EngineeringHusker

How do they think that's close? 

So thoughts on Jim Leonhard? Barely squeaking a win out against us? 

Wasting 7 seconds to make it to the 21. Good grief

It'd sure be nice to see some replays instead of more commercials. 

Why can't our backup QB pad this well? 

Frost worked with coastal Carolina over the off-season right? I believe I also saw he also worked with UNK.

So people might be getting their wish of the CC offense... But in the form of a UNK coach

After Walters was let go, I thought Helfrich would be a good hire. Getting a former head coach who was intimately familiar with the offense would really push the vision frost had. Instead we got a banker.

Now several years later a Helfrich hire wouldn't have the luster. It would be passing the buck to a former colleague who hasn't coached in years who knows an offense that doesn't score points. We've seen that before.

Another question- did anyone know if Helfrich was asked before?

Admittedly, I didn't think Frost should be retained... However, after the firing of all of the offensive coaches, I was starting to think maybe this will all work out at least ok.

But man. This just takes away from what little hope I may have.

8 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Soooo……who steps into these rolls for the next three weeks?

I'm sure we can find a not-so-able-bodied Nebraskan to step into a couple of rolls.

Since any good assistant coach probably won't come here, which former husker player with minimal coaching experience are we gonna get? 

Something... something... glory days. 

I doubt any OC worth a million bucks would come here. Why would you? Frost is the proverbial offensive guru, you'd be working for him. How would that work out? Also, there's a decent chance you wouldn't be here for longer than a year.

27 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

Nice analysis and I fully agree that Herman or Kelly would be gone if they had the same record as Frost.  I think the question is...should the program be giving preferential treatment to Frost as a former player?  Does that bias really help the program in the long term?   

I'm concerned about this as well. Some people say this shows that we're willing to give a coach time, the time he needs to get his recruits in and system running. This in turn should look good for future hires.

I actually think it may show the opposite. We are willing to give extra time to a coach who by normal metrics should be fired, but only if said coach is a former national champ- the golden boy.

Otherwise, we fire 9 win coaches or only give you three years if you're not one of us, so good luck if you're not Scott Frost.

Not saying you have to fire him this year, but it certainly would be a reasonable thing to do. Doubt any coach from any other team would question it.

Little afraid that by keeping him another year we're just doubling down.

Past regimes didn't get resources or had coordinators chosen for them. Frost has had more resources then the last two stands combined, yet here we are.

1 minute ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

 

What coordinators are going to want to risk coming to a school where the HC's seat is white-hot? 

This is what I always wonder as well. Somehow these people say we can't get a head coach to come here, or who could we get that's better?  I mean, 3 wins, who could get more than that?

These same people always think we can get anybody for an OC. Who worth their salt would come to this dumpster fire and work for a likely lame duck coach?

The no pi call was utter trash. Maybe even enough to make a person consider conspiracy theories about the big 10 and osu. But what makes us think we would have actually made enough plays in that drive anyway?

1 minute ago, Stumpy1 said:

The common theme for us losing all these close games is AM.  He does nothing but choke in big situations.

I know it's not all his fault, but man, there's always some he muffs up in these situations. Just once I'd like him to pull it off

I know we're gonna mess it up. I know this every game, because it happens every time. But I can't help feeling like maybe this will be the time we pull it out. Getting tired of getting my hopes up and then dashed

Was expecting a no call

I don't think running on 3rd and 16 is a bad call. We're not gonna convert it, may as well burn an osu timeout.

I won't defend the first plays

Wish I thought it meant anything for the outcome

Just now, The Duke said:

WHY?!?!

 

Why would you call a designed QB run on 3rd down when EVERYONE knows your QB is hurt?!?

Cause no one will expect it! 

... I guess...maybe?

2 minutes ago, Born N Bled Red said:

I just don't get how every single special teams specialist just decided to all suck at once this season. 

 

I mean both punters are shanking. Its not just one guy. All BIG fg kicker can't hit s#!t. 

 

Like I could see one player getting the yips. But its all of them.

Makes ya think maybe it's coaching? Only thing constant is Frost's lack of care about special teams.

Holding yes. But every team we play does that to us every game. So irritating

If we get a new coach we know all of the people still on the frost train will still watch, at least in the hopes that they were right.

Seems to me then that there would in general be more apathy and less interest if he's retained.

2 minutes ago, Born N Bled Red said:

 

Belichick - Got rehired in the NFL

Saban 

Carrol- Got rehired in the NFL 

Gruden- Got rehired in the NFL- destroyed his career

Harbaugh- is not a great coach

Herm Edwards- was rehired in the NFL

 

BIll O'Brien- not rehired as a head coach in the NFL. 

Based on your metrics, Scott Frost is what kind of coach? Harbaugh is 3-0 against frost teams.