I know many think it is overblown but there is no reason to give an opposing team any extra motivation in the week prior to the game
We have a winnable game ...
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Yeah, I understand what Frost is trying to do. It revolves around trying to motivate his team. Some times it also motivates the other team as well. Yes with as bad as we are, we don't need other teams to be extra motivated to beat us.
It’s always a winnable game when it’s Purdue. Always.
We have fallen so far that the players need the reinforcement from the Coach as to which games are winnable! I remember when they expected to win them all.
This will probably motivate Frost in the same way his quote motivated Purdue.
Correction. It was always a win. Always. Now it has just become possibly winnable.
I thought we hashed this out all last week… What was Frost supposed to say? He’s trying to keep his team afloat, trying to instill confidence in them. What should he have said? And please don’t say he shouldn’t have said anything…
The officials said it wasn’t.
But on a serious note, it was winnable. If you need side motivation to beat an 0-3 team, it was definitely a winnable game.
But on a serious note, it was winnable. If you need side motivation to beat an 0-3 team, it was definitely a winnable game.
I still don't get how that was "bulletin board" material. A 3 point spread isn't winnable? I guess that's the reaction you have when your program is, always has, and always will be irrelevant.
Seems like a couple of Frost's motivation tactics have backfired so far this season. Oh well, on to the Badgers. Would love to see an upset here. It will be fun to see the lightbulb go on for these players.
He absolutely should have said he expects to win this game ... in the locker room, not at the podium. At the podium you can simply say we have a quality opponent this week which we need to be prepared for.
There is a difference between what you say in the locker room and what you say at the podium.
This is a good point, but I still don’t see that what he said was that big of a deal. Obviously Purdue players and coaches latched onto it and made it a big deal, so it is what it is.
As adults it is clearly ridiculous ... kids, on the other hand have been known to draw their glocks if they perceive being “disrespected”
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It makes you wonder what kind of life someone has if their goal is to troll other fans’ boards.
But I'm sure he'll be back. It's about his 3rd or 4th reincarnation.
I suppose I could understand getting banned once. But then to go back repeatedly all need to be banned again and again… I just don’t get it.
Yep they weren’t going to give any effort until the opposing coach said it was a winnable game. He should have said his team had no chance.
Welcome to the club of irrelevance. Hope you enjoy your stay. Looks like you'll be here for a while.
What's missing here is the context of the statement Frost made in the post-UM game press conference. First he said, Nebraska isn't ready to compete with a good team like UM. Then he immediately followed that by saying, "next week we have a winnable game." I've never heard a Purdue coach say anything so obviously disrespectful in that context, regardless of the quality of the next opponent. For those who are challenged in terms of interpreting conversational subtlety: Frost implied his next opponent (Purdue) couldn't compete with the one that just kicked his *** (UM)! Maybe so, in truth, but saying that to the media is the definition of locker room material for the next opponent. So you don't say it unless you have zero respect for the ability of your next opponent. Did Purdue win because Frost said it? I doubt it -- Purdue probably would have won the game, regardless. But did the Purdue players and coaches use it for motivation, to help them focus and sustain effort when trying to hold the lead in the 4th Q? Absolutely!
This. Not sure why Nebraska fans have had such a hard time understanding that the context, and not the statement taken out of context, made it disrespectful.
I would venture to guess many fans are like me who didn’t get the context. All I heard was frost saying it was a winnable game. I didn’t know the context.
Fair enough.
This was blown way out of proportions and kudos to the coach using it to motivate his players. Every thing Frost said was 100% truth, doesn't matter what context you try to spin on it. We weren't ready to play with Mich. We had winnable game. Lets face Purdue is no world beater this year and haven't been, ever. This was a very winnable game for Nebraska, especially at home. It is what it is. Like I said if your team was able to to use something so small and get motivation out of it, congrats. Maybe next time Frost should just say, this next team is going to put up 100 on us to make sure not to hurt the other teams feelings.
That was your best shot? That was right out of the grade school I'm-rubber-and-you're-glue playbook.
Bitter winner! highly doubt they make a bowl and good possibility there coach moves on
Bitter indeed. And this is a fan of a team NU has played seven times total in history and never during our glory years. I get why Iowa, Colorado and others would take their shots. But we really don't have any history to speak of with Purdue one way or the other.
That said, we live in a world where a seemingly innocuous comment becomes bulletin board material and at least one player gets butthurt enough to talk **** to an opposing coach behind his back when he's not looking or listing. Whatever.
Why doesn't Purdue's Coach say stupid stuff to the media? Oh yeah, I forgot, there is no media covering Purdue football. The tree doesn't make a sound if there's no one there to hear it.
It was a dumb thing for Frost to say. I'm sure he learned from it. Meanwhile Nick Holt has been a Coach since 1986 and he's still the biggest jackass in football next to Bo Pelini. The funniest thing I've seen this season is that Purdue has a guy whose job is to hold on to Holt's belt to keep him off the field.
It was a dumb thing for Frost to say. I'm sure he learned from it. Meanwhile Nick Holt has been a Coach since 1986 and he's still the biggest jackass in football next to Bo Pelini. The funniest thing I've seen this season is that Purdue has a guy whose job is to hold on to Holt's belt to keep him off the field.
I still don't get this mentality. He was literally just stating a fact. How weak are people's egos these days?
In terms of Brohm, pretty weak. His passive aggressive comment as he's walking away was skim milk too. Grow up and act like you've been there before. Oh wait...
What do you mean “these days”? The lack of respect motivation card has been played successfully since the beginning of organized football. Football is an ego sport, why do you think every play is followed by preening, jawing etc?
You don’t provide bulletin board quotes period. Coaching 101. Or, as a wise man once said “your mouth is writing checks your *** can’t cash.” The irony is I’m sure Frost meant no disrespect, it just wasn’t stated well.
You don’t provide bulletin board quotes period. Coaching 101. Or, as a wise man once said “your mouth is writing checks your *** can’t cash.” The irony is I’m sure Frost meant no disrespect, it just wasn’t stated well.
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I don't think he said it with the intent to disrespect anyone. It was more said as truth and a way to stay positive for the fans and the players. Although Purdue took it as disrespect and a direct attack on them. I can also see that as well. I am guessing Nebraska would have taken it the same way if situations were reversed.
If saying a game is winnable is a lack of respect, then the disrespect bar is way lower than it should be.