Nebraska Football 2026-2027

[Busguy2010]

Now that the Nebraska soccer season is over surely we could recruit one of them to kick field goals. Good lord!

I'm thinking of trying out myself

[nebport5]

Matt Rhule's Legacy at Nebraska will be ending the sellout streak.

[mrsticka]

Game's over. Nebraska lost 24-13.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Yet another pathetic performance and loss for the NU football program..

This team is poorly prepared during the week, poorly coached in game, and the pathetic play on the field by the players reflects that. Untimely PENALTIES anyone? LOL. Sheesh! Hitting your head, as a fan, against a brick wall- does not feel any better after you do it 1000 times compared to the first time. Like I stated last week, this team has devolved so LOW, they are not even able to win these 50/50 games. Now, the reality is, the best case scenario is a 6-6 season for the Huskers..and I have doubts they can defeat an equally pathetic Rutgers team on the road at this point. There is no way.. NO WAY they defeat Ohio St or Iowa..and anyone who thinks so is delusional.. So 5-7 or 6-6 is the season record for 2026. This is Matt Rhule’s 4th season and absolutely NO NEEDLE moved..

I frankly don’t give a sh!t about $63 million reasons for Rhule not be be fired and to continue as head coach at Nebraska.. Heads need to roll now and it starts at the top…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[mrsticka]

Yes, penalties killed them.

[Busguy2010]

This is great, the Huskers should play every Friday night.

[Busguy2010]

Yet another pathetic performance and loss for the NU football program.

I frankly don’t give a sh!t about $63 million reasons for Rhule not be be fired and to continue as head coach at Nebraska.. Heads need to roll now and it starts at the top…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Some fans talk about the money as if its ours. I dont care about 63 million either. I just want a good coach.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Yet another pathetic performance and loss for the NU football program.

I frankly don’t give a sh!t about $63 million reasons for Rhule not be be fired and to continue as head coach at Nebraska.. Heads need to roll now and it starts at the top…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Some fans talk about the money as if its ours. I dont care about 63 million either. I just want a good coach.

Exactly..and at a minimum, find a head coach who does NOT coach one of the top penalty stricken teams in the Big 10, and can at least, find a competent kid who can kick a freaking Field Goal..

Pathetic and embarrassing…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[mrsticka]

You could just say this was just one of those days where nothing went right for Nebraska. But I don’t think that would do it justice.

[Cermak]

I only watched it till halftime. I checked the score around 11 and decided that was a smart move . We'll be 6-6 if we’re lucky. We have one possible winnable game left, 5-7 is not out of the picture.

[bbinks]

This is great, the Huskers should play every Friday night.

There are high school teams who out perform them. With a coach who probably only makes 60,000 a year.

[nebport5]

Yet another pathetic performance and loss for the NU football program..

This team is poorly prepared during the week, poorly coached in game, and the pathetic play on the field by the players reflects that. Untimely PENALTIES anyone? LOL. Sheesh! Hitting your head, as a fan, against a brick wall- does not feel any better after you do it 1000 times compared to the first time. Like I stated last week, this team has devolved so LOW, they are not even able to win these 50/50 games. Now, the reality is, the best case scenario is a 6-6 season for the Huskers..and I have doubts they can defeat an equally pathetic Rutgers team on the road at this point. There is no way.. NO WAY they defeat Ohio St or Iowa..and anyone who thinks so is delusional.. So 5-7 or 6-6 is the season record for 2026. This is Matt Rhule’s 4th season and absolutely NO NEEDLE moved..

I frankly don’t give a sh!t about $63 million reasons for Rhule not be be fired and to continue as head coach at Nebraska.. Heads need to roll now and it starts at the top…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Yes, yes, and yes.

Talent can no longer be the excuse. By the 3rd quarter I was wondering what Bret Bielema could do with these same Nebraska players. Bielema knows how to coach with less in The Big 10 and manage the clock. Holgorsen needed to leave with Raiola. He seems to be making Colandrea regress. Moving himself to the box only yielded less points. At this point I'd like to see Kalin and Lateen on the field. Colandrea should've been benched last week. Of course there's not another TO out there but there coaches would know how to put a disciplined product on the field and understand how to win in The Big 10. Rhule seems to have lost the plot.

[Cermak]

The New Mexico coach Jason Eck is mentioned on the internet as a possible replacement for Rhule. And some Indiana assistants. This is all just speculation right now.

[remline]

Talent can no longer be the excuse. By the 3rd quarter I was wondering what Bret Bielema could do with these same Nebraska players.

As a recent snapshot, the 2026 NFL draft saw three Illinis drafted but only one Husker drafted. I would assume that this year's Illinois team still has more high-end talent than this year's Nebraska team.

Holgorsen needed to leave with Raiola.… Moving himself to the box only yielded less points.

Well, to be fair, Holgorsen on the sideline (Washington) scored 10 points, while Holgorsen in the box (Illinois) upgraded to 13 points.

[remline]

Looks like Dana has been fired. Per Rhule, "Our offensive plan and execution is simply not working."

[CBJason]

The New Mexico coach Jason Eck is mentioned on the internet as a possible replacement for Rhule. And some Indiana assistants. This is all just speculation right now.

Yeah, he’ll be a top candidate somewhere this year. I’ve followed him for a couple years now as a possible replacement for Ferentz, should he retire/resign sometime soon. Eck has midwestern roots.

[CBJason]

Looks like Dana has been fired. Per Rhule, "Our offensive plan and execution is simply not working."

Rhule isn’t getting fired anytime soon. These are the realistic options at his disposal. In addition to the fact he needs to recruit better.

[nebport5]

Talent can no longer be the excuse. By the 3rd quarter I was wondering what Bret Bielema could do with these same Nebraska players.

As a recent snapshot, the 2026 NFL draft saw three Illinis drafted but only one Husker drafted. I would assume that this year's Illinois team still has more high-end talent than this year's Nebraska team.

That's not a good way to evaluate collective team talent.

As we've discussed here before, I think the problem is more of a coaching issue and player development.

[bbinks]

On a coach replacement....

What coach (captain) would take on this program (sinking ship) at this point? Unless it's an intentional cashout in 4-5 years when they can't or don't fix the broken wheel.

Actually... doesn't really sound like a bad idea if you think abut it. Easy money.

[remline]

As a recent snapshot, the 2026 NFL draft saw three Illinis drafted but only one Husker drafted. I would assume that this year's Illinois team still has more high-end talent than this year's Nebraska team.

That's not a good way to evaluate collective team talent.

As we've discussed here before, I think the problem is more of a coaching issue and player development.

Looking to the NFL is certainly an incomplete snapshot of our roster quality. But it at least seems more objective than relying on recruiting ranking services, which I'm sure are not capable of effectively scouting thousands of players. Further, having just one NFL-quality player can make a huge difference (e.g., Emmett Johnson, Wan'Dale Robinson).

That being said, I think we clearly also have coaching and development problems.

[Busguy2010]

On a coach replacement....

What coach (captain) would take on this program (sinking ship) at this point? Unless it's an intentional cashout in 4-5 years when they can't or don't fix the broken wheel.

Actually... doesn't really sound like a bad idea if you think abut it. Easy money.

Everybody's gonna be calling that UCLA coach. We should.

[CBJason]

Everybody's gonna be calling that UCLA coach. We should.

You think you’re going to get a coaching move within conference, when said coach is already in SoCal?!

[Busguy2010]

Everybody's gonna be calling that UCLA coach. We should.

You think you’re going to get a coaching move within conference, when said coach is already in SoCal?!

Anything for the money. No matter how unlikely, Nebraska would be stupid not to be in on the feeding frenzy, just because we have Matt Rhule.

Plus, like what was said earlier, its guaranteed cash money, win or lose.

[nativeomahan]

Two observations as someone who long ago (pre 2000) used to be a rabid fan, and who has followed the team since Tom Osborne took over from Bob Devaney:
1. The Glory Days of the 20th Century are a cherished part of history, but they ain’t coming back. Ever. Face it and move on to other hobbies.
2. This isn’t the 1980s where coaches were given 5 or more years to develop a program. The public demands instant gratification. If football doesn’t provide it they have hundreds of other options for their time and money that will provide entertainment. No amount of money tossed at a coach and coaching staff can keep the Titanic afloat. The university and AD will just be playing coaching musical chairs and tossing good money after bad (maybe it’s all just Monopoly money to them, and they don’t care?). The definition of insanity is doing the same behavior over and over again and expecting different results.

[mrsticka]

So we should just accept that Nebraska's never going to regain its former glory? They can never hope to win another championship? They're just another mediocre team stuck at the bottom forever like Kansas?

[nebport5]

So we should just accept that Nebraska's never going to regain its former glory? They can never hope to win another championship? They're just another mediocre team stuck at the bottom forever like Kansas?

Of course not. I’m not exactly sure what people mean when they say “the glory days” are never coming back. Another dynasty? Ok, probably not in this lifetime. Can they win another title or at least be competing for it again? Of course! Is Matt Rhule the guy who’s going to make that happen? No. But, one or two year turn arounds are more common now than back in “the glory days”. There are plenty of examples of this with coaches who aren’t the next Cignetti or the second coming of T.O. Speaking of, people seem to forget that before Osborne finally got over the hump in ‘94, there was a lot of chatter about Osborne not being “the guy” to return Nebraska back to “the glory days” of the 70s. Remember he retired after ‘97.

[mrsticka]

But Tom Osborne never won less than 9 games a year and actually managed to win those big important games.

[remline]

1. The Glory Days of the 20th Century are a cherished part of history, but they ain’t coming back. Ever. Face it and move on to other hobbies.

I completely agree that Nebraska won't ever be what it once was. Too many things have changed in the national college football landscape for that to be possible. Nevertheless, I can still enjoy following and rooting for the team.

For me, the corruption of college football by moneyed interests detracts more than does Nebraska's miserable on-field performance.

No amount of money tossed at a coach and coaching staff can keep the Titanic afloat.

As Bret Bielema said in his postgame conference, "I know you can't buy wins, right?"

[nebport5]

But Tom Osborne never won less than 9 games a year and actually managed to win those big important games.

Those were different times in CFB before monetizing the game into a junior pro league. There's so much more parity in the game now.

[nebport5]

No amount of money tossed at a coach and coaching staff can keep the Titanic afloat.

As Bret Bielema said in his postgame conference, "I know you can't buy wins, right?"

These are different points and I agree with the second one because it comes down to good coaching decisions.

[Greg S]

It's been reported that D Coordinator Rob Aurich has signed a 2 year contract extension.

[thenewguy]

frankly, Bret Bielema (as well as PJ Fleck and Pat Fitzgerald) have seemed to own us more often than not these last several years, even prior to Rhule. Why didn't they look at them?

As an aside, I still don't know what the right answer is about the head coach. First blush, i say that Rhule may not be the guy. Then again, he may be, and it's been the OC that's been the problem more often than not. Rhule is more defensively minded, so after installing Holgersen, i though that he really made a smart move to get the offense covered. But we've been facing many of the same issues we had before, so probably not.

[nebugeater]

It's been reported that D Coordinator Rob Aurich has signed a 2 year contract extension.

Here is confirmation

https://www.on3.com/teams/nebraska-corn ... =huskermax

[Busguy2010]

I've been seeing more talk about the Huskers history on social media after that loss on Halloween. Its truly unprecedented how hard the Huskers have fallen. Something about 33 consecutive 9 win seasons. Wouldn't that be nice? They truly were the Alabama of their time. As a somewhat younger fan, I didnt truly appreciate the championships of the 90's, as my parents didn't watch football. I could have known the feeling, but I was just too young. Its very, very interesting to look back at that time, and I see why they were wanting to move on from Solich. They only had just lost the championship game in 2002 (after the 2001 season) to what would go down as the greatest college football team of all time, and he had one bad season, and 2003, they went 10-3. Its like there was a curse put on the Huskers the day he was fired. We were so good, we couldnt appreciate 10 wins. We gave that away, and traded it for the last 22 seasons of ineptitude. Its gotta be nearly as bad as when the Browns left Cleveland, and the team they got back was not the same team. Unrecognizable. Its so hard to believe the reality that has been the last 22 years of Husker football. And that loss at Illinois reopened old wounds, after what looked like the most promising season in a decade or more.

The quote of the day I saw was from somebody on Facebook: "I remember the day they fell out of the top 25".

It was on that fateful Saturday September 28th in Ames that the Huskers were handed a 36-14 loss to the #20 Cyclones. They had also just lost to #8 Penn State 40-7 the previous week. What a time stamp. THAT was when the Huskers' soul left it's body. Or was it Colorado 2001?

Its fun to hear from fans that were into it back in the good ol days. I can only speculate the landscape of the time when they were winning, and what feelings were like at the time. "Hindsight is 2020" couldnt have a better example than what happened to the Skers.

[mrsticka]

The Colorado game in 2001 is considered by many Husker fans as "the day Nebraska football died".

[WorldStreet]

Its fun to hear from fans that were into it back in the good ol days. I can only speculate the landscape of the time when they were winning, and what feelings were like at the time. "Hindsight is 2020" couldnt have a better example than what happened to the Skers.

I became a big Nebraska football and basketball fan as a very young boy in 1977, having my ears glued to Lyle Bremser and later Kent Pavelka on KFAB. In those glory decades, you might think that Husker football fans were ecstatic month after month. In my memory, fan happiness was always fleeting. In the late 1970's, more and more fans were disgruntled with Tom Osborn because he couldn't beat Oklahoma except for that 1978 game when the Sooners had so many turnovers, only to have to play Oklahoma again weeks later in the Orange Bowl.

In the 1980's while the Huskers won its share of games against Oklahoma, many fans were still unhappy with Osborn "because he can't win a national championship". Even in the 1990's, Defensive Coordinator, Charlie McBride had his home vandalized almost every time that the defense didn't meet expectations. There wasn't much to complain about during the 1995 and 1997 seasons. However, the season between these two? There was a lot of angst that Nebraska wasn't great like they were the year before.

I think that this is just part of human nature. When a team becomes stronger and stronger, unrealistic expectations also go higher and higher.

[Busguy2010]

That's very cool to hear that much of it was like the Pelini era. Mostly disappointed, even at 9-3 the following is a sequence of questions and inferences that I think you, and anybody else will find interesting. Its just fascinating to me, much like dead malls, and old streetcar and bus routes, and streetscapes.

I want to know why Solich was truly fired. I guess dropping the 9 win streak was a pretty big deal, but he answered with a 10-3 season, sooooo, like what the heck were we or they or whomever thinking at the time. The Thing that was Nebraska football, was it in total panic mode? Desparately scrambling to pick up the pieces of precious china, to no avail? Sounds to me like Pedersen could have sabotaged the program, or was used as a pawn to get rid of Solich. Was Solich just... lame? Like Tom Landry at the end?

What was the day of the Colorado game like? The lead up? Was it nervous, overly confident? What was the shock of that loss like? Please do answer, anybody. I want to hear the first hand accounts.

Who else was there for coaching candidates at the time? It'd be interesting to see if any suitors went on to be successful. Were we not offering up the money? Is it just the mere coincidence that this was around the time the spread offense revolutionized the sport? None of the best guys that could really spin the ball wanted anything to do with middle of nowhere Nebraska? Option game = DEAD. USC was then the dominant team. They had movie stars and rappers, we had what Nebraska has to offer. The sport that started in the mucky trenches of the northeast caught onto states that can practice and play allll year looonng. Only the Blue Blood northest teams have sustained success. That leaves us?... right in the middle, unironically.

So, we ended up with a loser head coach (soory, its hard to sugarcoat the aftermath) in an attempt to bring the "West Coast" to town... it was an utter disaster. I mean, that should have been enough right then. We wouldn't opt to do it again, would we? So then came Pelini.

Pelini's demeanor played a big factor in his tenure and departure. I personally thought he was a jerk, but my bottom line is wins. The big losses were embarrassing, but still, 9 wins... Erg.. He pretty much fired himself, which is too bad cause maybe we would have let him pan out like TO. And we find out that it literally, at least for Nebraska, takes about 10 years of solid recruiting and coaching decisions and what not, to start entering the national chat. AND, if it just so does take 25 years to build a dynasty... I think if we KNEW those were the terms to success, we surely would have signed them, right? I wouldnt have fired Bo until he had won less than 9 games. I think he was expecting to go to his contract of the 2019 season. Bo Pelini thought Shawn Eichorst was a quack and a, well, you know what. And I buy it. The guy hired Mike Riley of all people. Did he think the players were so bruised emotionally that he hired a therapist for a head Coach? I think the players loved playing for Bo. Well, anyway, Eichorst got fired for that, among other things im sure.

Its also a shame that the coaching decisions have been made by fleeting AD's. I guess I never really looked more past the team. Behind the scenes, AD longevity is tied to hiring winners for coaches. Who wouldda thunk? (Doink)
Apparently the Matt Rhule hire was seen as a good one, as Trev Albert's quickly took a massive promotion. I'm glad they fired Steve Pedersen, but the damage was done. Who's been making the AD hires? Its fascinating climbing the chain, but I dont care to dig that deep. I just wanna know who and how they dropped the ball dammit lol. Are we going to be stuck in a purgatory of 5-year coaches?

If the standard is to get the Huskers back to the moon, then Matt Rhule has certainly not lived anywhere near what our standard was. Now this generation doesn't know the standard. I personally, within the past two weeks, have adamantly decided that I don't want to waste another year. Nowadays, by year 5, if a coach is going to be great, it will have shown by then. I've seen nothing. DEPENDING how the next few weeks go, if its a |expletive| storm, I most definitely believe the boos will be too loud to ignore. And I will be ready. Even if they make a bowl game (hopefully thats not contractual), I want to see a different coach in it.

Probably should be ready to go all in on Bob Chesney (UCLA). If youre not after him, you're not trying to win. Should be at the ready to beat the 10 mil UCLA is working on for him

By hearing testament from people who experienced it, this "thing" we've been in sting a little less, and gives me optimism that the Huskers could be back in contention lickety split. And on the other hand, you look at history, this all could just be the result of the organic growth of the game.

Last question : knowing all of whats been Husker football. I had heard of talks of Nebraska going Independent instead of joining the Big 10. Could this crazy idea have saved Nebraska by becoming an Icon school like Notre Dame? Maybe even better if they did it at the height of their brand.

[Linkin5]

That's very cool to hear that much of it was like the Pelini era. Mostly disappointed, even at 9-3 the following is a sequence of questions and inferences that I think you, and anybody else will find interesting. Its just fascinating to me, much like dead malls, and old streetcar and bus routes, and streetscapes.

I want to know why Solich was truly fired. I guess dropping the 9 win streak was a pretty big deal, but he answered with a 10-3 season, sooooo, like what the heck were we or they or whomever thinking at the time. The Thing that was Nebraska football, was it in total panic mode? Desparately scrambling to pick up the pieces of precious china, to no avail? Sounds to me like Pedersen could have sabotaged the program, or was used as a pawn to get rid of Solich. Was Solich just... lame? Like Tom Landry at the end?

What was the day of the Colorado game like? The lead up? Was it nervous, overly confident? What was the shock of that loss like? Please do answer, anybody. I want to hear the first hand accounts.

Who else was there for coaching candidates at the time? It'd be interesting to see if any suitors went on to be successful. Were we not offering up the money? Is it just the mere coincidence that this was around the time the spread offense revolutionized the sport? None of the best guys that could really spin the ball wanted anything to do with middle of nowhere Nebraska? Option game = DEAD. USC was then the dominant team. They had movie stars and rappers, we had what Nebraska has to offer. The sport that started in the mucky trenches of the northeast caught onto states that can practice and play allll year looonng. Only the Blue Blood northest teams have sustained success. That leaves us?... right in the middle, unironically.

So, we ended up with a loser head coach (soory, its hard to sugarcoat the aftermath) in an attempt to bring the "West Coast" to town... it was an utter disaster. I mean, that should have been enough right then. We wouldn't opt to do it again, would we? So then came Pelini.

Pelini's demeanor played a big factor in his tenure and departure. I personally thought he was a jerk, but my bottom line is wins. The big losses were embarrassing, but still, 9 wins... Erg.. He pretty much fired himself, which is too bad cause maybe we would have let him pan out like TO. And we find out that it literally, at least for Nebraska, takes about 10 years of solid recruiting and coaching decisions and what not, to start entering the national chat. AND, if it just so does take 25 years to build a dynasty... I think if we KNEW those were the terms to success, we surely would have signed them, right? I wouldnt have fired Bo until he had won less than 9 games. I think he was expecting to go to his contract of the 2019 season. Bo Pelini thought Shawn Eichorst was a quack and a, well, you know what. And I buy it. The guy hired Mike Riley of all people. Did he think the players were so bruised emotionally that he hired a therapist for a head Coach? I think the players loved playing for Bo. Well, anyway, Eichorst got fired for that, among other things im sure.

Its also a shame that the coaching decisions have been made by fleeting AD's. I guess I never really looked more past the team. Behind the scenes, AD longevity is tied to hiring winners for coaches. Who wouldda thunk? (Doink)
Apparently the Matt Rhule hire was seen as a good one, as Trev Albert's quickly took a massive promotion. I'm glad they fired Steve Pedersen, but the damage was done. Who's been making the AD hires? Its fascinating climbing the chain, but I dont care to dig that deep. I just wanna know who and how they dropped the ball dammit lol. Are we going to be stuck in a purgatory of 5-year coaches?

If the standard is to get the Huskers back to the moon, then Matt Rhule has certainly not lived anywhere near what our standard was. Now this generation doesn't know the standard. I personally, within the past two weeks, have adamantly decided that I don't want to waste another year. Nowadays, by year 5, if a coach is going to be great, it will have shown by then. I've seen nothing. DEPENDING how the next few weeks go, if its a |expletive| storm, I most definitely believe the boos will be too loud to ignore. And I will be ready. Even if they make a bowl game (hopefully thats not contractual), I want to see a different coach in it.

Probably should be ready to go all in on Bob Chesney (UCLA). If youre not after him, you're not trying to win. Should be at the ready to beat the 10 mil UCLA is working on for him

By hearing testament from people who experienced it, this "thing" we've been in sting a little less, and gives me optimism that the Huskers could be back in contention lickety split. And on the other hand, you look at history, this all could just be the result of the organic growth of the game.

Last question : knowing all of whats been Husker football. I had heard of talks of Nebraska going Independent instead of joining the Big 10. Could this crazy idea have saved Nebraska by becoming an Icon school like Notre Dame? Maybe even better if they did it at the height of their brand.

Solich was fired solely because Pederson was the AD. Was there fans that wanted Solich gone because of the 2002 season? Yes. Would most rational ADs understand that things were on the upswing after hiring new assistants? Also yes. Pederson had previously been at Nebraska as a recruiting coordinator so he and Solich had an established relationship before he came in as AD, I’m guessing that relationship was poor.

I’ll give you one piece of anecdotal evidence to try and illustrate how upset some fans were with Solich’s firing. My grandfather was in his 70s at the time and was gifted a Nebraska jacket shortly after Solich’s firing. He threw it on the ground and said he was no longer a Nebraska fan due to the firing.

Are you referring to the 2001 Colorado game where Nebraska was blown out? If so I recall before the game everyone was extremely confident and it was just another team before we inevitably went to the national championship. After the game I recall being shook with the only comparable feeling at that time to the 1996 ASU game where Nebraska was just completely outmatched. For reference I would have been 16 for the Colorado game so my frame of reference was not as large compared to older fans.

There is zero way Nebraska could have just gone independent in 2010 while also staying financially solvent. Notre Dame has the strongest national brand and at that time an exclusive NBC tv contract and even they had to partner with the ACC for scheduling purposes. If Nebraska would have gone independent it would have been extremely difficult to fill out a full schedule against good teams and the tv revenue would have been bad. I say this as someone who loathes the Big Ten and wish that guardrails were previously set up to avoid all of this conference shuffling.

Finally, with the extension just given to Aurich it looks like Rhule will be here next year. Between this and the season ticket reshuffling things are about to get very very bad around here with fan sentiment. As I’ve gotten older the losses still sting but I just don’t care as much anymore. Football success for Nebraska has so many hurdles it has to clear between regents, an AD, donors, and other administration officials that all have their own idea what they think will work. Simply, too many hands in the cookie jar without a cohesive vision for what Nebraska should be.

[remline]

Probably should be ready to go all in on Bob Chesney (UCLA). If youre not after him, you're not trying to win. Should be at the ready to beat the 10 mil UCLA is working on for him

I think this year's UCLA team is smoke and mirrors, and teams should be very cautious about chasing after their coaching staff. Per ESPN, UCLA has had by far the easiest schedule in the Big Ten thus far.

[Busguy2010]

I think this year's UCLA team is smoke and mirrors, and teams should be very cautious about chasing after their coaching staff. Per ESPN, UCLA has had by far the easiest schedule in the Big Ten thus far.

Ill add that I, too, am leery of that approach, but its all the rage nowadays. Thats why I say if ya aint trying, ya aint trying. But I totally see what youre saying. Is the Huskers schedule that much harder? I mean, we had 6 "guaranteed" wins and we lost one of them. Im not saying what he does guarantees success at Nebraska, but why not? We're already a revolving door.

I compare Matt Rhule to Bo pelini, and if anybody says they're "okay" with this, they're full of it. Bo would have been fired if he started .500 too. But Rhule has a long ways to go. We hit rock bottom, bur we're only just a whiff away from being back there.