Matt Rhule explains recent cryptic tweet posted amid Dylan Raiola speculation

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule doesn’t spend much time on social media — his job dictates better usage of his time. But one recent tweet he did fire off raised plenty of eyebrows.

On Dec. 16, as the Cornhuskers continued a late courtship with No. 1 quarterback in the 2024 signing class and legacy prospect Dylan Raiola, Rhule sent off a simple missive. It had Nebraska fans and recruiting observers alike trying to parse the meaning.

“Can’t wait until people hear what Ive heard – see what I’ve seen and know what I know. #GBR. No edges lol,” Rhule said on social media before adding a subsequent message: “Met so many good people tonight – my heart floweth over.”

On Wednesday, shortly after Raiola had signed his national letter of intent to become a Cornhusker, On3’s Andy Staples asked Rhule about the message and got a bit of a surprising answer. Rhule’s message did have a little bit to do with Raiola, who was in town for a recruiting visit around the same time, but was a broader thought about the foundation of Nebraska, the head coach said.

“That was, we had the guys in for the visit this weekend. So, you know, Vincent Shavers who just decommited from Miami and committed to us today and Blye Hill, who we took as a transfer portal player, and Dylan. And we went out to Ainsworth [High School] to see Carter Nelson, one of our top signees. So just as I — really just honestly, we went to see him at the basketball game and hung out with all the people in the town, man. And then went and ate at the Elks and then went over to the local community center and went to a wedding for people that had invited us that we didn’t know. And I was just like, ‘If everyone could know what I know about what makes Nebraska great. If everyone could know what I know about how great this program’s going to be,'” Rhule said, recalling what spurred the message.

He did add that it led to a humorous exchange with his wife, Julie, too.

“So it was really something more like that. Maybe with some other little things in there. But, to me, it was just about ‘We don’t need these little edges to get ourselves to the top,’ man. We are going to get there the hard way, the right way. And usually when I do that, recruits kind of know what I’m saying and it’s really my message to them,” Rhule said. “Sometimes Julie looks at me like, ‘Hey, what are you trying to say here, buddy?’ I’m like, ‘It’s just about recruiting, babe.'”