Nebraska needs to reset its recruiting focus if its ever going to return to respectability. Frost used the UCF playbook on this team, trying to recruit the best players possible per the 247 or Rivals experts, in far flung places, instead of focusing on getting a base of decent players in and around Nebraska and in the Big Ten footprint. This was a necessary step that was skipped since the core of this team was so rotten. Nebraska needs weight room and practice warriors that live and die with the W’s and L’s to set the culture of the team first, then you sprinkle in the top recruits.
Lastly, the Big 10 west is full of sharks right now for coaches. I think we’ll look back 10 years from now and we’ll be amazed. Fleck and Brohm look like rising superstars. Ferentz is the dean of CFB coaches and a likely HOF’er. Fitzgerald is right behind him. Chryst has an incredible win percentage over .700 and 2 NY6 wins. Lovie is probably the worst coach and he went to a superbowl once. Nebraska fans need to embrace that this conference is tough to win and better than you thought. Respect it and your opponents.