My not-very-hot-take is that if they want to treat the spring game as a fan/recruiting event with ridiculously low stakes and the only important thing is to prevent injuries, they should at least do something else to make it entertaining. I don't need to see a no-holds-barred full contact scrimmage, I also don't need to see Frost to walk out of the tunnel with a cat, but have some fun! I remember Bo having o-linemen catching punts, Kenny Bell kicked a field goal once I think? Trick plays, funny bits, skill competitions between drives, SOMETHING to make it worthwhile for the fans coming in from all over the state. After all, they need the fans there to impress the recruits if they want the spring game to continue to be a huge recruiting tool.
I understand why they don't want anyone getting hurt, and they don't want to show other teams anything (as if it really matters that much) but again, if you're not giving us an actual game or letting us see the starters do something ELSE for fans to enjoy. I didn't put any stock into it in terms of how good or bad we'll be in the fall, but it just felt like a waste of time. @WesternNebraskan said it best in another thread, Frost just doesn't seem to understand how to create an exciting atmosphere around himself or the program, even when his back is against the wall. I'm still rooting for him to figure it out, if he somehow pulls off a miracle and turns NU into a good team again it'll be an incredible story, but sadly the biggest/easiest opportunity to inject some life into the program during the offseason just ended up feeling like more of the same.
I understand why they don't want anyone getting hurt, and they don't want to show other teams anything (as if it really matters that much) but again, if you're not giving us an actual game or letting us see the starters do something ELSE for fans to enjoy. I didn't put any stock into it in terms of how good or bad we'll be in the fall, but it just felt like a waste of time. @WesternNebraskan said it best in another thread, Frost just doesn't seem to understand how to create an exciting atmosphere around himself or the program, even when his back is against the wall. I'm still rooting for him to figure it out, if he somehow pulls off a miracle and turns NU into a good team again it'll be an incredible story, but sadly the biggest/easiest opportunity to inject some life into the program during the offseason just ended up feeling like more of the same.
