Scott Frost: Why his future is dim
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Not a chance Nebby wins.
And as much as I hate the Badgers, I must admit I've come to thoroughly enjoy their annual curb-stomping of Nebraska.
Nebraska high recruiting classes were bad classes in disguise. The recruiting sites don’t have as much information on a player as one would think. It has gotten better over the years as the industry has added camps and more tape, but it is still not as much information as a coach will need to make a committable offer.
The Iowa approach is frustrating to some, but makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Iowa really tries to make sure that there is a real fit culturally, academically, and athletically before they decide to offer, instead of offering the ESPN 300, Rivals 250, etc, which I feel really shows how much of a clown your coach is if he does that. It means you’re not doing your research. Iowa is constantly finding players under the radar that have athletic potential and the right mindset to succeed in the Big Ten.
Nebraska has a bunch of kids with good tape but not mentally ready to be successful in the Big Ten. And in the end some of them got their rankings because of their early development in high school and aren’t as physically talented as the Iowa kids anyways. That Lindsay kid - yikes. I knew something smelled fishy when Ohio State bailed.
The Iowa approach is frustrating to some, but makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Iowa really tries to make sure that there is a real fit culturally, academically, and athletically before they decide to offer, instead of offering the ESPN 300, Rivals 250, etc, which I feel really shows how much of a clown your coach is if he does that. It means you’re not doing your research. Iowa is constantly finding players under the radar that have athletic potential and the right mindset to succeed in the Big Ten.
Nebraska has a bunch of kids with good tape but not mentally ready to be successful in the Big Ten. And in the end some of them got their rankings because of their early development in high school and aren’t as physically talented as the Iowa kids anyways. That Lindsay kid - yikes. I knew something smelled fishy when Ohio State bailed.
So now we will be told that all of the recruiting raves we were forced to endure for years were just fake news? Would be better to just admit you were wrong, ask for forgiveness and move on.
I meant to add that I do think Frost will win at Nebraska. We can argue over what level of winning that is, but to me it means he will have them in a conference title game in 3-5 years and will be a regular contender to win the West (and perhaps much, much more). I see your point on not controlling the personal foul penalties, but pretty much Nebraska has been undisciplined every game this season, that's how you end up losing games where you gain 500+ yards. If I were a Nebraska fan (and I'm not) I'd be interested more in whether the team starts improving on the little things like playing with discipline than the actual results. The results will follow if they start doing what Frost and the other coaches are trying to get them to do.
I agree with most of what you said. Programs still need to try to get the highly rated recruits but also need a roster full of kids who buy in and want to work.
Riley brought in a ton of talent but a lot of them seem to be entitled to play, or were promised to play and don't want to work to earn their spots. Of course, they were also recruited by a staff and for a scheme no longer in place
"Hey, I see some young felons in the stands down there! Are they fast? Strong?"
Great post overall, agree with your general analysis. However, the post loss presser and the abject, overwrought soul searching is enshrined. Bo pelini got too freaked out, Frost seems too prone to abject soul-searching. I think he should strive to be as polite as possible, but brief and keep this awful ritual down to the minimum amount of damage.
Seems to be that he was disappointed in his playing time since he was struggling on punt returns and was being somewhat eclipsed by Kade Warner. It's really unfortunate as he had expressed a lot of excitement to be playing for Frost before the season.
He's one of the highest rated recruits remaining from the Riley era but he had 22 yards on 4 receptions and 9 yards on 2 rushes. I wish he had stayed, recommitted and that we could have seen where he would end up.
Beat on the street is he had a knee injury and never recovered. The fuskers will tell you he didnt buy in and was a "termite". The thing is when you take the next step you never actually know what is going to happen for the athlete. For some guys the game slows down, for some not so much.
Sorry, was traveling all week last week and weekend. I don't know if it was expected, and it's too bad a kid packs it up and leaves, but, like the coaches said, we need more guys who love football and want to compete. He got dropped in the 2-deep for Kade Warner (Kurt Warner's son) who is a walk-on. The hit to his pride might have been too much for him to take.
In the last 5-6 years, we've gotten a ton of experience with coaching transitions, and, while maybe he specifically wasn't expected to leave, I think there was an expectation that some may be packing it up and heading out. Honestly, with as much as SF was challenging his players in the media, I'd have been more surprised if no changes occurred.
I think the undisciplined thing is huge for us right now, but the biggest thing hampering this team, and it's been this way for awhile is the lines on both sides of the ball are shit. If NU was even close to an Iowa OL & DL or a Wisconsin OL & DL, etc. we wouldn't be having the same conversation. The biggest thing happening right now is we are getting pushed around and it is leading to a lot of these penalties that are happening. When you flat out get whooped, you hold.
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