Frost!!!

[Franky-n-Luciano]

One of the reasons Osborne had so much success at NU was because the option offense that he ran was so hard to defend. Opposing defenses would not see that offense from any other team all season long and they would have one week to prepare for it and it was impossible for them to do it and to stop it. Frost would bring a combination of Oregon and Osborne's offense back to Lincoln and it would be explosive and high scoring. Frost gets it!!! Lincoln is a different place that requires a different philosophy! Osborne recruited the players that fit his offense and those players wouldn't necessarily be highly recruited from other top programs. Do you think that Crouch or Frazier would have ever had success playing QB at most other top programs?

I don't want another outsider coming to coach this team again. It's been a horrible cycle of Callahan, Pelini, then Riley. All outsiders that never really belonged!!! Let's bring smash mouth football back to Nebraska! Bring home Frost!!! He's been coached by and mentored by the best in the business (Osborne, Bill Walsh, Belichek, Parcells, Chip Kelly) and he has a very high football IQ!!! He's one coach that would stick around for a long time and not jump at the next opportunity he sees! It's his dream job!!! He bleeds red and truly loves this program!!!! Bring him home he would work his ass off to bring this program back to national prominence! Either we hire him this year or some other big name program is going to hire him!!!

 

[Mike402]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

 

[huskerfan1414]

We didn't run the option near as much as people think under Osborne.
It was a threat for sure, don't get me wrong.

 

[nudan92]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

Was Paul Chryst ready for the job at Wisconsin? He wasn't exactly lighting the NCAA football world on fire at Pitt.

 

[rrthusker]

I didn't realize we had an opening for head coach.

 

[Franky-n-Luciano]

I didn't realize we had an opening for head coach.

It's coming

 

[nudan92]

I didn't realize we had an opening for head coach.

Isn't it inevitable at this point. Looking at our schedule the rest of the way I think it's almost surely a given unless some sort of miracle happens.

 

[HuskerHusaria]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

This.

 

[Franky-n-Luciano]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

Oklahoma's 34 year old head coach was "ready" yet either. I'm sure Osborne east ready when he took over the program at 35 years of age.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

It's coming

#MN90sA

 

[HuskerHusaria]

Isn't it inevitable at this point. Looking at our schedule the rest of the way I think it's almost surely a given unless some sort of miracle happens.

I think he gets another year no matter what.

 

[Franky-n-Luciano]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

Mike Riley was ready for the job and look how he's doing!

 

[inWV]

Can an AD after week three and a coach after three seasons is not coducive to recruiting a top flight coach. Frost might be one of a handful of options.

 

[tpmcg]

Can an AD after week three and a coach after three seasons is not coducive to recruiting a top flight coach. Frost might be one of a handful of options.

and maybe a couple others...

 

[HuskerHusaria]

Can an AD after week three and a coach after three seasons is not coducive to recruiting a top flight coach. Frost might be one of a handful of options.

If you can Riley before the season is out, you can consider that as bad as SP firing Solich, if not worse.

 

[Blackshirt30]

I don't see Frost combining Oregon's offense with Osborne's. He would probably run Oregon's offense like he does at UCF. Some option concepts, alot of 4 WR Spread/RPO's. I have yet to see an I-Formation or any of the power sets the Osborne used from Frost at UCF.

 

[Hoosker Du]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

After being the OC at Oregon and shit-stomping Texas (30-7) and Florida State (59-20) in consecutive years, and taking them to the national title game, I beg to differ. I would be perfectly happy with giving Frost the reins to our program. I would be happy with he or Chip Kelly. Not sure Kelly would come, but either would make me as happy as a lark.

The nice thing is that we'll get another entire season to watch Frost perform at UCF to make the judgement.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

If you can Riley before the season is out, you can consider that as bad as SP firing Solich, if not worse.

Here's how to take it, you gotta give him time to improve. You go the whole year, and he goes, say, 4-8. Then you legitimately look okay to fire him. Best case, you give him the whole year, they either turn it around, or just improve and get better as the year goes on, then you have something to build with this staff.

Hope they improve the rest of the year.

 

[inWV]

I don't see Frost combining Oregon's offense with Osborne's. He would probably run Oregon's offense like he does at UCF. Some option concepts, alot of 4 WR Spread/RPO's. I have yet to see an I-Formation or any of the power sets the Osborne used from Frost at UCF.

UCFs QB threw for 360 yds in their only game this year.

 

[snootalope]

Agreed, it’s not time for Frost. We need a name and publicity (in a good way). Football and basketball— gonna take $$$

 

[HuskerHusaria]

Here's how to take it, you gotta give him time to improve. You go the whole year, and he goes, say, 4-8. Then you legitimately look okay to fire him. Best case, you give him the whole year, they either turn it around, or just improve and get better as the year goes on, then you have something to build with this staff.

Hope they improve the rest of the year.

I'm glad to see something reasonable here tonight. I completely agree with you.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

After being the OC at Oregon and shit-stomping Texas (30-7) and Florida State (59-20) in consecutive years, and taking them to the national title game, I beg to differ. I would be perfectly happy with giving Frost the reins to our program. I would be happy with he or Chip Kelly. Not sure Kelly would come, but either would make me as happy as a lark.

The nice thing is that we'll get another entire season to watch Frost perform at UCF to make the judgement.

Why are larks so happy, anyway?

 

[Hoosker Du]

Why are larks so happy, anyway?

Because they're singing all the time. Singing makes you smile. You ever seen Dave Grohl without a smile on his face?

 

[Bugeater]

He is not ready. Pretend he has the resume he has now, but played for and graduated from a different school. Fans would have a meltdown over hiring an unproven coach.

Osborne was an unproven coach, never held the HC mantle before being named as such.

 

[StrongArm517]

I will never forget Scott frosts speech at the orange bowl. In that moment I saw the leader of the future. A guy that has IT !!!!!! Have never forgotten that speech.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

Because they're singing all the time. Singing makes you smile. You ever seen Dave Grohl without a smile on his face?

And gum, I think it's the gum that makes him smile.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

And gum, I think it's the gum that makes him smile.

Dave, or the lark?

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

Dave, or the lark?

Both, larks are a mythical beast, really.

 

[CDMXHusker]

Oklahoma's 34 year old head coach was "ready" yet either. I'm sure Osborne east ready when he took over the program at 35 years of age.

Exactly!!! Saying he is not ready is ridiculous.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Isn't it inevitable at this point. Looking at our schedule the rest of the way I think it's almost surely a given unless some sort of miracle happens.

No it is not inevitable.
Riley will be retained if he wins enough, 9 wins essentially guarantees it.

 

[rrthusker]

Isn't it inevitable at this point. Looking at our schedule the rest of the way I think it's almost surely a given unless some sort of miracle happens.

I'm certain it's coming too but it seems a tad premature to speculate until we know who the new AD is. The hire will be his guy.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

Yeah, if Frost was the HC we might be 0-3

 

[Bugeater]

We didn't run the option near as much as people think under Osborne.
It was a threat for sure, don't get me wrong.

Only for about 15 of his 25 years.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Only for about 15 of his 25 years.

No, i mean as a percentage of plays when it was in the playbook.

 

[Bugeater]

No, i mean as a percentage of plays when it was in the playbook.

Gotcha. But I would still say his offenses from 1982-1997 ran at least 70% option/option formations. Lot of looks and variations derived from his style over those years.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Gotcha. But I would still say his offenses from 1982-1997 ran at least 70% option/option formations. Lot of looks and variations derived from his style over those years.

Option formation? Wtf is that?

 

[KingBlackshirt]

More exclamation points!!!

 

[Bruce1981]

I don't see Frost combining Oregon's offense with Osborne's. He would probably run Oregon's offense like he does at UCF. Some option concepts, alot of 4 WR Spread/RPO's. I have yet to see an I-Formation or any of the power sets the Osborne used from Frost at UCF.

Tom was starting to spread it out a little before he retired himself.

 

[Bugeater]

Option formation? Wtf is that?

Go watch those games again, you'll remember. Listen to Terry Donahue when he was the color commentator for the Orange Bowl vs Tennessee, he talks about the option under Osborne and the different formations ran, how it stresses a defense to the breaking point.

 

[Mike402]

Osborne was an unproven coach, never held the HC mantle before being named as such.

The college football landscape was quite a bit different in 1973. Only a handful of programs were relevant and had national appeal. That is no longer the case today.