Dirk Chatelain joins to discuss Nebraska under Matt Rhule and the new age of college sports

Former Omaha World-Herald reporter Dirk Chatelain joins the Locked On Nebraska podcast on this Friday to give his perspective on the Huskers under Matt Rhule. What is the second-year football coach doing well to win over Nebraskans, and where does he fit in that way among coaches of the past two decades in Lincoln? Also, Dirk weighs in on the City of Omaha and its historical -- and current -- importance to the Huskers. And we discuss an unintended consequence of the recently reached settlement in the NCAA legal case.
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[@judysmall8238]

Take this to the bank. Ruhle is unlike any coach we've had. He's the REAL DEAL! These student athletes are getting something they can't get anywhere in the country. As a fan for for 56 years. I didn't fall off the cabbage truck. He's doing things no coach has even thought of. What coach makes the players cook? 😂 He's building great players and as importantly fine, confident young men. The past is the past both good and bad. We have a winner in Matt Ruhle! GBR TTB

[@Herbcatt1988]

Hey Mitch just wanted to say you were excellent on The Solid Verbal the other day.

[@ronnienichols7645]

I didn't know dirk was still around...haven't heard his name since pelini was coach.

[@WarnerFamily-ql5du]

With this new “decision” there needs to be a “luxury tax” for the rich or we will always see the same exact teams in the playoff. Even the MLB figured out that a Dodgers-Yankee World Series every year would eventually kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Actual competition is the key and we need a TCU and A Cincinnati now and again or college football will suffer.

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

NBA has luxury tax as well. I agree with you. There needs to be a set amount that schools can spend, and if you go over that amount, it goes into a pool that is distributed to the lowest spending teams.

[@ronnienichols7645]

Nobody cared when Cincinnati or tcu was in...Lowest rating games in playoff history...People like the big names

[@WarnerFamily-ql5du]

@@ronnienichols7645 Yes they do, as do I. I just do not want to see the same 4-6 teams win it all every year and neither do those 4-6 teams from a financial perspective because they know it will kill the game. If there is not a competitive balance or at least the appearance of balance, it will eventually drive away eyeballs from the viewing audience and the riches they currently enjoy will not be in the offer from the networks the next time the contract comes up for negotiations, because ratings are way down, because who wants to watch games that are just a bunch of fodder being trotted out on the field for the Ohio States and Alabamas of the world to pummel into submission every week. The long view is hard to see and ultimately accept in most cases, but the powers that be in college football did not take the long view and look where it landed them…with a loosing hand in the court system and loosing much of the control they had.

[@jdchatelain222]

Yall pronounced his last name wrong, lol 🙃

[@RhuleBeans]

I forgot how much I didn’t miss Dirk’s vapid takes. Thanks.

[@donblack2145]

Please No Dirk…to negative . Didn’t we get rd of him….retread.

[@nnonotnow]

Matt Rhule's next stop after the Huskers is Ohio State. Trev will be the AD. Slapshot is getting the band back together.

[@judysmall8238]

That's just stupid!