1-on-1 with DP – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK - Who Started the Matt Rhule to Penn State Rumors?: October 15th, 12:00pm

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

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Please do. But, kind, sir, for our number two, you know, we have to honor and pay tribute. Take care of the people who take care of us. So as you find your way through, and I'll set the table for this hour, because in talking about the mat rule situation and inclusion, and you guys have voice.

So we're going to read, I'm going to read all your text and then I'm going to get into maybe a way to solve some of this other thing or at least to have different conversations about it. But Bach, if you would, please pay the bills. It's a noon hour and that means it's lunchtime. Lunchtime here at the ticket today is sponsored by our friends at Mulberry Barbecue, now with two locations at 11th in Cornhusker and at 61st in Apple's Way right off the highway two by Lowe's.

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and at 61st in Apples Way just off of Highway 2 by load. Get the nachos! It's a win. It's a win from the text line. We'll get to, but I need, we'll get to the conversation that we're going to have, but I want to read all your texts. and to allow you all to respond to one another. 1184 at our own house says,

here's my only issue. Rumor says Adidas may have gotten involved financially with Franklin getting fired. Again, a rumor. But if that costs us our head coach, what are they going to do for us towards our next coach? Nothing likely. But yeah, that's a rumor that's a rumor that's passed.

And remember, in most of this, 98% of what we're talking about is rumor. because we don't know what Matt Rule's decision-making is, nor should we. We shouldn't even ask him at this point, just in my opinion, because he did not put himself in that situation they did. They will not even, Penn State didn't put them in this. Internet and trolls and media writers put Matt Rule in Nebraska in the middle of this. Penn State didn't come out and say, hey, we're looking at Matt Rule.

They didn't say that. we can't say that about them. If Adidas has involved himself, it is a sticky wicket to start to consider apparel companies moving how business is being done with coaching staffs,

etc. But if you ask the question, does Adidas have the power with writing big checks to big 10 member groups? It's what I said earlier. They're partnering in the name and the brand

of the coach as well. So, you know, if you're Adidas, is there more bang for the buck at Nebraska football than it is Northwestern? Or Illinois, is the coach more known, more viable? That's a thing. It's a sticky wicket. If you're going to get into that kind of business

and these apparel companies start getting into it, but that's what happened in shoe deals. That's the whole thing, how shoe deals started. Nike was first into the pool. They didn't really do that. And then signing coaches to get team deals and then getting university program deals. And then getting players. Because it used to be about the players with two deals.

Now it becomes, certainly if you ask Harper Murray and Dylan Rayola what their engagement and deals with Adidas, it's a little different. Their engagement, it certainly matters. But that's part of the deal. Bill and Ben, I appreciate you, bro. That's all I'm going to say. You know, Texas says Penn State should be going after Pat Fitzgerald. Yeah, I don't know what they're going to do. I don't know what, again, they haven't spoken on it that way about what their interest is and what their plan is.

I would imagine that if they were going to do this thing, that they were going to have a plan. I just think there should be some boundaries to the plane and your ability to do these things. Texas, you're a troublemaker. And I appreciate it. 5532 says, Bach, I think it's funny. How would you guys feel PSU hired Matt Rule and then Nebraska hired James Franklin?

I'm not sure. I'm not sure. Are we doing coach swap now? Like the TV said? Are we doing coach swap now? Is that what we're doing? You know, Texer says this,

DPI, your theory is nice. It will merely result in programs signing coaches to a 10-year contract. It will cause more pain. for all three sides. Okay. So if universities, athletic directors,

regents, and boosters used getting it right as the priority, there would be less chaos after the fact. If you did your diligence in signing the right coach for the right program at the right time

for the right amount of money, then it's much easily more dealt with. You're not just randomly marrying people. Well, these contracts, these are million dollar contracts, multi-million dollar contracts. And if you're doing business, then the point of the business is to get the decision right. I don't know many professions where you could have a $50 million fail and keep your job or call yourself a success. Whoever was part of the renegotiating for James Franklin's contract, you need to come. come meet the boss, bro.

You cost pet state $50 million. Right? We can have that conversation about Nebraska. If you made the decision and cost the university, the regents, the community, $50 million, your ability to make that decision should be questioned. We should probably raise their hands and have a meeting.

Hey, let's not do that again. let's not have to fire a coach and have to pay him $30 million for not winning and to not coach. Because whoever made that decision, there are reasons for making that decision. What's wrong? So you need to minimize the number of mistakes that you make. How about reducing the number of $10, $20, and $30 million mistakes in hiring coaching? How about that? Because the fans deserve that.

the players deserve that. We all deserve that. You know, look, all of that's in play. All of that's in play. So, you know, I think in fairness that it's good to see you back in here. Eric and Lincoln says, I'm just ready to beat Minnesota for the first time in 150 years on Friday.

That's all I'm thinking about. That's all we should be thinking about. That should be the priority. The focus should be on one and no. And the simplest form, as a fan, that's all of it. There's nothing, I love the adage in sports. There's nothing wrong that a win won't cure. But a Husker win over Minnesota cures a lot of evils, right?

It allows us to focus. It means that we were able to refocus on Minnesota and the players. And quite frankly, allow yourself to focus on Nebraska. Because I say it all the time, it's not important who Nebraska is playing. Nebraska plays Nebraska first. So if they figure out how to not beat themselves, then okay. Ohio Husker says Penn State didn't do this. You and the media did.

Ohio Husker, have you been listening? Bach, am I taking crazy pills? Am I taking crazy? What are we talking about? Have you been listening? That's literally the point. Come on, people. That's literally the point.

It's $50 million. That's two quarterbacks. 7601 says all over some bad losses. They deserve the bad they're making. That part. They're making chaos for everybody else because they've made bad decisions. Or they don't like who they're married to. Ohio Husker, we literally spent, we opened the show,

we opened the first two segments by saying 98%, most of this conversation, most of the conversation being held about Penn State, about James Franklin, and about Matt Rule and Nebraska. Didn't come from Matt Rule. Matt Rule didn't ask for this. Nebraska.

Troy Dana didn't ask for this. I don't have to deal with renegotiations and negotiations leverage being handed over to his under-contract and under-agreement head coach of his 5-1 football team. You think Troy Dan is happy? He didn't do anything wrong. He might as miss.

This matter of fact, I would, hey, Troy, call the AD at Penn State and have words with him. Give him what for? For putting his hands in your suit. He is affecting your happy home. You were, Troy Daniel, he's a college park. Listen, man, if I saw him moonwalking on the sideline in college park, it would have been appropriate. Five and one, road winning the Big Ten, and then his phone starts going off. Penn State fired James Franklin.

Hey man, that ain't none of my business. What do people do with? But do you know who your neighbor's dating? Not necessarily. I don't think so. Right? That's how funny it is to be. That you should be able to just mind your business.

Handle Nebraska. Nebraska handling Nebraska. Nobody can beat Nebraska without Nebraska's help. And nobody beats Nebraska as easily and as often as Nebraska. The opponent is just the vehicle for it. But Nebraska focuses a lot, their best when they focused on Nebraska. And the things that they've taught,

the things that they watch on film, scheme understanding, adjustments in game, being effective, making decisions, and then executing plays. And if Nebraska does what Nebraska's been trained to do, Nebraska will be fine. Focus on Nebraska. Then the opponent sometimes will dictate some of the things that, hey, I'll take away of things so you have to be able to adjust.

That's the in-game adjustment part. But ultimately, Friday night, Minneapolis, Nebraska, about Nebraska. Do Nebraska things well, you'll be fine. And then here comes Penn State. And Penn State, listen, Nebraska has cooked up a really nice meal. They've got a nice buffet laid out, right? Everybody's happy, right? We're eating good, chilling out.

And Penn State walks in and goes, hey, we want your chef. Hey, brother, get out of my house. We over here having a good time. Mind your business. Well, I need a chef. I need your chef. Well, Penn State didn't say that. Somebody walking by said it.

somebody that has nothing to do with it. Because, Bob, you and I don't get to make a decision on who coaches to Penn State. None of the people who are talking about it get to make the decision about what happens at Penn State. Just some random people start saying, well, the best fit, because they screwed it up and the situation they're in would be that guy.

Without talking to that guy. You included somebody to think that didn't that. That rule had nothing to do with it. Nebraska fans had nothing to do with it. it. And here we are. But I think there's a way. I think there's a way because, hey, Bob, coaches moving from program to program. Is that good for college football in the Power for? Is that good for coaches to be transient and to move from program to program? Is that good for the game? Is it good for the fans? Is it good for the programs? Is it good for the players?

Text line, I'll take your answer. I think we all prefer a little bit of stability. We prefer stability. It is in our very human nature. We prefer stability. We prefer integrity. We prefer character. We prefer dealing with people who honor their word, right?

We prefer people who do not inject themselves into things that don't belong to them. We do not prefer poachers or tamper. We don't. We like the comfort of, you know what? Handshake deal. Amanda is only as good as his word. Isn't that a quote? Amanda is only as good as his word.

And if Coach A is under contract with program A, program B should leave them alone until they are not under agreement anymore, not under contract. Because that simplifies it. for all the thousands of people who were beholden to Coach A and his decisions and his recruiting and his game calling and all those things, right? His management, his development, right?

He's a leader. Matter of fact, in some of those situations, Coach A is the highest paid member in the entire system. Fair? Yeah. Fair thing to say, right? So with the crown is the responsibility. So that's in play.

Now, Bach, if somebody's under contract, should you be able to poach them? If we're business partners, remember, we're all members of the same club. We're all club big ten. We're all club big ten. We all get a check at the end of the month, first of the month, from the Big Ten. To be on the same page and to work together. Is that fair? That's somewhat, though I've seen conference loyalty also falter at times over the last several years.

Well, that's why the conferences are in the state they're in. Right. that's why. That literally is why. If nobody's loyal, nothing can be. If the people at the top cannot be loyal to their word, then nothing matters. Then it's all just talk. Again, if a coach, me as a coach,

if I tell a parent that I'm going to be at the school for two years, then I need to be at that school for two years because I'm asking for them to be there. And if the school asks me to be there for two years, And we agree and we sign an agreement, then no other schools should be whispering, hey, DP, come over here. And neither should anybody else. It should be a moot point. The moot point would be when the moment a coach is mentioned for an open position, the first question should be, are they available?

And if they're under contract, then they shouldn't be available. It should be binding. It's a binding agreement. Because these university, these member institution contracts are all connected to the, to the, to the, the big conference itself. This is all Big Ten football. Right? The same rules. That if a new shoe company came along and wanted to pay Coach A a whole bunch of money

and they weren't under the diligence and compliance of the conference, you think that would go easy? No. No. You decided to go rogue with your TV program and go outside of the flagship deal? You think that would go easy? No. So contracts matter.

But here's the thing. If coaches can come and go as they please, and universities can hire and fire as they please, there's no stability. And there's no stability for all the people who rely on them. And it's a full rotating room of people who rely on the program, the university, and the coaches. So if the university and the coaches agree that if we're under contract, we will not poach or tamper. not with coaches or players. But see, we have boundary set for the players.

We have a shared revenue and we have a cap on the amount of money that could go into the shared revenue pool. Depending on the program and the conference and the contracts, that number varies. But they immediately set a cap for 105, just random arbitrary number, 105. That's the number for shared revenue for $25 million. within the program.

Bach, sir, I ask, what is the NFL coaching salary cap? I'm not sure there is one. Bach, what is the Major League Baseball coaches salary cap, sir? Again, don't believe there is one. For the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League,

are there coaching caps, sir, for the amount of money that coaches are limited in making and the pool in which they can pull from. There's not. Okay. Is there rules on tampering from players? There's some guidance, right? Yeah.

Are there rules in this space for poaching players, right? Yep. Okay. Hey, Bob, what is the coaching salary cap for college coaches, college football coaches? There is not one. College basketball? Still no one. Not a cap.

My question, why? Why is there no, why is there, if you put caps and rules in place for tampering for players at every level, high school, remember we did all the recruiting conversation last week about Millet Salis out, right? Right? Yeah. But we do not have it in place for coaches at any level. Why? Why?

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