WACO, Texas — Matt Rhule’s first Temple University team lost its first six games. Around the 0-5 mark, Rhule got a call from a friend in the business.
Super Bowl-winning coach Dick Vermeil.
Vermeil gave Rhule some advice he hasn’t forgotten.
“Don’t listen to anybody,” Vermeil said. “Don’t listen to the outside noise. Trust yourself, trust your staff, and see what you do.”
Four years later, Rhule was the head coach at Baylor, and that 2017 team lost its first eight games. Rhule again remembered the advice.
“That’s something I learned,” Rhule said. “Just continue to be patient and don’t sway with the wind.