“Nebraska has admitted defeat” - Sports Illustrated

[pgainey]

“On Monday, Nebraska (21) waved the white flag, admitted defeat, declared itself a noncompetitor in modern college football.”

“This is modern Nebraska, and this is modern Nebraska settling—not for pretty good, or even for mediocre. This is settling for losing. This is going cheap in a sport where money currently is no object (which is actually the most defensible reasoning here). This is running scared from vigorous competition in the coaching market as many other high-level jobs open.”


Nebraska gives up

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

“On Monday, Nebraska (21) waved the white flag, admitted defeat, declared itself a noncompetitor in modern college football.”

“This is modern Nebraska, and this is modern Nebraska settling—not for pretty good, or even for mediocre. This is settling for losing. This is going cheap in a sport where money currently is no object (which is actually the most defensible reasoning here). This is running scared from vigorous competition in the coaching market as many other high-level jobs open.”


Nebraska gives up

Sad but true, with solid excuses for losing the next two games too.

 

[redfanusa]

Sports Illustrated is still around?

Probably for that one guy in the 1980's who kept sending in a check every time they put a "renew soon" card in his mailbox. They're contractually obligated to publish for the next 109 years just for him.

 

[antirowboat]

Meh, we will get back to the top eventually. People said Oklahoma and Bama would never be good again.

 

[Chief Turkeyscratch]

Meh, we will get back to the top eventually. People said Oklahoma and Bama would never be good again.

Maybe but you're not Oklahoma or Bama. The happiest guy around is Adrian Martinez

 

[headcard]

Maybe but you're not Oklahoma or Bama. The happiest guy around is Adrian Martinez

We have been before and they have been down before. AM isn’t playing football next year, btw. But thanks for your continued interest in Nebraska football.

 

[Herbert Husker]

I was in favor of firing him but would love to see us pummel Wisconsin and Iowa and shut these people up.

 

[jonesy5960]

"Perhaps this is Nebraska’s 21st-century lot in life: a fifth year for a guy who makes Bo Pelini and Frank Solich look like [Bob] Devaney and Osborne. Perhaps the Cornhuskers are settling for submediocre because they know that the 1990s are gone forever, and all that remains is nostalgia, dry and withered as an old corn husk."

Wow. Tell us how you really feel Chuck.

 

[JOHNNY N]

Why any husker fan would give a shit what sports illustrated think about what's going on is beyond me.

 

[nwualum]

Remember, this is the same magazine who sexually exploits women (and transvestites) every year and then claims how righteous and knowledgeable they are on everything. They are the equivalent of Rolling Stone magazine now.

 

[Minn1954]

I was in favor of firing him but would love to see us pummel Wisconsin and Iowa and shut these people up.

I would love to win the lottery. Same chances.

 

[8th Street]

Sports Illustrated is still around?

Probably for that one guy in the 1980's who kept sending in a check every time they put a "renew soon" card in his mailbox. They're contractually obligated to publish for the next 109 years just for him.

The same guy who's gonna win the Publisher's Clearing House jackpot.

 

[Spectrumalaska]

Remember, this is the same magazine who sexually exploits women (and transvestites) every year and then claims how righteous and knowledgeable they are on everything. They are the equivalent of Rolling Stone magazine now.

Those swimsuit issues were special to a teen in the 70s. 😜

 

[Sinomatic]

Maybe but you're not Oklahoma or Bama. The happiest guy around is Adrian Martinez

Looking forward to BF becoming HC at Iowa if the coming litigation doesn't end up smearing your program big time. Good thing for you guys is no one will probably notice unfortunately.

Pretty sure his dad is going to end up the better coach.

 

[Chief Turkeyscratch]

Looking forward to BF becoming HC at Iowa if the coming litigation doesn't end up smearing your program big time. Good thing for you guys is no one will probably notice unfortunately.

Pretty sure his dad is going to end up the better coach.

BF will never be the HC at Iowa. BTW Adrian is probably helping interview the new Offensive coaching candidates.

 

[ZaneHickey]

Sports Illustrated is still around?

Probably for that one guy in the 1980's who kept sending in a check every time they put a "renew soon" card in his mailbox. They're contractually obligated to publish for the next 109 years just for him.

Ha! That was my thought. I care about one Sports Illustrated writer's opinion...why? Just win, Baby.

 

[Chuck003]

Adrian is creaming in his pants. He gets to come back another year and make six figures with NIL, while having a shot at becoming the NCAA all-time turnover and career losses for a starting QB leader, or work at State Farm selling insurance. It's a win-win situation for him having his mentor and buddy return.

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

Meh, we will get back to the top eventually. People said Oklahoma and Bama would never be good again.

Same said of Minnesota.

 

[SuperBigFan]

BF will never be the HC at Iowa. BTW Adrian is probably helping interview the new Offensive coaching candidates.

Who is BF?

 

[The_Man_Behind_The_Man]

Sports Illustrated is still around?

Probably for that one guy in the 1980's who kept sending in a check every time they put a "renew soon" card in his mailbox. They're contractually obligated to publish for the next 109 years just for him.

Exactly! Sports Illustrated…who?

 

[WHCSC]

“On Monday, Nebraska (21) waved the white flag, admitted defeat, declared itself a noncompetitor in modern college football.”

“This is modern Nebraska, and this is modern Nebraska settling—not for pretty good, or even for mediocre. This is settling for losing. This is going cheap in a sport where money currently is no object (which is actually the most defensible reasoning here). This is running scared from vigorous competition in the coaching market as many other high-level jobs open.”


Nebraska gives up

Clickbait crap

 

[Lets Go Brandon]

Meh, we will get back to the top eventually. People said Oklahoma and Bama would never be good again.

Yep. Oklahoma kept John Blake as their head coach in 1999 then gave him another season in 2000 and vaulted to the top.

 

[GaRed]

Meh, we will get back to the top eventually. People said Oklahoma and Bama would never be good again.

Who ? Morons maybe.

 

[B1G RED RULES]

“On Monday, Nebraska (21) waved the white flag, admitted defeat, declared itself a noncompetitor in modern college football.”

“This is modern Nebraska, and this is modern Nebraska settling—not for pretty good, or even for mediocre. This is settling for losing. This is going cheap in a sport where money currently is no object (which is actually the most defensible reasoning here). This is running scared from vigorous competition in the coaching market as many other high-level jobs open.”


Nebraska gives up

Cue the objections from the folks squeezed in their 1997 championship t-shirts that they wore over two decades ago when they were 50-100 pounds lighter and have not stepped out of the state since…

 

[redfanusa]

I'm withholding judgment until I know what The Saturday Evening Post has to say about it.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

no offense to the fine writers at Sports Illustrated, but sports writers all over have been saying Nebraska is done for the past 4 years. Yet, even after a 5th losing season in a row, they are writing articles about .......Nebraska.

 

[dinglefritz]

Why any husker fan would give a shit what sports illustrated think about what's going on is beyond me.

It's the online version fired off by some crappy writer who can't get a real job. SI should stick to women in skimpy swimsuits.

 

[FuzzyFreddy]

I like how people attack the publication, when in fact, they know what is written is true.

 

[ShibeSker]

“On Monday, Nebraska (21) waved the white flag, admitted defeat, declared itself a noncompetitor in modern college football.”

“This is modern Nebraska, and this is modern Nebraska settling—not for pretty good, or even for mediocre. This is settling for losing. This is going cheap in a sport where money currently is no object (which is actually the most defensible reasoning here). This is running scared from vigorous competition in the coaching market as many other high-level jobs open.”


Nebraska gives up

I honestly couldn't care less what the national media thinks. They use out fanbase for clicks anyway. No decision was going to make everyone happy, they give him one more year and if we see the same shit they can him with absolutely no question about the decision.

 

[pgainey]

It's the online version fired off by some crappy writer who can't get a real job. SI should stick to women in skimpy swimsuits.

It was written by Pat Forde - hardly someone who can’t get a crappy job - SI alone pays him 100k for just the mag/online. I suspect he makes several fold more than Mckeon and Sipple

 

[pharvey0829]

All those moral victories paid off for Scott Frost.

 

[dinglefritz]

It was written by Pat Forde - hardly someone who can’t get a crappy job - SI alone pays him 100k for just the mag/online. I suspect he makes several fold more than Mckeon and Sipple

He's a hack. Terrible writer. He knows that if he throws something at the wall critical of Nebraska that he'll get thousands of clicks within minutes. Dirtbag.

 

[shine003]

It was written by Pat Forde - hardly someone who can’t get a crappy job - SI alone pays him 100k for just the mag/online. I suspect he makes several fold more than Mckeon and Sipple

lol. Exactly. It was written by pat forde. Mizzou grad who’s been praying for the death of Nebraska football for decades and is still bitter about all of their beatings and loss of the coveted big ten conference dealt to his dear Missery by Nebraska.

 

[paphusker]

They were going to write an anti- Nebraska story either way it went. I could care less what SI says

 

[Baxter48]

Exactly! Sports Illustrated…who?

SI is a forgotten rag from days gone by. Does anyone subscribe to it?

 

[RiLLLLLLLLey]

Why any husker fan would give a shit what sports illustrated think about what's going on is beyond me.

It's how the rest of the college football world now sees us. Step out of the bubble. Denying or dismissing it is simply that: denial.

I would love to know about all the "secret" shit that encompassed this decision. Because in all honesty, it makes no sense to even the most biased of fan(s). As another poster stated, there will indeed be blowback from the fans on this one. I saw and heard it first-hand in the west stadium last Saturday.

Club level seats. Donors. The people that have kept this program churning during arguably the darkest years of Nebraska football. Even they have their limits. If "the people actually pulling the strings" don't give a shit about their opinions - they will. Soon.

For everyone's sake, I hope Frost can deliver. Because that stadium would look pretty ridiculous mostly empty.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

It was written by Pat Forde - hardly someone who can’t get a crappy job - SI alone pays him 100k for just the mag/online. I suspect he makes several fold more than Mckeon and Sipple

Uhm Forde left ESPN for Yahoo Sports. I didn't even know Yahoo Sports existed until I looked up his bio. He wallowed around at Yahoo for about 8 or 9 years before landing at a nearly defunct SI, a couple of years ago.

Let's not pretend he is something he isn't. He has fathered a few good swimmers though. I think he daughter was an olympian.

 

[dinglefritz]

It's how the rest of the college football world now sees us. Step out of the bubble. Denying or dismissing it is simply that: denial.

I would love to know about all the "secret" shit that encompassed this decision. Because in all honesty, it makes no sense to even the most biased of fan(s). As another poster stated, there will indeed be blowback from the fans on this one. I saw and heard it first-hand in the west stadium last Saturday.

Club level seats. Donors. The people that have kept this program churning during arguably the darkest years of Nebraska football. Even they have their limits. If "the people actually pulling the strings" don't give a shit about their opinions - they will. Soon.

The money is on board with this decision or it wouldn't have happened. IF it works it saves us a bunch of turmoil and money. IF it doesn't work out, it saves us a bunch of money. It will be interesting to see who the new staff will be.

 

[RiLLLLLLLLey]

The money is on board with this decision or it wouldn't have happened. IF it works it saves us a bunch of turmoil and money. IF it doesn't work out, it saves us a bunch of money. It will be interesting to see who the new staff will be.

I agree to a point. And realize my post came off as "fire Frost"-ish. In all honesty, I don't want him fired, I just don't understand the mentality behind this decision.

Perhaps it's jaded ex-lover syndrome, but the reasoning used by Nebraska in firing the previous 4 coaches - and keeping Frost - just makes no f*cking sense! 😂

 

[Mr.Scary13]

Sports Illustrated is still around?

Probably for that one guy in the 1980's who kept sending in a check every time they put a "renew soon" card in his mailbox. They're contractually obligated to publish for the next 109 years just for him.

SI is as relevant as a Frost led Nebraska program.....