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So....is Raiola Gone after this year since he couldn't pull in his nephew?
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BigRedMachine
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I’ll just say that he‘d better hope that the O-line shows drastic improvement from a year ago.
I see your point, but i’d hate to see a whole bunch of speculation on a guy who hasnt coached a single game for his new boss yet. Lets let these guys show us something first.
I don't think he was kept to get Dylan. Maybe it was some small factor but I highly doubt given how far behind we already were on getting Dylan by the time Rhule took the job. I'm still baffled overall how of all the coaches to be retained, Raiola was given just how horrible our OL has been. I suspect he was 2 years to show what he can do before Rhule lets him go.
Matt Rhule is not going to have someone on his staff to potentially land 1 player. He's on the staff because Rhule thinks he's a good O line coach.
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I don’t think we were that far behind, if at all. He de-committed from Ohio State and I think many felt that we were the favorite at that point and assumed that he’d come here due to the family connection. Personally, I think one of the primary reasons for retaining Raiola was because Dylan is his nephew and Rhule wanted any advantage he could get. But that’s just me.
You think Rhule would keep a coach for arguably the most important position on the field mostly to potentially land one recruit? Seems like a really bad idea.
If he's fired after the year, it won't be because of Dylan.
If the Rhule kept him for the sole purpose of landing Dylan, he an idiot. I don't think he's an idiot. I believe he saw a coach he could trust to get the job done.
I don't know if Rhule will turn out to be the savior we are looking for, but I do know that he's not stupid. There's no way he would retain an assistant coach for an important position like O line if he didn't have faith in him. No recruit, no matter how highly hyped, is worth that. And frankly Dylan could end up being the next Hunter Johnson and completely flame out. I doubt it, but it's possible.
My guess is that we will continue to recruit Dylan with the hope that, if the team shows improvement overall (and the O line in particular gets better), we may still be able to land him. He decommitted from one school, so he could do so again, and signing day is a LONG way off. Family ties and Dylan's legacy status at Nebraska may still have a role to play.
My guess is that we will continue to recruit Dylan with the hope that, if the team shows improvement overall (and the O line in particular gets better), we may still be able to land him. He decommitted from one school, so he could do so again, and signing day is a LONG way off. Family ties and Dylan's legacy status at Nebraska may still have a role to play.
I think you’re onto something. I’d like an ongoing power ranking for the coaches throughout the season.
There’s always some assistant who draws the ire of the fanbase. You could go through the years and name them. Last year Whipple was the whipping boy.
I like it and I think you’re right even though if the O-line is bad, it’s probably got more to do with the fact that we lack talent there.
There’s always some assistant who draws the ire of the fanbase. You could go through the years and name them. Last year Whipple was the whipping boy.
I like it and I think you’re right even though if the O-line is bad, it’s probably got more to do with the fact that we lack talent there.
From what I read back then it was the OC that told Rhule they needed to keep him, so they did.
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