Former Nebraska coach Scott Frost returns to UCF as head coach
Former Nebraska coach Scott Frost is set to take over at UCF, the program he coached from 2016 to 2017 before leaving for Nebraska. The two sides agreed on aomaha.com
I hope he does real well down there and competes for the Big 12 championship. He'll show some of the Nebraska naysayers he's a good coach and recruiter. I'm glad he's getting a second chance.
see, this would have changed things for me.. had he resigned, apologized, and not taken all the money, I'd feel differently about him.. but he didn't do that.. f him.
I’ve read comments from UCF fans. Nearly all are very excited he is back. Some said he worked tirelessly. No need to rehash what happened here but that is not the version Nebraska got.
The all time winningest programs in the Big 12 are Colorado and then West Virginia. That’s the richest history you’ll find there.
The 90's are gone brah. Scott Frost had a magical two year run at a Florida school in the AAC. It was always going to take more work at a Nebraska school in the B1G.
Truth is UCF should be an easier gig in the Big 12. There is no Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Washington, Penn State in that league. Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Rutgers, or Minnesota would've contended for the conference crown this year.
Let's be honest about a couple things here. Nebraska has a far richer history and more resources than UCF. It's a far older University and football program that has won numerous titles. But Nebraska has to overpay to keep up because they need kids from Florida, Texas or California. UCF is deceivably large and growing. They are very close to AAU status and have a growing alumni base that are rabid. There is a very large NIL base around Orlando. It's going to be easier to be lazy in Orlando and in that conference.
Nebraska needs to compete with at least five programs that have as much or better resources than themselves. Nebraska can't even say they have a richer history than four of those. If Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, USC or Oregon have a class outside the top 15 they're considered "bad" classes. A top 20 class at Nebraska is considered good. I mean it, Frost and Rhule are criticized for wasting talent.
UCF has who that recruits top 25 classes in their league? Who has a rich history in the Big 12? Colorado with one title? BYU with one title? So if Frost wins ten games at UCF and makes the playoffs with a bye like ASU, it really doesn't mean he's suddenly become what Husker fans thought he would be back in 2017.
I have no doubt he’ll put in the hours there and find success again. 😑
BYU won a National in the 80's, they are like the Mormon Notre Dame. Colorado won one National and they were nationally relevant heading into the early 2000's. West Virginia will never be a national power. I'm sorry but West Virginia somehow thinks there's an ACC plan to save themselves with Notre Dame and West Virginia.
I think this is honestly a huge reason why Frost legitimately enjoyed his time there and hated his life here.
I think so as well.
Yeah, not to mention the good old boys and hangers-on coming out of the woodwork here, and all of the "Golden Boy Saving The Program" hype. Now that we know how flawed he is as a person, it's easy to see how all of that was a perfect storm.
They have money. They survived as an independent for a decade. I think they could become a Big 12 power.
Yes the Mormons are very rich. $150,000,000,000 should cover some nice recruits. I wonder if they can have the NIL arm be apart of the church. Church donations are tax deductible.
