Matt Rhule talks about his decision to stay at Baylor

Sicemball said:

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Very good interview. We are lucky to have Rhule

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boognish_bear said:

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Strange that he talks about being transparent and then talks about talking to teams that the public doesn't know about.

I think he's done a remarkable job in a rough situation that most coaches will never face. I appreciate what he's done. I wish he wanted to stay...but don't fault him for wanting to move up.

I'm glad that we get at least one more year of stability. I think if he can recruit one more strong class and have an 8+ win season our program will be in a much more stable spot to fade him leaving next year than we would have this year.

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bear2be2 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Strange that he talks about being transparent and then talks about talking to teams that the public doesn't know about.

I think he's done a remarkable job in a rough situation that most coaches will never face. I appreciate what he's done. I wish he wanted to stay...but don't fault him for wanting to move up.

I'm glad that we get at least one more year of stability. I think if he can recruit one more strong class and have an 8+ win season our program will be in a much more stable spot to fade him leaving next year than we would have this year.

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He was talking about being transparent with administration, his staff and his players ... AKA the people that really matter. The public doesn't need to know every little thing that goes on behind the scenes.

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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hodedofome said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Timbear said:

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Rhule is in the business of coaching football. He has his own dreams and goals. He is an accomplished and persuasive speaker. The best we've ever heard. We know only this, that he is here for 2019, and he is getting paid to win games, so he better do it. Don't fall in love with what and how he speaks. His actions are all that count.

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If you truly believed this, you wouldn't have *****ed half as much as you have the past two years, as Rhule's actions have completely flipped the national narrative surrounding Baylor's program in an unbelievably short amount of time.

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It would have been the same even if Briles stayed. Nobody talks about Tennessee or Michigan State anymore. Over time people move on.

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You can't possibly believe this. If Baylor had taken the head-in-the-sand approach and done nothing, it would have been absolutely crucified. And had it somehow survived that onslaught, the next off-the-field incident -- and there would have almost certainly been one -- would have put our program in the ground for good.

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Simply and factually incorrect. Our BoR remains intact because they controlled the narrative on an issue that was Much larger than football. Briles could have ridden this out had he been given the same latitude: "look at us...we have fixed our mistakes..all is good.". Versus panic and self preservation.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Rhule had nothing to do with Briles, I supported Rhule from day 1, and frankly am glad he stayed. But he needs to get his **** together and stay...or go. This yearly flirt will kill us with recruits.

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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hodedofome said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Timbear said:

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Rhule is in the business of coaching football. He has his own dreams and goals. He is an accomplished and persuasive speaker. The best we've ever heard. We know only this, that he is here for 2019, and he is getting paid to win games, so he better do it. Don't fall in love with what and how he speaks. His actions are all that count.

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If you truly believed this, you wouldn't have *****ed half as much as you have the past two years, as Rhule's actions have completely flipped the national narrative surrounding Baylor's program in an unbelievably short amount of time.

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It would have been the same even if Briles stayed. Nobody talks about Tennessee or Michigan State anymore. Over time people move on.

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You can't possibly believe this. If Baylor had taken the head-in-the-sand approach and done nothing, it would have been absolutely crucified. And had it somehow survived that onslaught, the next off-the-field incident -- and there would have almost certainly been one -- would have put our program in the ground for good.

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Simply and factually incorrect. Our BoR remains intact because they controlled the narrative on an issue that was Much larger than football. Briles could have ridden this out had he been given the same latitude: "look at us...we have fixed our mistakes..all is good.". Versus panic and self preservation.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Rhule had nothing to do with Briles, I supported Rhule from day 1, and frankly am glad he stayed. But he needs to get his **** together and stay...or go. This yearly flirt will kill us with recruits.

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Our Board of Regents isn't intact. Several of the principal figures have rolled off and more will in the not too distant future. I, too, wish more had been done to hold that group accountable for its role, but pointing out one leadership void doesn't excuse another. And conveniently forgotten in the Briles' clan conspiracy theories is that the Pepper Hamilton Report painted Baylor's issues as a university-wide problem and the recommendations, which were accepted and implemented by the administration, bore that out. To act as though Briles firing was the only measure taken to address our scandal is absurd. Briles' was one of several heads to roll ... and he had himself to blame for a running Power 5 program like a 1990s high school football movie.

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Wait. Are you seriously implying that it's a conspiracy theory that this was a campus wide issue?

If so...thank you. Your fake "I wanted accountability for all" is showing through in true colors.

Mistakes were made by all. Accountability was made by some..others escaped only because they answered to no one..

Rhule had nothing to do with any of it. But don't re-write history to fit your narrative. It's old.

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bear2be2 said:

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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hodedofome said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Timbear said:

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Rhule is in the business of coaching football. He has his own dreams and goals. He is an accomplished and persuasive speaker. The best we've ever heard. We know only this, that he is here for 2019, and he is getting paid to win games, so he better do it. Don't fall in love with what and how he speaks. His actions are all that count.

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If you truly believed this, you wouldn't have *****ed half as much as you have the past two years, as Rhule's actions have completely flipped the national narrative surrounding Baylor's program in an unbelievably short amount of time.

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It would have been the same even if Briles stayed. Nobody talks about Tennessee or Michigan State anymore. Over time people move on.

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You can't possibly believe this. If Baylor had taken the head-in-the-sand approach and done nothing, it would have been absolutely crucified. And had it somehow survived that onslaught, the next off-the-field incident -- and there would have almost certainly been one -- would have put our program in the ground for good.

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Simply and factually incorrect. Our BoR remains intact because they controlled the narrative on an issue that was Much larger than football. Briles could have ridden this out had he been given the same latitude: "look at us...we have fixed our mistakes..all is good.". Versus panic and self preservation.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Rhule had nothing to do with Briles, I supported Rhule from day 1, and frankly am glad he stayed. But he needs to get his **** together and stay...or go. This yearly flirt will kill us with recruits.

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Our Board of Regents isn't intact. Several of the principal figures have rolled off and more will in the not too distant future. I, too, wish more had been done to hold that group accountable for its role, but pointing out one leadership void doesn't excuse another. And conveniently forgotten in the Briles' clan conspiracy theories is that the Pepper Hamilton Report painted Baylor's issues as a university-wide problem and the recommendations, which were accepted and implemented by the administration, bore that out. To act as though Briles firing was the only measure taken to address our scandal is absurd. Briles' was one of several heads to roll ... and he had himself to blame for a running Power 5 program like a 1990s high school football movie.

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Wait. Are you seriously implying that it's a conspiracy theory that this was a campus wide issue?

If so...thank you. Your fake "I wanted accountability for all" is showing through in true colors.

Mistakes were made by all. Accountability was made by some..others escaped only because they answered to no one..

Rhule had nothing to do with any of it. But don't re-write history to fit your narrative. It's old.

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If that's what you just took from that, I question your ability to read. The conspiracy theory is the absurd notion that Briles was the scapegoat for the university's sins. He took the fall for his own significant role in our scandal. That others weren't held accountable for theirs is a different issue entirely.

I'll listen to and agree all day with the latter point ... but not from folks who think Briles was an innocent scapegoat.

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Dman said:

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bear2be2 said:

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hodedofome said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Timbear said:

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Rhule is in the business of coaching football. He has his own dreams and goals. He is an accomplished and persuasive speaker. The best we've ever heard. We know only this, that he is here for 2019, and he is getting paid to win games, so he better do it. Don't fall in love with what and how he speaks. His actions are all that count.

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If you truly believed this, you wouldn't have *****ed half as much as you have the past two years, as Rhule's actions have completely flipped the national narrative surrounding Baylor's program in an unbelievably short amount of time.

---

It would have been the same even if Briles stayed. Nobody talks about Tennessee or Michigan State anymore. Over time people move on.

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You can't possibly believe this. If Baylor had taken the head-in-the-sand approach and done nothing, it would have been absolutely crucified. And had it somehow survived that onslaught, the next off-the-field incident -- and there would have almost certainly been one -- would have put our program in the ground for good.

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Simply and factually incorrect. Our BoR remains intact because they controlled the narrative on an issue that was Much larger than football. Briles could have ridden this out had he been given the same latitude: "look at us...we have fixed our mistakes..all is good.". Versus panic and self preservation.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Rhule had nothing to do with Briles, I supported Rhule from day 1, and frankly am glad he stayed. But he needs to get his **** together and stay...or go. This yearly flirt will kill us with recruits.

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Our Board of Regents isn't intact. Several of the principal figures have rolled off and more will in the not too distant future. I, too, wish more had been done to hold that group accountable for its role, but pointing out one leadership void doesn't excuse another. And conveniently forgotten in the Briles' clan conspiracy theories is that the Pepper Hamilton Report painted Baylor's issues as a university-wide problem and the recommendations, which were accepted and implemented by the administration, bore that out. To act as though Briles firing was the only measure taken to address our scandal is absurd. Briles' was one of several heads to roll ... and he had himself to blame for a running Power 5 program like a 1990s high school football movie.

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Wait. Are you seriously implying that it's a conspiracy theory that this was a campus wide issue?

If so...thank you. Your fake "I wanted accountability for all" is showing through in true colors.

Mistakes were made by all. Accountability was made by some..others escaped only because they answered to no one..

Rhule had nothing to do with any of it. But don't re-write history to fit your narrative. It's old.

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If that's what you just took from that, I question your ability to read. The conspiracy theory is the absurd notion that Briles was the scapegoat for the university's sins. He took the fall for his own significant role in our scandal. That others weren't held accountable for theirs is a different issue entirely.

I'll listen to and agree all day with the latter point ... but not from folks who think Briles was an innocent scapegoat.

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Fact. Briles is gone.
Fact. BoR largely remains, hypocrisy.
Fact. Rhule is here, had nothing to do with it, has done a great job, but needs to either stay..or go.

Everything else is agenda based dribble.

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BUmoneymaker said:

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Rhule: Ill probably be flirting with other positions every year now so get used to it, its great cause our players are doing so well!

Fans: wt ef (facepalm)

Recruits: other offers starting to look good since i have no idea whether that guy will be here when its my turn to play.

Other b12 coaches: why would you go commit to baylol when that coach will be gone and we are here to stay and develop you!

Rhule: whats next!

Fans: um, seriously *** please show yourself out mr 'i really only want an nfl job'. I cant get excited knowing you want to leave and will bolt as soon as a team lets you pick coordinators. Players deserve better

Rhule: this is going to happen every year, we're special!

Blindly loyal fans: yay he smiled at me at the grocery store checkout, jezus im so happy we get him 12 more months we are so blessed, when he leaves we should bake him a pie!

Fans: who the ef does this guy think he is, ok hes starting to piss me off now, so are his followers

Rhoades: im thrilled!

Mulkey: i win championships and recruit my arse off and this guy wants to bolt after 2 yrs with his "epic turnaround" legacy

Drew: what time is bible study, im here for the long haul

Cab: still counting my $$$, i knew i should have stipulated larger bills than b-$2-b, whos this ruler guy i keep reading about sitting in my stadium anyway

Bor: hes so busy counting those $2 bills hahah! We win!

Brewer: im not gonna break my neck running like seth, but im also not gonna hang my hat on this guy who might not be here next year. Since my dad talked to fat patty and he needs a qb, and has a hell of a tenure im going purple this summer

Rhule: trust the..

Fans: stfu with this crap seriously

Im out

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TrustTheProcess said:

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Wow. Aren't we so lucky he decided to stay at Baylor

I went into my bosses office and told him that I wasn't gonna take the job I wasn't offered, but interviewed for, by our competitor. He told me to shut the **** up and get out of his office.

That's what Rhodes needed to do.

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PartyBear said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Timbear said:

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Rhule has no idea how he has undermined the support he finally earned with the bowl win.

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If you're talking about people like you, PartyBear, Krieg, etc., he probably doesn't give a ***** Your "support" wasn't there when he and the program really needed it and only begrudgingly came once continuing to doubt his abilities starting making you look stupid. Now that he's got the program back on solid ground, he doesn't need people like you to like him. Your carnival barking no longer has a captive audience.

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Stop being a piece of shxt. I have donated to the program and have been at every home game under Rhule with the exception of the Liberty game. I have a damn right to be critical of things that deserve criticism. Have you done more than spout off naivete on this site as your "support"?

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Timbear said:

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Rhule has no idea how he has undermined the support he finally earned with the bowl win.

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