The Arizona schools aren't what they were since joining the Pac 8, they were better in the Western Athletic Conference .
Word is Rhule to Nebraska *edited with some contract info*
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Using your logic, he should pursue the Army job or one of the Ivies. They won a bunch of titles too.
Rhule's MO is to take a job to coach a team with recent success, that had an even more recent blip downward, and then look like the hero when they go back up to pre-blip performance. Nebraska has no recent success, so if he takes this job, it'll be unchartered territory.Right. Rhule's MO is to take a job to coach ateam and take them to a bowl and come out a hero then move on. The Cornholers are a perfect opportunity for that in a weak B1G West.
I agree it's Texas, a state he knows well and being in the SEC West he can make some splash wins.
However with Nebraska, recruiting Texas is essential and the teams in the plains have created sort of a self vacuum.
Nebraska is dead. Even more so when USC and UCLA join the conference. Their best shot would be to rejoin the Big 12 where they’d have a shot at winning 8-10 games periodically.
Coach Franklin appreciates the vote of confidence and accepts your apology.
Two lifetimes ago for PSU. 1997 was 25 years ago. Nothing about college football is the same in 2022 as it was in 1997. It might be a harsh reality but it’s true.
Nebraska's lone advantage in the transfer portal world is they will accept a felonious trained donkey into school there. Admissions is a joke. Thats big actually.
So did Lou Holtz, the Ole Ball Coach, Bud Wilkinson and Dennis Green.
Conversely Jim Harbaugh and Bill Walsh…. Forgot how they did.
Or Pitt. Nine Nattys. Count 'em - NINE! Of course, the most recent one was 46 years ago.
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I think he would do well at Nebraska. He likes to pound the ball running and play tough defense. People forget what a mess Baylor and Temple were before Rhule. He can recruit and recruits will want to play for a guy who coached in the NFL and can help them get there.
I dont agree that Nebby is dead.
But I would be hard pressed to believe that they will be as dominant as they were under Osborne. It’s a different time, a different league, a different landscape.
But I would be hard pressed to believe that they will be as dominant as they were under Osborne. It’s a different time, a different league, a different landscape.
Sounds fair to me. You never know. Maybe they could revive that top secret strength training program that turned pencil neck geeks into raging, balding, moon faced, acne filled, beasts
Portal will help them. But, unlikely they’re beating out teams for five star TBs like they used to do.
Baylor was 10-3, 8-5, 11-2, 11-2, 10-3, 7-6 before Rhule showed up.
Temple was 9-4, 8-4, 9-4, 4-7 before Rhule showed up.
Carolina was 12-4, 7-8-1, 15-1, 6-10, 11-5, 7-9, 5-11 before Rhule showed up (5-11 matched Rhule's best record there)
Paging DOCTOR Tom Osborne
Not sure what to think of Rhule, really. Is he a turnaround genius or is he fool's gold? As pointed out, Temple was doing OK under Al Golden and Steve Addazio (the move to the Big East did hobble them). Baylor had been doing pretty well under Art Briles. Nebraska will be a challenge for Rhule. I think they have OK players but they have not been a "force" for years. Rhule may be able to benefit from a very "down" B1G West. Gonna be interesting to watch, that's for sure.
I don’t want to burst your bubble but Nebraska has a rich and giving donor base. PS should be that lucky. I’m friends with several alumni from there. They have better facilities, dormitory for athletes, and NIL. All things PS wants … so technically they are in a better position … no? We shall see if Rhule is better than James since he is now their coach
Nebraska is one quality head coach away from being a solid top-20 program.
Un, no. None of that has led to any success recently and their recruiting classes are butt. Rhule might help but being the richest team in Nebraska means you’re still in Nebraska
I guess we shall see.. 8 year contract so he’ll get the time to turn over their roster
They will only have one year in the B10 West before the conference moves on to a different scheduling paradigm
I’ll clarify, ro. Nebraska is dead as a perennial top-5 football program like they were under Osborn.
And haven’t they tried and failed with the fired NFL coach retread? Callahan?
The future was bright with Frost too, right?
Just curious, what has been holding them back?
They shed the Osborne I formation like a snake. Big 12 did not equate success. Big 10 dropped them further. Nobody has recruited well there, at least not compete for the title well.
If they are flush with cash, and great facilities then why have they been a doormat in the B1G? Something doesn’t add up.
If you say something long enough, eventually one could be right. Nebraska has been that.
one thing may be their recruiting pipelines are decimated. In Nebraskas heyday teams like Ok St., the Kansases, Baylor, TT, etc. were lesser programs. Now they are competitive with better facilities and can compete for talent. The Huskers could pick off a few players from California and Jersey, but not so much anymore.
Well I can only post things I’ve been told or saw with my own eyes.
Mike & Scott didn’t have the best luck recruiting. Many donors didn’t like the firing of Bo Pelini so they had the same issue we did. Other donors put tons of money into keeping the so called sellout streak alive. Scott had tons of personal issues that never made headlines until he got fired. Many of which hindered his recruiting. Is some of location? I’m sure but PS is fighting that as well. I’ve seen their facilities, both are better than Holuba & the Beav. When it comes to over all support, there’s nothing like being the only team in a state.
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Outside looking in, we see what we see.
Appreciate the information. And you are always welcome with recruiting tidbits.
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