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3 minutes ago, ATS Knight said:

I know it would be better for y'all if USF won and then Frost questions will be answered quickly, but please root for UCF. USF is a terrible program filled with garbage people. Their efforts to impede UCF have kept both programs from moving forward. I can't say I have an opinion on the moral character of any other program/school (maybe Miami).

 

Does Nebraska have a rival y'all consider fairly evil?

I still hate Missouri, but that's probably because of my proximity to all the pop up fans.  It sounds like I would hate Iowa if I were closer to them though.

Am I supposed to root for UCF or USF this weekend?  I'm torn on this one, but I don't think I can survive another week of not knowing if he is coming here.

Not to mention the high is 70 degrees on Friday.  I'm getting pretty excited for my first game this year.  I'm not one for jerseys, but I think I might have to break out my #7 for the game.

14 hours ago, Ziebol the Red said:

Frost to NU

Stanton to the Cardinals.

Loving the rumors today.

This post is severely under-liked. 

1 minute ago, HuskermanMike said:

That 2018 schedule is brutal, I would say going 9-3 with that schedule would be really impressive. My guess would be with Frosty at the helm we go 7-5 or 8-4 in year 1. Which is a step in the right direction.

I'd say 6-6 is in the right direction, but I'm not going to make any expectations in his first year.

2 minutes ago, BIGREDIOWAN said:

A minimum of 7 years and we need to STFU in the mean time. It could take a cool decade to get things rolling again.  

I agree.  The negativity from the fan base has a bigger impact than most think.  This is a full out rebuild.  This is our last real chance before we become the basketball program.  Hopefully he gets Darin Erstad type leniency.

So how many years do we as fans agree to give Frost before calling for his job? 

47 minutes ago, Kiz said:

A woman to whom I am married, I won't mention names, just asked why I have such a hard-on to get Scott Frost.  Help me out here if I forget any reasons.

 

1.  Our great football program deserves a great coach.

2.  He can build a program.  Look what he has done for UCF in two years.  He has a great history in coaching, even before UCF.  

3.  He can be a great recruiter.  He played in the NFL.  High school kids looking for a college want someone who can get them there.

4.  He's from N.  He gets it.  He understands the program, tradition, fanbase, culture.  He knows how to find the locker room.  His parents live here.

5.  He's a great guy, a good human being.  A family man of faith.  He'll make a good role model for our students and our state.

6.  I believe he has publicly stated that this is his dream job.  I like it when people get to live their dreams.

 

What else?

I agree with everything except #4.  I hate that reason for any hiring.  The locker room also switched from south stadium to north stadium since he's been here so he may need help finding it.

I hear the Calabasas job is opening up and Frost is the favorite there.  There is so much talent at the middle schools in the 500 mile radius to turn down the job.  My sources are telling me co head coaches Joe Ganz/Dailey will be announced at Moos's Thanksgiving dinner. 

1 hour ago, Husker_Bohunk said:

 

I didn't want Pelini because as defensive coordinator. The one year under Frank Pelini's defense  had 3 losses, all 3 of them blowouts. We lost to Missouri, Texas and Kansas St that year by a combined score of 110-40.

 

Those blowout losses continued every year he was a head coach at Nebraska.

That year we also led the NCAA in interceptions and Demorrio Williams was among the sack leaders.  He also seemed to manage the blowout problem while at OU and LSU.  Looking back at it now you can see a connection, but it would have been foolish not to hire him because of those 3 losses 5 years prior.  You may not have wanted him, but just about everyone else was talking about how we got a great coach and he seemed to have proved it over the first couple of years.  He just couldn't maintain the talent to fit the system.

edit:  Not to mention that at the time we would gladly go back to just 3 blowout losses compared to what we were getting from Cosgrove's D.

My sources tell me we didn't even interview Nick Saban when TO retired.  What the heck were we thinking?

1 minute ago, Hilltop said:

The reality is Scott knows he has his pick of the available jobs.  No reason to play BS games with it.  

Agreed.  No point doing something that would piss him off.  He knows how bad we want him.  He can very easily play that game right back at us.  Let him now how much we can pay and just ask that we get a chance to match UF before he makes a decision.

Anyone who marries a football coach knows that they will be moving around a lot.  I can't imagine his wife vetoing a move back home for her husband while also having one of the premier jobs in the profession.  I have no doubt that she probably prefers the state of Florida to Nebraska, but priorities change when you have a kid.  I also know of many people who move closer to home once they have a kid than people who stay away.  I can't imagine being farther away from home is a pro on his list when it comes to the UF job.

7 minutes ago, junior4949 said:

The longer this drags out, the more my gut tells me Frost ends up at Florida while Moos leans heavily on Chip Kelly. 

I feel the opposite way.  We aren't firing Riley until the end of the year, so if the longer Frost holds out on Florida the better. 

edit: Unless Florida hires a different coach in the next few weeks.  Then I would feel much better about landing Frost.

1 minute ago, BoneyardHusker said:

True, but every single major program is coming into Florida to recruit. Even if you shut down your borders and try to keep recruits at home you have to battle FSU, Miami, USF, and UCF, and Lane Kiffin at FAU.

You can give the top 25 recruits to FSU, the next 25 to Miami, and there will still be more talent than the 500 mile radius.

Nebraska's 500 mile radius = Florida's 5 mile radius

1 minute ago, ladyhawke said:

But we have something Florida doesn’t have-history with Frost. There is a lot to be said about growing up in a state, winning big in that state and knowing that the people in that state want you to come home. Florida may want the football coach  Scott Frost, as does Nebraska but we also want our native son to come back and restore Nebraska football culture. 

I think that's exactly the point Dodd was making.

14 minutes ago, jessica0 said:

 

Yeah, a 2 second Twitter search. 

Is there a live stream?

Not labor, his aquarium was leaking all over the floor.  They just don't have aquarium guys in Florida like they do around here.

1 minute ago, Hayseed said:

Does anyone wonder if Tom Osborne would recommend against Frost coming here?

 

Not that Florida would be a better environment , but there are probably many programs with much less constant vitriol and overscrutinizing than Nebraska.

 

I continue to believe that Frost is a man, he’s 40, and he knows everything he needs to know to make a decision about coming here. I don’t think he needs advice about it from anyone.

If you want a top tier job, you are going to have to deal with the vitriol and overscrutinizing.  Nebraska isn't alone in that.  Any potential landing spot for Frost is going to be the same: Nebraska, Florida, Tennessee, A&M.  The one thing we have going for us is that we will probably (or maybe hopefully) be willing to give him a little more time and leniency since he is coming home.  He doesn't have the goodwill built up at other schools like he does here. 

1 hour ago, BoneyardHusker said:

oh absolutely it would.

I'm more worried about what happens after the streak ends.  I'm worried we are going to see a very empty stadium.  I get the feeling that a lot of people only go because of the streak and the perception of it being a hot ticket and the thing to do in town.  This is the biggest reason I think we need Scott Frost.  He is probably the only guy we can get who would truly energize the entire program.

1 minute ago, Dewiz said:

Agreed

 

Why do we even have to tell people not to do this....should be common sense

I kinda think this is fair game.  Their wedding was published online already so it's not like it's private information.  I've also heard that his wife would prefer to stay in Florida so I think it's valid to wonder where she is from. 

Where's the Joe Ganz megathread?

5 minutes ago, 4skers89 said:

http://thespun.com/big-ten/nebraska/photosvideo-mike-riley-is-handing-out-ice-cream-to-nebraska-students-today

I was told there would be cupcakes.  Fire Riley!

I think the situation is out of the university's hands all together.  If we really want Frost, and there doesn't appear to be any reason why he wouldn't be our #1 choice at this point, we will have to make a move whenever he is available.  He is going to be one of the hottest coaches if he keeps up his success and we will miss out on him if we don't have an opening.  If Frost isn't interested or doesn't want to move on yet, then I am all for giving Riley more time but I don't think there's much of an option if it comes down to Frost or a 4th year for Riley.