RIP Nebraska Football

[SkerInCo]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

 

[huskercabby]

I agree. I offer my condolences.

 

[antirowboat]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

The next coach could make a bowl game their first year here.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

Nope. We are building great facilities and have the fans and the following. We play in the weak Big 10 West. We can win 8 to 10 a year easy. Just find the right guy. GBR

 

[Hford]

shut up

 

[John_J_Rambo_rivals315142]

Miami killed Nebraska football in the 2001 Rose Bowl

we've been dead ever since

 

[cornhead1]

Miami killed Nebraska football in the 2001 Rose Bowl

we've been dead ever since

I would say Colorado did the killing - Miami just threw the dirt on us.

 

[HuskerInFlorida]

RIP?

No, Nebraska is a Blueblood program. Just go re-read the previous Blueblood posts…. RollingLaugh

 

[Frozone]

Disagree. If Mike Riley and Bo can win 9 games here, there’s another coach out there who can do at least as good.

No, the program isn’t dead; it only seems that way because Frost has been so absurdly pathetic. When you deal with this level of incompetence, it’s easy to forget that this was a program winning 9 games a year falling out of bed only five years ago.

 

[antirowboat]

Disagree. If Mike Riley and Bo can win 9 games here, there’s another coach out there who can do at least as good.

No, the program isn’t dead; it only seems that way because Frost has been so absurdly pathetic. When you deal with this level of incompetence, it’s easy to forget that this was a program winning 9 games a year falling out of bed only five years ago.

No ****. Riley started a season 7-0. Scott Frost just isn't a good coach. It is what it is.

 

[huskerbaseball13]

Frost is a loser.

That doesn’t mean Nebraska football is dead

 

[yort2000]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

You're like 20 years too late. I've been pissing on its grave for quite some time.

 

[Harry Caray]

The mistake was anointing Frost a savior based on one miracle season at a mid-major school, where he inherited quite a bit of talent and had a special QB. The reality is that he was not ready to be the head coach at a Power 5 program. Florida's AD recognized this after one short interview.

Bo Pelini was a mediocre coach and still won 9 games a year here and won the division three times. Mike Riley had a 9-win season here. Bill Callahan took us to a Conference Championship game. So it's foolish to think Frost is the only hope we had of turning the program around.

Go hire someone like Dan Lanning, DC at Georgia, and give him a blank check to hire the best offensive coordinator he can. He's worked for Saban and Smart, I guarantee he wouldn't assemble a staff of mid-major guys.

 

[pharvey0829]

Nope. We are building great facilities and have the fans and the following. We play in the weak Big 10 West. We can win 8 to 10 a year easy. Just find the right guy. GBR

Once upon a time we did have that guy, but he got fired for not winning enough games.

 

[jteten]

Once upon a time we did have that guy, but he got fired for not winning enough games.

Solich wasn’t that guy either. Better than the last several bums, but not the guy to compete for nattys after Toms kids were gone.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

Has Frost honestly even been accepting of the fishbowl?

 

[Redscarlet]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

Blow me!

 

[artguy68]

Look at what Mel Tucker did at MSU. The right coach can make things happen, quickly.

 

[CameronKrazie86]

The fishbowl arguments are overrated, every power 5 job is going to have its pressures. The key is recruiting and talent development while having the players understand and execute the identity and style of play of the offense and defense. That hasn't happened in a long, long time. Frost recruited well for a while but it's gotta be consistent year after year. Callahan showed you can recruit here and that was before all the games were televised nationally every week. You gotta have maximum effort in recruiting, identify the guys that fit your system but adjust said system to the players strengths/weaknesses.

I don't think by any means Nebraska football is dead. I do think it's a rebuilding job for whoever the next coach is but there's also been such a lowering of standards and expectations that the fishbowl argument goes out the water. Seriously, Nebraska's about to have 4 losing seasons in a row and only now is the coach likely to get canned. If you can't get to a bowl game in 4 seasons, then peace out.

 

[jteten]

Great coach could win here, very quickly.

 

[Headcard]

Great coach could win here, very quickly.

Hell yes they could. We just have to beat the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa’s of the world to win our division. Not a daunting task for a good coach.

 

[Shimmer003]

Great coach could win here, very quickly.

I don’t believe this any more. There is something wrong with the culture in Lincoln and it’s been an issue for a long time. I think it’s going to be a long rebuild for anyone, as you can’t change the psyche of the program in a year or two. The commonalities and downfalls between all of our coaches since Callahan have been too similar for it to be a coincidence. I hope I’m wrong and Nebraska has just happened to make a bunch of consecutive bad hires, but evidence points to something else

 

[iclone]

You don’t belong in the Big Ten. The extra money isn’t worth sucking in football, is it?

 

[TruHusker]

Nope. We are building great facilities and have the fans and the following. We play in the weak Big 10 West. We can win 8 to 10 a year easy. Just find the right guy. GBR

While I like your optimism of "8-10" wins a year, that could be a while. We are looking at a minimum 100% improvement in the current record.

 

[SkerInCo]

Great coach could win here, very quickly.

Will we get one though? I'm thinking no.

 

[jteten]

I don’t believe this any more. There is something wrong with the culture in Lincoln and it’s been an issue for a long time. I think it’s going to be a long rebuild for anyone, as you can’t change the psyche of the program in a year or two. The commonalities and downfalls between all of our coaches since Callahan have been too similar for it to be a coincidence. I hope I’m wrong and Nebraska has just happened to make a bunch of consecutive bad hires, but evidence points to something else

On the contrary, the evidence of the coaches post Nebraska tells the entire story. Solich did a nice job at Ohio, but knew that was the place for him to stay. Pelini flamed out everywhere. Callahan was not a fit for college football, Riley was cooked long before Nebraska, and Frosts future will be challenging to rebuild. And outside of Frost, each of them essentially experienced moments of success at Nebraska. It makes sense that a great coach will have more consistent success at Nebraska.

 

[bama_husker]

I don’t believe this any more. There is something wrong with the culture in Lincoln and it’s been an issue for a long time. I think it’s going to be a long rebuild for anyone, as you can’t change the psyche of the program in a year or two. The commonalities and downfalls between all of our coaches since Callahan have been too similar for it to be a coincidence. I hope I’m wrong and Nebraska has just happened to make a bunch of consecutive bad hires, but evidence points to something else

If any of the coaches that struggled here then went to another P5 program and had success, I'd be more likely to believe that. I do think expectations were too high at one time, and too much weight has been given to finding someone with Nebraska connections, but first one isn't true now and hopefully second one isn't either.

 

[otismotis08]

Scott sure seemed dejected throughout this game. Hate to see it. Gotta end this thing.

 

[bama_husker]

Scott sure seemed dejected throughout this game. Hate to see it. Gotta end this thing.

Still think he can be a decent HC, but he needs to hit the reset button, maybe at a G5 program. Maybe with the pressure of being the savior gone, he can regain his mojo.

 

[antirowboat]

Frost isn't head coach material. He is a coordinator and should go back to doing that out west or in the south.

 

[schuele]

Still think he can be a decent HC, but he needs to hit the reset button, maybe at a G5 program.

Or GPAC.

 

[Bubblehead]

I know this will be shocking to the casual fan. But we SUCK!

 

[ssmill777]

I said to myself when Frost was hired, if Frost can't bring us back then no one will. Frost should be fired but it sucks because I have zero faith that the right coach is out there and willing to live in the fishbowl.

Nebraska football is officially dead and gone. Convince me otherwise.

I said the same thing tonight. I will never live long enough to see the Huskers with a winning record again, or at least I will be old enough to not give a darn.

 

[pharvey0829]

On the contrary, the evidence of the coaches post Nebraska tells the entire story. Solich did a nice job at Ohio, but knew that was the place for him to stay. Pelini flamed out everywhere. Callahan was not a fit for college football, Riley was cooked long before Nebraska, and Frosts future will be challenging to rebuild. And outside of Frost, each of them essentially experienced moments of success at Nebraska. It makes sense that a great coach will have more consistent success at Nebraska.

To Solich's credit, he did do a good job at Ohio. He was the best coach in their program's history.

 

[ThunderPhillips_rivals499044]

Or GPAC.

Who would be a better coach in the GPAC? frost or touchdown Tommie Frazier?