Go watch the highlights of the championship game. It's basically all our fanbase filling the seats. This is not anything new.

We're the only reason there were fans in Vegas in the first place.

Our fans definitely cared (which we should have). It was a fun tournament down there I agree. But to put any actual stock in it is a fool's errand.

I'm fine with giving opportunity where it's due for an exhibition. Just stating that obvious that he's not a B1G-caliber starter despite Vegas.

Speaking of toying with lineups. If Cale is actually a projected starter we are in trouble.

Excited to see how we stack up physically. Both teams are going to be toying with a lot of lineups they won't use during the season, but I will overreact anyway. Should be fun.

What? Why not just raise EJ’s NIL then in order to get both instead of saying no thanks to Brown if it wasn’t because of lack of NIL funds?

This is another way to look at it. We’re one last minute drive away from losing to Maryland and a lot of our fan base thinking Penn State needs to take Rhule from us.

If Rhule got the money he wanted every time he asked, CharMar Brown would be a RB2 here.

I'm not talking about paying him. I'm talking about money to pay the players, which Rhule himself is publicly saying isn't enough compared to the other blue blood programs. No one's saying Matt himself isn't well compensated.

Even though I'm assuming he wants to go back to the SEC, I think Franklin would be our best and most realistic option. Hoping we can just avoid all of this.

He’s gone if he’s offered. Matt seemed nervous and even kinda chippy talking about the issue. Old school boosters that believe in the “Nebraska way” and don’t wana give the money it takes, then we will never be where the fanbase wants as a blue blood. And will lose coaches to programs that will...

They definitely have more talent I realize that. You’d just think in Year 3 you’d have an OLine not getting completely outmanned even against a team with said talent and a DLine that’s not all undersized when the system you want to run literally needs bigger dudes.

That team is a Tier 2 B1G team this season. Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon are upper tier to me. And I’m sorry it’s year 3 and we’re getting killed on both sides of the ball you’re right I should just expect that tho. We gave up 7 sacks lol.

Think it’s more the harsh realization that we’re nowhere near the upper tier of the B1G and just got out manned by a team that falls within Tier 2. Didn’t think in Year 3 we’d be getting manhandled up front on both sides by teams I thought we’d be at least equal to talent-wise by now. Thats the...