Exactly. Gotta wonder just what the heck's going on in Lincoln. I can see (but still don't like) players jumping ship when a new coaching staff comes in, but we're going into year 4. Frost can't seem to hang on to his own players. I'm starting to think his "vision" for the team must suck.
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Wandale....
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With the new transfer rules not a damn thing a coach can do about it. Kid wants to blow out the door you wish him well and it's next man up. Portal doesn't really hurt teams loaded with big time talent but not so good for programs like Nebraska. It's really changing the entire face of college football and unless there's some changes it's going to really hurt various programs. Team might have 1 or 2 star players but they suddenly have a chance to transfer to several top 10 programs it's bye bye... cya!
If all this smoke around Wandale comes true, then we’ll finally have our answer about the “culture” problems, and it ain’t the players.
This will truly be a sad day if true. In my mind he has represented one of the very best parts of HCSF's program from the day he committed. He has always been a ray of hope whether it be that the program was headed up or that anything could happen on any play given his endless desire. Please let this be false.
If this is true it may very well be time to just go Ground and Pound on offense until you can afford to be a finesse offense. Run the ball, play tough defense, win some games.
No need to panic - yet. Lot’s of smoke but no fire visible yet.
I yearn for the days when the BEST players played, and if you wanted to be the BEST, YOU worked at it, you WAITED your turn, but you kept WORKING at it...All it takes is 1 play, and YOU are then the #1 guy....My feelings with the TRANSFER PORTAL is one of LOVE/HATE.....
Some of this came up last year as there was chatter about him leaving. I hope SF can reign it in. It would be a massive loss and raise some significant questions.
The transfer portal will be a disaster for college football. There will be one or two teams that rule the roost. Everyone else will be irrelevant. We're already nearly at that point, with few teams having a realistic shot at the playoff and even fewer with a realistic chance of winning.
The transfer portal will be a disaster for college football. There will be one or two teams that rule the roost. Everyone else will be irrelevant. We're already nearly at that point, with few teams having a realistic shot at the playoff and even fewer with a realistic chance of winning.
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But just in case.
This year has had to be tough on players. Especially the ones from a long ways away.
Imagine being locked down ... not allowed to travel home, not being able to see your family, possibly having the family going through some struggles.
I hope he doesn’t go ... but if a guy who played a lot, if a guy who got his share of touches plus some ... leaves ... I cannot believe it’s about culture. He may be si k of losing ... but that’s a different subject.
Imagine being locked down ... not allowed to travel home, not being able to see your family, possibly having the family going through some struggles.
I hope he doesn’t go ... but if a guy who played a lot, if a guy who got his share of touches plus some ... leaves ... I cannot believe it’s about culture. He may be si k of losing ... but that’s a different subject.
I hate it but I 100% understand the kid. He needs to do what is best for his future & his family. Going to a better program where he gets more exposure, less touches at running back and more touches at slot receiver 100% equates to better draft stock. Honestly, even as a die hard Nebraska fan... I would advise him to do the same.
I definitely understand the narrative of wanting to build a winning culture overtime...the problem is, the luxury of "overtime" doesn't exist. We need to start winning and we need to start winning now or the hole gets deeper and deeper to climb out of. If you run a company you can slow down growth or manage expenses / revenue while you're establishing your culture, you can't do that in CFB unless your a mediocre program with average expectations.
You can't keep sacrificing Ws while all of your talent transfers out because your losing accountability counsel only wants perfectly committed 18 & 19 year old kids in the program. You need to meet the kids where they're at and do the best you can with it. Get the best talent on the field and make incremental steps with your culture over time...and by the way, the biggest culture cure is winning.
I also think a huge problem is Scott wants to be boys with his players. He's too emotionally vested with AM and others on the team. Being too emotionally vested with your players and staff can lead you to be biased in your decision making and I 100% see that as a major issue with Scott's personality. You could almost see Scott agonizing in interviews over the switch to LM vs AM mid season... not saying that was the right or wrong decision but the problem lies with being too personally vested in that decision and it makes you wonder where else that is going on in the program. Are you going to be as direct with a player or coach about a mistake when they're a close friend...it certainly makes it harder, it's human nature. Nick Saban don't give a crab about ripping a player a new one if they mess up or making a switch at a position.
Hear me say, I fully think there is a way to love your players well and be there for them as young men and help them succeed in life but I think those boundaries need to be clear on and off the field and all the talk about "so and so being a great person" or "making a switch at this position was the hardest decision I've ever had to make" leads me to believe Scott does a bad job with those boundaries and it shows up in shortcomings... It's probably the same reason he didn't take Joe Burrow and won't bring a transfer QB in this year. Playing favorites is not fair to the rest of the team and I do think that is an issue with our program.
So to conclude, my opinion is probably worthless but... I'm tired of hearing about accountability and culture when the kids have yet to experience any level of success that gives them hope their hard work is paying off and Scott needs to be more of a CEO and less of a best friend.
I definitely understand the narrative of wanting to build a winning culture overtime...the problem is, the luxury of "overtime" doesn't exist. We need to start winning and we need to start winning now or the hole gets deeper and deeper to climb out of. If you run a company you can slow down growth or manage expenses / revenue while you're establishing your culture, you can't do that in CFB unless your a mediocre program with average expectations.
You can't keep sacrificing Ws while all of your talent transfers out because your losing accountability counsel only wants perfectly committed 18 & 19 year old kids in the program. You need to meet the kids where they're at and do the best you can with it. Get the best talent on the field and make incremental steps with your culture over time...and by the way, the biggest culture cure is winning.
I also think a huge problem is Scott wants to be boys with his players. He's too emotionally vested with AM and others on the team. Being too emotionally vested with your players and staff can lead you to be biased in your decision making and I 100% see that as a major issue with Scott's personality. You could almost see Scott agonizing in interviews over the switch to LM vs AM mid season... not saying that was the right or wrong decision but the problem lies with being too personally vested in that decision and it makes you wonder where else that is going on in the program. Are you going to be as direct with a player or coach about a mistake when they're a close friend...it certainly makes it harder, it's human nature. Nick Saban don't give a crab about ripping a player a new one if they mess up or making a switch at a position.
Hear me say, I fully think there is a way to love your players well and be there for them as young men and help them succeed in life but I think those boundaries need to be clear on and off the field and all the talk about "so and so being a great person" or "making a switch at this position was the hardest decision I've ever had to make" leads me to believe Scott does a bad job with those boundaries and it shows up in shortcomings... It's probably the same reason he didn't take Joe Burrow and won't bring a transfer QB in this year. Playing favorites is not fair to the rest of the team and I do think that is an issue with our program.
So to conclude, my opinion is probably worthless but... I'm tired of hearing about accountability and culture when the kids have yet to experience any level of success that gives them hope their hard work is paying off and Scott needs to be more of a CEO and less of a best friend.
I don’t like the portal at all.The school gives 4yeascholarships I believe,but no similar obligations from the recruit. I just don’t like the portal as written now. I feel that the person transferring should have to sit out a year.What do I know about this stuff though.Jmo.Keep the faith.GBR.
The more I see this dude post negative stuff about Frost the more I believe he was not ever bought in. It’s almost to the point where I think the Internet is not such a good thing after all....
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Of course I want him to stay, but we can survive. Look at the players Nebraska has been recruiting lately... most are over 6’ with long arms and legs. Wandale and Spielman really don’t have that profile.
Aw man... I want Wan'dale to be happy, but c'mon, you are going to be the star at Nebraska, and who knows elsewhere.
If I'm (former walk-on) Coach Held, I'm tempted to go get Coach Austin, Masker, one of the Ruth boys, and Cooper Jewett and have them run triple option from the I just to make the point that it can be done with the guys that really want to be at Nebraska. More of a security blanket for me than anything else.
If I'm (former walk-on) Coach Held, I'm tempted to go get Coach Austin, Masker, one of the Ruth boys, and Cooper Jewett and have them run triple option from the I just to make the point that it can be done with the guys that really want to be at Nebraska. More of a security blanket for me than anything else.
