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The decision to retain frost may kill the sellout streak. Honestly that's the only issue I would have if it happened. I thought frost should have been gone last year but I can't get too upset about how Alberts handled it. I mean he went middle of the road and there were probably more reasons than we know.

On 8/29/2022 at 3:37 PM, junior4949 said:

 

I agree with Cdog.  This facebook post is trash.  We've been sending 18-22 year olds off to war for decades.  With the deals some 18-22 year olds are signing, they aren't amateur athletes anymore.  This is big boy football now.  It's also a bit shocking to read something like this coming from a college instructor.  They're job is also tied to how well 18-22 year olds do.  I'm sure there have been plenty of college instructors fired for nonperformance.  

Yeah that's bs. As a college professor teaching mostly pre nursing students, I don't temper my expectations for 20 year olds. I try to elevate theirs. These young adults today are capable of so much more than they realize. They've just been coddled up to this point.

So 6 at large sec big10 teams?...

9 hours ago, Husker in WI said:

 

What about 3) they don't recover the kick but still win, because they were up by two scores and up to that point moving the ball just fine. IMO assigning an arbitrary 100% loss rate after not getting the kick based on our beliefs about the team's psyche is pretty ridiculous. And yes, I've watched the team in the Frost era. 

It's not ridiculous at all. It's a testament to how frost teams have continued to fold time and again after a big swing in the second half of a game.

Option 3 didn't exist because I was pointing out that the 60% stat doesn't apply equally to every situation where you have the lead. That's because you can't just say we have the lead so we should try this 60% play. The situation was poor. Keep the momentum and make northwestern drive the field and climb back into the game. 

Even if you succeed and drive for another score, is 18 enough? Northwestern obviously plays differently at that point so who knows. Personally I just think the risk wasn't worth the gain based on what was happening to that point in the game. The numbers only tell part of the story. 

The problem with stats is they really don't tell the whole story. You may have a 60% chance to recover the kick but the mentally weak Scott Frost era teams won't recover from that kind of failure.

Here's how I look at it. Which would you be more comfortable betting your house on?

1) they recover the kick and go on to win

2) they don't recover and go on to lose

I know which one I'm betting on. 

1 minute ago, I am I said:

This wasn’t on Frost. He called a good game. 
 

Players have to execute. The last route by #3 was bad. The punt was bad. Guys shouldn’t false start.  I’m not “blaming” players but this wasn’t a Frost bad game. 
 

we balled out tonight and it was player execution/player mental mistakes. 
 

the special teams totally lost us this game. That absolutely was player execution. The 7td punt and the wrong side field punt is players. 

Frost chooses to not have a dedicated special teams coach. All 3 losses have special teams disasters....

Ask him about the special teams coach!

I'd actually be okay firing frost mid-season just to find out how much of a negative impact he's having on the offense. That drive to take the lead was beautiful. Maybe chinander could cure the false starts of he were allowed to get in there. I don't know. This team just consistently gives games away.

The defense has turned the corner and has become a championship caliber defense. 

Unfortunately the special teams are pee wee and the offense is afraid to fail.

Just now, huskerfan74 said:

This team should walk home

The defense can fly home...

Of course

1 minute ago, knapplc said:

As mistake-prone as we've been under Frost, playing for overtime was the right call.

 

The Sparty defense has been on the field all second half. They converted one third down all game - and that came in the first three minutes.

Oh no way we should have left time to have to punt again but you can try a deep toss...then again...we did just witness another collapse to give away a win.

Just now, The Duke said:

You have TWO timeouts and you don't even TRY to get close for a field goal shot?!?!?

 

Frost is in over his head as a head coach. Always use all your timeouts.

Playing not to lose

Okay. 4 down territory in OT. 

They should punt. We'll probably fumble it. That's their best bet.

Holy crap they tackled our dline

Imif it goes to ot, we need to go 4 downs. I will lose my mind if we lose trading field goals

That's why we should have been trying to score last drive. 

Ok fine...burn clock or score...but do one! Snapping it with 13 seconds is unacceptable....well damn

More up the middle...sigh

6 minute drive ending in a connor culp 28 yard field goal to ice it...wait no it would get blocked and returned....let's just do a 7 minute drive and keep them out there past the end of the clock just to be safe.

So nice to have a defense again

Nelson getting in there. 

Hey look at that.. special teams...