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On 9/28/2022 at 9:34 PM, TGHusker said:

Get Aranda and I think he would find an important role for MJ and Busch since he coached with them at LSU

Ideal situation IMO

Hire Aranda

Give MJ AHC/RC, Keep Applewhite RB, Whipple OC

Give Busch DC title, but it will be Aranda's Defense.  

Go find a Special Teams Guru.

I feel like there has been value added in the areas that were the most glaring.  Special Teams and the hidden yardage game contributed greatly to 3-5 of the losses last year.  WR play was up and down last year a couple of drops lead to the opponent getting extra possessions and in one score games all the possessions matter.  I think we all felt that the 2021 was on the cusp of something big last year.  I think we will be rewarded for not blowing it up and starting from scratch this year.  8 wins!

25 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

Is there an early signing period for portal players like there is for HS recruits (which I believe is coming up soon)?

No signing day for the portal and it's killing High School recruiting.  The NCAA needs to do something with the Covid Year and the portal it's really out of control.  Early signing kids get screwed when they show up in January and the school plucks a kid out of the portal.  

15 hours ago, CyHawk said:

The why will none of them go to Nebraska? Seriously. 

This is the 1st time for Frost so IDK what you are asking.

21 minutes ago, CyHawk said:

Rumor has it that nobody wants to end up at Nebraska, which could very well be a “one and done” job. That said, they plan on having open interviews on Huskerboard as there are members that “sound like they know what they are doing””, and that is better than where they are currently at.

 

I sure hope that Trev Alberts knows what he is doing...........

Most D1 assistants don't care about one and done they move all the

time!

If you fire him you would have started the process all over again. This coaches cycle will be crazy and Nebraska is not a tier 1 destination (right now) and several of those jobs are open.  You aren't attracting people at a place that fired the last guy that had success (I'd take 9 wins and a temper), brought in one of there own and fired him too.  Keep the guy that wants to do it and let him do it. The pay cut is one thing, but also on took it on the buyout.  He found out in the P5 schools you must be more of a CEO unlike at UCF.  Consistency is what made Nebraska a power house.  Coaches with 20+ years on staff and in some cases 30+.  If it doesn't happen next year then it's time to look elsewhere.  

AM is a tough athlete that should have a chance to come back.  If he transfers he will be with new coaches anyway might as well do it where the Head Coach wants you and has shown faith in you. Without knowing who the new staff will be I can't imagine a better option that will be in the transfer portal for the 2022 season.  Yes, there might be some that have a ton of future potential, but Frost can't bet on that he has to be all in for 2022.

Can we at least count this cancelation toward the first half suspensions of our Defensive Players?

It makes sense they worked together when Coach Frost was at KSU.

This would be a good pickup!

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-sean-snyder-strong-candidate-to-join-nebraska-staff/

1 hour ago, runningblind said:

Honestly it isn't the talent gap that is the chasm, though it's still a ways off, but it's the discipline and effort gap that separates us.  Discipline and effort are also what separates us from Iowa and Wisconsin.  It's why this team still is among the worst in penalties and turnovers.  That is the part that takes years to overcome.

 

A bunch of us, myself included, bought whole hog into the hype that the talent around Lincoln could turn this thing around fast.  Until this team stops killing itself things won't be consistent and won't get much better.

 

I agree with discipline and ball security being a MAJOR issue.

The talent gap can't be understated.  Although, I feel like this staff is working hard to close that gap.

Our Play makers are Freshmen, and Sophomores.

I learned the time frame to build a program is much less  in Group of 5 (AAC) versus Power 5 (B1G).

The talent level is on the rise, but it takes time to close that gap versus established programs. 

The Gap was bigger than I had thought with the top 10 type programs.

3 hours ago, Apsu said:

I expect a New Year's Day Bowl, such as the Citrus Bowl.

As Steve Spurier called it... "the runner up bowl".

"Can't spell Citrus with out the UT." The ole ball coaches reference to the University of Tennessee

I know they are just projections, but only one top 25 has ever played in this bowl game.  

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27462459/preseason-college-football-bowl-projections

12 hours ago, Toe said:

He wanted it.

He wouldn't have the injury issue with the current strength staff IMO

Added nothing repeated Frost and stole comments from a Mich/Mich State rivalry. 

16 hours ago, The Dude said:

Good for him.  I used to think that guy was going to be a star here.  I think we all thought that.  

Injuries have derailed many players that were thought to be the next big star!

He's had 3 head coaches.  I think that warrants a move or at least the benefit of a doubt.  Also from the Highlights I saw he looks like a good fit in the Offense that Frost initially recruited him to be in! 

At YSU the only one making the decision on Bo is Tressel. He’s a legend there! Tressel not Bo..

Amazing.  This is awesome!

Keeping them around for a couple of years is important in righting the ship.  Loyalty works best on a two way street.

His pay is based on the type of money an SEC school was willing to pay him.  Frost was going to earn that kind of money on the open market.  Just like any thing involving money value is based on what people are willing to pay.  

Change Divisions and the 8 game BIG schedule sounds like the best way to keep competitive balance in the BIG as well as on par with the other P5 schools. 

If it was 2nd half only I would have said B+, but the totality of the season is a C+ for me.  Having said that it's a C+ that surely would have been a F if not for Frost and his Coaches leadership!  We've all been there as a student and the next semester is much better!