And also not smart for letting his players meet on the midfield logo on the road. Rhule fits the N to a tee.
They are still operating as if they were the big, bad, Nebraska of old who could intimidate opponents just by showing up. The meeting on the logo at the middle of the field is a part of this, it is a way of trying to say "This your stadium but this is our field today, we claim it."
Problem for them is that nobody still believes that, including themselves. They don't intimidate anyone, they don't dominate anyone, and even "lesser" opponents like Northern Illinois know that if they just hang around until the end there is a good chance the fuskers will make a mistake or otherwise do something to give away the win.
Rhule is old school, an not in the good way like Coach Prime. He is buying into the "Big Red" B.S. and thinking that they can return to what they were in the 90's. They can't.
Coaches like Rhule, programs like Nebraska, aren't what the kids who make a difference are looking for. Offensive playmakers aren't looking for a place that throws 15 wobbly passes a game and runs the ball 60 times, offensive linemen aren't looking for a place the runs an option ground game, they want film to show the pros that they can pass protect.
Bringing in Sims as the savior at QB is a perfect illustration of this. His skills (other than not being able to hold on to the ball) would have been perfect for the offenses they ran in the late 90's, today he is a liability.
Rhule isn't a terrible coach but I've said it before. Even if he were a great coach it wouldn't save that program. Their problem isn't the coach, it is the program. The phony bravado of trying to meet at the logo and claim the field is just another example of this. Shedeur just went out there and popped their bubble.