Did you ever second guess Frank, callahan, Bo or Riley? I stated it wasn't an exact science. For the record, I've been married for 36 years and counting and I've hired approximately 30 people in my career that is still going. I've made some bad hires (probably about 10%) and ironically they've been the ones with the best resumes on paper. The best hires were the ones I knew the most about or I knew people who I trusted that knew them. I remember reading or watching a program where the coach said he asked the janitors about the player and if they were a jerk to the janitor, he didn't recruit them.
I agree with your assessment on Frost's first class in that is was a scramble, 2019 they did a very good job, but there have just been too many transfers for everyone to give Frost a completely free pass on everything. As *** has stated, we are now well below the 85 number and when they leave this early, we basically have got nothing out of them and it kills quality depth. When he was hired, he was paid top 10-15 money, so the criticism is mostly valid IMO. Right now, we aren't even a top 30 program as measured by wins and losses Someone stated early that Frost was sticking to his guns on discipline and standards. I happen to know that it wasn't the case with Washington and he was treated much differently than other players and it caused issues. Maybe the reason for a few transfers and a near mutiny out in Maryland over practicing in the cold weather. Washington was Frost's recruit and was very talented, but wasn't a fit. We've been getting beat consistently by two programs who do a better vetting process than we do: Wisconsin and Iowa. They know what they're looking for and their players seem to stick around a little longer. Yes, it's never perfect, but our vetting process needs serious improvement.
So to best state my opinion and everyone has one, I expected more from Frost, especially in the culture area, because we paid him a very good salary and he was our undisputed top choice. Just like in business or sports (think high paid free agents) the more you're paid, the more that is expected. What bothers me is that for every failure, most people make up excuses and now Covid-19 is the excuse for just about everything. These kids are from far away, so when we recruit them, we need to do more to make sure they aren't going to cut and run before even going through a season or fall camp. This indicates a poor vetting process. A previous post said they saw how stacked the DB room was and that was a factor. That's weak sauce as the room is the same as when they were recruited, so I totally don't understand that take.
I know you're friends with Frost and I want him to succeed just as much as anyone, but a lot of the criticism is valid. He has not done a good job "yet". If I missed a 6 wins season or a bowl game, please remind me.
I hear what you're saying, and agree with a lot of it. Where you lose me is thinking that Scott is either good at what he does, or he isn't. Black or white.
What seems to be the case in hindsight is that we hired a young coach (relatively speaking), who we thought would be a good, long-term fit for the program. And the last few years, we've all had a front-row seat to the growing process. OTJ training, if you will.
I don't think Frost will need too many go-arounds (aka "football seasons") to figure it out, but it's going to take more than 1-2, apparently. Until I see evidence to the contrary, I believe that Scott is too smart, too competitive, and too dedicated to not be able to put all the pieces together – eventually. The only question is if we, the fans, are willing to give him enough runway to do it.
BTW – how many years did it take for TO to solve the "can't beat Oklahoma" riddle?
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