Under Pelini, while there were problems and deficiencies with his coaching, but I never questioned how serious he and his staff was towards competing.
When we got Riley, that all changed and we were the laid back Huskers. It's took 3 years until total destruction.
Frost was going to fix this, but he was just as laid back as Riley, if not more. He had convinced himself in 3 years at UCF that this was easy, and when he got hit in the face with reality, it all crumbled.
I really get the vibe from this staff that we once again have serious and realistic coaches, coaches who while loving the players, keep some distance as they should to maintain themselves as the adults in the room. This gives the players a sense of security and belonging that they haven't had since Pelini.
We have had 5 new HCs since 1997:
1. The players cried when TO retired.
2. The players were angry when Solich was fired.
3. The players were indifferent to happy when Callahan was fired.
4. The players were again angry when Pelini was fired.
5. The players were totally indifferent when Riley got fired.
6. The players were generally happy when Frost got fired.
Let's hope we don't have to assess how the players felt about the current coach.
When we got Riley, that all changed and we were the laid back Huskers. It's took 3 years until total destruction.
Frost was going to fix this, but he was just as laid back as Riley, if not more. He had convinced himself in 3 years at UCF that this was easy, and when he got hit in the face with reality, it all crumbled.
I really get the vibe from this staff that we once again have serious and realistic coaches, coaches who while loving the players, keep some distance as they should to maintain themselves as the adults in the room. This gives the players a sense of security and belonging that they haven't had since Pelini.
We have had 5 new HCs since 1997:
1. The players cried when TO retired.
2. The players were angry when Solich was fired.
3. The players were indifferent to happy when Callahan was fired.
4. The players were again angry when Pelini was fired.
5. The players were totally indifferent when Riley got fired.
6. The players were generally happy when Frost got fired.
Let's hope we don't have to assess how the players felt about the current coach.
