2025-26 #PortalSZN Thread

[DrinkItIn]

I’m just hoping that the extra element to defend (legit QB running threat) will help us take the lid off the defense now and then. Would be nice to watch an offense that can score from anywhere on something other than a WR tunnel screen.

I hope so, because I’m beyond tired of watching us get a lead and then immediately go vanilla. That’s been my biggest gripe with Rhule so far — the moment NU goes up, I feel like he crawls into a shell instead of stepping on someone’s throat and try putting the game away.

 

[Flabio]

I hope so, because I’m beyond tired of watching us get a lead and then immediately go vanilla. That’s been my biggest gripe with Rhule so far — the moment NU goes up, I feel like he crawls into a shell instead of stepping on someone’s throat and try putting the game away.

I guess if we had a killer defense then it could make sense. Get a good lead and then just field position them or turn them over to death.

 

[Herbie]

Nice that dom Raiola is gone and Holgs isn’t handcuffed by a mid qb and his dad

 

[nja13]

It’s just entirely unpersuasive to say that you are going to lose the guy responsible for the turnaround - a guy that you wanted to make one of top 2 highest paid ST coaches in the country - but do nothing to replace him, and yet you will be better on special teams.

I don't really see it that way. They are saying they liked the guy so much and thought so highly of his process that they are going to have the guys who worked closely with Ek continue that process. Hiring a new guy from the outside would be throwing everything Ek did out the window and starting over. Who knows how that would go.

Yeah, maybe the key ingredient here is Ek himself and his former assistants won't be able to replicate his success, but I understand what they are trying to do. They're not "not replacing him," they are replacing him with the guy(s) who worked the closest to him and know his methods.

And yeah, saying it will be "better" is probably a little hyperbolic, but I hope it can at least maintain the level of play.

 

[SlumpBuster]

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I've never understood this narrative. Rhule is a very CEO like coach and the most HANDS OFF head coach that's ever walked the sideline in Lincoln

 

[nja13]

This is interesting on the portal.

Back away from the camera a bit, Josh. I don't need to see your pores.

 

[Seaofred92]

I don't really see it that way. They are saying they liked the guy so much and thought so highly of his process that they are going to have the guys who worked closely with Ek continue that process. Hiring a new guy from the outside would be throwing everything Ek did out the window and starting over. Who knows how that would go.

Yeah, maybe the key ingredient here is Ek himself and his former assistants won't be able to replicate his success, but I understand what they are trying to do. They're not "not replacing him," they are replacing him with the guy(s) who worked the closest to him and know his methods.

And yeah, saying it will be "better" is probably a little hyperbolic, but I hope it can at least maintain the level of play.

Ironically, this will mean Rhule would’ve hired a coordinator at each phase to run someone else’s system:

Holgorsen to run Satterfield’s

Butler to run White’s

Martin to run Ekeler’s