Bootleg11 said:

If you're going to have a really small class then 78% of your class can't be 3 stars and then expect to actually compete with the top 1/4 of the Big 10.

You sign as many blue chip prospects as you can and then deal with the non contributors that they are better than. Top programs aren't taking 9 guys in a class. Nebraska has 2 "blue chip" kids in this class. If that's all they can sign after 3 years...this program is not going to elevate past 6 or 7 wins a year.

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wildcat_husker said:

My glass half full take is that they can recruit better, as evidenced by how the early 2027 class looks. That's why it's a bit interesting. They have the capability so I'm curious about the deeper strategy of the 2026 class.

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Hedley Lamarr said:

I think we are competing for top 1/2 of the B1G, Rhule can say whatever he wants to say but which assistants on our staff are top 25 at their job? What position groups are top 25 in the country? I am coming to the realization we have no urgency in turning this around. That is from Athletic Department all the way down. They keep cashing checks, we keep giving them money. Nothing over these 3 years says compete with the top 25% of the conference.

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Irv said:

The big tell was Butler. I can give Rhule a pass on the first season of hiring and wanting to do what was familiar.

But he had all the money he wanted to make a DC hire after 2 seasons. He hired a guy that literally no team we want to be in the conversation with would hire. That was not a guy a serious program stakes its future on.

And it’s not that there was no chance he would work out. It was just a dumb gamble that wasn’t necessary to take.
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Juro said:

That's where schools need to start being allowed to sign players to contracts for their side of contributing side of factors and for those contracts to be public.

Those contracts will probably happen sooner than later, but the whole public thing, will never probably happen.

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Hedley Lamarr said:

Bingo, no one can honestly say if Rhule wanted to hire a top flight staff that Dannen would say "sorry, shop on a budget and give guys a chance to learn on the job buddy"

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Boondock_St_Sker said:

Totally agree...Rhule said he now has the resources right?? pretty sure that includes the coaching staff too. He's made some pretty bad moves on both sides of the staff. If he does a complete overhaul of the staff, as many have suggested, are we starting back at square one?? Does Rhule get ANOTHER pass on future hires??

I agree, shit needs to change, but what is he willing to risk? Team culture, going backwards, revamping both sides of the ball? Whatever he does, as mentioned 2357256257 times in multiple threads, both OL and DL MUST be addressed and he CANNOT miss

As I typed this JoBu has been let go...per Dean

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Irv said:

I want to be clear that I already respect his decision.

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