Are you out on Rhule?

[Herbie]

Fan apathy is at an all time high

Fans old enough(like most of us here) experienced NC’s but now at the very least we are pushing or in our 40s which a million other problems where the program doesn’t even begin to register as something they deeply care about as it brings no happiness

Then you have fans in early a d mid 30s to late 20 old enough to hear about the good times and maybe even barely remember them. But has mainly been teased with promises of great football only to be let down. And now they slowly gravitate away.

And finally anyone younger has only experienced bad football. They have zero reason to put energy into the program.

The team has lost so many. You can blame Perlman, Solich, Pelini, Callahan, Frost, Eichorst, Peterson, and so many more. But pointing the finger doesn’t fucking matter.

The program is broken despite the energy from the fan base.

We need a new identity. Need to quit trying to live up to the past. Cut ties with tradition. And become a new Nebraska. The entire program needs a rebrand new energy. You can only spend so much time in admiring with what you had before you lose yourself

 

[ShortSideOption]

I gotta be honest. I’m a little surprised at how many people are actually surprised at this ass kicking.

This wasn’t a surprise at all.

So I’m with you, I truly get it. I think what’s just weird for everyone to wrap their head around is Cockeye played 14th ranked Vandy and beat them. Nebraska plays 15th ranked Utah and we “should have seen our ass kicking from a mile away.” Then an announcer comes with “Nebraska has a ton of work to do in the portal” during our game.

Just a different feeling before we even look at our 2026 schedule.

 

[V-Doub]

Rhule has one year. Show you can field a team or gtfo. Dannen, don’t be fooled by another 7 and whatever season.

 

[Herbie]

So I’m with you, I truly get it. I think what’s just weird for everyone to wrap their head around is Cockeye played 14th ranked Vandy and beat them. Nebraska plays 15th ranked Utah and we “should have seen our ass kicking from a mile away.” Then an announcer comes with “Nebraska has a ton of work to do in the portal” during our game.

Just a different feeling before we even look at our 2026 schedule.

It is what it is. Cockeye is a good program with high buy in from players. The program kicks Nebraska in virtualy every column except history. For some reason that one column gives Nebraska fans massive delusion

 

[Cash68847]

It is what it is. Cockeye is a good program with high buy in from players. The program kicks Nebraska in virtualy every column except history. For some reason that one column gives Nebraska fans

Just hire the right coach. He doesn’t have to he the A+ coach on paper. Rhule is a fraud.

 

[Southendzonehusker]

Just hire the right coach. He doesn’t have to he the A+ coach on paper. Rhule is a fraud.

Bigger fraud than Frost

 

[Cash68847]

Bigger fraud than Frost

As far as getting as we want to go as a program? yes. As far as being a good guy? No. Either way he won’t get it done.

 

[Mavsker]

I think the Titanic has already hit the iceberg. You know when that happened, a few people realized it right away...others over the course of the next several hours...others only as the ship was capsizing....

It will take time for people to acknowledge the reality of our situation but this ship is going down. Sad but is what it is

 

[HughJanus]

Let's just make Rhule CEO of recruiting and halftime speeches and PR then find a guy to coach football for him. EZ PZ. Who's even in charge at the AD anymore? I bet chat GPT would do better for $20/mo. College athletics, over paid ponzi scheme frfr. Happy new year!

 

[HerbRedman]

I think what’s just weird for everyone to wrap their head around is Cockeye played 14th ranked Vandy and beat them. Nebraska plays 15th ranked Utah and we “should have seen our ass kicking from a mile away.”

Quick aside here....this is not weird in the slightest. Cockeye is a #15-20 quality team. After Gronowski got going they looked like a top 20 team every time I watched them (minus the MSU game).

Nebraska NEVER looked like a top 20 team this yr. NU had critical flaws we saw in the Cincinnati game and they never fixed them. There's zero comparison to the Cockeye-Vandy game bc many NU fans could have told you Cockeye was the superior team. If Cockeye was in the SEC they'd be ranked 15-20 all yr.


No semi intelligent NU fan is struggling to comprehend today's 2 games. Cockeye is about the 15th best team in the country. Nebraska is probably around 45-50th best. And NU probably had more injuries/opt-outs than Cockeye, so the gap was even wider today.

If there's any NU fans who think that this Nebraska team is on the same level as 2025 Cockeye, I have serious concerns about them.

 

[HerbRedman]

This.

I'm not out on him at all but this was the outcome that you could see a mile away.

But 2026 is a prove it year (for my vote, which nobody cares about).

Rhule has made two costly errors that have sabotaged his rebuild here:

1. Jeff Sims debacle. Completely wrecked his entire first season.
2. The Raiola family debacle. This hasn't wrecked his rebuild but it prevented his precious "Year 3 magic" from happening. And it's led us here (3 blow outs to end season)

I'm cutting Rhule a little slack for #2 because I think he didn't really have a choice. You had to take a shot to see if Dylan was a generational talent (he is not, it turns out).

Rhule has the chance for a clean slate now. I need to see guys flying around next year. Forcing turnovers. Pancaking dudes on the OL. Wearing people down w the run game. Guys playing with their hair on fire, etc. But also guys knowing their assignments and looking competent on the field.


I'm not naive to think we can do a 10-2 or some shit with next year's schedule. But I demand to see the items I listed above. Rhule has no excuse for not putting that on the field. He had 2 major major fuck ups in first 3 yrs but there's no excuses at this point.

 

[nja13]

Bigger fraud than Frost

Yeah, no. Not at all.

 

[HughJanus]

Not ant all.

Hell yeah brother!

 

[djw004]

I’ll put it this way…the result of this bowl game was never going to tip scales one way or the other.

The only reason we weren’t in the pinstripe bowl again is because of all of us, bowls know they get money off us so we go places that we haven’t earned.

We didn’t deserve to play a 10-2 Utah team in the top 15. We didn’t earn the right to match up with them.

I wasn’t going to think Rhule suddenly worked everything out if we won, I won’t change my belief that he needs to figure this out fast if we want 2026 to look any better at all.

Some of these takes are very very stupid, just fyi

 

[rsmacke]

Im out on Matt, I’ll give Rhule 1 more year

 

[ChocaEgg]

Rhule has made two costly errors that have sabotaged his rebuild here:

1. Jeff Sims debacle. Completely wrecked his entire first season.
2. The Raiola family debacle. This hasn't wrecked his rebuild but it prevented his precious "Year 3 magic" from happening. And it's led us here (3 blow outs to end season)

I'm cutting Rhule a little slack for #2 because I think he didn't really have a choice. You had to take a shot to see if Dylan was a generational talent (he is not, it turns out).

Rhule has the chance for a clean slate now. I need to see guys flying around next year. Forcing turnovers. Pancaking dudes on the OL. Wearing people down w the run game. Guys playing with their hair on fire, etc. But also guys knowing their assignments and looking competent on the field.


I'm not naive to think we can do a 10-2 or some shit with next year's schedule. But I demand to see the items I listed above. Rhule has no excuse for not putting that on the field. He had 2 major major fuck ups in first 3 yrs but there's no excuses at this point.

3. Satterfield hire.
4. Foley hire.
5. Buttler hire.


His AC/coordinator choices did more to sabotage the rebuild than people realize. Just absolutely horrific decisions.

 

[Quint]

So I’m with you, I truly get it. I think what’s just weird for everyone to wrap their head around is Cockeye played 14th ranked Vandy and beat them. Nebraska plays 15th ranked Utah and we “should have seen our ass kicking from a mile away.” Then an announcer comes with “Nebraska has a ton of work to do in the portal” during our game.

Just a different feeling before we even look at our 2026 schedule.

Cockeye’s simply a better program right now. It was proven the day after Thanksgiving. That’s an awful realization for all Husker fans, but it’s just a fact.

I wil say I didn’t expect this steep a drop of on defense. Butler was a bit of an unknown, but I actually liked a lot of what he was doing on the back end. Problem is it really needs elite front play to be successful. I knew the D line was going to have a next to impossible task equalling last years production, but I really didn’t see the rest of it falling off like that. I like the youth in that room a lot, but we’re kidding ourselves again if we stand pat from a personnel standpoint.

The offensive drop off aside from the UCLA game was fairly predictable, but still hard to watch. I’m mentioned after all the predictions that the O line is a different unit after three weeks with Wade that I’d be truly pissed we didn’t do something sooner with Donnie. Turns out aside from the early success that was quickly adjusted to by Utah, we still can’t run block or pass pro very well. That’s not something that fixes itself in three weeks.

I’m not out on Rhule, just very disappointed that regardless of what he’s stating publicly, we are in the midst of a reset. Good for him that he’s got the stones to do what needs to be done, it sucks that we’re doing it after year three. I like the Aurich hire and I like the Wade hire. Rhule has some holes he needs to fill on the roster before next fall that likely determine the length of his tenure in Nebraska. Back to back 7-6 seasons and bowl invites is still better than anything post Pelini, but like you said…it doesn’t feel like last year and don’t get me started on the ’26 schedule. Another schedule that plays out with a likely 3-0 start, then we’ll see.

It’ll be interesting to see who enters the portal tomorrow that wasn’t on our list already. A lot of work to do between now and next August.

 

[God is a Husker]

 

[Rebound96]

If I'm down $50k, why not invest another $75k? #DeepThoughts

That thought pops up a lot—and it actually has a name: the sunk cost fallacy.

Why the logic feels tempting

• You’re down $50k, so adding $75k feels like a way to “get back to even.”
• The loss makes the next decision emotional instead of neutral.

Why it’s usually a bad idea

• The market doesn’t know (or care) that you’re down $50k.
• The only question that matters is: “Is investing another $75k a good idea right now, on its own?”
• If the answer would be no without the prior loss, then the loss is pushing the decision—not logic.

A better mental model

• Pretend the $50k is gone forever (because it is).
• Imagine someone hands you $75k today.
• Would you invest it the same way?
  • If yes → maybe reasonable
  • If no → you’re chasing losses

Deep thought version


If you want, I can help you turn this into a one-line quote, meme, or explain it with a simple analogy (casino, video games, sports, etc.).

I fucking hate chatGPT.

I do not care to hear what an AI has to say. Share your own thoughts

 

[doublewing]

I'm rooting for him to get it turned around but I see no reason for optimism that he does so. We're entering year 4 and it's like we're approaching year 1 of a rebuild. He has not built any foundation by ways of depth and development, and we are still a mentally and physically weak team.

I perform audits in my professional life and Rhule reminds me of the client that isn't fixing things but are great at producing their BS Action Plan. We're going to do "x" in 2026 and will have this thing addressed. It does not happen but puts off accountability for another year.