2 points I'd like to make after 7 games.

[Quint]

Major Whif not to replace them in the portal though. I was a huge proponent of letting guys develop over a few years like Nash and Ty did. Nah, just replace em with absolute hogs in the portal so there’s no drop off. Huge miss and it’s showing

If only it was that easy.

There weren't a ton of difference makers available on the interior D line this past cycle and a lot of competition. Not sure it’s as easy as ‘replace em with absolute hogs’.

 

[V-Doub]

Bradden is another example of Rhule bringing in development coaches. Bradden may be able to coach however he has NO recruiting ties as he’s coming from the NFL. It will take years for him to establish some of those relationships. NU is not a program or paying for development coaches. The assistants are getting paid really well but a lot aren’t able to execute right away.

If the Eck hire doesn’t open Rhule’s eyes to needing to bring in assistants who can execute right now then nothing will.

I still can’t get over how bad Rhule’s first staff was. Cav and MaGuirre alone were horrible. Will not get back into Satterfield. The AD will have to push him but he seems to be stubborn that this is his way.

To be fair Bradden walked into a difficult situation. We all were concerned about the dline lacking size and experience. Now, some coaches are able to bring a player or two with them, Bradden didn’t have that luxury so this will be his 1st full recruiting cycle. I’m gonna hold of some judgement until I see what we do this cycle. We could, in theory (other teams have done it) completely flip the script if we hit on a couple good portal transfers.

Now the oline on the other hand… We spent a bunch of money Spindler and Prichett. The narrative and drum beat was the oline would be a strength and they’ve been the same shit show we’ve seen for years now. Spindler has been good to serviceable but not great by any means. Prichett by all accounts has been almost a complete bust through 7 games. Donnie has had 4 years to produce an above average offensive line. How many more years of failure do we need to see? Rhule… You fell for it again.

 

[Flabio]

To be fair Bradden walked into a difficult situation. We all were concerned about the dline lacking size and experience. Now, some coaches are able to bring a player or two with them, Bradden didn’t have that luxury so this will be his 1st full recruiting cycle. I’m gonna hold of some judgement until I see what we do this cycle. We could, in theory (other teams have done it) completely flip the script if we hit on a couple good portal transfers.

Now the oline on the other hand… We spent a bunch of money Spindler and Prichett. The narrative and drum beat was the oline would be a strength and they’ve been the same shit show we’ve seen for years now. Spindler has been good to serviceable but not great by any means. Prichett by all accounts has been almost a complete bust through 7 games. Donnie has had 4 years to produce an above average offensive line. How many more years of failure do we need to see? Rhule… You fell for it again.

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Agree and I think Bradden will have the chance to be a coach who can execute in coaching and recruiting at the level we need however it may take five years to get there. Do we have five years and is that what we’re paying for to develop coaches while we don’t get results?

 

[V-Doub]

Agree and I think Bradden will have the chance to be a coach who can execute in coaching and recruiting at the level we need however it may take five years to get there. Do we have five years and is that what we’re paying for to develop coaches while we don’t get results?

Lol Bradden doesn’t need 5 years. If he’s worth a shit he’ll field a vastly improved Dline next year. This isn’t 2002 anymore, coaches don’t necessarily need great HS ties to retool a position group. He just needs money and the smarts to spend it wisely.

 

[Sous Chef]

When you go from having Butler, Robinson, and Nutsmasher who got most of the snaps last year to this year's of Jeudy, Lenhardt, and Van Poppel, it's really hard to have a fair idea if its the coach or the talent.

Even a great chef is going to have issues making a good plate with hamburger helper, american cheese slices, and mustard.

I could do it.