Rhule confirms he's sticking with Haarberg vs NW

[HerbRedman]

This is big news IMHO because up until now Rhule has stuck with the "Sims is looking great but he's still not 100%" which allowed him to stick with HH without saying he was benching Sims.

But I think Sims's high ankle sprain is very likely fully healed now (by NW gameday it will have been 6 weeks since he injured in the CU game).

Sticking with Haarberg is the right call but I was worried Rhule wouldn't have the stones to bench a 100% Sims. But he clearly does. This pleases me greatly. Sims is our highest paid NIL player and he's the guy Rhule/Satt "handpicked" to lead the offense this year - if Rhule is not afraid to bench this dude after 2 bad games for a local kid from Kearney....that's a good sign.

 

[Seaofred92]

It won’t happen but it would be kinda funny to see Haarberg throw that H flat route to Sims after Sims threw it to Haarberg in the Minnesota game

 

[Baron Winnebago]

My 3 year old asks me where "Fumbley Jeff" is every time I have football on the tv.

 

[RedSavage]

This is the right call. Give HH the reins until he proves otherwise

 

[HerbRedman]

This is the right call. Give HH the reins until he proves otherwise

We've had HCs in the past who wouldn't make this right call.

(I agree with you obviously)

 

[huskermack]

Love that Rhule is sticking with HH.
LOVE LOVE LOVE

 

[RedSavage]

We've had HCs in the past who wouldn't make this right call.

(I agree with you obviously)

Definitely. Refreshing to see

I'm trying to remember the last time one of our coaches did do this not out of necessity (injury)?

 

[stonesak]

Definitely. Refreshing to see

I'm trying to remember the last time one of our coaches did do this not out of necessity (injury)?

I think Crouch/Newcombe.

 

[HerbRedman]

Definitely. Refreshing to see

I'm trying to remember the last time one of our coaches did do this not out of necessity (injury)?

I just remember TMart, AMart never getting benched (AMart did once obviously).

This is EARLY for Rhule to do this....but he was aided by the fact that Sims was injured. Still, now that he's 100% and still benching him, it's good to see.

I mean, Sims only had 2 starts (and they were both tough)...but Rhule is like "I've seen enough." And it was his own hand picked guy!! We've never had an NU coach who operated this way. So awesome.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I think Crouch/Newcombe.

Lee/Green I think.

 

[Jim14510]

@Jim14510 going to be so pissed

Not at all. You can't bench HH when he's winning. You bench him when he inevitably turns the ball over multiple times.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Lee/Green I think.

Remember when they brought Lee Greenwood to sing pregame before the season opener against La Tech in 2006?

That was really fucking random.

 

[Adolph Coors]

does Tommy/Ron count?

 

[Husker_in_OK]

This is the right call, and refreshing to see a coach put his team ahead of his own ego, which is something Frost was never able to do. HH is our best chance to get to a bowl game this year.. Rhule knows how important it is to get to a bowl game this year and for the long term health of this program

 

[BIGSTICK67]

I just remember TMart, AMart never getting benched (AMart did once obviously).

This is EARLY for Rhule to do this....but he was aided by the fact that Sims was injured. Still, now that he's 100% and still benching him, it's good to see.

I mean, Sims only had 2 starts (and they were both tough)...but Rhule is like "I've seen enough." And it was his own hand picked guy!! We've never had an NU coach who operated this way. So awesome.

I think this is the biggest development. It puts people on notice IMO - including Satterfield.

The fact he put his ego to the side, says A LOT. We've wanted that for 20 years and never saw it.

 

[HerbRedman]

I think this is the biggest development. It puts people on notice IMO - including Satterfield.

The fact he put his ego to the side, says A LOT. We've wanted that for 20 years and never saw it.

Bingo.

Also Rhule knows he could fuck around for his first year and be extended a fair amount of grace. But Rhule wants to win now and doesn't want to fuck around with a bunch of dumb "experiments" (like past NU HCs have). Gotta like the urgency and the pragmatism.

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Yep he took the gift of an injury to the guy they misread and recovered from it. He’s no dummy

 

[Cash68847]

I just remember TMart, AMart never getting benched (AMart did once obviously).

This is EARLY for Rhule to do this....but he was aided by the fact that Sims was injured. Still, now that he's 100% and still benching him, it's good to see.

I mean, Sims only had 2 starts (and they were both tough)...but Rhule is like "I've seen enough." And it was his own hand picked guy!! We've never had an NU coach who operated this way. So awesome.

T-Mart did get yanked against Texas.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

I like the optimism in this thread, it's a good distraction until HH gets hurt in the 1st quarter this week

 

[Huskerbuck85]

Yep he took the gift of an injury to the guy they misread and recovered from it. He’s no dummy

Shouldn’t you be at brunch eating some tofu?