I wonder if Frost already knows AM is returning? Obviously it's a wait and see but I will not be surprised AM decides on another year. Not sure what happens with our QB's in waiting if that happens.
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I hope so on Chin staying.
We need to pay the assistants as well. Especially DL and DB's. Our LB's are playing well too, but that DL is insane IMO. CTB will be drafted by round 2 IMO.
I'm just speculating, but I don't think anyone has any idea right now.
Even if AM comes back we need to go get someone I think. A lot of posters said we should look at the portal last spring. I told them they where wrong because we have Martinez but they where right. We have no idea what we have behind Martinez and that’s a little scary heading into next season.
If anyone does know how AM is leaning it's got to be Frost? They seem to joined at the hip for the most part.
Oh I clearly understand your point & agree with the premise. Heck, my posts are routinely dismissed as being a homer / fan of moral victories. All I can say is I traveled to the land up north for our 2018 game & despite attending many DONU games over my 7 decades of Husker fandom, have never been quite so embarrassed - the rematch Saturday night made me proud... beyond FRUSTRATED... but extremely proud of the progress & the squad.
said progress needs to result in wins, I believe that will occur with more regularity (if not, we'll start over again) - so I choose to enjoy the ride. Gotta be in the game to win the game... & based on our home & away against the wolverines, we've gained on them far more than they've widened the gap. Perhaps growing up with continual criticism of victories, margin of victory, ingrained sooner magic & Tom will never win the big one chatter made me numb to the naysayers - but all that belief was eventually rewarded and frankly made the wait that much sweeter.
Another way to look at the situation. One could argue that the team is a handful of plays away from being ranked or even a top 10 team. Is that a stretch? Probably and one could also argue the other side of the equation but that is not my point. The point is, if we are close does changing coaches and starting over get us closer. Does changing systems bring us closer? I would argue no. One reason, I believe, we are hanging better and longer with higher ranked opponents is because we are finally getting some much needed depth at important positions. We are also seeing the benefits of continuity in the system. Players understand the system better and the thinking becomes less and more second nature. If we change, there is a good chance we lose that. One point that isn't often mention is that continuity is not just about the coaches, a big part of continuity is older players bringing along new ones. I also agree with you, at some point wins matter. Winning is contagious, so is losing. This team needs to learn how to win, but also believe that continuity will help hopefully sooner than later. The players need to see the system works, we've seen that first on the defense and now the offense is beginning to see it as well. That is my hope anyway.
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We need more WINNING blowouts to get a better read on Smothers! Lets hope we get several blowouts in the coming weeks. Be nice to see Smothers get several quarters of solid play along with many starters still in the game.
We should see that on Saturday.
I hear you.
My biggest concern if Frost comes back is that we will likely have two ‘wasted’ years of recruiting (at least). That puts us right back to being young again at some point.
Concerns of a drop off next year due to AM and the super seniors on defense is real. Every team graduates players, but we seem to have an extraordinary amount invested in ours, and historically haven’t shown a good ability to develop players ‘quickly’.
A couple of things. Who said Teddy was out for the rest of the year. I haven't heard that.
I haven't listened to Benning and Severe forever and turned it on this morning. His opinion on the lack of Yant was that it wasn't turning the wrong way a couple of times, but more likely he had a poor week of practice and the going the wrong way was the last straw.
To contemplate a coaching change at this point would be committing suicide. It sucks that they have lost some very close games and can't seem to put away a game. But changing at the top isn't going to fix that. Unless this team completely implodes, which I don't think will happen, they will eventually break through.
Agreed, that is why I think we go heavy with the transfer portal this year.
I'm with you on the coaching change at this point. I don't want it to happen unless, like you said, there is some massive implosion.
I can see that with Yant but damn, you need a big body at the goaline and we have that. Put the dude in even if just a decoy.
Yeah I prefer the moral victory not be used to describe what is going here. Nobody is celebrating, rather, we are accepting that we took the L. We are also clearly observing better overall football from HCSF teams.
