Response to # 6: "Yet, they have played their hearts out for him in every game for the last five years."
You may have lost faith in him, but his players haven't. Even though his record is abysmal here, these kids still remain loyal and highly motivated. Frost is, and always be, a "player's coach".
I don’t completely disagree, but there’s different angles to take.
It’s true our players have generally fought hard til the end and shown up each week. Credit to them, but also related to many close games or games with leads before they turn to L’s.
Also true the majority of our attrition has been guys you expect to leave (good attrition) plus Florida guys, but that’s a whole other issue cus Florida guys tend to quit before they start.
The staff seem to have done well establishing culture in that regard by all accounts.
I was more speaking of fear from this point forward, what’s gonna happen in the locker room. When play calling, time management, personnel, practice and development decisions have lead to nothing but losses for 5 years. The jacka** in me would question the players’ competence if they don’t wonder how the Minnesotas, Iowas, Purdues, Illinois, Northwesterns and just about every other school with either similar or lesser talent are managing to win games while they’re not. If they’re not having doubts about that, then the loser culture has taken firm root.
Too many games in 4 years+ where the one score losses point to something going wrong in coaching decisions somewhere along the way. The players deserve better.
But I hope we never see any quit in them as that’s the worst thing to witness.
