ScarletRevival

That sounds reasonable, except that as the head coach he's always going to be focusing on other things, such as the next play call, etc. It's not as if he would give up OC duties and just stand there on the sideline and attempt to stay awake. I would think that his special teams coach or coordinator would be responsible for getting 11 guys on the field and telling them to watch for the punt-run

Ahhhh the good ol' days!

I'd take 2 T Marts at this point

They invested in coaches..... not getting anything for ROI.

Never should have been fired. At some point our fans need to realize that this is a really tough job, and being great isn't our birthright. Gonna nap it out if I can. Can't be any worse in the 2nd half can it?

My contention is that these 2 statements (1 of which is not yours) do not jive with how the Blackshirt tradition originally started as per the articles you and I both posted. "Just do what it was always intended to be. 11 starters at the beginning of the season. " "I care that they hand them out before the season starts" Per the Huskers.com article, "Initially, the black pullovers were distributed each day at practice and collected afterward. A player might have a black pullover one day and a gray one the next. They had to continually be earned." That pretty clearly shows that the Blackshirt tradition didn't start as "The 11 starters as of the first game of the season."

When is the first game of the season played?

That said "spring drills" not prior to the first game of the season in the fall. Regardless, both articles say that the Blackshirts could be earned or taken away in practice.

I don't see it. The best I come up (from the Babcock account): "Whenever they were first used in practice, the black mesh vests were handed out at the start and turned in afterward. On occasion, they could even be changed during practice."

That's your opinion which is fine, but according to that article the tradition didn't start with the first team defense having them to start the year.

Where does it say that? What part of "They continually had to be earned" did you not understand?

That's an odd take, since that was supposedly how the Blackshirt tradition started. "...the black pullovers were given only to first-team defenders, as a way to motivate those on the lower units. Initially, the black pullovers were distributed each day at practice and collected afterward. A player might have a black pullover one day and a gray one the next. They had to continually be earned." https://huskers.com/news/2018/1/26/211694410.aspx

Except this isn't what the Blackshirt tradition ever was. I agree with this. It's turned into a stupid spectacle thanks to the horrible media we have and the weirdly obsessive fans.

At this point and time, that is not what Frost and his offense is. Maybe someday his offense will move to that, but the sooner we all give up on the idea that he will be Osborne 2.0 the better. I know it can be maddening, but that's not the guy calling plays

I don't recall all of those beautiful long balls he threw last year. Didn't he have something like 14 attempts last year?

Radio guys need to shut up, we can still piss this down our legs

That's a great question

They haven't failed on a 4th down all day, have they?

The 2 positives for this game..... 1) didn't watch, listening on the radio 2) big red over reaction will be amazing

I seriously laughed. damn you

Yeah, but when its all up the middle it counts as trickery doesn't it?

Way too much time left on the clock. Still think PSU gets a TD and a 2 pointer, game over

True True

It's gimme, so yes