Are you the next coming of one of the greatest managers in the business or just an average manager? If you're slated as one of the top managers in the business & are paid like one, then you should have that office at least better than your predecessor.
Mo Barry
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We've got some freshmen and some sophs with a whole bunch of want to. That and improved O line and linebacker recruiting is going to go a long way to fixing our problems I'M HOPING. That's all we have at this point is hope. We hired a bright highly regarded young coach who's had great success at EVERYTHING he's done and wants to be at Nebraska. It's just a matter of time.
I believe that Frost IS IN FACT running the office better than his predecessor. Part of the issue is that his predecessor didn't recruit the kind of employees to make the office successful. IF we still had Riley and Diaco do you think we would be in better shape now than we are win wise? Your posts would say you do.
I can't argue that, 2 years in and husker football is in the same shape or worse as it was under MR.
There can be a lot more intertia in a football program than their is in an office setting. Employees want to keep their jobs. Scholarship football players who only want to do enough to just get by get to keep their scholarships. Largely they even get to keep their jobs UNLESS you can recruit somebody better than them. That's what Frost is in the process of doing.
This isn't a business...this is more like a trade union where the employees are protected by labor laws and can't be fired unless they break a short list of very specific rules. And it is effected dramatically by human nature. Human in large groups will follow two courses:
1. They will work together for the betterment of the group as long as winning is an option(Fans follow a team)
2. They will burn the whole f-ing thing to ground just to watch the bright light (fans threaten a coaches life because the team loses)
Players do the same...they will buy in as long as it suits them but the moment they deem they are no longer entertained or bought in...they will attempt to burn it to the ground.
Maybe. Or it could be true that that some players are on their third / fourth/ fifth coordinator / position coach are playing out the string.
It's probably one or the other.
I agree 100%.
I'm just pointing the sudden change in exceptions in terms of "getting players to buy in" between 2 coaches.
Honestly kind of have to play Wandale at this point in order to score enough points to make it a game.....
In terms of "buying in" it's apparently not any better. I honestly expect more out of Frost than Riley because Frost is the better coach by far or that's at least what many here were touting when comparing Frost vs Riley. It's still a true statement I guess, but Riley wasn't afforded the same excuses in year 2 than what Frost is being afforded now.
And that's fine if people would just admit they're biased. But they don't so I feel compelled to bring it up...
Riley was done for once Diaco was hired. Nothing was going to get better. Now if Banker were around instead of Diaco then Riley may still be here.
How many people wonder if handling of personnel is not causing some of these problems? Last season was the QB situation and Gebbia leaving . Martinez having a good season sort of took care of the problem midway thru the season. This year the way the Washington situation along with Washington's actions and how Frost handled it has caused some problems amongst the rank and file also! Favortism and not treating all players the same always causes problems!
Frost statements about the guys he did not recruit add to the problem. There are several more incidents I can point out but.. There are quite a few players on the team that feel Frost is not playing the best at each position! And I am even talking starters who feel they are have not earned their positions. This is a major problem.. Can it be straightened out? I do not believe it can this season now. Quite a few players have already put it on cruise control and yes that includes some of Frost's recruits. Let's just hope that the incoming recruiting class is not affected to much!
Frost statements about the guys he did not recruit add to the problem. There are several more incidents I can point out but.. There are quite a few players on the team that feel Frost is not playing the best at each position! And I am even talking starters who feel they are have not earned their positions. This is a major problem.. Can it be straightened out? I do not believe it can this season now. Quite a few players have already put it on cruise control and yes that includes some of Frost's recruits. Let's just hope that the incoming recruiting class is not affected to much!
The end of your post seems like lack of effort as opposed to playing hard. We started the game pretty well, but you could see it slipping away in the second qtr
He doesn't know anything. It's no different than other people posting what they view as fact even though they are clueless on what is taking place at practices, in the meeting rooms, etc, etc.
Lets not pretend these guys are all here for the university, the football program, or the fans. Some very well might be, my guess is most of them see it as to much of a hassle to transfer vs staying put for another year or 2, getting their degree free and clear and moving on with their lives. Assuming these guys are smart, most know they will never play football again after here. There is no point to transfer out, or work their asses off in an attempt to get to the next level. They are here and playing football to get their degree, probably as simple and nothing more as that.
