The amount of manufactured panic driving the anti-Butler narrative is a massive waste of energy. There is literally ZERO evidence to support the the idea of Butler being a bad or even shitty Defensive Coordinator. From all I can tell, some "loud" posters on various Husker sites and then a few of the very Gay Husker Podcast groups, and the Husker Twitter bros "didn't like the hire."
Those opinions have crafted a negative perception about Butler's personality, coaching, acumen, and communication style.
The dude spent 10 years in the NFL and never once got fired. And that was only with two teams. That's almost impossible to accomplish as an NFL assistant.
I personally will always lean back into the jimmies and joes mantra of college football. I have seen Nebraska play bad defense before. And many of those bad defenses were so devoid of talent, that coaching was almost irrelevant. In fact, we have a lot of people "very concerned" about the d-line after the losses of Ty and Nash. I get it. I really do. Those dudes will be very difficult to replace.
But then I also realize that Nebraska won't be relying on players like Devin Drew and Stephon Wynn to fill that voice. In fact, players like Drew and Wynn probably dont even crack the 2-deep on the 2025 roster. I believe Matt Rhule made sure in the off season that the defense is going to be very competent once again.