. That's something Nebraska has not done in a long time.
 

Man Woman & Child

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Rhule fan boys are going to make this the new thing...that Rhule recruits really well. While he is still playing Frost players.

These are the same fans that complained that Bo couldn't recruit.

Oh, there's nothing new about it. I've seen it posted more than once on here. One of the most laughable Rhule fallacies going. That and "he seems like a great guy" are two of my favorites.
 
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SuperBigFan69

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Oh, there's nothing new about it. I've seen it posted more than once on here. One of the most laughable Rhule fallacies going. That and "he seems like a great guy" are two of my favorites.
Rhule is the kind of coach that Purdue and Illinois would have hired (Well, Purdue would still hire him). Basically a coach from the MAC with one season that sort of looked good...then ends up at Illinois or Purdue...spits out 4-5 super lame seasons and then gets canned.

Rhule is not only bad at recruiting but pretty bad at coaching.
 

Man Woman & Child

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That's what we are reduced to now? This ****** coach is more ****** that that ****** coach?

Hahaha, well a little context...

That was in response to one of our resident Rhule apologists trying to tell us all that Rhule is no worse at recruiting than any other coach we've ever had. And he was (rightly) called out by someone for being wrong (again), which led to that post.
 

dinglefritz

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Side note- Indiana had 47 players age 22-25. Fourth, fifth, sixth year guys. Several of them will be or already have been drafted. That's why they beat Ohio State. But credit should be given to Cignetti for identifying talent and developing it. That's something Nebraska has not done in a long time.
One could argue that one of the reasons OSU didn’t run the table was inexperience at multiple key positions. QB is the most obvious. Virtually every coach I listen to when asked about there rooster mentions needing to get old. It’s going to be interesting to see what Cignetti does this year.
 

litespeedhuskerfan

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He's a safety. Ran a 4.35 at the combine.

Conservatively speaking , there's at least 250?? probably more defensive backs and that's including safeties on NFL rosters , and I think what, about 4 or 5, are white? Feels like swimming upstream to me but he is an athletic freak, and few teams have drafted better the last few seasons than Da Bears, so i'll concede they know (a lot) more than I do about this. It just seemed odd.
 

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Earlier this week, I heard a Denver Broncos beat reporter throw out EJ as someone they could target. They just picked an RB from Washington, so I guess not.
 

litespeedhuskerfan

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Am I to believe EJ isn't one of the top 132 avaiable players in college at this point? Really? I'm a little surprised he's still available.
 

dinglefritz

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Am I to believe EJ isn't one of the top 132 avaiable players in college at this point? Really? I'm a little surprised he's still available.
I don’t believe his running style, pass blocking and top end speed translate well to the NFL. He would be more valuable if he had also had success as a returner. I’ve said from the beginning that he wasn’t going to be an early round pick.
 
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One could argue that one of the reasons OSU didn’t run the table was inexperience at multiple key positions. QB is the most obvious. Virtually every coach I listen to when asked about there rooster mentions needing to get old. It’s going to be interesting to see what Cignetti does this year.
Poor rooster 😉
 
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HuskerInCarolina

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We did have one of the youngest teams y
In the Big10 last season.
Rhule’s first class are all juniors and draft eligible. Rhule also brought in a lot of upperclassmen the last 3 years via the portal. 0 of his guys that he has brought in have been drafted.
 

Big bo fan

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Rhule’s first class are all juniors and draft eligible. Rhule also brought in a lot of upperclassmen the last 3 years via the portal. 0 of his guys that he has brought in have been drafted.
And we have gone to a bowl game the last two years and won 7 games each year. I am not necessarily jumping for joy on the results so far . But if the talent is so terrible we aren’t getting anyone drafted how are winning the majority of our games? You guys can have it both ways. Matt Rhule sucks and has done less with more you say , but the draft says opposite.
 
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suffocation_

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And we have gone to a bowl game the last two years and won 7 games each year. I am not necessarily jumping for joy on the results so far . But if the talent is so terrible we aren’t getting anyone drafted how are winning the majority of our games? You guys can have it both ways. Matt Rhule sucks and has done less with more you say , but the draft says opposite.
Holy loser attitude. I thought we dogged on our rival for celebrating 8 win seasons?

I don't ever want to hear you make fun of Iowa again.
 

Big bo fan

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Holy loser attitude. I thought we dogged on our rival for celebrating 8 win seasons?

I don't ever want to hear you make fun of Iowa again.
I don’t make fun of Iowa I don’t act Like a child like some on this board. Am i happy with Rhules results so far ? Not really but he has made changes when needed. this is his last chance. The next two years will determine Matt Rhules time at Nebraska.
 
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RikeMiley

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And we have gone to a bowl game the last two years and won 7 games each year. I am not necessarily jumping for joy on the results so far . But if the talent is so terrible we aren’t getting anyone drafted how are winning the majority of our games? You guys can have it both ways. Matt Rhule sucks and has done less with more you say , but the draft says opposite.
I believe it shows Rhule's staff isn't developing any of their players to a high enough level to be drafted and as for wins he's squeaked by bad teams that he out talented and lost to every ranked team. He's 18-56 vs teams that finished with a winning record in his career. 7-15 at Nebraska against teams that finished with a winning record. :unsure:
 
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