Matt Rhule's final contract released this afternoon
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Matt Rhule's final contract released this afternoon
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But there's a poster on here who thinks Matt Rhule has a 45% chance of equaling that (?). Yikes.
If I actually legitimately thought that I don't know what I'd do. I actually feel.bad for that fan - he's got to be under an immense amount of stress for the upcoming season. He thinks Rhule is essentially a coin flip (45% chance) away from being a success OR the absolute worst coach in NU history. That's a hell of a 50-50 coin flip.
That's like doing an 8-ball of coke, popping 3 mollies then emptying your life savings and hitting the roulette table at the nearest casino. Like, watching Nebraska football doesn't HAVE to feel like a Hunter S Thompson novel. I understand it's felt that way for the last 5 years, but that's not the baseline for NU FB.
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I’m honest surprised by some on those placements. I never would have guess that an empty trophy case program like Cockeye would have snuck into the Top 25.
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Not sure we have good leadership…in the video you can see all the coaches walking away instead of doing the “rah-rah” with the team 😒
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Rhule has a 1 in 10 chance of equalling the record of the worst HC in modern Nebraska football history.
Rhule better get in the film room then! Lol
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1 in 10 chance of not being able to resurrect the dead. It's probably lower. And the top end is probably lower too. Might be 5/88/5/2
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Let's you and me be honest, there isn't a 1 in 10 chance Rhule will be the worst HC in Nebraska football history.
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No but there is a chance he'll fail. Failing could mean being within a game of .500 for the next 4 years.
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Hey, failing here has meant 9-3....so really depends on your definition. Lots of coaches can and would fail with that water mark in today's B1G / CFB landscape.
You really have to define what failing is for MKR before you make odds on it.
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Failing means moving on from him in less than 5 years and not because he chose to leave.
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I would agree with that. But the bar is SUPER low compared to where it's been.
If Rhule does this in year 1-5, he'll be considered a success by UNL admin:
Yr 1: 4-8
Yr 2: 7-5
Yr 3: 8-4
Yr 4: 8-4
Yr 5: 9-3
That would be a wild success vs where the bar was set by Riley and Frost. It won't be hard for Rhule to do that.
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Agree that's the most likely scenario. Raiola committing and peer recruiting would significantly change that trajectory. I'm ready to be hurt again.
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If Rhule does that trajectory, the question will be, do the fans accept it? Or do they revert to 2000-2010 expectations?
Taters would give their left arm for an 8-4 record at this point. But if you're pulling 8-4s in Yr 3 that means you're still likely losing to group of: OSU/UM/USC/PSU group and a couple Ls in: WISC/IA/MN.
I think Rhule will get the program back to a minimum 7-5 level pretty quick. The question is what happens after that?
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