Cornhuskers keeping Frost
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sad!
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They actually are making incremental progress. Problem with not firing him is that they could win 8 or so next year and then are stuck with Frost for at least another year.
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Is this a whoosh?RoadDawg55 said:They actually are making incremental progress. Problem with not firing him is that they could win 8 or so next year and then are stuck with Frost for at least another year.
He has gone 3-6, 3-6, 3-5 and now 1-6 in conference and was just retained.
I thought he’d be good for them when hired but they have been absolutely awful in what is a pretty weak division.
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It’s not. A lot of close losses this year and when I watch, they look to have some good players. I didn’t notice that the previous couple of years. They are losers tho and program morale seems very low.AtomicDawg said:
Is this a whoosh?RoadDawg55 said:They actually are making incremental progress. Problem with not firing him is that they could win 8 or so next year and then are stuck with Frost for at least another year.
He has gone 3-6, 3-6, 3-5 and now 1-6 in conference and was just retained.
I thought he’d be good for them when hired but they have been absolutely awful in what is a pretty weak division.
Obviously Frost isn’t a great coach, but I don’t think he’s abysmal either. He was a grand slam hire for them that hasn’t worked out and it’s ugly all the way around. -
They should probably fire him. He’s not leading them to the top. I do think he could win 8+ next year and after how bad they have been, I bet that gets him another year or two.
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Isn't this the same guy who said you can't recruit 5* talent to Eugene? The Scandy (no offense @NorwegianHusky ) has limitations.
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They must be getting Stockholm Syndrome or some other mass disorder in Lincoln. Some people say that Lincoln is like an isolated college town, but it's a quick drive from Omaha, I found out. The museum in the stadium grounds is impressive. It's amazing they've taken the Frost era this far even, let alone extending it. Never hire an alum or an assistant with little or sketchy head coaching experience. It just doesn't work most of the time (Frost and Lake I give you).RoadDawg55 said:They actually are making incremental progress. Problem with not firing him is that they could win 8 or so next year and then are stuck with Frost for at least another year.
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I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
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well, none of the college towns in the Big-10 is a destination city. I was actually surprised how close Lincoln is to Omaha. It's not like Bellevue to Montlake but about like Mount Vernon to Montlake.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
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But Oklahomagreenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Frost needs to do what Dr Tom finally had to do. Cheat -
Maybe Madison WI is a "destination city"
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You must really like frost. The stadium is not a reason their losing. They pick it and it’s a better atmosphere than most anywhere else.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Every time I watch Nebraska they kind of suck on offense and blow coverages or assignments on defense. -
Neither is dead center in the middle of Pennsylvania ... Happy whatever. Norman Oklahoma. Most of the Big 10. Most of the Big 12. Much of the SEC.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Surprised to see this coming from a Duck. The "middle of nowhere" is an old Auburndawg Doog staple. There was a time when Nebraska was pulling the best talent out of LA to come play in Lincoln. It was what it is now back then.
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Omaha is a big citycreepycoug said:
Neither is dead center in the middle of Pennsylvania ... Happy whatever. Norman Oklahoma. Most of the Big 10. Most of the Big 12. Much of the SEC.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Surprised to see this coming from a Duck. The "middle of nowhere" is an old Auburndawg Doog staple. There was a time when Nebraska was pulling the best talent out of LA to come play in Lincoln. It was what it is now back then. -
When nowhere is Mt. Vernon-to-Montlake away from kind of somewhere, nowhere is still nowhere. Otherwise, I'll have to rethink if Aberdeen is really a nowhere.AOG said:
Omaha is a big citycreepycoug said:
Neither is dead center in the middle of Pennsylvania ... Happy whatever. Norman Oklahoma. Most of the Big 10. Most of the Big 12. Much of the SEC.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Surprised to see this coming from a Duck. The "middle of nowhere" is an old Auburndawg Doog staple. There was a time when Nebraska was pulling the best talent out of LA to come play in Lincoln. It was what it is now back then. -
I used to think of Lincoln as the middle of nowhere, just literally like a football field in cornfields like the Wizard of Oz, but it's an easy coast to Omaha. I drove cross country. I saw a lot of nowhere. A LOT. Lincoln isn't nowhere.creepycoug said:
When nowhere is Mt. Vernon-to-Montlake away from kind of somewhere, nowhere is still nowhere. Otherwise, I'll have to rethink if Aberdeen is really a nowhere.AOG said:
Omaha is a big citycreepycoug said:
Neither is dead center in the middle of Pennsylvania ... Happy whatever. Norman Oklahoma. Most of the Big 10. Most of the Big 12. Much of the SEC.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Surprised to see this coming from a Duck. The "middle of nowhere" is an old Auburndawg Doog staple. There was a time when Nebraska was pulling the best talent out of LA to come play in Lincoln. It was what it is now back then. -
Have just enough interest in this for one more post and then out: we should define what we're talking about.AOG said:
I used to think of Lincoln as the middle of nowhere, just literally like a football field in cornfields like the Wizard of Oz, but it's an easy coast to Omaha. I drove cross country. I saw a lot of nowhere. A LOT. Lincoln isn't nowhere.creepycoug said:
When nowhere is Mt. Vernon-to-Montlake away from kind of somewhere, nowhere is still nowhere. Otherwise, I'll have to rethink if Aberdeen is really a nowhere.AOG said:
Omaha is a big citycreepycoug said:
Neither is dead center in the middle of Pennsylvania ... Happy whatever. Norman Oklahoma. Most of the Big 10. Most of the Big 12. Much of the SEC.greenblood said:I think this is more of a Nebraska problem than a Scott Frost problem. They don't have the best facilities, their stadium is outdated, and Lincoln Nebraska isn't a destination city. All Nebraska has is tradition, and that tradition is getting less and less relevant with each mediocre season. Tom Osbourne isn't walking through those doors anymore. College football has changed, and unfortunately, it has left Nebraska behind.
Surprised to see this coming from a Duck. The "middle of nowhere" is an old Auburndawg Doog staple. There was a time when Nebraska was pulling the best talent out of LA to come play in Lincoln. It was what it is now back then.
There's Forks "nowhere" and there's Norman, Oklahoma or Happy Valley nowhere. Neither of the latter are tiny little towns out on the prairie or whatever. They're all going to be bigger and less isolated than, say, Walla Walla.
But when Auburndoog is lauding UW's locale in a big and vibrant city where shit's going on, he's also saying these other places suck by comparison and thus are recruiting disadvantages by comparison.
My point is that NGAF if the program is a winner. There aren't many other reasons for a kid in LA with options to find himself in Lincoln other than to play for Big Red. And when they had it rolling, it wasn't a problem. -
At this point Pellini looks good to them.
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They fired Pelini for winning nine games a year. Ten years later Frost might, if the stars align, he might get them to eight or nine wins. Nebraska is (almost) back (to nine wins)!
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It's stupid to hire alums or present assistants. It almost guarantees failure.theknowledge said:They fired Pelini for winning nine games a year. Ten years later Frost might, if the stars align, he might get them to eight or nine wins. Nebraska is (almost) back (to nine wins)!
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Anyone would have hired Frost after Central Florida. Keeping him is bizarre
Heuple followed Frost at UCF and is now at Tennessee trying to rebuild that program
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Phillip Fulmer and Steve Spurrior
AFLAC trivia question on what coaches since 1990 have won a national title at their alma mater -
I saw that and got the Fulmer answer right. I forgot Spurrier won a natty. For some reason, I was thinking he was an almost but never there coach.RaceBannon said:Phillip Fulmer and Steve Spurrior
AFLAC trivia question on what coaches since 1990 have won a national title at their alma mater -
maybe n is poor
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Everything may or may not happen, but the odds of an alum really succeeding as a coach are slim to none. You see it regularly. It's a feel good hire, but after the buzz wears off you see that being an alum is not the same as being a driving head coach with natural talent and experience.
