MidWestBear2010 said:
If Rhule doesn't get hired by the NFL I hope we fire him. In what other area of life can you act like this? What business would put up with an employee openly accepting job interviews like this? You are either fully committed to this program or you're not. Saying that he felt called by God here only makes this worse. There are only two options for him now. He was either called here and is rejecting God's calling, or he is a liar and no better than Tom Herman.
I'll give you one: the legal profession.
We are always contacting one another about possible hires, business opportunities and running for office.
I have many, many good friends and colleagues in my line of business, and if one of those colleagues contacts me about an opportunity, I will at least listen to them - even when I am going to turn them down.
Medical Doctors are much the same way - if not moreso.
Firing Rhule is idiotic. Why not just put a sign on the door of McLane Stadium saying this coaching opportunity is a dead end? Because that's exactly what you are doing. We are not Ohio State, Bama or even Texas. If we want to bring talented coaches in here, we are going to have to bring coaches that other programs want. Period.
If Rhule isn't offered by the Jets or turns the Jets down, then the building of our program continues instead of going backwards.
No offense, but I saw what changing coaches every few years did to this program in the Late 1990's and early 2000's. We almost lost our place in a P5.
Keep Coach Matt Rhule, and if Coach Rhule is thereafter offered a dream job that he can't refuse, I trust that Mack Rhoades will replace him with a top notch replacement who is perfect for the program at that time.
"Smarter than the Average Bear."