Nebraska Football fans may be feeling frustrated after a disappointing start to 2023 season, but things have started to turn around pretty quickly for Matt Rhule and company. The Husker faithful haven't been able to see their team play in a bowl since 2016. Nebraska hasn't played a ranked opponent in a bowl game since 2014. But Rhule is bringing back hope that the postseason will once again mean something in Lincoln.

We already know Rhule is a proven program builder. He turned around Temple and Baylor in his previous college coaching stints, leading both teams to conference championships and double-digit win seasons. He has the experience and the vision to do the same at Nebraska. He is a detail-oriented and disciplined coach that demands excellence from his players and staff, and he instills a physical and tough mentality on both sides of the ball. He also has the personality and relationship-building skills to excel in recruiting.

And as Nebraska fans have seen in recent weeks against Illinois, Northwestern, and Purdue, Matt Rhule has the offense building momentum. He was the offensive coordinator at Temple before becoming the head coach, and he coached quarterbacks, tight ends and offensive line at various stops. He also spent two years as an assistant offensive line coach for the New York Giants in the NFL. He knows how to develop offensive talent and scheme for success.

Coach Rhule also surrounds himself with talented coaches, having hired a great staff at Nebraska. He brought in some of his former assistants from Temple, Baylor and Carolina, as well as some new faces with Nebraska ties. The staff is diverse, experienced and energetic, and they share Rhule's vision for the program.

Was Nebraska a train wreck before Rhule arrived? Yes, and it's been that way since Bo Pelini was fired. But before the Pelini Fan Club starts whipping out their cat pics from 2010, Pelini's tenure was the beginning of the end. Scott Frost put the final nail in the coffin, but Matt Rhule seems to have raided the crypt and breathed life back into the lifeless corpse that Frost had left behind.

Despite the losses, Nebraska has shown flashes of potential this season, especially on offense. The pay of quarterback Heinrich Haarberg is enough reason for fans to believe there are bowl games in the Cornhuskers' near future. The three-game win streak should definitely do it. Rhule has strung together more consecutive wins at Nebraska than the program has seen since 2016. That probably both hurts and excites the Nebraska faithful.

It's been too long, and Nebraska isn't "back" yet, but it feels like it will be under Matt Rhule.