Yant

[NikkiSixx]

I thought he was our most talented back and blame Scott Frost for how the backs have been used/not used/mismanaged etc this year.

If he refused to go it, it was for a reason.. something else happened where the refusal was his response to something else.

I'm all for discipline on the team and stuff, but agree with others that there is a problem with the way the players are managed and treated, and it all seems to come back to Scott.

I'm more angry at Scott than I am at any of the players.

I don't think Scott manages this well, because we end up with the situation where the good talent leaves, and the remaining talent is worse.

Not exactly the right formula or recipe for success.

 

[BadgerInSpartyland]

It does happen everywhere - UW dismissed its best returning RB (Berger) midseason. Also lost two freshman RBs to the portal who had gotten in an altercation with each other.

With the portal, all these guys who aren't being featured are thinking Rico's time is nowwww!

 

[tdierberger]

Two talented backs gone in a week.

The rate of attrition has been ridiculous. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Frost rubbing people the wrong way and hastening players’ departures.

Frost and fans will continue to shift blame to players. Yes it was a weak move by Yant not going in. But there is a time and place for criticism.

Part of your job as a college coach is managing guys with egos who are impulsive 19 year olds. Yant fvcked up not going in and I’m sure he knew it. SF can either reach out privately, connect and mend a bridge or call a guy out in public to humiliate him and make the situation worse.

Whether it’s Wandale leaving, Yant, any of the Florida crew last year, or the mass exodus of Riley guys… Frost has consistently shown that he does not have the interpersonal skills required to lead this team.

You can stick with the tired BS that we don’t need any of these guys, no heart, only alphas, etc. But we need ballers, attitudes or not, and many of these departures were preventable.

For discussion sake, how do you think Yant’s teammates felt when he decided he wasn’t going to play? Displeasure with coaches aside, the optic from the perspective of a teammate is not good.

 

[NikkiSixx]

Maurice Washington could run the ball well also. Not trying to pick a fight, but players with attitudes have to go or the cancer gets bad.

that is 100% fiction.. during the 90's we had all kinds of attitudes and off the field incidents..

when you purge your program of these types of people, alpha players, you end up with lower quality beta players that are easier to manage, but are not going to make you successful on the field.

 

[headcard]

I see it from the perspective that there will be a new group of backs willing to run through the wall for good old NU after the season. The Kool Aid will be flowing again in the spring. Then the same dumpster fire.

Right. It should be doom and gloom over losing a walk on RB. Everyone pissed forever, that's that's what we want.

 

[Laner2]

that is 100% fiction.. during the 90's we had all kinds of attitudes and off the field incidents..

when you purge your program of these types of people, alpha players, you end up with lower quality beta players that are easier to manage, but are not going to make you successful on the field.

Not sure what you're positing.

Those alpha players were under Osborne and some should have been booted (Christian Peters).

So is Frost an awful person because Yant copped an attitude and ultimately left, or should Frost be praised for trying to keep a good culture in the program?

 

[redwine65]

I agree He is Good , but why isn’t he staying…. Instability I don’t blame him, he is NFL quality. It was great when Nebraska had great backs that were committed to Nebraska for 3-4 years. They committed because of the stability and the quality development
I hate living in the past. But that’s all Nebraska football has right now (past successes) Nebraska is a worthless football program right now. God bless the student athletes that come to Lincoln to try to make a difference and resurrect Nebraska football. I truly want them to succceed but it isn’t going to happen in one season
it’s gonna take 4 plus years of commitment and stability.

3 things happen when you pass, 2 of them are bad - Robert Devany

 

[EVERED]

It’s a shame if true, I liked him. Frost picks favorites like a high school coach.

Based on what????

 

[EVERED]

He is back in Florida. Was told to go in during 2nd half of OSU game and said no. Frost called him out in front of team the following Monday and he packed up and left. Don’t expect him to come back.

And you know this how???

 

[NikkiSixx]

Not sure what you're positing.

Those alpha players were under Osborne and some should have been booted (Christian Peters).

So is Frost an awful person because Yant copped an attitude and ultimately left, or should Frost be praised for trying to keep a good culture in the program?

What I am saying is Frost doesn't know how to manage a team of alpha players.

Players don't just refuse to go in to the game for no reason. Something happened that caused that. I am 100% positive it reflects poorly on Scott or the staff in general.

But let's keep cheering and waving pom poms for a coach that continues to nose dive the program and lower the talent level of the team.

 

[rrthusker]

He is back in Florida. Was told to go in during 2nd half of OSU game and said no. Frost called him out in front of team the following Monday and he packed up and left. Don’t expect him to come back.

He has been here and practicing this week.

 

[JOHNNY N]

It’s a shame if true, I liked him. Frost picks favorites like a high school coach.

So who is his favorite rb? It sure as fvck wasn't rahmir at the beginning of the season. I agree the rb rotation is a mystery, but maybe that's why Held was shown the door.

Yant seemed to fvck up quite a bit.

 

[JOHNNY N]

What I am saying is Frost doesn't know how to manage a team of alpha players.

Players don't just refuse to go in to the game for no reason. Something happened that caused that. I am 100% positive it reflects poorly on Scott or the staff in general.

But let's keep cheering and waving pom poms for a coach that continues to nose dive the program and lower the talent level of the team.

Wait....Yant is an alpha. Lofl.

 

[headcard]

It’s a shame if true, I liked him. Frost picks favorites like a high school coach.

Here is how HS coaches pick "favorites". Their "favorites" are the kids that give the them best chance to win. The most talented kids, the kids that do what they are supposed to. Kids that sit on the bench are there because they don't. They think the kids on the field are playing because they are the "favorites" and they just can't seem to grasp why they are the favorites. So, yes I hope that is how Frost picks his "favorites".

 

[NikkiSixx]

Wait....Yant is an alpha. Lofl.

in the principle of that post, he sure is.

he was easily the best running back on the team.. the rest of the backs get a couple yards and tackled with one arm..

Our running game has sucked big time.. I don't think people realize just how bad our run game has become under this coach and scheme.

He was a bright spot that was mismanaged and that is the fault of the coaching staff.

 

[NikkiSixx]

So who is his favorite rb? It sure as fvck wasn't rahmir at the beginning of the season. I agree the rb rotation is a mystery, but maybe that's why Held was shown the door.

Yant seemed to fvck up quite a bit.

he was also a true freshman

 

[jsachisler]

If true, ****....

hit the bricks

 

[pgainey]

Maurice Washington could run the ball well also. Not trying to pick a fight, but players with attitudes have to go or the cancer gets bad.

The off field issues of Washington and Yant were well known prior to recruitment

It is why most other programs didn’t pursue. It is lazy recruiting by Held and company signing low hanging fruit like this where they don’t have to compete with many other power 5 programs.

the ultimate outcome of both Washington and Yant shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone

 

[JOHNNY N]

in the principle of that post, he sure is.

he was easily the best running back on the team.. the rest of the backs get a couple yards and tackled with one arm..

Being the best rb on the team has to include lining up correctly, running the right direction, and pass protection. By that metric he was not the best. Alphas do what it takes to find the field....not eat themselves to the bench before the season even starts.

A true alpha goes into a game when asked....if only to prove that he should be in the game all the time.

What game are you basing "he's easily the best rb on the team"?

 

[BleedRed78]

So you're ok with a player who refuses to go back into a game?

Given this coaching regimes competency, I get he was frustrated. I don't like it, but unless we're gonna switch to a flexbone triple option team, we should really cut the acting like we're a service academy thing

 

[NikkiSixx]

Here is how HS coaches pick "favorites". Their "favorites" are the kids that give the them best chance to win. The most talented kids, the kids that do what they are supposed to. Kids that sit on the bench are there because they don't. They think the kids on the field are playing because they are the "favorites" and they just can't seem to grasp why they are the favorites.

the most talented kids are rarely the ones that do what they are supposed to..

 

[HuskerOnline2000]

We don’t want him anyway. HCSF probably sent him packing for good reasons. Scott is getting his guys in the program and still dealing with all the stuff Riley did to set this program back. Yant had a Riley mentality and we need Frost mentality so if you don’t have one Frost will send you to the portal. He will find someone new like Wandale for running back if our running backs don’t want to run.

 

[jsachisler]

What I am saying is Frost doesn't know how to manage a team of alpha players.

Players don't just refuse to go in to the game for no reason. Something happened that caused that. I am 100% positive it reflects poorly on Scott or the staff in general.

But let's keep cheering and waving pom poms for a coach that continues to nose dive the program and lower the talent level of the team.

don t want to play as a freshman, hit the bricks

 

[JOHNNY N]

he was also a true freshman

So? And the question was: who is his favorite rb? Since I was replimg to a post stating Frost plays favorites....who is his favorite rb? Answering Rahmir is certainty wrong, since that dude couldn't find the field the first part of the season.

 

[JOHNNY N]

the most talented kids are rarely the ones that do what they are supposed to..

That's just plain untrue. Lofl.

 

[NikkiSixx]

Being the best rb on the team has to include lining up correctly, running the right direction, and pass protection. By that metric he was not the best. Alphas do what it takes to find the field....not eat themselves to the bench before the season even starts.

A true alpha goes into a game when asked....if only to prove that he should be in the game all the time.

What game are you basing "he's easily the best rb on the team"?

what you describe is what is expected of a senior running back, not a freshman.

the fact that he was a walk on originally and then saw some playing time should be one of your clues.

To my eyes, he was the only back capable of ripping off 10+ yard runs on a semi consistent basis.

Procedural issues are expected from a young guy at any position.

 

[BleedRed78]

Prediction: Yant goes to Indiana, CRUSHES us next season.

 

[NikkiSixx]

That's just plain untrue. Lofl.

I could not disagree more.

 

[HuskerOnline2000]

Prediction: Yant goes to Indiana, CRUSHES us next season.

We don’t play Indiana Community College next season….

 

[beaglehusker]

Has done better than any of our other backs... Yet we Chase him off. Ugh I'm tired of this favoritism crap

Stupid take

 

[SuperBigFan]

that is 100% fiction.. during the 90's we had all kinds of attitudes and off the field incidents..

when you purge your program of these types of people, alpha players, you end up with lower quality beta players that are easier to manage, but are not going to make you successful on the field.

One of the least liked players on the 90's teams was none other than the T-Frazier.

But in the end, you want to play with guys that will help you win.

No chance all the guys on the team liked Aholes like Jason Peter, but hey, he could play.

 

[redwine65]

 

[beaglehusker]

I could not disagree more.

Then you would be wrong

 

[beaglehusker]

He has been here and practicing this week.

My money is on Randy, not buckyboys

 

[JOHNNY N]

I could not disagree more.

Oh no

 

[HikingHusker]

It’s a shame if true, I liked him. Frost picks favorites like a high school coach.

I don't think you can make that statement about the running back position... how many different guys started games this year?

Yant has looked good at times, but is incredibly raw. His desire to bounce plays outside and try to make people miss with jukes does not fit his body type at all. He's looked awesome at times, but that's when he is moving piles and handing out stiff arms. Not running towards the sideline when we only need 3 yards.

 

[HikingHusker]

Has done better than any of our other backs... Yet we Chase him off. Ugh I'm tired of this favoritism crap

In terms of the overall season Rahmir has been the best back by far. I'm not saying he's a stud but in terms of an all around back and consistency he is the guy.

Yant looked good in 2 game and poor in 2 games. It's certainly fun to see a 240+ lbs back slicing up Northwestern and dreaming of the potential. But Northwestern looked terrible that game and was caught on their heels. The favoritism line is so overused.

 

[rrthusker]

My money is on Randy, not buckyboys

Thanks, I speak the truth. Callahan can confirm it.

 

[PCastro]

Thread on TOS about a rumor he is leaving as well. It leaves a knicked up Rahmir and Stepp. Looks like it is Brody Belt time!

It all starts with the type of person you recruit. You can’t look at projected talent only, gotta judge grit and work ethic.

 

[Wyldcard]

From what I heard, he's back in Lincoln.