That's how the majority of football experts judge a coaching staff. After 2 games. In case you're wondering, Nick Saban is probably getting fired today.
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"I made some mistakes" HCMR
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That's how the majority of football experts judge a coaching staff. After 2 games. In case you're wondering, Nick Saban is probably getting fired today.
Imagine if FSU got rid of Mike Norvell after his 1st season (or even 2nd season) and the 3 and 5 wins he got respectively (with a team loaded with 4* talent)?
What a FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should have canned his coaches right after the 2nd game.
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The true mistake is the SAME one that another coach is currently making... only thinking of Logan Smothers as a back-up QB... Again... even after his great performance the week before (3 TDS, with over 225 yards)... Dick Rod decides to play Zion Webb against Coastal Carolina... and Webb sucks for 3 Qs. Logan comes in the 4th Q and Jacksonville St immediately start to move the ball and scores, and nearly does again.
Smothers should have been given a legit chance to play QB at our school.
Smothers should have been given a legit chance to play QB at our school.
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He's one of the first names that popped in my head when these discussions started about Rhule being terrible. Another name going in the other direction is Kevin Sumlin. Remember when he was the next great coach after his start at A&M? He must have a few titles by now, right?
I heard that Sumlin stepped back to give everyone else a head start. Total BDE move.
Kevin felt SO BAD about landing 3 x 5* QBs
I'm just thankful Alberts knows what football is all about.
Bangin' cheerleaders. Right?
I am astounded that the same fan base that during the off-season thought Rhule would be the savior has already given up on him after two games. We lost two games in which we were the underdog. This isn't the end of the world. Teams frequently can and do get better as the season goes along. Have some patience. Let's see how the next few games go and then we can start to form some judgments.
No, we have to lose the turnover battle by three every game.
Period
What we all have to keep in mind (and it's difficult, I know because I lose sight of it too) is that none of us should have expected significant progress by game two of year one. Our expectation of going to a bowl game should be year two, not year one. Our expectation of a 9+ win season should be year three, not year two. That's Rhule's established pattern.
The argument that we should be able to break that pattern because we had better talent than when he took over Temple and Baylor doesn't wash with me. This insideous habit of beating ourselves has been ongoing for years, even previous to the Frost era. That more than offsets the alleged better talent for me because mindset can't be overcome by watching game film.
I agree, Rhule made a serious error in judgement regarding Sims. There's little to be done about it now except start looking for his replacement for next season.
And those that haven't given up are at least beginning to hedge their bets. It's the first step in the eventual moving the goalposts and claiming "FUUUUUUURRRRRSSSSTTTT!!!"
It does with me. Lets see what we look like at zero turnover advantage.
I honestly don't know what that looks like. The coaches don't know, the players don't know.
This is year one of a coaching transition.
There were going to be bumps in the road … The transition of the QB room has been emblematic of a coaching transition … our top two QBs from last year would have been solid additions to this year’s version of our Huskers.
I do NOT believe that Rhule ran off either CT or LS … both left because they felt like Sims coming in had a leg up as the starting QB. Rhule stated publicly and privately that he’d welcome them back after they entered the transfer portal.
LS is sharing snaps at Jacksonville State with Zion Webb for a 2-1 team that beat UTEP and lost a close one to Coastal Carolina. He’s got slightly better passing stats and is third on the team in rushing.
CT is 43 for 67 with 3 INTs with a 1-1 record including a loss to Ohio (not tOSU). He has minimal rushing stats. For reference Sims has 20 for 34 with 4 INTs.
It’s a whole new offense for everyone, not just Sims. While there’s no doubt we could be better at QB … it’s surprising that some here don’t think there wasn’t going to be some fits and starts. If CT and/or LS were still here I believe they would’ve still been backups, but Sims might’ve had a shorter leash.
I absolutely positively disagree with your take on the OLine … our depth is poor with two true freshmen in 2-deep backup roles. We are playing a Guard out of position at Left Tackle. Our captain 5-year senior is playing poorly at LG. I would argue that we’ve seen improvement with BB. Nouili and Lutovsky have been solid as well as Scott at Center. Rhule is close to the OLine and closely managing that. Our OLine is better than last year, and we need several years of good recruiting and good development here.
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