What are your minimum requirements for a successful season?

Street Novelist said:
7-5, a win over Colorado and a bowl game
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This is my take.   I think there is a path to 8 win and even 9 if all the chips fall in the right direction.  Limit injuries, reverse the turnover margin and win the games where we have the talent edge.    I'd love to see us beat Iowa and Wiscy the same year we beat colorado :bluffs

 
it's been ages since we went to a bowl game.    get to a bowl is obviously the answer.   injuries and the ball taking bad bounces happen so anything over 6 wins after our long dry spell should be good enough....but anything better would be great.

 
brophog said:
If Rhule somehow only won 6 games you have to seriously consider firing him.
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This is kind of wild. 

Honestly, Nebraska has equal talent and money compared to most of the middle to bottom of the conference. I wonder why people think Nebraska is a lock to beat a team like Rutgers, for example. They beat Miami in a bowl game last year and Nebraska doesn't significantly out recruit them. This is tossup game, along with most of the conference opponents we play. 

 
Dr. Strangelove said:
This is kind of wild. 

Honestly, Nebraska has equal talent and money compared to most of the middle to bottom of the conference. I wonder why people think Nebraska is a lock to beat a team like Rutgers, for example. They beat Miami in a bowl game last year and Nebraska doesn't significantly out recruit them. This is tossup game, along with most of the conference opponents we play. 
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We don't out recruit Rutgers?

Nebraska since 2020 in Big Ten recruiting rankings: 4, 5, 10, 5, 6

Rutgers since 202 in Big Ten recruiting rankings: 13, 9, 8, 11, 11

Not sure how you can say we don't out recruit them significantly.

 
Nebraska won't "seriously consider" firing Rhule if he wins six games. He'd probably have to do something like only win 2-3 and show reversion in some other KPI's before that conversation was flirted with.

 
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Dr. Strangelove said:
This is kind of wild. 

Honestly, Nebraska has equal talent and money compared to most of the middle to bottom of the conference. I wonder why people think Nebraska is a lock to beat a team like Rutgers, for example. They beat Miami in a bowl game last year and Nebraska doesn't significantly out recruit them. This is tossup game, along with most of the conference opponents we play. 
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I think Rutgers and Maryland are the only B1G teams we’ve never lost to. 

 
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A few posts back I said 7 wins was the bare minimum for "success."

The minimum for me to keep my hope that Rhule can get us back to at least Bo Pelini levels of wins is to get rid of the ridiculous turnover issues.

 
Enhance said:
My thoughts, as well. I think a bowl game would invigorate the fan base and show clear signs of progress.
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No it wouldn't show progress , for the reasons I said. These little tiny steps make logical sense, but it just aren't how this works. When you have the right guy, you make big steps.

Enhance said:
Nebraska won't "seriously consider" firing Rhule if he wins six games. He'd probably have to do something like only win 2-3 and show reversion in some other KPI's before that conversation was flirted with.
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The way the contract is written, it would be extremely hard to fire him. If he is fired without cause he gets 90% of the remaining value, and since his contract escalates over time, very little was paid in Year 1. It would take a significant scandal, something so big that the damage in keeping him would make it impossible to keep him. The guys negotiating the coaching contracts know the value of Year 2/3 as well.

Saying they wont fire him in Year 2 for losing football games isn't the same as saying they should fire him for it. History shows if he only wins 6 games and our ultimate goals are much higher than that, then we're just wasting our time every day he's still around.

 
Hilltop said:
6 wins is progress and I would be happy. 

People saying the schedule is easy aren't looking in detail imo.  We play several teams after their bye week.... more than any other B1G team I believe and we have a true freshman under center.   5 stars or not,  there will be some mistakes. 
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6 wins would be a complete failure. You can live with a freshman mistake or two when he can throw 4 touchdowns. 

 
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runningblind said:
I'm sure you're used to being disappointed already, you are a Nebraska fan after all so... :lol:

I was told probably a dozen times during the Frost administration that not all good coaches show significant progress during year two. The situation here is soooo bad, that he needs more time!  I'm sure Rhule does too, don't ya think?
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I have high expectations for this program no matter what. I watched Riley win 9 games with an underdeveloped C+ roster. Rhule is a better coach, has significantly more talent, and a favorable schedule. I expect this team to go toe to toe against OSU, and I expect them to beat Wisconsin and Iowa this year. 6-6 would warm his seat and he knows that. 

 
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