Frost Asks For Family Privacy

Undone said:
Being that the media is not employed by the University of Nebraska that really probably isn't feasible. 
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True but the media bosses aren’t going to like being put in a poor light with Husker Nation. Public opinion is huge and since the media outlets depend on advertising via the public purchasing power they will take action against any reporter who doesn’t toe the line. Besides, if they want to know anything about Scott they can ask him. Anything else is irrelevant. I’m thinking in the near future Scott will introduce his new family or maybe a formal interview with his parents will be done but via Bill Moos or Matt Davison.  It will all be done via the University not public media. (Just my opinion. :) )

 
What exactly happened during this search that Frost was referencing? Someone called his parents?

 
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As someone from a coaching family i can tell you....it's a nice thought.  But not realistic.  It's also one of the reasons I'm not a coach. 

 
In the Deed the Glory said:
Well, they could lose their press credentials from Nebraska as an entire news organization.  Virtually the same thing.
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Undone said:
Agreed, good point.
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Hayseed said:
Is banning them from University property something that can’t be done?

 I would think they could easily do that.
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Nebraska would have to be careful about trying to "ban" an entire news organization. Local media laws forbid an organization from banning an entire media outlet from public news conferences. The press credentials are namely for security purposes. Banning a reporter/outlet simply because they did something a coach/university doesn't like wouldn't fly unless there was something like a provable public safety concern. And, even then, only that individual reporter would likely be banned. Trying to keep the media outlet away would be challenging if not impossible.

 
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Frost's request for privacy for his family shouldn't just be read as directed at the media, every fan should understand this means them, too.  The Frosts deserve to live their lives quietly.  Scott is the public figure, not his wife, son or parents. 

Nobody is camping out by his parents' house, but nobody needs to start, either.  Leave them alone and let's just watch football. 

The sooner this whole conversation is forgotten the better.  It's a weird focus for a new coach based on one offhand phone call one member of the media made. 

 
I understand his desire to make a strong statement about this from the beginning.

But I don't really understand the harm in asking him a question about how his parents reacted to the conference championship win or his being named coach. They're asking him, not bothering his parents.

 
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Totally on board with leave coaches' families alone. There are lots of ways to have said this, though, publicly or privately.  I think Scott would have commanded a lot of respect if he had stated his request instead of demanding it. I understand Scott probably has some feelings about the media here going a long, long time back. I don't think it's healthy for the program for him to already have this view that they're out to get him. Spend the honeymoon capital wisely.

 
zoogs said:
Totally on board with leave coaches' families alone. There are lots of ways to have said this, though, publicly or privately.  I think Scott would have commanded a lot of respect if he had stated his request instead of demanding it. I understand Scott probably has some feelings about the media here going a long, long time back. I don't think it's healthy for the program for him to already have this view that they're out to get him. Spend the honeymoon capital wisely.
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I attribute his response being a little sharp due to tiredness and probably a little hunger.  He said himself he hadn't gotten a lot of sleep or food in the last 24 hours.

 
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