Good points. Add to those, that he has not performed as well as hoped. Plus, recruiting must stink, "Please come to Nebraska, we have corn, more corn, and empirical evidence that makes people believe in the flat earth theory."
He's a good coach. If you put him in a place with good NIL resources that naturally recruits itself, I think he will do very well. Not sure he can handle the upper echelon jobs but I think he'd do really well at a lot of places. I dont think he would have been the type of recruiter we needed but he would have maximized talent.
Mistake for who? They extended him through 2030 it looks like, if they fire him, Rhule will get paid once again for not coaching. He is also probably still getting paid by Carolina Panthers, at least the difference in offset. He's a very wealthy dude and if fired even wealthier. Think he's just fine.
Before people compare Bob Chesney to Fran Brown. I think you really bring up a good point. I think both will be successful and win a lot of football games. It's highly more likely with the recruiting work Fran has done that the winning a lot of football games happens at Syracuse. At the time of hiring, Fran has showed a path that isn't just winning a lot of football games, but a path to elevating the Syracuse football brand. I don't think Chesney would've had the same impact or prospect of elevating the brand if he would've gotten the nod. I do think Chesney could very well be on the path to running a blue blood and even winning major football games including a national championship if everything aligns, it doesn't mean the wrong hire was made. If Chesney went 6-6 with less talent to work with then Fran last season and then 7-5 this season with less talent. We would not have the same recruiting operation that Fran and staff have in place. With this coaching cycle, we probably will easily lose Chesney. There is always that risk with Fran, but it just seems less likely with the way he has things set up here. Fran has changed Syracuse in ways that you can't really quantify yet.
I agree with you here. Rhule seems just overrated at this point but programs are just desperate and what is interesting where everybody keeps saying that the donors pay for the buyout but as the Louisiana governor ( total whack job I know) was quick to point out is that if they can't get the buyout through donors then the state is on the hook for it. That money is guaranteed one way or another. The issue with programs is they keep going to the well with the buyouts eventually a couple of the bigger boosters won't keep writing the big checks as frequently or at the same number.
Chesney has won big at every level, not sure why anyone would think that won't continue if he moves up. IMHO he'll be coaching at a higher profile program than SU next year.
Rhule has one selling point that many don't, he is a proven program builder. He built Temple and rebuilt Baylor. Whether he succeeds at UNL is dependent on his support. If the donors have bought into his program, he likely will succeed, if not, he should move on. Should we expect a title run? Probably, no. However, Rhule has the ability to build a solid team if the resources are there. UNL has had a surplus in the AD, but had a -$29MM deficit a few years ago, may be COVID related. I do recall that they are strongly for the PE cash infusion, though, take that for what it's worth.
I like Jim Leonhard or Pat Fitzgerald at Wisconsin.
Paid off today and glad to see them take the overrated U down.
the always overrated U.
