Tony White leaving

[cwessel76]

lol rkay

 

[MaxHuskers34]

Our DL will be weak next year (if we don't land an impact xfer or two), so this could absolutely be the case lol

Williams Nwaneri will save us. I do fear James Williams leaving for FSU though. Knighton is the entire reason he is where he is today.

 

[ChocaEgg]

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Would his 3-3-5 work well without Ty & polar
Bear?

 

[ChocaEgg]

 

[Kinish]

rhule already failed to hire him once, i suppose all the helmet heads can whine about not getting elijah robinson for another offseason

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Going to assume he's banking on a massive turnaround in 1 year and off to a HC job

Sure the rumored pay doesn't hurt, but for all the chicken littling here, the move is like joining the Scott Frost staff in 2021.

 

[MaxHuskers34]

I don't understand how this is a bad look for Rhule? He knows what he's doing. Sure Tony's defense kept us in close games but where were they for the Illinois game? Has TW ever help an RPO to a less than 4 yard gain at Nebraska?

No point in melting down over this. Secure Holgerson moving forward and field a top 35 Defense and this is a 10 win team with 1 or 2 impact transfers.

Personally I think losing Benhart/Ty/John Bullock are bigger losses than losing TW/TKnight

 

[HughJanus]

Bummer about Knighton, but I think he was going to leave this year for a promotion regardless.

 

[ChocaEgg]

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I love seeing some people melt down over this. Do you really all think that Rhule hasn't kept recruits/parents up to date with what's happening with his staff? Do a lot of you also not realize that the most important defensive coach to keep is Dvoracek? He is the guy that's busting his ass recruiting on the road.

Remember when Rhule came on board & retained Raiola, and everyone completely melted down about WTF he was doing, then Uncle Donny turned out to be the best offensive position coach by a wide margin?

I'm not necessarily loving the thought of TW and/or TK leaving, but if we're shuffling things around on D, I still give Rhule a healthy benefit of the doubt on coach selection, especially when he was able to make a similar upgrade on the offensive side of the ball just a few weeks ago.

IMO, Rhule had leaned heavily on guys from the Temple/Baylor way on his initial picks, but is able to evaluate how that's going after being out of CFB a few years & jumping into a power conference, and is willing to adapt. If we're still doing the same significant shuffling in a year or two (and not because guys are getting snapped up for promotions), then that's a red flag. For now, I'm a little bummed as a fan of TW, but still trusting the process.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

I may have a stroke if we have to have this discussion again

 

[Huskers0119]

Apparently Greg Smith saying he could be taking Knighton with him? Can anyone confirm this?

If so, fuuuuuuuuuuuck

Oh so we’re fucked fucked

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Remember when Rhule came on board & retained Raiola, and everyone completely melted down about WTF he was doing, then Uncle Donny turned out to be the best offensive position coach by a wide margin?

I'm not necessarily loving the thought of TW and/or TK leaving, but if we're shuffling things around on D, I still give Rhule a healthy benefit of the doubt on coach selection, especially when he was able to make a similar upgrade on the offensive side of the ball just a few weeks ago.

IMO, Rhule had leaned heavily on guys from the Temple/Baylor way on his initial picks, but is able to evaluate how that's going after being out of CFB a few years & jumping into a power conference, and is willing to adapt. If we're still doing the same significant shuffling in a year or two (and not because guys are getting snapped up for promotions), then that's a red flag. For now, I'm a little bummed as a fan of TW, but still trusting the process.

If Rhule can't replace coaches, underperforming or exiting for other gigs, with better coaches, he ain't it.

I think the Uncle Donny point is a very good one. Not sure it outweighs Scat/Foley, but if things were obvious we wouldn't have gone 6-6

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

I don't understand how this is a bad look for Rhule? He knows what he's doing. Sure Tony's defense kept us in close games but where were they for the Illinois game? Has TW ever help an RPO to a less than 4 yard gain at Nebraska?

No point in melting down over this. Secure Holgerson moving forward and field a top 35 Defense and this is a 10 win team with 1 or 2 impact transfers.

Personally I think losing Benhart/Ty/John Bullock are bigger losses than losing TW/TKnight

You joking about last sentence?

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

If Rhule can't replace coaches, underperforming or exiting for other gigs, with better coaches, he ain't it.

I think the Uncle Donny point is a very good one. Not sure it outweighs Scat/Foley, but if things were obvious we wouldn't have gone 6-6

Yep, quite literally a core function of the job.

 

[Kazman5k]

 

[Kaladin]

Husker fans have such a scarcity mindset, as if we will never find a good DC or DL coach again

Good luck to both of them

On to the next DC and DL coach

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

This would be the HR. Could see him being weird about playing Wisconsin tho

 

[Kinish]

I may have a stroke if we have to have this discussion again