New Staff Selection

Frost isn't looking for wholesale offensive scheme change.  He has said as much.

We do need someone who is a better recruiter than Walters or Lubick.

 
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PattyG said:
He also mentioned that he would be the oldest staffer possibly sans Ron Brown whom they believe to be our next RB coach. Also said this possible OC also coaches OL? 

Ik Davis coaches OL but doesn't seem to fit the bill of being oldest on the staff.
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Barney Cotton is 65, just saying. 

Cotton eventually will have a decision to make: Will he jump back into college coaching? It won't be in 2020. He knows that. But he keeps an open mind about 2021. During those long nights, he still thinks about drawing up plays and what he would do in certain situations. But then he ponders the notion of jumping back into the 80-hour work weeks that routinely go along with the gig. Would he be ready for that?

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/sipple/steven-m-sipple-after-heart-transplant-cotton-takes-life-slowly-but-counts-blessings-often/article_03171697-adc1-5817-84f4-5b0315f2560b.html

 
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Maybe, just maybe, two of the issues so many have outlined (recruiting and development) are exactly what Frost is trying to address.

As many have outlined, the scheme isn’t entirely the issue. Our scheme actually works well at times.. it’s the talent and execution of the scheme that’s been the major issue. Just because a guy is rooted in one scheme doesn’t mean he can’t adapt to others and tweak for overall improvements. 
 

MJ, Quinn, and to a certain extent Harrell are guys known for recruiting and developing at high levels. As others have stated, I’m willing to roll with whatever changes are decided since there’s literally nothing any of us can do to change the fact that HCSF is coming back and changes are happening. 

 
TGHusker said:
I could say 100 and keep posting non-sense to run it up to that number!   But I get you point.  It is starting to remind me of how Peterson replaced Solich - the UN-plan. 
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admo said:
If I recall, you said balanced running attack.  That is what I was speaking to.  And I disagreed.

I love OU's offense, particular under Stoops more than Lincoln Riley.  Stoops team ran the ball and threw it.  Mixed it up great.  Mike Leach even had some years with RBs going wild.  All because of the threat of air-raid, and against inferior talented teams.  And when you up by 35 from throwing to amazing receivers, with amazing QBs, and a good OL, you are going to run more as the game goes and collect rushing stats.  Those stats will help with ranks. 
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Not sure what you disagree with about OU having a balanced running attack. They constantly have a 1,000 yard back and another with 400+ on top of QB yards. They run between the tackles and outside, it isn’t an option only scheme. In 2019 there too 2 RB’s went for 1,011 and for 515, plus 1,298 from Hurts. In 2018 their top 2 RB’s went for 1,056 and 947, plus 1,001 from Murray. In 2017 their top 3 backs went for 1,161, 744, and 542, plus 311 from Mayfield. Not sure how you get a more balanced rushing attack than that.

 
Toe said:
At this rate, we might hit 62 pages of people trying to guess who Schafer was talking about and naming coaches who are not current P5 coordinators...
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The more I think about it, I can't help but wonder if Graham Harrell's name was purposely floated out there now to gauge what the fan's reaction would be?

Based off multiple Husker message boards (including this one), and along with twitter reactions to the Lincoln Journal Star story about the OC search - the overwhelming consenus at least from the fans is that this hire would be an absolute train wreck of a disaster.

Frost would essentially be signing his own pink slip for next year by hiring Graham Harrell as his OC.

 
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Born N Bled Red said:
Barney Cotton is 65, just saying. 

Cotton eventually will have a decision to make: Will he jump back into college coaching? It won't be in 2020. He knows that. But he keeps an open mind about 2021. During those long nights, he still thinks about drawing up plays and what he would do in certain situations. But then he ponders the notion of jumping back into the 80-hour work weeks that routinely go along with the gig. Would he be ready for that?

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/sipple/steven-m-sipple-after-heart-transplant-cotton-takes-life-slowly-but-counts-blessings-often/article_03171697-adc1-5817-84f4-5b0315f2560b.html
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They said sitting P5 OC so that rules out Barney as who they were referencing. That said I'd take him as an analyst.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Well, I just noticed he coaches QBs not O line.  So, probably not him.
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Jeff Grimes would be 54 roughly and he has coached OL before.  Baylor also is in a game this weekend.  

https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-grimes/1662

He served as offensive line coach and run game coordinator at LSU from 2014-17. While in Baton Rouge, Grimes had three of his players selected in the NFL Draft to go along with nine earn All-SEC honors and four be selected as All-Americans (La’el Collins, Vadal Alexander, Ethan Pocic and Will Clapp).
 
LSU's offensive line helped pave the way for four consecutive 1,000-yard rushers in each of Grimes’ four seasons. In 49 games as LSU's offensive line coach and run game coordinator, the Tigers had at least one running back reach the 100-yard rushing mark 34 times.
 
He spent one season as run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Virginia Tech in 2013 following four seasons as offensive line coach at Auburn from 2009-12 that included the program’s second National Championship in 2010.

 
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I'd be willing to bet a lot of the people ticked off about how slow this process is going were also frustrated that Frost brought his entire staff with him back when he was hired. You can't have it both ways. He is likely doing his due diligence. 

The fact is, trying to get 3-4 coaches who are great teachers and mentors is not easy. Trying to get 3-4 coaches who will mesh well with each other and the current coaches, as well as be able to put together a solid offense and recruit, and oh by the way, actually want to come to Nebraska right now, is a big time challenge. 

Am I prepared to be underwhelmed, of course. But I at least think Frost is thinking outside the box of guys he's worked with and trying to find guys he can learn from. That's what Saban does. He surrounds himself with the best coaches and tries to learn new things from them all the time. 

I don't know if he'll make the right hires, and even if they're announced tomorrow we won't really know until next fall if they work out. One thing I do know is I'll be following closely and cheering them on, just like most of you suckers. GBR!

 
Decoy73 said:
Leach and TT smoked Bo's vaunted 2009 D in Lincoln.
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Yes they smoked us so bad to the point of 259 total yards of offense. They even almost matched our juggernaut high-powered 2009 offense, as we got 285 yards of offense. Look how embarrassing this beatdown was by Leach and TT's smoking offense:

 
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