One thing is certain in my opinion. The next HC has to be a slam dunk big time splash guy. A guaranteed recruit magnet with winning resume (P5, multi conf titles, natty, 10 plus yrs HC, media relations, etc). The money is almost irrelevant.
DONU has tired to hire a ‘good’ fb coach with Frank, Bo, Riley, Callahan, and Frost. Each had one or two of the resume boxes checked but clearly lacked a complete one. Actually, you take the best of all of then and package em up and you got the one we need.
- player magnet nationally known recruiting
- 10 + yrs HC at major program as winner
- household name recognition as top HC
- available to start ASAP or be announced very soon if currently coaching.
- other resume enhancers, not required but helpful, such as NFL experience as player or coach, past ties to Nebraska, media relations, successful history in multiple offensive schemes OR defensive background.
Essentially, this program is in its last legs without a major surgery. The NEB FB brand is so tarnished as to hardly recognized by the recruits of today and tomorrow. The next HC has to bring his own recruiting gravitas, he gets very little from the school and program. The legacy brand is gone - squandered and wasted by the almost ready guys that preceded him.
Fortunately, there is some residue of talent roughly half the current roster can provide a base to put a layer of perhaps 30-40 transfers and retain and build with h.s. recruits. There are some staff that can be retained. The transfer portal allows free agents en masse. It’s is not a long term project. DONU still is a football blue blood with huge fan base and audience attraction. The time to strike is now.
Is it too late for Frost ? He needed that NW win and a blow out of ND. He needed to make most national pundits believers again. He’s failed. These two games have shown the 2022 team is likely not much ‘closer’ to top ten relevance than Riley or Pelini. In fact it’s likely that Frost has yet to field a team as good as either Riley or Bo. He’s trending down, lost his recruiting cache and is no longer even a fan favorite in Nebraska. I don’t see how he recovers. He’s doomed to fail. He squandered every opportunity and then some.