When he left Utah and we thought he was coming here, I was excited until he said he wanted to have the option to leave, if the Notre Dame job opened up. I guess i was spoiled by Bob and Tom being loyal Husker coaches, so it didn't have the same appeal to me, as it started out as.
I really don't want him here, but that's just me.
I pray Scott can turn it around.
GBR!!!
I don’t think it’s really as much a matter of what Huskers fans ‘want’ or even the program itself. It’s a matter of need. Nebraska football once was at or near the very pinnacle of college football as a program and as a brand. It was a leader in many ways.
After so many changes over the past 20 years, some good, some bad, Neb football is not a leader. We are followers. The legacy of the brand is rapidly fading. Reloads become rebuilds and now perhaps a resurrection if we don’t make a 180 degree reversal. Any remaining positive momentum may be completely lost in the coming weeks.
When Scott Frost came to Lincoln there was great jubilation and exuberance as many felt he could be the savior. He brought youth, vitality, Husker hero status etc. Fans and media and some of the ‘experts’ / pundits predicted a return to glory with a modernized scoring machine and of course the Blackshirts and legacy of exceptional kicking gamers would naturally follow. His resume was practically perfect, so it was suggested. .
Scott Frost knows football. He’s learned from the best in the game. He has had success in several places, but his HC experience was actually pretty limited in comparison to his Big Ten peers. He may have underestimated the magnitude of the job and or overestimated his abilities to manage, delegate and supervise. He’s had Lady Luck against him. Dam few lucky bounces, opponent errors etc have come his way to help offset the negatives. Schedules have been very unfavorable, officials have not been as fair as they should be (deliberately or not), the Big Ten has served up a real gauntlet since Neb joined. It has never gotten easier and the league is now getting tougher.
Nebraska football is a member of what is and will be new college football league of the top programs vying for a playoff reminiscent of the NFL. With the big bucks, the best of the best players and coaches and facilities, Nebraska cannot afford to accept anything less than the best people in the program. The professionals at the prime of their careers.
I believe Scott can eventually get to that level. His time at Nebraska has certainly shown him what he needs to improve or change to take that big step up into the top ranks. It would have been ideal had he come in as the offensive coordinator with a seasoned HC to help him develop the management skills he needs. He took over more than he was ready for and he’s been unable to fix things. It’s still a work in progress but the time is running very short. I haven’t given up all hope but his back is as against a wall. Fight his way out now or never.
Im pulling for him and my team to awaken from the trance and play real Husker football.
They can do this. They have to believe and then fight like hell and give that 110% that so many talk about. Every player. Every snap.
GBR!!!
