That Talent Question Again

LumberJackSker said:
I know stars aren't everything but i think in the bcs era no coach has won a national title with out having top 10-15 recruiting classes. Oregon, Washington and Michigan State got close but still lost. I think frost is as good as a coach as anyone. But is he so good that he can beat OSU and or Michigan if they have elite coaching and talent? That's asking a lot. I'm not saying its impossible but its one hell of a mountain to climb.

I wonder if Nebraska fans would be ok if frost got Nebraska to the level where they were getting to the big 10 title game but lost the majority of them? 
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Nebraska fans were, for the most part, fine with Pelini for 5-6 years. If Frost does as well as Pelini and ends up actually winning a couple of them, we'll be ok with him forever, imo. Kinda like Iowa fans and Ferentz, but with a higher % of wins.

 
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LumberJackSker said:
I know stars aren't everything but i think in the bcs era no coach has won a national title with out having top 10-15 recruiting classes. Oregon, Washington and Michigan State got close but still lost. I think frost is as good as a coach as anyone. But is he so good that he can beat OSU and or Michigan if they have elite coaching and talent? That's asking a lot. I'm not saying its impossible but its one hell of a mountain to climb.

I wonder if Nebraska fans would be ok if frost got Nebraska to the level where they were getting to the big 10 title game but lost the majority of them? 
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You're on the right track with this. The only chance we have of ever being a premiere program again (consistently) is to recruit at a top 15 level and develop it into a top 10 level. It's possible, but it's also extraordinarily difficult and we've got a lot of disadvantages over a lot of others, at least right now. 

LumberJackSker said:
Great article thanks. I remember when auburn won it a while ago with cam newton. I dont remember that being a juggernaut of a team but they had an elite guy in cam at the most important position, a stud freshman rb (dwyer?) and nick farley wrecking havoc on defense. I think this would be a good model for Nebraska to have. Maybe not like Alabama where you have future nfl dudes at every position. But being elite at a few spots can get you a long way. 

If Gene Chizik can win a title Frost has a shot.
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Chizik is a clown but that Auburn team was no joke. Their recruiting class rankings the 5 years that built that team were #6, #23, #21, #9, and #11, and Chizik had Gus Malzahn as his offensive coordinator with a once in a generation quarterback. It was lightning in a bottle somehow.

While, "If Gene Chizik can win a title Frost has a shot" is a true statement, I don't want Frost's career to be anything like Chizik's :lol:

 
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