Breaking Rhule has signed extension

[SantaBarbaraSker]

I would but you babies would lose your shit over it so I thought maybe some of you geniuses could do the job for me. Maybe not.

Here’s Grok’s breakdown of the new MR contract extension:


“Outline of Matt Rhule’s New Coaching Contract with Nebraska


Matt Rhule, head football coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, agreed to a two-year contract extension on October 30, 2025, amid speculation about the Penn State job. This extends his original deal (which ran through 2030) to run through the 2032 season. The extension emphasizes program stability, as Nebraska has improved to an 18-15 record under Rhule, including a 6-2 start in 2025. Below is a high-level outline of the key terms based on available details:


• Duration: Through the 2032 football season (two additional years beyond the prior 2030 end date).


• Base Salary: No immediate change; remains at $8.5 million annually for 2025 (with scheduled annual increases in the original deal, potentially reaching up to $12.5 million by 2030).


• Incentives and Bonuses:


• Stackable $1 million salary escalator for each College Football Playoff appearance (field of 16 or fewer teams).


• Maximum performance bonuses up to $950,000 per season (e.g., $150,000 already earned for a bowl game in 2024-25; additional tiers for wins, conference titles, etc.).


• Buyout Clauses:


• School-to-coach (if Nebraska fires Rhule without cause): Approximately $49.6 million as of January 1, 2025 (ranks among the highest in college football; paid over time, not lump sum).


• Coach-to-school (if Rhule leaves early): Increased to $15 million for departures before the 2026 season (decreases annually thereafter, per standard terms).


• Other Provisions:


• Includes a recent $1 million retention bonus paid in March 2025.


• Deferred payments and assistant coach budget details from the original 2022 contract remain in effect (e.g., $7 million assistant salary pool).


• No major structural changes beyond the extension and buyout adjustments; focuses on long-term commitment without a pay bump.


This deal effectively removes Rhule from the 2025 coaching carousel, allowing Nebraska to build on recent progress like their first winning season in eight years (2024). Full contract language isn’t public, but these terms are drawn from university announcements and salary databases.”




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[Cavalot]

Here’s Grok’s breakdown of the new MR contract extension:


“Outline of Matt Rhule’s New Coaching Contract with Nebraska


Matt Rhule, head football coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, agreed to a two-year contract extension on October 30, 2025, amid speculation about the Penn State job. This extends his original deal (which ran through 2030) to run through the 2032 season. The extension emphasizes program stability, as Nebraska has improved to an 18-15 record under Rhule, including a 6-2 start in 2025. Below is a high-level outline of the key terms based on available details:


• Duration: Through the 2032 football season (two additional years beyond the prior 2030 end date).


• Base Salary: No immediate change; remains at $8.5 million annually for 2025 (with scheduled annual increases in the original deal, potentially reaching up to $12.5 million by 2030).


• Incentives and Bonuses:


• Stackable $1 million salary escalator for each College Football Playoff appearance (field of 16 or fewer teams).


• Maximum performance bonuses up to $950,000 per season (e.g., $150,000 already earned for a bowl game in 2024-25; additional tiers for wins, conference titles, etc.).


• Buyout Clauses:


• School-to-coach (if Nebraska fires Rhule without cause): Approximately $49.6 million as of January 1, 2025 (ranks among the highest in college football; paid over time, not lump sum).


• Coach-to-school (if Rhule leaves early): Increased to $15 million for departures before the 2026 season (decreases annually thereafter, per standard terms).


• Other Provisions:


• Includes a recent $1 million retention bonus paid in March 2025.


• Deferred payments and assistant coach budget details from the original 2022 contract remain in effect (e.g., $7 million assistant salary pool).


• No major structural changes beyond the extension and buyout adjustments; focuses on long-term commitment without a pay bump.


This deal effectively removes Rhule from the 2025 coaching carousel, allowing Nebraska to build on recent progress like their first winning season in eight years (2024). Full contract language isn’t public, but these terms are drawn from university announcements and salary databases.”




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I'm not reading that AI drivel. Can't you think for yourself you loser? AI is ruining your brain.

Just kidding... Thanks for the detailed information.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Good, now let’s go raid some rosters.
#TamperingSZN

 

[Kazman5k]

Good, now let’s go raid some rosters.
#TamperingSZN

Leave a goody bag in the locker of any Penn state player worth a damn on our way out of the stadium

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Hopefully this means he’s getting the NIL $$$ he wants

More players like Simms and Pritchett hell yeah

 

[herbsinator]

More players like Simms and Pritchett hell yeah

Hunter, Key, C. Wright…

 

[That SOB Van Owen]

More players like Simms and Pritchett hell yeah

Sins*

 

[CornFed Gregger]

I will say this about Rhule. I think he’s the only coach since Pelini that wants to win and be successful at Nebraska and probably wants it’s more than Pelini did.

The guy works his ass off and Nebraska needs to reward a coach like that

Did Pelini want to do it at Nebraska? I always got the impression he would’ve bailed if he got what he thought was an upgrade in his mind but no ADs wanted to deal with him.

He was a competitive dude that wanted to win regardless

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Rhule ran off a top 2 OL on the team and now he starts at Okie St. should we trust his judgement? Jeff Simms, etc

 

[Kaladin]

Rhule ran off a top 2 OL on the team and now he starts at Okie St. should we trust his judgement? Jeff Simms, etc

He entered the portal the other day

Maybe Rhule can bring him back

 

[macmoolah]

Rhule ran off a top 2 OL on the team and now he starts at Okie St. should we trust his judgement? Jeff Simms, etc

With all due respect to Grant Seagren, Oklahoma State is competing for the title of the worst p4 team in the country.

Talented kid, but lets not act like starting for them is some kind of achievement in 2025

 

[SOHusker11]

Added two years at $12.5 million each (same as the base pay in the final year of the old deal). These two years are 90% guaranteed, in line with each year of his old contract. $1 million per year is added to the base salary for each CFP appearance. Buyout if he leaves on his own after this season is $15 million (not clear how that falls over the remaining life of the deal).

His buyout numbers at the bottom.

 

[EwokRhuler]

Rhule ran off a top 2 OL on the team and now he starts at Okie St. should we trust his judgement? Jeff Simms, etc

You forgot your sandy vag tag....

 

[Baron Winnebago]

His buyout numbers at the bottom.

These AD president clauses create a perverse incentives to pay them to leave because then you can snag Rhule much cheaper.

Not that I think we will see it, but would be a Galaxy brain maneuver

 

[ChocaEgg]

You forgot your sandy vag tag....

 

[Toe]

Its just easy to get jealous of the quick instant success stories like Cignetti at Indiana.

It reminds me a lot of the aftermath (continuing to this day) of Manziel winning the Heisman. Once you had one freshman win it, you had a lot of people screaming that if any player (especially QB) isn't fully polished and top-tier as a true freshman, then they and their coach are a bust. (Three of the last eleven Heisman winners were sophomores, and zero were freshmen.)

You want a splash hire? You want a coach who brought a bunch of his players from his previous lower-tier school? The most hyped head coaching hire in memory did that, and he's currently sitting at 14th place in the Big 12.

Twas Huskerpedia yes

It’s owned by a guy named Max

He bought out Huskerboard a few years ago too. They also have some affiliation with the On SI (previously FanSided) Nebraska site.

 

[Interloper]

This place isn't nearly as bad as RSS with naysayers but just copy/pasting what I just posted there:

Man, some Husker fans are so freaking scared of their own shadow. Other than winning the lottery like Indiana, this is about as best-case-scenario as you can get when you're trying to build a longterm foundation to climb out of the gutter in the modern football world. We're 6-2, we've already hit a milestone we haven't seen in 10 years, our coach accepted an extension with incentives to win rather than an increased annual salary, and apparently some major reassurances behind the scenes to scale things up with NIL/program resources. Get over yourselves and try to enjoy the ride instead of dreading things that haven't even happened yet!

This sounds like a petition/qualifier for a HES badge... @HuskerGarrett ?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

These AD president clauses create a perverse incentives to pay them to leave because then you can snag Rhule much cheaper.

Not that I think we will see if, but would be a Galaxy brain maneuver

If Rhule is so much in demand that someone would try that then we've already won

 

[Baron Winnebago]

If Rhule is so much in demand that someone would try that then we've already won

Oh yeah. I have no idea how common that provision is but found it interesting