The Wrath Revisited

[Mr. Scot]

From way back in February... 

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Apparently our head coach, while generally a nice guy, isn't always an easy man to work for...or play for 

Pretty good read in The Athletic (subscription required)

After joining Matt Rhule’s Baylor staff from Rice, Frank Okam was fired up about making the jump to a Power 5 program. Then the first game happened, and Okam wondered if his might be a short stint in Waco.

After Okam’s defensive line had a choppy performance in the 2018 opener against Abilene Christian, the Bears’ first-year assistant called his girlfriend to let her know he’d endured the wrath of Rhule.

“The headsets were crazy and there was a lot of yelling going back and forth. And coach Rhule in frustration said, ‘Frank, this might be your last game here,’” Okam said last week. “So I called her after the game. I was like, ‘Hey, I think I might be fired from Baylor. So I’m not sure, I’m gonna show up to work tomorrow and see what happens, see if they’ll let me in the building.’”

Okam’s job was safe: A calmer Rhule explained the following day he was just trying to get the most out of him and his players. But it was a bit of a system shock for Okam...

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The wrath of Rhule

Man, did this story ever turn fifty shades of ironic

It's also relevant again because this is the kind of coach we're gonna be trying to get "rockstar" assistants to work for.

Coaches and players don't necessarily mind hardass bosses when it's someone like Belichick who's a proven winner. But when your coaching is ass and you're an ass as well?

That's...not so good.

 

[PantherNation123]

Sad anecdote.  Nothing about Rhule’s past or present experience is very impressive, which makes it even more infuriating this dude is the 5th highest paid coach in the league.   He’s a true embarrassment to our franchise.  At least Ron had previous success in San Diego and was a good player in the NFL.  He clearly gave a damn at least

[RumHam]

The Wraith is an amazing movie.

[MHS831]

51 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

From way back in February... 

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Apparently our head coach, while generally a nice guy, isn't always an easy man to work for...or play for

 

New Nickname for Rhule that some may not get (I am out there at times):

The Dope of Dopamine.

Not an effective strategy to motivate a young coach.  Not effective. Using Rhule's theory, we should all threaten to fire him every day---oh wait. 

Edited January 12, 2022 by MHS831

[top dawg]

That's simply unprofessional, but I'm not surprised. 

[BrianS]

Can we PLEASE just fire Rhule and immediately hire Flores.

We'd probably win 10 games next year.

[Jon Snow]

Did Tepper not do any research on this guy?  My guess is he relied on Marty's vast successful experience in finding great coaches.  

Dumbass. 

[WOW!!]

1 hour ago, RumHam said:

The Wraith is an amazing movie.

I swear I thought this thread was announcing a remake.. I was getting excited..

[mc52beast]

I continue to try and figure out what Tepper saw in Rhule that made him hand out a seven year contract worth over 60m.

I also continue to try and figure out what Tepper has seen over the last season that makes him think Matt is worth that contract.

[Mr. Scot]

Almost foreshadowed Okam's fate...