so the issue becomes a chicken and egg theory. Do you win without elite players, or do you have to get elite players to win????
As I have said countless times, Nebraska could have hired a coach that ran an offense similar to what Pelini/ Beck ran after they fired Pelini. With the players on the roster at that time, the next coach probably has more success than Riley had. Same could be said when hiring Frost. Had they hired a coach that ran an offense that wan't the polar opposite of what Riley ran, you don't run off 2 of the 4 QBs in the QB room. You may not lose other players, some of the players that didn't work out for Frost may have worked out for the coach that ran a system they were more suited for.
The point is, Frost can recruit enough talent to win here. Again, I know this is sacrilege but he hasn't shown that he can win games at Nebraska with just the talent he inherited. Is that because the talent was so bad, or is it because he chose to redshirt large parts of classes and basically tanked the first couple of years to develop for years 3,4 and 5? If we don't see an increase in wins this season, or at least an increase in the level of competitiveness in all games, some will question whether Frost is the right guy. It probably doesn't change anythng, but the decision to hire Frost will be debated.