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Seems Hoiberg agreed that Wood wasnt ready for this level

I think Fred is doing 1-1 meetings with players over the next 2 weeks. My guess is we will still have a trickle of news. My guess is we lose 1-2 more folks. Thor and Kobe both will be role players and probably need to decide if thats worth it.

The team has become a running joke nationally. Frost has lost all national creditability.

Maybe we should just leave the B1G and go to the MAC if we are that worried. Creating artificial wins doesnt help your program grow...

I am not knocking him I am just simply sharing what I have seen. I am not against him learning and growing into a role but the total lack of playing time is pretty telling for Wood and how he is currently viewed. Usually when guys get this little of playing time, they bolt.

I hope this post doesnt change the "focus" of what this thread is about but I actually felt like this year was a much more promising year for what Fred can do. Talent is still an issue with this team. I have tried to watch Freds offense more closely and while I dont always love the look, it comes down to the guys not executing or guys like Teddy going rogue. Last years team was really bad in terms of talent. This years team just has a weird mix of talent that doesnt mesh well, yet. I think if we can add actual talent to some pieces we have, we might actually get a feel for the coach Fred is. I look at the Rutgers game as an example. The guys made plays and look what they could do. I hope we can build a better base and not change the team out ever year, but also I get why he did it because last years team had about 60% of the talent this team has.

I think the team is tired... That being said, I do think we can beat Penn State in terms of we match up well. I also think we can give Wisconsin a game if we make it there. Iowa is an awful matchup for us and they could easily beat us by 30 again. Lets get 1 win and see where it takes us. The B1G is so dang stacked this year. the top 5 teams could all make a serious run in the NCAA tournament and I would argue Michigan, Illinois and Iowa could win the whole thing.

Ouedraogo leaving would probably be best for all parties. I am all for giving a guy a chance to grow and get better, but he just doesnt seem to have the required skills to be a basketball player, outside of his height. Lakes- Maybe he could go somewhere that distributes the ball better but even when he does shoot an open 3 it looks just ok. HE doesnt have the other skills to play at this level. Its a bummer it didnt workout but he is a liability on the court. Stevenson- Sign him up as a fullback... I honestly dont mind of Stevenson stays around because he adds some toughness but is just missing the well rounded aspects. Webster- He has grown on me and honestly, one more year of B1G play might be good for him. Even before the game yesterday he was starting to get better at making his own shot. He is an off the bench guy, but I think 1 more year would be ok. Wood- Maybe he shows them something in practice but when he gets in games, walk-ons have out played him. Arop- Injuries have made this impossible to know. The bit I have seen makes me think we have better options. Andre- This would be a huge loss. This guy has some great natural touch for a guy of his size. Thor- I like Thor a lot and he has great moments-- I just get the feeling he is ready to move on with his life. That all being said, if I had to guess the 5 that are leaving I would say: Ouedraogo, Stevenson, Lakes, Wood and Thor.

Teddy Allen provided that toughness, not scared to shoot attitude that was key in some games but also hurt the ability for "team" ball to happen. For a guy who has dealt with as many issues as he has in his life, I thought he showed great toughness/poise on the court. Rarely did you see him act up or get physical. That being said, his style of play just isnt conducive for where Fred wants to take the team. As mentioned above, I think he will do great things in Europe. He will stick around, get his degree and then move on with life. Curious who is next. My guess is we see at least 2 other guys move on-- My guess is Thor(graduating) and Yvan.

Both of those stat lines are not great. But my guess is Luke is QBA.. Pretty sure he cant throw it over 7.5 yards

I just want to know how well he throws the YOLO ball before we talk with him.

You just need to have a QB with electrifying speed #Tmagic

NOW WE CANT EVEN WIN RECRUITING BATTLES AGAINST A COMMUNITY COLLEGE!?!?!? #FIREFROST

Honestly, all they need to do is update the graphics a bit, update the Heisman player format slightly and the career mode and hit go. The 2014 game still holds up today. Dont get too cute with it. Dont give us a bunch of different modes. I will buy the hell out of this game. my PS3 is acting up and so hoping for a 2022 release.

Here is the thing.. The team already didnt have a win.. Not sure I can see them suddenly pulling out a win given no practice for the last 3 weeks or what not. Maybe they surprise us. I have honestly forgot about the team all together at this point.

Did the Darnay thread ever surpass Owa? I remember I was interning at KLIN-1400 when Owa announced... I cant remember anything else but for some reason that sticks out

He is a 19/20 year old kid. I would hope he parents would help show him the right way/wrong way to handle something like this and not burn a bridge. Its a maturity thing. I have seen people pull this with our organization where they leave the wrong way or throwing middle fingers on their way out(not saying luke was throwing middle fingers). As he matures, and he realizes things, I hope he learns it is ok to leave but how you do it says loads about you. Who knows if this is true or not, but hope he realizes that not owning up to your decisions will only hurt you long term. *steps off soap box.

The odds of them being able to truly make up all the games are slim in my mind as other teams might have there own issues and plus it might not be wise to have a 3 week of no activities hiatus and then thrust all these kids into a "play every 3 days" situation. 5 games postponed/ Next games are: 2/6 2/8 2/11 2/14 2/17 2/20 -------Insert game on 2/22? 2/24 ---Insert game on 2/26? 2/28 ---Insert game on 3/2 ---insert game on 3/4 3/7 Maybe be able to sneak 4 games in after 2/20 but then they are basically playing a game every 2 days from 2/6-3/7

I guess I havent paid that close attention to him but that could also be a situation where since this is his "thing" he likes to try and prove he knows what he is talking about. I sometimes find myself getting on my high horse about things like staffing. Again, my thought is he feels the need to defend guys he is close with or trying to get close with.

I dont think he is being a condescending turd. He talks to a lot of these kids and maybe he realizes there is a lot more going on and at the end of the day they are just kids.

Normal or not, he hasnt improved the team. I am tired of the excuses for Frost. Every team had to deal with what the Huskers did. The lack of offense or growth or ability to call plays that work instead of the same plays over and over again. I dont think we can afford to fire Frost this year or probably even next year, but he has to approach this thing differently. He reminds me of Bo, only hiring yes men instead of bringing in guys who can actually coach and handing off some responsibilities. I hope he turns it around but we have seen enough out of the last 3 years to have major questions on Frost and his coaching ability.

I mean, was he really wrong? This offense has been mostly garbage. I get maybe the players arent as talented in some spots, but Frost has basically refused to course correct and try different things to make it work. Kurt Warner probably shouldnt be trashing his sons (former) team... I hope Frost figures it out, but the offense has gotten worse under him. It is unimaginative and easy to stop.

This is a bummer but with how this offense is set up, I just dont see Luke ever really being the guy. If we ran more option type stuff, maybe? I am curious where Luke ends up, but he could be a fun guy to watch if the offense doesnt need him to throw over 20 yards... Not his game. Bummed he didnt want to be used other ways or non-QB. Frost is going to have to do a lot with this offense to get me back to believing. 3 years in and I am more concerned with his inability to create an offense that will work with what he has.