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It really is. With the insane contracts being given out left and right in college, the NFL is about to turn into a farm league for P5 college coaches.

Yeah, you wouldn't be saying that if you were the one who got fired and had your shot to serve up that revenge dish ice cold.

I like Ron the man, but it was time to move on from Ron the coach. WFT sucks. We just suck worse and so do the Seahawks. Rhule was a mistake from jump street.

It's cute that people think the academic standards at good schools aren't WAY more relaxed for athletes. There's a reason why those wealthy people were paying bag men to pay off non-revenue sports coaches to get their kids into good schools.

Why the hate on Slye? We fired him. He took another job. When he had a chance to face off against us again, he performed well and they won. Yeah, he gad a little fun with it but I'mma be honest... I would've rubbed it in way more than he did.

That wasn't the case against WFT. The offense didn't have anything to do with Tua looking like prime Drew Brees right out of the gate either. It's okay to admit the D sucked the last two games. They're still the strength of our team, it's just that being the strength of this team is like being the best team in the ACC this year. You still suck.

We've already fallen back to middle of the pack in points allowed. We'll probably end the season as a middle of the pack defense statistically. It is what it is. We're just falling apart as a team.

The people who watched the last two games are definitely complaining about this defense.

He has nothing to lose. If he gets fired getting at least a Baylor caliber job is virtually guaranteed. He'd likely get an upgrade. Dude's playing with house money.

Oh good grief.

Agreed. My Panthers fandom began with the drafting of Julius Peppers. The Panthers were always the local team and I had casual interest as such but it wasn't like I grew up a Panthers fan or in a Panthers household. There was just nothing more than local proximity to draw me to the team and that wasn't enough. I was just a general NFL fan who had favorite players more so than favorite teams. Then we drafted Julius Peppers and this big Tar Heel fan became a big Panthers fan overnight. Meanwhile, the Panthers have changed ownership and become an utter trainwreck. If Rhule is retained it's not out of the question that I could get lured away to whatever Sam Howell's ultimate destination is. I would be at least as interested in following that team as I am this current iteration of the Panthers. Just being honest.

Yep. Rhule's college teams were always defensive driven.

Honestly, unless Rhule and company are fired I kinda just don't care. I want Sam Howell but I don't want him to end up here unless Rhule and Brady are gone. If they're here, then I hope for his sake he goes elsewhere.

Honestly, I have to agree. Basically put him in Samuel's old role for a season then cut bait after next year when the contract structure allows us to do so. Sucks, but it is what it is. I don't blame CMC. Some guys just don't hold up at the NFL level. Unfortunately, an absurd percentage of Panthers' greats fit into that category.

AHAHAHAHA!!! Howell didn't run AT ALL prior to this season. He's running this year because we suck and he has to because we only have one receiver.

Please don't let Sam end up in Detroit... or here unless we're firing Rhule and Brady, for that matter.

Rome wasn't built in a day? Bruh, Nero is playing the fiddle like Charlie fuging Daniels right now.

Upset? Hell, I'd be thrilled. With that said, LSU fans were also convinced that Lincoln Riley was a done deal right up until it broke that he had accepted the USC job.

Rhule needs to follow him out the door. He's also out of his depth. The staff is who we feared they were. A mid-level P5 college coaching staff that never actually beat anyone worth a poo in college. Rhule has always been smart enough to jump ship right when there were starting to be some actual expectations. He's just not gonna make it to that point here.

Smitty can be a brutal truthful asshole. Let's get him on the mic.

Yeah, looks about right.

Just burn it all down. The Rhule experiment has been an abysmal failure and it took it being an abysmal failure for Cam to be brought back. It was the first sign of true desperation and pride swallowing from Rhule but it likely won't be the last. He's a dead man walking. I just hope Tepper sees it and moves on. If he's brought back for a third year I anticipate it looking about like Jon Fox's final season.

Just fire him now.

Keep believing, man. This ship is taking on water faster than the Titanic.