Troy Dannen claps back at Matt Rhule haters who keep going after the Nebraska HC

When looking at the overall record for head coach Matt Rhule at Nebraska, it doesn't look the greatest for a three-year stint, sitting at 18-15. However, when Nebraska fans look at Rhule's overall record with the Cornhuskers, they know the truth behind it.

Rhule took over a Nebraska football program that was so far down in the dumps, it could have been practically six feet under. The Cornhuskers were not playing well, did not have great players, and the culture was not good, and Rhule came in and did what he does best: he rebuilt it.

Every time Rhule has taken over a new college football program, it has been in the midst of a rebuild. When he went to Temple, he rebuilt that program in three years, and the same thing happened at Baylor. Rhule definitely struggled with the Carolina Panthers, but to be fair, what coach hasn't struggled there in the last five to 10 years?

Now, in his third season at Nebraska, the Cornhuskers are in the midst of having their best season under Rhule, which seems to fit his memo. So, while Rhule's overall record at Nebraska doesn't look great, there is a bigger story behind it all.

Athletic director Troy Dannen obviously knows that story and makes a great analogy of how to look at it all under Rhule.

"It's one thing to take a job on third base and get home and brag," Dannen said during his press conference. "It's another thing to take a job where you're trying to get to first base, and he's done that three times."

Dannen makes a great point about what really could separate good coaches from great coaches. Every coach can take over a successful program with great players and go win conference and national titles, but great coaches can rebuild programs in order to truly compete for conference and national titles for years to come.