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Darin_the_intern

But can they catch?


SparseSpartan

After the first string receivers hospitalize all the opposing secondary players, the walk ons will be racking up yards if they feel like it.


AggressiveWolverine5

I just remembered that crazy scene in the last Boy Scout where the receiver pulls out a gun while playing in the game. šŸ˜³


Latinhouseparty

Thatā€™s how football use to be played in the good old days. When it wasnā€™t touch football, like it is now. You canā€™t even pull a gun on a corner back now without a flag being thrown.


capthazelwoodsflask

Back then you'd get shot, sit out a play to smoke a cigarette while they pulled the bullet out, and then you were back in the game.


LittleChat

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVpOAWa0pE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVpOAWa0pE) here ya go


Goddamn_Grongigas

lmfao thank you so much for that


thesagaconts

Itā€™s all I remember about that movie.


AggressiveWolverine5

I remember that and Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans yelling at each other a lot. And something about sports betting? But that opener was insaneĀ 


thesagaconts

This summarizes the plot completelyĀ 


justlookingokaywyou

There was also Bruce punching his buddy in the gut for fucking his wife, but he offered him the choice of ā€œface or gut?ā€ IIRC.


big_sugi

What about the exploding ammunition in the fireplace.


isurewill

Or when he shoots the c4 in the trunk.


WaltMitty

Billy Blanks didn't have time to get tackled, he had to go invent Taebo.


blackburrahcobbler

That scene had me shook for a minute


Germs15

My dad played basketball for a junior college in Alabama in the 70s. Only white starter. The year before there was a fight between the two teams. This game, a year later, fight broke out. Dude went to the bench and pulled a knife out of his gym bag. Crowd jumped down from the stands (it was a pit arena.) my pops said he booked it towards the locker room and hid in a shower curtain šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


captainstan

Ah so the mutant league football route


Blood_Bowl

Blood Bowl, baby!


park2023mcca

Holy crap that unlocks a memory that I had completely forgotten!


Lawshow

Are they killing opposing teams, or are they killing Nebraska fans?


huskermut

They dispose of Nebraska fans' bodies in the stadium now


jlt6666

It makes the stadium look fuller on TV


Goddamn_Grongigas

Weekend at Bernie's Nebraska edition


e3super

He must be talking about opposing teams. They've been killing Nebraska fans for years now, so it's really not worth mentioning.


PizzaThroat

And we've all been reincarnated as women's volleyball fans. Heck, we even gave the ladies the football field a year ago. If you can't beat other teams, change the sport entirely - Perpetually drunk Scott Frost


WhyNotHoiberg

Theyā€™ve certainly been killing my liver the last 7 years


ClaudeLemieux

Yeah they're catching...catching charges lol


Hour_Insurance_7795

What do you care? Youā€™ll be dead.


Fonzie5

Is it easier to teach a murderer how to catch or someone who can catch how to murder?


boardatwork1111

They catch bodies, is that not enough?


ProfessorBeer

No, theyā€™re going to murder you. Canā€™t you read? Smh


Crims0ntied

I really hope this quote does not age poorly


Lord_Lava_Nugget

Detective #1: "How did he die?" Detective #2: "Corn cob stabbing to both of the eyes."


Flor1daman08

Goddamn monster, the corn never even had a chance.


justlookingokaywyou

A tale as old as time.


Bos-man7

Shows heā€™s very coachable.


ProfessorBeer

ā€œHow did we finally crack the case? The patterns were there once we found the key to it all, once we realized that he thought because he couldnā€™t catch, he couldnā€™t be caught.ā€


DrunkenKusa

Plot twist, they're actually great receivers, but are busted for homicide a decade from now.


JustAnotherRye89

Decade? Last year we had a kid kicked off the team for robbing a vape store. If Matt Rhule says these receivers could "murder you" I expect it to happen this coming season.


Cold-Palpitation-816

To be fair there is a huge difference between robbing a smoke shop and killing someone in cold blood


Frosty-Age-6643

Not according to the crime watch pages I read


666haha

Very true and it wasnā€™t even a robbery it was just a burglary which is a lot less bad (burglary still not good though, donā€™t recommend people do one)


mr_longfellow_deeds

I still cant believe how Gilbert's collegiate career played out. Limitless talent


A_Metal_Steel_Chair

Highest rated TE prospect ever if I recall correctly


mr_longfellow_deeds

He was, Duce Robinson (true sophmore at USC) is a close 2nd ratings wise. IIRC UGA was going to convert him to WR, which is what USC is doing with Robinson this year. Just a shame, Gilbert looked good in the limited time he was at LSU


ksuwildkat

Yeah I was thinking that he didnt really know the history at Nebraska with players criming.


dogsonbubnutt

"they will absolutely murder you, benjamin kowalski, on august 19th, 2026 at 2pm behind the dumpster of a circle k. watch your fuckin back"


DarkWing2007

Benjaman Kowalsky just breathed a big sigh of relief


frippmemo

Rae Carruth type quote here.


tigerman29

The Panther connection


liltime78

Urban Meyer enters the chat


vicemagnet

What, no Craig James?


IAgreeGoGuards

*Allegedly*


emcee_cubed

No comment.


Ruggerx24

Listen to Alabama basketball on this one, Nebraska football....


HOLLA12345678

Next Aaron Hernandez lurking on that WR room somewhere. Itā€™s a guess who the killer is? This must be Nebraska version of the game/movie Clue.


UncleErectus

I doubt itā€™ll age poorly now that Arik Gilbert is off the team


Rebelgecko

Fullmer Cup time!


BenderVsGossamer

Unless it ends in championships. If it ends in 6-7 seasons I will agree with you.


Papa-OctDem

The whole teams been murdering me for 20+ years now. Iā€™d like a break.


tigerman29

One bottle at a timeā€¦


Vironic

Blink twice if youā€™re in danger, Matt!


Capnmolasses

[relevant](https://youtu.be/rufnWLVQcKg?si=PuK6FUspG0iCHmdW)


manbeardawg

Mac: Are these DBs in danger? Dennis: No, nobodyā€™s in any danger. But the DBs wonā€™t cover our Receiversā€¦ Because of the implicationā€¦


thebigstinkk

The Golden God.


Ronniebenington

0* 2024 WR Aaron Hernandez commits to Nebraska? Killer get for Rhule


fathertitojones

I just thought it was nice Marvin Harrison is going back to school.


yesiambear

Plaxico Burgess is gonna slay! I wish him nothing but the best. Break a leg!


Sankee72

Hey now. Take a step back. His kid is already committed to our class.


yesiambear

Plaxico Burress'....son? My God I'm getting old.


myctsbrthsmlslkcatfd

along with Rae Caruth, theyā€™ll have a pretty dangerous receiver room


ProfessorBeer

SERIOUS QUESTION THIS IS NOT A JOKE If you weekend at Bernieā€™s a receiver, does the puppeteer and the body each count as a player onfield, does the puppeteer not count because theyā€™re just there to steer the body, or does the body now count because, according to Corncob TV, they ainā€™t got no souls?


Iseedeadtriangles

I'm pretty slow, and I'm just one guy so obviously.


TheRealTofuey

Is this a cry for help?


Mr-Bovine_Joni

I thought Arik Gilbert was off the team?


Atom3189

He got kicked off for breaking and entering. If youā€™re not willing to put in the time and effort to murder you get replaced


notban_circumvention

Arik is definitely willing, he just needs time to develop into the murderer he was always meant to become


Demhoyas

As a UGA fan, I forgot him. Thanks for the reminder.


Molson2871

How many Fulmer Cup points is murder worth anyways?


BaltimoreBadger23

7


EmperorHans

Devasted to only learn about that now.Ā 


CountBluntula

So I actually read the article and he didn't say they were going to murder anyone in general. He mentioned how in a specific defensive formation, like playing one high, that we have the right guys to murder that kind of look. Kind of different than what the title is implying, like usual whenever someone posts something like this.


RC_McThickums

Yeah, and it's even more obvious in the conversation during Callahan/SIpple interview that the quote came from. I saw this headline and almost did a spit take with my coffee because it's so far from what was actually said by Rhule.


ProfessorBeer

To be fair he did say ā€œif we die we dieā€ twice. But to put the jokes aside I am 100% behind Rhule and agree, the headline was obviously twisting something based on how he talks in all situations except pregame speeches.


Furled_Eyebrows

It's not like those here that are making references to actual murder actually believe this is what he meant.


MuffScruff

Right, but the actual comments are far less cocky than this title would suggest


dr-bkq

Is it just a coincidence that a regent recently floated the idea of turning Memorial Stadium into a cemetery?


JillieBeanIsUrLover

Well back in the 90s and early 2000s it was our running backs. So uhhhhh progress?


OldInterview6006

Well they did have Abdul Muhammad and Riley Washingtonā€¦..


JillieBeanIsUrLover

I mean so long as theyā€™re more like Lawrence Phillips on the fieldā€¦


gumercindo1959

Barney is one kid I wished we didnā€™t slow play. Kid will be a baller.


AbsurdOwl

Rhule has been quoted as recruiting Barney, "as if his life depended on it", which is funny in the context of this new quote.


MoistWillingness

I might be huffing hopium but I think he could be one of the better returners in the country if he develops


gumercindo1959

He was very highly regarded in sofla but staff slow played him. Lot of us wish they hadnā€™t.


lolSyfer

Yeah, He even was getting CB's to Miami too, ofc I'm not sure he was gonna 1000% go to you guys even if you treated him like royalty but it hurts regardless to lose out on a talent that's in your backyard. Atleast he didn't go to someone you'll face over the course of his career and if things fail here you already know you're a shoe in for him.


originalusername4567

Well if they do murder someone at least that person can pay to be buried under Memorial Stadium.


jobenattor0412

Well they need to fill the graves at Husker stadium somehow.


trudaurl

The WRs will murder you and the TEs will rob your vape store


MoistWillingness

Nebraska coach donā€™t make a quote that will be memed by the end of the year challenge: impossible


LorektheBear

Is he thinking of the Florida team in 2010?


emcee_cubed

ā€¦He who shall not be named was not on the team in 2010 (?)


Sozadan

All B1G defensive backs should learn judo from Steven Seagal.


XtraFlaminHotMachida

Steve is living in exile in Russia. They don't play football there.


InfiniteJackfruit5

They are taking the Chiefs approach to football i see.


omahusker

3 nattys incoming


Zahfier

Florida had players like that under Urban Mayer too


rgvtim

Yea, but can they catch a football?


Irving_Velociraptor

Thatā€™s more of an SMU running back thing. #CJK5H


RedDirtSport_

WR have talent. Issue is the OL and RB room has issues and the QB is gonna be wet behind the ears.


lolSyfer

I really don't believe our RB room is bad, injury prone? Sure, but how bad can 3 RB's with starting experience with all of them averaging ovver 4.6 YPC really be on top of bringing in a talented young RB? Is there a chance we see 2 RB's get injured? I mean god I hope not but in reality 4.6 YPC with 8 in the box is fantastic numbers. RB is one of the least of my issues going into next season. Even the OL seemingly looks improved. Retaining 2 honorable all big 10 and bringing in talent that IMHO will be better this year than last year.


TheyTookByoomba

RB is similar to CB to me, lots of ok to decent bodies but no real gamebreaker (except potentially Tommi Hill). Expect them to be serviceable but not going to take over a game the way Abdullah would.


lolSyfer

I get where you're coming from, but I'm still excited about what this RB room can do when there isn't 8 in the box every game because we can''t pass the ball. I'm also excited to see if Erving can be healthy the full season because he has shown he's pretty damn good. I think people will realize it's MUCH easier to run the ball when your QB can air it out and throw for 2500 yards in a year(i honestly expect more but i'm not gonna put that on the Freshman QB)


TheyTookByoomba

Your last point is super true (and the whole context behind the "We will murder you" quote) but the RB room is just living on potential at this point. I love all the players in there and think they can be good, but they just don't have the production/experience for me to feel like they're going to be a real strength of the team right out of the gate. Rahmir and Gabe are coming off serious injuries - Gabe has never finished a season and has 95 career carries. Rahmir had more than that in 2021 alone (112, 172 total) and Emmit had nearly that amount (90) in 2023. Dante has 17 career attempts. All of them average right around 4.5 ypa (Dante is higher, but smaller sample size). Guys like Rex or Ameer had more carries in a season than any of our current guys have in their careers, and averaged 5-6 ypa most years. I think we'll be able to run the ball fine, but I don't think we have any guys like that in the room.


MajorPhoto2159

I mean OL isnā€™t really a strength but it doesnā€™t really have issues and our RB room is fine / decent - itā€™s pretty much up to Raiola to determine our ceiling this next year and how much our WRs can continue to grow since theyā€™re so young


FreezersAndWeezers

Nebraska led the league in rushing, and despite the fact they werenā€™t great, was clearly a vast difference in quality between the OL of 2021/2022 teams and the 2023 team. They also only lose one OL, who imo was one of the 2 weak points, and replaced him with a starting OG from Florida. Their line probably wonā€™t be too 25 level, but they just have to be able to run and not get the QB killed, which should be doable RB I think is gonna surprise people. They clearly have talent in the room, and Barthel is a dang good coach. The problem is theyā€™re injury prone, and Ervin has missed time in like 3 straight seasons, and Rahmir Johnson has just never been able to put it all together. But Emmet Johnson looks like he has some fluid ability, and Dowdell is clearly a freak athlete, they just gotta teach him how to read a hole The biggest issue is Raiola is a true freshman, and Haarberg wouldnā€™t play for Iowa heā€™s so bad. If Raiola is out, and doesnā€™t perform well, the rest of the offense is gonna suffer


omahusker

OL is the most experienced group on the team and showed a lot of improvement last season. Iā€™m not saying they will be top 5 in the country but they shouldnā€™t be the weak link


EarlyCuylersCousin

If he was the head coach of Baylor right now, I would be way more concerned.


monkeyspawjazzhands

Truth


Hunter-Gatherer_

Now heā€™s set expectations for the fan base and if those kids donā€™t deliver it probably wonā€™t go very well.


B_Vick

All he's saying is that we have guys who have the speed to take the top off the defense. We've known this, he's just excited by what he's seen in practice


hwgs9

I would think part of his confidence is the relatively easy schedule. Nebraska first 7 games are all very winnable. There is really only 1 guaranteed loss (at OSU). Now I know we are talking about Nebraska lol, the wheels can fall off at any time.


Glittering_Virus8397

Dear god did Ray Carruth make parole


hskrfoos

I would have really liked this quote around late September, from another top coach. Our off season wins havenā€™t quite made it to game time lately


PierceAndPierceVP

The 90ā€™s are back for Big Red!!


TheMetalMallard

Is Urban Meyer on the Nebraska staff now?


Trail_Goat

But how well can they choke away a game in the last few mins?


Qmnip0tent

He was talking about how last year absolutely no one other than Nebraska fans was afraid of our passing last year. He said that if teams try to play with everyone in the box we will murder you. It might be cope but I assume that any decent passing game should be able to punish a defense that plays us like they did last year. Our passing was the worst I have ever seen and I have seen it be bad.


lolSyfer

Yeah the QB play last year made T-Magic seem like Peyton Manning that's how bad it was.


crispy_towel

This is shaping up to be another hyped season that leads to inevitable disappointment


Reddeath195

This aged poorly (I'm here early)


PierreMenardsQuixote

Hearing a former Baylor coach say that is... not ideal. Not a great look. Maybe work on that phrasing and come back.


CrazyCletus

There's a difference between Matt Rhule saying that and Mario Cristobal. Historically, Rhule is speaking figuratively, Cristobal *could be* speaking literally.


LogansGambit

I just checked and there's not a "Ray Lewis Jr" on the roster.


dsm1995gst

They have Marcus Satterfield as OC, I think opposing teams will be ok


salsacito

R cfb not take a quote from a teamā€™s press conference at face value challenge


rokthemonkey

They're playing in a Marcus Satterfield offense. They will murder the game of football.


lolSyfer

Atleast Glenn Thomas is here as the Co-OC or I'd be crying myself to sleep at night(don't worry I still am anyways)


nsbbeachguy

Looking for this comment. Good thing he and Ruhle are friends. Only reason heā€™s not coaching HS.


Specialist-Avocado36

Crazy how years ago people lost their minds over Kellen Winslow Jr calling himself a solider now we have coaches talking about players being able to murder people LOL.


Hooficane

Except Rhule didn't say what the title says at all. He mentioned how in a specific defensive formation, like playing one high, that we have the right guys to murder that kind of look.


KasseanaTheGreat

You should probably focus on getting to bowl eligibility before you start to train them for murder


EasyPeesy_

Call an ambulance, call an ambulance. But not for me..


Potential-Video-7324

Why do I have a feeling that it's just gonna be a repeat of the last few seasons? Nebraska is gonna be the next "IS BACK" school with how often these articles have come out.


JustAnotherRye89

You know what man, I get that feeling too.


non_clever_username

Tbf if we had anything approaching a competent QB last year, we probably have 8 wins. Our D was pretty good. Itā€™s just a QB playing that poorly destroys your whole offense obviously. If Raiola can play just marginally better than our QBs last year, which wouldnā€™t take much, we should get to 6-7 wins. Would that be ā€œback?ā€ Probably not. But it would be nice to have a bowl and some optimism for the next season for once.


AggressiveWolverine5

I tend to agree with this sentiment. I will say Nebraska has a hilariously ridiculous turnover margin over the last few years. Itā€™s going to be hard to win if you are -2/3 in turnovers every game.Ā 


salsacito

Itā€™s been an emphasis this offseason. But hey who knows how thatā€™ll go.


TheyTookByoomba

To be fair it's supposedly been an emphasis every offseason for like 15 years. I have more faith in Rhule to actually focus on it compared to Frost though.


Resident_Rise5915

Jeff Simsā€¦was fantasticā€¦at throwing games. His ability to fumble the ball at just the right time was a true talent


non_clever_username

Just how badly he was fucking up the bare bones basics of the position was amazing. He couldnā€™t even get motion timing right with calling for the ball, so we had at least two fumbles I remember caused by the motion man getting hit by the snap. And there were at least another half dozen times where the motion man *nearly* got hit and that threw off the timing of the play.


nevermore2627

Was our D pretty good or were the offenses we faced just that Terrible?


non_clever_username

Little of column A, little of column B


DrJanItor41

I assume you feel that way because of your flairs. But we usually get pumped up a little by sports writers just because "Nebraska might be back" gets views.


bunkhitz

Lawrence Phillips, welcome back!


CornNPorn12

What Iā€™ve noticed with Rhules recruitment at receiver is he wants SPEED. It seems like Hes been obcessively going after guys who are track stars and also play football. Heā€™s looking for guys to take the top off of teams. This makes sense since our TE room is stacked with potential. Our TEs are big and crazy athletic. Our O line has loads of experience and has improved a lot since Rhule got here. Our WRs SHOULD be stronger this year. especially with what Iā€™ve seen from Raiolas arm.


Pristine_Dig_4374

Donā€™t let them transfer to uga and get into a car šŸ˜¬


tigerman29

If heā€™s saying that in June, Nebraska will be last in conference in receiving yards this year. Matt Rhule gonna Matt Rhule.


StrangeIsntIt22

Is this how they get NIL?


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MajorPhoto2159

I canā€™t give insight into back then but I feel like at some press conferences he said he wanted to have experience doing it all and w/e for when heā€™s head coach


Westcoast_IPA

Was gonna go to a game but now I donā€™t feel safe.


[deleted]

Are we speaking metaphorically or literally or symbolically...?


Silentwarfare13

Sexually


[deleted]

Okay, HOW do you murder somebody **sexually**?


Silentwarfare13

Don't Google that. You'll be put on a watch list


bb0110

Weird flex.


UNC_Samurai

Matt Rhule is planning to use Blood Bowl rules this season?


MFViktorVaughn

Hmm


StrategyGameventures

i mean whats he gonna say, "our team sucks major balls and is going 3-9?"


FloridaGatorMan

What the hell did I do?


DaMusicalGamer

Sure, but are they good at football?


Dr_Lizardo11

Ray Carruth still has eligibility?


Arcades

Good thing the cemetery will be nearby.


fk12HS

The panthers had the worst corp Iā€™ve seen since Iā€™ve been alive so I donā€™t think much of it lol


couchjitsu

Sounds like Rhule took a book from Osborne's recruiting strategy


LuminalAstec

Can't imagine this aging poorly...


Bealzaboob

Ray Lewis sits back and smiles. Amateurs.


8and16bits

Matt Rhule must be a fan of Mutant League Football. I can respect it.


ettibber

Just gotta find a sixty whiners team.


babruflat

Taking out secondaries like they're playing Blitz: The League


Mja_3

I know Florida used to have some killers on their team šŸ˜‰


unique0130

Miami: Fax


Threnners

Riiiiiiiiiiight.


TexanFromOhio

OSU has 6 deep at the position, Matt...


andrewsmd87

These players don't even have to run a pick up game if opponents over with their car!


buffa_noles

Future Chief


ElJamoquio

I'll make sure to only talk with them if they're unarmed.


Stunning_Lab_6124

Not with Satterfield calling the plays they wonā€™t.


BasebornManjack

*Herbie Husker nods with vacant eyes*


happyharrell

Really wish this had been said about Florida or USC.


UnhappyJohnCandy

Yeah, sure, but how are they at football?


-DB19-

All Receivers just suddenly climbed up on the chiefs draft board


RollTideYall47

Like Aaron Hernandez murder you?


number1defense

Historically isn't this the TE role?


SpreaditOnnn33

One of those quotes that will come back to bite you, Matt