** Scott Frost megathread all things SF***

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I've been trying to point this out since Riley was hired - when all the "we're finally going to use the fullback again" partying was going on.  This is one of the biggest reasons that we've struggled to run the ball the last three years.

Now, don’t leave me just yet Run the Damn Ball Guy.  Frost, despite his affinity for personnel groupings omitting the fullback, likes to spread the ball to run it.  UCF ran the ball 42 times for 247 yards (5.9 YPC) against Navy, and that’s pretty consistent with their season totals too (196 rushes, 144 passes heading into the Navy game). 

This is also my preferred approach to college football.  Formation defenses into a light box, get an athletic RB, and then let him work in a lot of open space.  It worked for Baylor, it worked for Oregon, and now it’s working for Frost at UCF as well.  There is no point in going heavy and bringing extra defenders into the box.  It’s just another guy there to make a tackle if you miss a block.  Instead, go light, move that defender to the perimeter, and then you don’t really have to block him in the first place.
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Husker Chalk Talk

 
Thanks for posting the HCT, Mav.  That was some good stuff.  I really enjoyed seeing that zone read play where each running threat had a pulling linemen leading the way.  That's some good old power football.

 
There are going to be a lot of pissed off people when 

A). Riley is retained after this year

or

B) a completely different coach is brought in like a Dino Babers. 

If it is B. I truly hope Frost comes out publicly turns down the job, so people will stop hanging on his nutsack. Yes he is a decent coach, but I’m still not convinced he wants to come to Nebraska. He has a pretty good gig 

 
El Diaco said:
Sorry. Really. But somebody around here has to ask some questions and point out some things. Seems almost everyone has jumped on this runaway train. I don’t want to make a similar mistake as our last hire. Yes, we need to make a change from Riley just as we did from Pelini. But I sure would like to see more rationale for Frost than he’s coming home for his dream job and the evidence of his coaching acumen is some gawdy offense numbers in the AAC.

Of course I think he would be a vast improvement over Riley. That’s not the issue though. I’m not convinced turning around UCF is near the challenge he would face here. I want to believe because it looks like that’s where we’re headed. I need some convincing.
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That runaway train with Mike Riley as Head Coach didn't have any other passengers.

 
soup said:
There are going to be a lot of pissed off people when 

A). Riley is retained after this year

or

B) a completely different coach is brought in like a Dino Babers. 

If it is B. I truly hope Frost comes out publicly turns down the job, so people will stop hanging on his nutsack. Yes he is a decent coach, but I’m still not convinced he wants to come to Nebraska. He has a pretty good gig 
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Nebraska might have two scary holidays this year, Halloween and one at the end of November.

 
Mavric said:
Riley will be fired the day after the Iowa game.

Whoever our new coach is will be hired within the next 7-10 days.

There really isn't any reason for Frost to stay around and coach the bowl game.  Coaches leave before bowl games all the time.  More so now with the early signing period.
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There is no reason for SF to coach a bowl game unless UCF makes it to the playoffs. What are the chances an undefeated UCF goes to the playoffs?

 
soup said:
There are going to be a lot of pissed off people when 

A). Riley is retained after this year

or

B) a completely different coach is brought in like a Dino Babers. 

If it is B. I truly hope Frost comes out publicly turns down the job, so people will stop hanging on his nutsack. Yes he is a decent coach, but I’m still not convinced he wants to come to Nebraska. He has a pretty good gig 
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I absolutely agree with your statement about B. I hope Nebraska offers him and if he rejects it is publically made that he rejected the offer so we all know at least Nebraska tried and it was Frost who didn't want us, and not us not wanting Frost.

 
The simple fact that Frost, in year 2 of a HC job has put together a staff that can a) Manage the clock and b) scheme to get the D out of the box just goes to show the utter incompetence of our current staff.......

Chalk talk above mentions several times that Frost cleared out the D with formations, to give his offense the best possible chance in a numbers battle.  Langs and Riley.....not even close.

 
MichiganDad3 said:
There is no reason for SF to coach a bowl game unless UCF makes it to the playoffs. What are the chances an undefeated UCF goes to the playoffs?
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There's a very good chance he could make it to the New Years Day Big 6 or whatever they call it.  To make the playoff would require a couple 2 or 3 loss P5 champs.

 
If Frost makes it to a NY6 bowl or better (unlikely obviously given non P5) But nonetheless, if that is the case and he is named Nebraska's next head coach in November or early December, I think it would be pretty cool if Nebraska allowed him to finish out his season with UCF and let him coach the bowl game. He can showcase his offense and program on the big stage which may help recruit players to Nebraska, because you know the entire broadcast will be spent talking about Frost to Nebraska.

 
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BoneyardHusker said:
If Frost makes it to a NY6 bowl or better (unlikely obviously given non P5) But nonetheless, if that is the case and he is named Nebraska's next head coach in November or early December, I think it would be pretty cool if Nebraska allowed him to finish out his season with UCF and let him coach the bowl game. He can showcase his offense and program on the big stage which may help recruit players to Nebraska, because you know the entire broadcast will be spent talking about Frost to Nebraska.
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I never thought about all the TV hype in that case. That could be enough to give us a really nice first recruiting class as opposed to a salvage the recruits we have on hand.

 
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BoneyardHusker said:
If Frost makes it to a NY6 bowl or better (unlikely obviously given non P5) But nonetheless, if that is the case and he is named Nebraska's next head coach in November or early December, I think it would be pretty cool if Nebraska allowed him to finish out his season with UCF and let him coach the bowl game. He can showcase his offense and program on the big stage which may help recruit players to Nebraska, because you know the entire broadcast will be spent talking about Frost to Nebraska.
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With the early signing period in December that isn't feasible.  Gotta hit the ground running to keep the recruiting class together.

 
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Xmas32 said:
With the early signing period in December that isn't feasible.  Gotta hit the ground running to keep the recruiting class together.
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What exactly recruiting class do we have that is so coveted we must keep? The players that are committed to Nebraska for Nebraska will stay committed, the players committed to Riley and his staff will leave anyways, and quiet frankly, I wont be too upset with that.

 
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