Kongs little quip about “be nice. Remember they are kids”. He’s inferring that what they are doing doesn’t align with “winning football games”. There is negative connotation there. He’s a turd.
I took it as starting a discussion while mocking the "we shouldn't criticize them because they're kids" crowd, but feel free to infer whatever you want I guess. Some of you have such a boner for Kong that no matter what he says, you're going to call it "trolling" (which most of you use incorrectly). If it weren't for him and a small handful of other posters who can discuss things objectively, this place would just be an echo chamber of Husker homers. It'd be Husker Max.