No one talking about Matt Rhule this morning?

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I am surprised there is not more chatter about Matt Rhule this morning after Baylor was defeated by a banged up Georgia Bulldogs team last night. I admit I haven't watched much college football this year and this was my first real look at Baylor and their head coach, Matt Rhule. Its one game and I will keep that in perspective, but as I watched the game I tried to picture Rhule as the Cowboys Head Coach. The parallels to the Cowboys were inescapable. Georgia was missing a bunch of injured starters yet they dominated. Does that sound familiar? Baylor made a lot of dumb mistakes, like encroachment penalties, dropped passes, and a really bad decision to go for it on 4th and 4 around mid-field early in the 4th quarter. They failed, gave Georgia momentum and a short field. Georgia drove for a TD to basically ice the game. I wonder if Rhule had a Maher-type kicker, would he have tried a 60 yard FG instead of going for it? This was all too reminiscent of the Cowboys 2019 season.

Again, it was one game, but maybe it was a sign that Matt Rhule is not the guy for the Dallas Cowboys.
 
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JG will be out as hc but "re-assigned" to an unspecified role lol....
 
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Rhule is going to stay at Baylor. Makes good money, has full backing of boosters/AD, can run the whole operation without oversight, better job security, etc.

It's why a lot of college coaches aren't eager to jump to the NFL - they'd be leaving a better situation.
 
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College football isn't anything like the NFL as far as distribution of talent. Baylor doesn't have nearly the talent of Georgia even with some guys missing. Baylor is a small private Baptist school and can't recruit with the huge state schools in football-rich areas like a Georgia.

Actually that's the whole reason people realize Rhule is so good, because he has teams with lesser talent competing with ones who do.
 
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Rhule wont leave Baylor where at least right now, he is a King of that city. He goes to the NFL, that's all gone. BIG GAMBLE. He aint leaving college.
 
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Matt Rhule is perfect for the giants. I can't imagine they will not hire him.

they really wanted to hire Doug Pederson when the eagles were interviewing him a few years ago though so maybe they want an nfl assistant again. The giants need a franchise builder to go with the young players they have. Rhule just seems perfect for the giants.
 
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Creeper said:
I am surprised there is not more chatter about Matt Rhule this morning after Baylor was defeated by a banged up Georgia Bulldogs team last night. I admit I haven't watched much college football this year and this was my first real look at Baylor and their head coach, Matt Rhule. Its one game and I will keep that in perspective, but as I watched the game I tried to picture Rhule as the Cowboys Head Coach. The parallels to the Cowboys were inescapable. Georgia was missing a bunch of injured starters yet they dominated. Does that sound familiar? Baylor made a lot of dumb mistakes, like encroachment penalties, dropped passes, and a really bad decision to go for it on 4th and 4 around mid-field early in the 4th quarter. They failed, gave Georgia momentum and a short field. Georgia drove for a TD to basically ice the game. I wonder if Rhule had a Maher-type kicker, would he have tried a 60 yard FG instead of going for it? This was all too reminiscent of the Cowboys 2019 season.

Again, it was one game, but maybe it was a sign that Matt Rhule is not the guy for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Two years ago Baylor won 1 game. Last year they won seven. This year they won 11. He did a similar turnaround at Temple. Baylor and Temple - not exactly easy places to win yet he took both of them from 1 win to double digit wins in 3 years. The guy can coach.

Georgia has a top 10 recruiting class year after year yet they lost at home to four-win South Carolina. They're ranked in the top 10 every year and they keep coming up short. The one time they made it to the title game they blew a double digit lead and lost.

The difference it talent of the two programs is huge. Baylor getting there was an accomplishment. Georgia playing there was another failure.
 
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MikeB80 said:
Matt Rhule is perfect for the giants. I can't imagine they will not hire him.

they really wanted to hire Doug Pederson when the eagles were interviewing him a few years ago though so maybe they want an nfl assistant again. The giants need a franchise builder to go with the young players they have. Rhule just seems perfect for the giants.
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He's got to want to leave as well. I'm sure he will interview but leaving Baylor for any NFL team is a big risk for him.
 

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Assuming some huge name like Belichick or even Payton isn't an option, my order would be..........

1) Greg Roman - Roman's resume is impressive. I think he could really work with Dak.
2) Matt Ruhle - I am big on outside the box thinking and Ruhle is outside the box. I also think he's a fantastic coach. What he's done at Baylor is impressive. He runs a more NFL style program compared to someone, like Riley.

Those are my two guys.
 
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Sydla said:
Assuming some huge name like Belichick or even Payton isn't an option, my order would be..........

1) Greg Roman - Roman's resume is impressive. I think he could really work with Dak.
2) Matt Ruhle - I am big on outside the box thinking and Ruhle is outside the box. I also think he's a fantastic coach. What he's done at Baylor is impressive. He runs a more NFL style program compared to someone, like Riley.

Those are my two guys.
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That would be my top 2 also
 
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