Rhule to Carolina -- Apparently Confirmed

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CutTheTVoff said:

DanaDane said:

Rhule was never gonna stay here nor anywhere else more than 3-5 years. That's just who he is, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's just how some people are wired. There is nothing Baylor fans or donors could have done to change it, so no reason to blame them.


Do you think in his interview he told Rhoades, "I'm a 3 year guy"?
I think Rhoades was smart enough to know that.
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boognish_bear said:

Carolina does not seem to fit his self described "perfect" scenario it would take to get him to leave Baylor.

They have had a losing records the last two years and do not have a solid quarterback situation. Cam has been hampered by injuries the last few years.
Carolina has arguably the best running back in the league with the 7th pick in a deep QB draft. Even if they don't keep Cam, Carolina has the tools for success.
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Samwise said:

What a phony. Good riddance. I loved the wins, but he's untrustworthy and has done serious damage to our program leaving like this.
I think that remains to be seen. Unlike a college-to-college move, he's not going to be able to take every coach with him.
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Next Baylor head coach.....Doug Meachem
saucebob
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So when is the last time a Baylor football coach voluntarily left?
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KajunKarlsdad said:

He can have fun dealing with Cam.
This is the part that I thought might keep him in the college game. I really think he enjoys developing young men and helping them grow beyond just being athletes....dealing with millionaire guys in their 20s and 30s is going to be a lot different.
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CutTheTVoff said:

DanaDane said:

Rhule was never gonna stay here nor anywhere else more than 3-5 years. That's just who he is, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's just how some people are wired. There is nothing Baylor fans or donors could have done to change it, so no reason to blame them.


Do you think in his interview he told Rhoades, "I'm a 3 year guy"?
To a certain extent, yes, I believe he was honest to Rhoades from the get go about wanting to be in an NFL position. How many years was irrelevant. The timing was going to coincide with Baylor returning to ranked status . . . whether that was 3 years or 5 years.

Could he get there from Temple? No.

Did Baylor desperately need a high character guy to clean up a nuclear waste site and to build us into a ranked program again? Yes.

Did both parties significantly benefit from the past 3 years? Yes.

Are we in a much better place to hire a long term solution now that the program has been re-established? Yes.
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This is really depressing, if true. We get a great coach, who has done a great job, and we can't keep him? If Rhule leaves, I hope he can recommend a head coach like him. Baylor was going in the right direction, in football. Now I am afraid what the future might be, without Coach Rhule. A sad day for Baylor, and Baylor fans, if this report turns out to be true. I suspect Coach Rhule, will talk to the issue soon. I hope the report is dead wrong.
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Rehire Briles.
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ValpoCory said:

365 said:

CutTheTVoff said:

365 said:

Can't blame him. A large portion of our fanbase gave him constant **** regardless of how much the team improved. Hilarious that people legitimately believed that NFL teams couldn't compete with Baylor financially. Shows the depth of delusion from our brightest #TruthDontLie scholars.

Also makes sense since Rhule know McGuire is getting a HCing job out of it, so he's setting up others for success. Hopefully we can get a solid OC. That will be the key hire.
Are you saying the fan base is a reason for his departure? That's just silly. This whole fan base was behind him this year.
I'm saying it contributed. And, no, the fanbase has not been behind him throughout. Were you not around during year 1? Even year 2 wasn't good enough for fans and support was mediocre early this year. Few people realize how big of a ****show this program was thanks to "Second Chance" Art.

Just look at the posts above you. Or the posts after the first OU loss and the Georgia loss. It's comical. People are quick to call for a coach to get fired, but if one leaves for a BETTER job in the NFL, he's a traitor. Huh?
Yep. Even in the last month or two, Rhule went on with smoaky to express his frustrations with portions of the Baylor fanbase.


That's just his arrogance talking. We had a great year this year and overall he did a great job this year but there are always things that aren't done well. In this case pretty much everything on offense. Recruiting has gone back to the dark ages, too. If saying that hurt his sensitive feelings good luck in the NFL...

I'll be the first to admit he outperformed my expectations this season. I didn't think it was possible this year but he did it, so congrats on that one.

Rhule had a great year but losing him is better than having a coach that's trying to leave every year. The uncertainty hurts the fan support and the recruiting. Rhoades needs to hire someone that wants to coach in college and we'll be fine.
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CutTheTVoff said:

So will our recruits bail?


What recruits?

I don't follow recruiting well at all but didn't we just sign everyone that was actually committed? Hopefully the new guy can fill out the class well.
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May the Process be gone forever. His 19-20 record with it. Plus his lectures on who has true Baylor loyalty. Hope Texas enjoys the recruits we send them. People in Carolina are probably already saying, Why him?
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Krieg said:


Rhoades needs to hire someone that wants to coach in college and we'll be fine.

Well, I would think they need to be able to win as well.
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I agree with Bear2Be2. Rhule did an incredible unbelievable job for what he was hired to do. Bring back Baylor's good reputation, National perception and football team. Thank you , Coach Rhule. I'm glad for you and I'm happy for Baylor.
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How much of this decision was because McCarthy was hired at Dallas?

Brees has likely 1-2 yrs left at New Orleans. Atlanta will be looking for a new head coach in 1-2 yrs. TB needs a new QB.

Ownerships that's willingly to give the guy 4-5 years to build for the long term. Pretty smart move on Rhule

Can't believe I just said that.

Well, Baylor needs to find a replacement quickly. Upgrade OC.
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SoonerFrogs said:

Next Baylor head coach.....Doug Meachem
you would wish so we go to mediocrity again..
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No problem with a man pursuing his dream. Do have a problem with him doing so without candor to those he's leaving behind. I have lost all respect for him for the lies he told leading up to this.
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saucebob said:

So when is the last time a Baylor football coach voluntarily left?


I mean, it felt like Steele was trying to leave on purpose but I don't think that's actually what was going on in reality.
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I gotta say though, I am LOVING the Giants meltdown.
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365 said:

CutTheTVoff said:

365 said:

Can't blame him. A large portion of our fanbase gave him constant **** regardless of how much the team improved. Hilarious that people legitimately believed that NFL teams couldn't compete with Baylor financially. Shows the depth of delusion from our brightest #TruthDontLie scholars.

Also makes sense since Rhule know McGuire is getting a HCing job out of it, so he's setting up others for success. Hopefully we can get a solid OC. That will be the key hire.
Are you saying the fan base is a reason for his departure? That's just silly. This whole fan base was behind him this year.
I'm saying it contributed. And, no, the fanbase has not been behind him throughout. Were you not around during year 1? Even year 2 wasn't good enough for fans and support was mediocre early this year. Few people realize how big of a ****show this program was thanks to "Second Chance" Art.

Just look at the posts above you. Or the posts after the first OU loss and the Georgia loss. It's comical. People are quick to call for a coach to get fired, but if one leaves for a BETTER job in the NFL, he's a traitor. Huh?
Our lack of support for 1 win season is his reason for leaving??? ****show or not I was shocked how many of you gave him a pass for losing to Liberty and UTSA despite significantly better talent than those teams. Don't recall anyone asking for him to get fired after OU or Georgia this year? Really? Agree that's stupid if true.

BTW..Is Rhule leaving after 3 year part of the process?


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PartyBear said:

Jorkel said:

PartyBear said:

If USC announced Meyer would not be a candidate for them if they fired Helton, I can't see us looking at him. As much as it would be great, we can't have him as a candidate.


I guess that financial package Baylor was offering to Rhule wasn't the end all be all, or the panthers are shelling out a juicier package.


Baylor wasn't offering Rhule anything additional, he signed a new deal two months ago reportedly. If posters here are correct about things, Baylor is about to get a large deposit perhaps as early as later today or tomorrow
The bright side of this situation for sure. I wonder if it makes up for what the Big 12 is holding back?
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Samwise said:

What a phony. Good riddance. I loved the wins, but he's untrustworthy and has done serious damage to our program leaving like this.


I don't understand this sentiment.

Rhule was a hired gun from the get go, one who is very good a bible speak and such.

This job was a stepping stone from the moment he got here, and he telegraphed it from the beginning.

Those that romanticised anything else were simply fooling themselves.

Maybe, just maybe, Baylor can now get a coach thinks Baylor is the destination.

Not saying Rhule wasn't a real good coach he is, but he has always been, from the outset, "that guy" who is engaged to a great girl, but still sleeping around with others on the side, until he finds a better girl.

Rhule is not a phony at all, he is what he is.

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It sucks that he is leaving....I was hoping somehow he would decide to stay....but as the noise grew louder it certainly began to feel inevitable.

If someone had come to me and said three years ago there is a coach Baylor can hire that will restore the image of the program, lead us to an 11-3 season and a Sugar Bowl appearance, have us in the conversation for the CFP in the final week of the season, and have us ranked in the Top 10 within in 3 years....but then he will leave for the NFL....I would have done that deal in a heartbeat.

One of the next big questions...what happens with Phil Snow?
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Saddle Up! said:

CutTheTVoff said:

DanaDane said:

Rhule was never gonna stay here nor anywhere else more than 3-5 years. That's just who he is, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's just how some people are wired. There is nothing Baylor fans or donors could have done to change it, so no reason to blame them.


Do you think in his interview he told Rhoades, "I'm a 3 year guy"?



Some have said anyone would be looking for opportunities to better their life and job, and take care of their family, but this is not the equivalent of a low or mid-level employee or manager looking to increase their annual income by $10K -$20K, Will an extra one or two million dollars really make the difference in "taking care of the family" over the millions you're currently making? Seems like it's more about ambition, dreams, and desire than dollars.

However, I don't think there's any corporation in the real business world, who hires a new CEO, the face of their brand, and then pays him one of the top 5 - 10 salaries in the nation in that sector to recruit the very best talent available nationwide, and lead the company to the absolute highest in return on investment, stated as a goal to annually be in the top five in the country, and then allows him to openly and publicly flirt with competitors for a better opportunity. All the while professing the sense of a calling to his current position,...... showing an almost obsessive level of interest in the possibility of leaving for a different position in the most public of ways, garnering repeated national headlines which do absolutely nothing to advance his current company, or encourage potential talent to feel the confidence and commitment in his leadership to cause them to completely buy in......At some point, it's no longer an issue of how Rhule's treating Baylor, but instead becomes an issue of how Baylor allows itself to be treated by Rhule.
^^^ Good post and good points.
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Space Cutter said:

May the Process be gone forever. His 19-20 record with it. Plus his lectures on who has true Baylor loyalty. Hope Texas enjoys the recruits we send them. People in Carolina are probably already saying, Why him?
Little harsh, but I will admit when I heard him talk about building young men and loyalty and loving Baylor and Waco and raising his children knowing he had one foot out the door... it made me sick to my stomach. I have been with Baylor long before him and will be long after him. I know what went on behind the scenes here. He should never ever again say one word about loyalty to anyone at any time. He has lost the right.
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Forest Bueller_bf said:

Samwise said:

What a phony. Good riddance. I loved the wins, but he's untrustworthy and has done serious damage to our program leaving like this.




Rhule was a hired gun from the get go, one who is very good a bible speak and such.

Yep I agree.

I still don't really understand why our fan base and Regents fall for the "bible speak" and "God has brought me to this school" stuff.

All these coaches are hired guns....they come for a while and then they go.

Simple as that.
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Forest Bueller_bf said:

Samwise said:

What a phony. Good riddance. I loved the wins, but he's untrustworthy and has done serious damage to our program leaving like this.


I don't understand this sentiment.

Rhule was a hired gun from the get go, one who is very good a bible speak and such.

This job was a stepping stone from the moment he got here, and he telegraphed it from the beginning.

Those that romanticised anything else were simply fooling themselves.

Maybe, just maybe, Baylor can now get a coach thinks Baylor is the destination.

Not saying Rhule wasn't a real good coach he is, but he has always been, from the outset, "that guy" who is engaged to a great girl, but still sleeping around with others on the side, until he finds a better girl.

Rhule is not a phony at all, he is what he is.


If all that is true, then the "God called me to be here" bit was phony. Unless he meant God's plan was for him to coach in the NFL, which he wouldn't be able to jump to from Temple.
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He came and did a good job. It was a fortunate time to come because Big 12 has been down overall the last two years and the bowl games show that. We win some close games that a play here and there could easily be a loss. I doubt that he is a great coach but is a good one. Wish him well and perhaps the next coach can get us some 4 and 5 guys. Hard to keep turning 1 and 2s into 11 wins when the conference comes back .
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boognish_bear said:

It sucks that he is leaving....I was hoping somehow he would decide to stay....but as the noise grew louder it certainly began to feel inevitable.

If someone had come to me and said three years ago there is a coach Baylor can hire that will restore the image of the program, lead us to an 11-3 season and a Sugar Bowl appearance, have us in the conversation for the CFP in the final week of the season, and have us ranked in the Top 10 within in 3 years....but then he will leave for the NFL....I would have done that deal in a heartbeat.

One of the next big questions...what happens with Phil Snow?
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Samwise said:

I gotta say though, I am LOVING the Giants meltdown.
Gotta say, me too!
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ChamberC said:

Krieg said:


Rhoades needs to hire someone that wants to coach in college and we'll be fine.

Well, I would think they need to be able to win as well.


Well, yeah but the problem with the last coach was that he didn't want to coach college football. That's what we need to fix.
 
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