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We’re incredibly soft and poorly coached
I get that the bar for Rhule is “better than frost”, but I honestly have no idea how anyone watches this magical Year Three team and thinks we can win meaningfully with this regime
Great post.
I think Dylan is best suited to an under center, downhill gap power scheme where he can kill teams with play action (think JJ McCarthy’s Michigan offense).
But to your point we have no apparent interest in running the football much less establishing an identity.
Hype machine? We were 7.5 point favorites against CU.
Rhule’s best win was @ Illinois in 2023 aka the “if we die we die” game aka the Haarberg has 10lb balls game - the only time Rhule has won here as an underdog on the road
It is a built in excuse
More money is an answer, but far from the only one
Good coaching and unrelenting conviction are priceless
We don’t have those (they’re admittedly extremely rare), so it’s money money money (easy/lazy button)
Gap hasn’t closed
Table stakes have just been raised
Ohio st spent the most last year and won the title. They’re the dodgers, we’re the brewers.
Doesn’t mean we can’t win. Just can’t fool ourselves into believing we can beat them playing the same game.
I don't think a win tomorrow will tell us anything
this is a spot we typically shine in - fake-tough bully on the block (us) gets to beat up the little twerp on the playground (NW)
November will tell us what we have in Rhule - 4 straight games fighting in our own weight class in Year Three.
in light of recent developments, it's only proper to post some picks.
Huskers -7.5 vs NW
UNC +10.5 vs UVA
Memphis +5.5 vs USF
Vandy -2.5 vs Mizzou
ISU -2.5 vs BYU
Miss St +7.5 vs Texas
Wyoming -4.5 vs CSU
disclaimer - I'm a terrible handicapper. fade/follow at your own peril.