Nebraska's "Junketeering" Bowl Trip Reflects Lack of Competitive Ambition

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"why am i talking about him on the zip line because matt rhule was literally flying above his team that did not know he was there to surprise them do i think this is kind of goofy absolutely was matt rhule trying to motivate his team no no he wasn't no he wasn't he just likes the zip line he was like yeah it's going to inspire my team that they can fly and achieve their dreams bullshit bullshit you're like i can do the fremont street zip line on company time and you did it"

The speaker questions Matt Rhule's motivations for riding a zip line above his team, suggesting it was more for personal enjoyment than team inspiration. The speaker views Rhule's actions as "goofy" and "bullshit," implying a lack of genuine team-building intent.

"and currently at the las vegas bowl with his seven and five team a question to all of you why am i talking about him on the zip line because matt rhule was literally flying above his team that did not know he was there to surprise them do i think this is kind of goofy absolutely was matt rhule trying to motivate his team no no he wasn't no he wasn't he just likes the zip line he was like yeah it's going to inspire my team that they can fly and achieve their dreams bullshit bullshit you're like i can do the fremont street zip line on company time and you did it"

The speaker uses Matt Rhule's zip line stunt as an example of the perceived lack of serious purpose in a bowl trip for a 7-5 team. The speaker dismisses the idea that Rhule's actions were intended to motivate the team, instead characterizing them as a personal indulgence.

"matt rhule's the only person i know of for sure that's using bowl season for its purpose which is junketeering junketeering crab legs buffet crab legs that's right dicking around dicking around horseplay you're a seven and five team that nobody knows if they're good or not nobody you're stuck in the middle of the big ten probably forever feeding feeding on the easiest food in the world which is buffet crab legs and football which is maryland ironically enough uh you know ucla you could do this forever be eight and five or seven and five eight and four go to a bowl game and just to be like yeah i'm doing my best that's i love this matt rhule i love it the lack of ambition in this bowl trip is inspiring"

The speaker asserts that Matt Rhule is utilizing bowl season for personal leisure and indulgence, referring to it as "junketeering" and "dicking around." The speaker finds the "lack of ambition" in this bowl trip "inspiring," suggesting it accurately reflects the team's middling performance and position.

"is it possible matt rhule is the las vegas of coaches and by that i mean the first couple of years you're like those are like day one and two in las vegas when you're like yeah this is fun uh the energy is great we're oh my gosh great i feel like we're rounding into like day four in las vegas of the matt rhule experience where we're like oh my god i got to i just want to sleep i need to go home i can't do this i don't know how people live here there's there's slot machines in the in the doctor's office this is total garbage what's happening here but matt rhule as las vegas is still like yeah man let's go see karen's top this fucking rules dude"

The speaker compares Matt Rhule to Las Vegas, suggesting his coaching experience follows a similar arc of initial excitement followed by exhaustion and disillusionment. The speaker describes the "day four in las vegas" feeling as wanting to leave and finding the environment overwhelming, implying Rhule's coaching tenure might be reaching this point.

"but there is a 7 to 8 i've been outside but i haven't seen sunlight somehow for days i haven't breathed air that has not been hyper oxygenated and passed through a thousand anti cigarette filters and yet i feel like i just smoked nine packs of cigarettes right even though i've not been near a smoker the vegas experience there's 7 to 8 of the cohort here who are like you know what all i've done for the last four days is gamble fucking eat and drink and then you know what i'm going to do i'm going to i'm thinking about just i'm going to cancel my flight i'm going to start a i'm going to start an auto detailing business that's it it's over cheryl i'm staying"

The speaker describes a subset of people in Las Vegas who become so immersed in gambling, eating, and drinking that they lose track of time and consider abandoning their original plans. This segment of the cohort represents those who have fully succumbed to the Las Vegas experience, even contemplating starting new lives there.

"nebraska lost nebraska lost their last two games of the season 77 to 26 a combined score of 77 to 26 to a butt penn state team and to iowa which is also kind of an equivalent butt penn state team right there's no reason they shouldn't be all on the zip line there's no reason this nebraska team with dylan raiola out and in the portal uh and with emmett johnson the running back out as well there's nothing that says to me you are here for anything but the zip line"

The speaker highlights Nebraska's significant losses in their final two games to emphasize their poor performance. The speaker concludes that given these results and key player absences, the team's presence at the bowl game is solely for non-football related activities like the zip line.