People keep clamoring for Nebraska to hire a Special Teams coach, rip coaches for sloppy play, etc. OK fine. But is that really the problem?
Oklahoma State comes out in the second half against Oklahoma and gives up their lead with a safety and a muffed punt for an OU touchdown. And then they win.
Making fewer mistakes that your opponent might win you a couple of games. But being able to overcome mistakes will win you a lot more. And that seems like more of a player mindset than a coaching strategy. I think that is what Frost means when he says we just need a couple of breaks, a couple of Ws, to turn the ship around. To start to expect to win.
I was really hoping that we would win the Iowa game because that could have put some wind in Smothers' sails. As it is, I fear he is just going to get sucked into the Murphy's Law mentality that the team can't seem to shake.
Will the Ireland game be different enough to allow us to press the reset button, or will it be a distraction that winds up sending us down the same dark hole next year?
Oklahoma State comes out in the second half against Oklahoma and gives up their lead with a safety and a muffed punt for an OU touchdown. And then they win.
Making fewer mistakes that your opponent might win you a couple of games. But being able to overcome mistakes will win you a lot more. And that seems like more of a player mindset than a coaching strategy. I think that is what Frost means when he says we just need a couple of breaks, a couple of Ws, to turn the ship around. To start to expect to win.
I was really hoping that we would win the Iowa game because that could have put some wind in Smothers' sails. As it is, I fear he is just going to get sucked into the Murphy's Law mentality that the team can't seem to shake.
Will the Ireland game be different enough to allow us to press the reset button, or will it be a distraction that winds up sending us down the same dark hole next year?