I have no desire to argue semantics with you. You seem fixated on the fact that I called Frost a "great" coach. Fine. Let's revise that and say I think he is a "great and promising young coach with a huge upside in his potential". Is that better? My main point is a simple one: we are lucky to have him. Do you disagree? Do you think he is an overhyped coach? Do you think he should be on the hot seat already? Do you think he is a bad coach? Are you glad he is our coach or do you prefer someone else? Do you think he will turn us around?
Yes, we are worse than last year. But we were a 4-8 team last year (and could have easily been 2-10) on a clear downward trajectory - - as in roller coaster going 90 mph downhill kind of trajectory. My suspicion is that this year would have been more of the same and even worse had Riley stayed. And we are installing new schemes on both sides of the ball and have a completely new coaching staff. So yeah... we have issues. Big ones. Issues that not even Frost can change over night. Or do you disagree? You will probably say "I was not expecting miracles, but this shitfest of horrible football is on the current coaches". I disagree. Old habits die hard and cannot be fixed in 8 months. There is a reason why many on here blabber endlessly about how important player development is. And it is. But player development takes years inside of a stable program with a system players have been recruited to and have played within for years. That is why experience matters and teams don't start 22 freshman. These players were, for the most part, developed under Guy Smiley. And it shows. Frost needs time but some of you already have the pitchforks out for him. My goodness.
I guess that means I have a man crush on Frost? Because I cannot believe the level of anger being directed at him by some on here three games in?? Because I defend him vigorously against the vapid stupidity of posters like NikkiSix and Oldjar?? Do you support their views then? Do you think fans should be highly critical of Frost and that we need to start demanding wholesale changes in the program already? Fire Chinander! Run the damn ball! Bring back the fullback! Revamp how you practice! Toss out the UCF blueprint because it isn't working here!
Frost inherited a dumpster fire. Do you dispute this?? Do you think Riley left the program in good shape? If so, why was he fired? You say all of the "bad attitude" guys left after the initial purge. Probably not. Sometimes upper classmen stick around because they don't want to transfer this late in the game and are already kind of sick of football and are just hanging around to keep their scholarship and to finish school. And if it is true, as you claim, that some of these guys are pissed at Frost for his comments about the previous staff, then you just contradicted yourself. Because if that is true, then it means the guys who still have not bought into Frost are still here. So which is it? All the bad attitude guys are already gone so there is no way this current situation is being caused by disgruntled players and it is all on the coaches? Or... There are still lots of bad attitude guys here and it is Frost's fault for bungling his comments about the previous staff? Either way, it seems to me, you just want to blame Frost. Never, in the history of college football, has a coach who went on to be a great coach, had a really bad start I guess. Not.
I don't necessarily agree that it is a good thing that Frost criticized the previous staff. Probably a bad call on his part. But hey, as I said, they DID deserve it. They were awful. And any player who likes the new staff and has bought into their project would just shrug it off and move on. They would understand the emotion and the context of the situation. They would understand why their new coach would say such things even if they did not like it. They would be mature team players and take it in stride. But any player that would get pissed at that and develop disgruntled feelings toward Frost that would then cause them to practice less hard and to play with less motivation, needs to get a grip or move on. I stand by that. This is big boy football. Quit being a pussy and play football.
Finally, I am sorry if my vigorous defense of Frost has put some people off. But I am just dumbstruck how we have gone from farting pixie dust and rainbows as we floated on clouds after the Frost hire, to the pitchfork brigade in about 10 months. Most of the criticisms of him on here have been unfair and ignorant. And trust me... I AM AS PISSED AND DISAPPOINTED AS ANYONE ON HERE by the shitfest I am witnessing on the field right now. I expected more. I expected better. I expected a faster turn around. I thought we would be 8-4 this year. Much more competitive. So trust me when I tell you I do not have blinders on. I see this dumpster fire just as clearly as anyone. And it pisses me off as much as anyone.
I love Husker football. I bleed it. I grew up in Lincoln. Sold coke in the stands as a boy. Was in Norman in 71. I am not saying I am a super fan. Lots on here are. What I am saying is that I share your standards for Husker football and I am as disappointed as anyone. I do not have a "man crush" on Frost. I just don't like seeing him attacked on here by armchair coaches who don't have a clue.
But we had better rally behind Frost because he is not going anywhere. He is going to be our coach for many years to come. And we are now in coach number 5 post Osborne. Our program has never been lower in the modern era than it is now. If we all start to gang up on Frost and become bitter and angry at him after three games, we are in a world of hurt. We either give this guy time and the benefit of the doubt or we can move on to yet another coach. Here is my view: Scott Frost is our last best hope to save this program from oblivion. We are on a fast track to becoming like Kansas. So we had better rally around this guy and give him the time he needs, or we are most likely just ****ed.