Jack Burton

5 minutes ago, ebohnart said:

 

 

I think we have more talent, but we aren’t the better team- yet. It IS possible to have brilliant players with tons of talent and still not be the better team. The problem is that we have serious, gaping holes right now that are stopping 2 hugely important things for any successful team- consistency and identity. We have some brilliant playmakers, but we also have some guys out there who are not... who consistently make errors and who make the SAME errors over and over and over. There is no excuse for an OL to have 5 guys and MN can rush 4 and get to the QB. The problem comes from not having the right guys- yet. I think what happened tonight is a result of MN watching footage, and learning how to exploit the weaknesses our OL has shown all year- not to mention we had our backup in there who played his heart out, but who isn’t Martinez. We have the bye next week, and my hope isn’t that we can not only nurse our wounds and get key playmakers healthy again, but that we will be able to perhaps finally address the mental mistakes some guys keep making. I have faith in our staff, and think they will learn and grow and find a way to get better. The sky isn’t falling, but Husker fans also need to be realistic when it comes to this team, and where we are. The Riley era hurt this program for 3 long years and I anticipate cleaning up his mess will take at least that long. We have to have patience and faith in who is in there now. No one wants us to be better more than the coaches in that room or the players on the field. 

Kitchen

3 minutes ago, BoNeyard said:

forget who the OLine coach is, but if there is an assistant coaching change after 2 years, it’s this guy. No improvement from Riley’s years.

Greg Austin, former Husker. I'm really disappointed in the OL direction right now. 

2 minutes ago, gobiggergoredder said:

There is something that baffles me...It Lamar Jackson.  He was complete garbage just over a year ago.  He has really turned it around.  He’s a decent football player now.

 

He has turned it around, but I think if any other player that has a transformation like he has.

 

Could it be the talent and depth is just that bad?

Lamar has always had a ton of talent. Fisher seems to be a good coach as well.

Just now, ZMagers22 said:

In 5 years everyone will think these first couple years were worth the pain and suffering. They are building something special.

Based on what? Faith? I'm good with that but I want to know where you're coming from 

Frost has more fan support than any coach I can remember. No need for the hard sell. 

1 minute ago, ZMagers22 said:

You completely missed my point, or I Assumed it was too easy to gather from the video. I agree Frost is the right guy. The point of my posting that was to show that there is still a major culture issue with the players. We can’t expect the coaches to fix that entirely until the cancer has been removed. 

I see. Like two geniuses passing in the night. Regaining that culture will take some time. 

Just now, 4skers89 said:

Indiana shut out Butgers.  Purdue blew out Maryland but Purdue has looked bad this season.  We need to scrape a win out of the lesser teams of Indiana, Purdue or Maryland but we'll probably be dogs in those games.  5 wins will be an improvement over last year and the team might shut it down for the rest of the season.  A bowl game is unlikely.  I know Iowa and Wisconsin will blow us out.  Wisconsin D is able to end the no shutout streak unless Chryst takes sympathy after going up by 60.  I can't believe that is a thing anyway with all of the incredibly bad teams we've had recently so it doesn't really matter.

 

It looked like our O is still having difficulty executing basic plays.  That is probably keeping Frost from opening up the playbook.  Sounds like we had better snaps tonight, no turnovers, 5-33 yards in penalties so some improvements.  Baby steps.

 

 

 

 

Need to find 2 wins out of Indy, Purdue, and Maryland. I mean Scott is getting 5 million per to do this. 

5 minutes ago, Stone Cold said:

I will say this, im used to seeing up tempo football ran like 70% of the time for the better teams and we just dont run it alot it seems.  I though high tempo was intended to be used most of the time.

I don't mind growing pains. What disturbs me is how far they've regressed from last season. 

Quit reaching kid

5 minutes ago, ebohnart said:

Or OL was a huge factor is costing us this game, and I’m just not sure we have the athletes available currently to do better. I trust Frost wholeheartedly, and I feel he is the absolute right fit for here. It’s gonna take time. Riley was THAT BAD. 

We aren't there but are we less talented than Minny?

Frost get paid 5 million per to manage this program. Manage it. 

1 minute ago, thatguy said:

let me start by saying I LIKE FROST. i want him to win here, and i think he will. but in my opinion, i think the issues with this team boil down to one thing: just being intentional about exactly what it is you want to see as a coach. that's what separates good/great coaches from the rest. i'm not sure we are being intentional about the simple things, and its showing.

 

- correction in practice. if practice is as high tempo as it supposedly is, how much time do they actually spend teaching and correcting? i'm pretty sure someone said last year that they actively do not spend time correcting, but rather, they focus on reps, and address corrections in the film room. maybe we need to adjust that a bit.

 

- player management. i don't think it's right for anyone to say they have no talent on this team. there is talent. but inexplicably, you only have wandale, spielman, and martinez, with a regressing washington and a limited mills. i find it hard to believe that those are the only guys we've been able to get ready, in spite of injuries. it's not right that you can't play other guys until someone gets hurt. that's just not going to work. there's no way in heck that guys will be ready when their number is called. 

 

- coaches keep talking about waiting for playmakers to make play. that just doesn't sound right to me. i submit that if you are "waiting" for these playmakers, then that means you are not actively preparing them mentally and physically to perform when the lights are brightest. that needs to change. i know players play, coaches coach, but ultimately, there is something to be said for making sure players are ready to be fundamentally football players. these players haven't looked ready to play in any game this season, except maybe south alabama.

  

- coaching leadership. every week this season, the head coach has mentioned one player, and in most cases, mentioned a specific point of emphasis, and then another coach has come out and said something opposite, or the things the head coach mentions just shown up on gameday. the staff can be as close knit and familial as they want, but ultimately, i still contend that they aren't all on the same page. something is going on that we won't hear about. i can cite examples, but my post is too long already.

 

- being too cute, outhinking yourself, making adjustments in game. nothing more needs to be said. sometimes you have to move away from part of your gameplan in game or in season, really. you have to be humble enough to do so sometimes.

 

- you can't always coach effort, but you definitely don't have to allow poor effort either. this head coach said last year that there was no difference between "you can't" and "you won't". well, time to field only players who are willing. at least, that means we will have one of those two.

You don't think Frost is doing a good job. I agree.

30 minutes ago, KCBuc said:

Frost brought Chin in. What’s to say he would hire anyone better? I’d be happy if Chin left for any reason. Wasn’t a fan from day 1.

Frost needs to hire the best people possible to compete. I have nothing against Chins, or Austin, or the diversity NASA hire. But if we want to pretend to compete with Bama and Ohio State, we need the absolute best. 

1 minute ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

I think the announcers felt sorry for Nebraska. Like, honestly deep down sorry.

 

They also didn't understand why the defense was out of position so often, and visibly giving up on plays still in progress. We can talk about the OL all we want, but this team is unfocused in all phases of the game. 

 

My friends who root for other teams have teased me over the years when Nebraska loses. They've stopped teasing. They feel sorry for Nebraska, too, because we've veered into the pathetic.  I would say this is the bottom, but it's easy to see some more really bad games coming down the road. 

 

 

 

 

Fans are fans. I've seen the bravado get washed off Frost. Last year the Michigan game would never happen again. Then Ohio State happened this year. Reality happens.

1 minute ago, Bookie Killer said:

most knowledgeable? Christ Jesus.. 

It's a pretty low bar mate

9 minutes ago, ZMagers22 said:

 

“Need to get away from each other a bit?” Does anyone remember a line like this from the 90s? I don’t. Look, I’m sure they drive each other nuts, but to say it to the media is WAY different. This just confirms that there is still a major culture issue. 

I think you're looking too much into it. Expecting 2019 Nebraska to have the same winning culture the mid 90s Nebraska teams had is a recipe for disappointment. That has to be built and I think we hired the right guy for it. 

9 minutes ago, TheSker said:

Frost is working on it......last two classes have some of the best OL prospects in two decades.

Hope so

1 minute ago, In the Deed the Glory said:

Post of the year.  Truer words have never been posted on Huskerboard.

Happen to be from Lawrence, KS. Turner Corcoran is an All American talent if he puts his head down and gets after it. It won't be handed to him.

Osborne built his program on the OL. Frost needs to do the same. 

7 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

I thought Jurgens had a good game snapping the ball. No issues tonight, right?

Probably had his best night snapping the ball. I've been making that post for weeks and I still think I'm right. I can't shoehorn everything to fit my internet ideology though. Jurgens is just a symptom imo fwiw. 

1 minute ago, lo country said:

The harsh reality is if he does not, he will eventually be gone.  He is currently 8-11 in 19 games......At the end of the day, the success or failure rests on the man at the top. We have players who "on paper" are significantly better than those we have played save OSU.  As mentioned before, TO had Darlington and McBride to get after guys.  He also evaluated his schemes and recruitment and changed what he was doing and we went from playing for championships to winning them.  

 

You continually hear guys coming from HS to college to the NFL say that the game is s much faster.  I think it's fair to say the same going from a G5 to a Power 5 program.  Announcers mentioned that during the UCF Pitt game. That could UCF week in and week out play a power 5 schedule and win.  The honest answer is no.  I think the game for Frost as a HC at a Power 5 B1G school with all the pressure in the world is a challenging and daunting situation.  One doe snot reach the level of Frost without a huge amount of self confidence. And perhaps this strength is also a weakness in that he thinks his system and staff intact can impact the B1G like it did the AAC.  I think he is coming to the realization....

You even hear Urban Meyer saying it. He was really high on us this year bc he thought Frost was the real deal. He's disappointed just like we are. It's shocking that Frost just hopes that Jurgens starts snapping the ball correctly. Osborne knew his a$$ was on the line every game. 

2 minutes ago, lo country said:

Hard to out "high point the ball" with 5'9-5'10 guys......

Infuriating that we only have smurfs at the WR position. You don't have to be Alabama to recruit 6-0+ WRs. 

1 minute ago, Celsus said:

Frost is struggling in his transfer from AAC to big time college football. I don't think he was quite ready mentally what it takes and the huge needs of the program when he was hired. One good year in a situation where turnarounds are easy, is not building a program like Nebraska needed. He is learning on the fly.

>kid gloves the post

We're paying Scott 5 million per year. He needs to wake the f#&% up. Needs to hire the people necessary to get the results. Period. 

5 minutes ago, BoSolich said:

because that's the only chance for this outdated offense to work. 

 

unless we see a talent upgrade (which i don't see happening any time soon), we need a more basic power run offense like wisconsin/iowa. 

 

that's our only chance to succeed in the near future.

Quit being a bitch let's go to FCS

Frost needs to reevaluate everything his doing. This regression on offense is troubling. 

I compare everyone to Urban Meyer bc I think he's the quintessential great coach of today. No way Urban lets his center snap bad balls for half the year. No way he hopes the ST magically turns it around. Tom Osborne doesn't either. They fix it NOW.