Do you want Rhule to stay at Nebraska

[Ripping Lips]

I’d let him leave for PSU and I’ll gladly accept Franklin as a replacement on the cheap. Rhule has Nebraska in a better place than it was under Frost, but not sure if he can take us to the next level.

 

[Huskers633]

I want Rhule to stay. I have a number of complaints but I do think we're moving in the right direction.

 

[whoboppin]

People wanting him to leave are crazy. Every loss around here is Armageddon. In the preseason everyone is predicting 8-4 or 9-3 and then when the losses happen the world is over. Zoom out. Nebraska is getting better, they just have some flaws. The tackle position being a major one. Literally fix that alone and Nebraska is likely 6-1 or 7-0.

Minnesota sucked, bad games happen though. Last week

Miami lost to Louisville

A&M gave up 42 to 2-5 Arkansas

Texas Tech scored 7 points until 3 mins left in the 4th quarter and lost

LSU lost to Vandy

Texas barely beat Kentucky in OT

Everyone has bad games, its not just Nebraska. Chill out.

 

[djw004]

I just would like to remind everyone that 2 Weeks ago we were touting a Nebraska team that can win in spite of shooting itself in the foot. Mental toughness. Finally turned a corner in closing out a few games this year in the 4th.

1 PATHETIC showing and we are going 6-6.

It is possible to improve and not look like last week again in Rhule's time here. I would say that the Minnesota outcome was the outlier this year. A far more talented Michigan team did the same exact things against us, but we fought and pushed late.

I am not in the camp of "whole season is fucked" because of last Friday. This doesn't mean I wasn't fucking pissed as hell. But past results do not have to dictate future results.

 

[Tonkasker]

I just would like to remind everyone that 2 Weeks ago we were touting a Nebraska team that can win in spite of shooting itself in the foot. Mental toughness. Finally turned a corner in closing out a few games this year in the 4th.

1 PATHETIC showing and we are going 6-6.

It is possible to improve and not look like last week again in Rhule's time here. I would say that the Minnesota outcome was the outlier this year. A far more talented Michigan team did the same exact things against us, but we fought and pushed late.

I am not in the camp of "whole season is fucked" because of last Friday. This doesn't mean I wasn't fucking pissed as hell. But past results do not have to dictate future results.

Idk man. Nothing in the past three years tells me this is an aberration. If anything its the standard

2023 - Started 5-3, Finished 0-4
- lost to Michigan St with an interim
- lost to Wisconsin with an interim
- lost to Maryland at home
- lost to Cockeye's backup kicker and 300lb backup quarterback

2024 - Started 5-1, finished 2-5
- lost to Cockeye's scout team LB playing qb
- lost to drain circling UCLA

2025 - started 5-1, 0-1 since
- already lost to minnesota as a 7.5 favorite

 

[GAHusker]

Idk man. Nothing in the past three years tells me this is an aberration. If anything its the standard

2023 - Started 5-3, Finished 0-4
- lost to Michigan St with an interim
- lost to Wisconsin with an interim
- lost to Maryland at home
- lost to Cockeye's backup kicker and 300lb backup quarterback

2024 - Started 5-1, finished 2-5
- lost to Cockeye's scout team LB playing qb
- lost to drain circling UCLA

2025 - started 5-1, 0-1 since
- already lost to minnesota as a 7.5 favorite

We definitely will have a couple more losses this year, and I am scared as hell for next year.

So far the Rhule era has consisted of beating only pretty awful teams, with the only exceptions being maybe Cincinnati and Colorado last year.

 

[Carm]

We definitely will have a couple more losses this year, and I am scared as hell for next year.

Not that this is a decision driver, but next year is definitely a write-off if we make a coaching change after this season.

Also, you can make a decent argument that this year's Cincy team and last year's Colorado team might be the best teams we've beaten since 2016.

 

[GAHusker]

Not that this is a decision driver, but next year is definitely a write-off if we make a coaching change after this season.

Also, you can make a decent argument that this year's Cincy team and last year's Colorado team might be the best teams we've beaten since 2016.

For sure. Mickey’s wins might be the only other possibilities

 

[djw004]

Idk man. Nothing in the past three years tells me this is an aberration. If anything its the standard

2023 - Started 5-3, Finished 0-4
- lost to Michigan St with an interim
- lost to Wisconsin with an interim
- lost to Maryland at home
- lost to Cockeye's backup kicker and 300lb backup quarterback

2024 - Started 5-1, finished 2-5
- lost to Cockeye's scout team LB playing qb
- lost to drain circling UCLA

2025 - started 5-1, 0-1 since
- already lost to minnesota as a 7.5 favorite

I completely see what you're saying and where you're coming from.

But I will also point out that while it has limitations, our defense is 30th in ppg, 1st in pass yards, and 12th in total yards. Our offense last year was scoring 23 ppg and 359 ypg as opposed to 36 ppg this year with 416 ypg. 2023 was 18 ppg and 312 ypg.

We are far more competent this season - and we got our ass beat Friday. 1 game THIS YEAR has been an aberration.

 

[DrinkItIn]

Nebraska football isn’t just rebuilding — it’s recovering from more than a decade of instability, poor leadership, and coaching turnover. Chasing quick fixes, and expecting instant turnarounds is not the solution. What this program needs now is stability.

If NU bails before the foundation’s even set, we’re just repeating the same cycle that continus to bury NU.

And no, Indiana isn’t a fair comparison. Cignetti is a lightning strike — a rare, overnight miracle. It’s impressive, but it’s also unproven long-term. Nebraska, on the other hand, is in the midst of a deliberate rebuild. One is a statistical anomaly; the other is a process that deserves time to take root.

 

[Kazman5k]

Cignetti has completely broken the brains of college football fans, and probably some ADs who will end up losing their jobs chasing it.

 

[BusterScruggs]

Statistically, coaches tend to have their biggest gains over the previous staff in year 2 and to a lesser extent in years 3 and 4. After that the returns start to flatten. So if they haven't made a huge jump by years 3-4 it's unlikely they ever will, and probably not worth holding on in hopes of a statistical anomaly in the name of stability. Sunken costs and all that. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/JSA-190362

Maybe we're in the midst of a step-wise improvement this year, maybe not.

 

[cwessel76]

Cignetti has completely broken the brains of college football fans, and probably some ADs who will end up losing their jobs chasing it.

If somebody believes we would be able to find a better coach than Rhule this cycle I would question their sanity.

Yes, we should want to avoid the sunk cost fallacy but we should also want strive to not be idiots at the same time.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Statistically, coaches tend to have their biggest gains over the previous staff in year 2 and to a lesser extent in years 3 and 4. After that the returns start to flatten. So if they haven't made a huge jump by years 3-4 it's unlikely they ever will, and probably not worth holding on in hopes of a statistical anomaly in the name of stability. Sunken costs and all that. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/JSA-190362

Maybe we're in the midst of a step-wise improvement this year, maybe not.

You've done fucked up. @BingoDingo is gonna be in here talking about the generalized mundlak estimator in no time.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I don't really buy the statistics though fwiw

 

[Kazman5k]

If somebody believes we would be able to find a better coach than Rhule this cycle I would question their sanity.

Yes, we should want to avoid the sunk cost fallacy but we should also want strive to not be idiots at the same time.

Ya this is the year to hold onto your tits in the coaching carousel. It’s already crazy and just wait until the NFL comes in and snags a Day/freeman/riley level coach

 

[Tezzer]

I think you're going to see fewer and fewer coaches jump ship to move up to one of these premier jobs with unrealistic expectations.

If their current NIL is sufficient, and you can compete for a playoff spot, then there's really no need to leave.