What Needs to Happen to Quiet the Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football Skeptics?

On this week’s Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell looked on the positive side of things and searched for ways the skeptics of Matt Rhule could change their tune. Is it about vibes? Wins and losses? Upset wins?

Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation.

Josh: I was thinking about Dylan Raiola, year two, and like what improvement would look like, because I was reading somebody yesterday and it had his numbers from year one. And once again, I was reminded, wow, he had close to 3,000 passing yards, but he did not have a good touchdown-to-interception ratio. You know, what would that look like?

And so, I love that you asked this question, and certainly with Rhule, there’s a really interesting discussion to be had about what a good season would look like and how would that get people maybe saying, “right, you know what? I actually do believe that this is moving in the right direction.

Jack: Here I was, I thought there were plenty. Now I don’t know. And then I heard about your poll on 1620.  I fully don’t know where the fan base is. I know where I am. I know where Ken says I am. But tell people about that poll, by the way. Josh: Yes. Well, John has a question. John has noticed a vibe shit. A vibe shift in the fanbase of kind of being like anti-Rhule. And so, he put out a question, “whether it is his recent press conferences, decision to cancel spring game/Tennessee series, or general grumpiness in the fan base, some folks have soured in their attitude towards Matt Rhule. Has your attitude towards Matt Rhule changed this off season?