MJ is honestly about as good a crap shoot as anyone else. The odds are always against hiring a coach that will be around in 5 years.
Roll the dice and go I guess.
Roll the dice and go I guess.
If all these wonderful in the know insiders would have been willing to share all the shortcomings they knew for three years, Frost apologists wouldn't have been carrying his water for the past three years, mostly. Now, they want to tell the story, and blame those that weren't aware of what was going on.
It was a decent article, but he can get bent on the name calling
To be fair there have been people talking about the shortcomings, but they were all anonymous posters on a forum and not someone in a position with more credibility so I can understand the hesitation to believe the things that were being said.
Husker nation needs a lot of healing, I'll get it started:
With his lack of head coach experience, he's gotta do something most consider impossible. Six wins in the next 8 games.If Mickey Joseph wants the job, I am pulling for him. He's a great recruiter, his position players get better under his coaching, and he handles the media presence required of head coaches.
Of course the Huskers have to finish strong. I think the assumption that he would have to make a bowl is wrong. This team is weak. Haven't beaten a power 5 in a year. If he could get them to 5 or 6 wins that would be successful.
Assuming he brings in great coordinators and assistants, as suggested in the article, he would be a good catch. And I think having a black head coach with all the qualities listed above makes it so.
I can sympathize to an extent. I guess if there was a consensus knowledge of everyone in the press about Scott half assing his coaching responsibilities, getting everyone to report would be helpful. Being the lone man could be daunting.Some tried and people would have the ridiculous response like "link?" or some other dismissive reply. That's my favorite passive aggressive response BTW. Like a poster is supposed to say, "oh hey my source is so and so."
I tried to mention things and got attacked for it. Who wants that? People who have sources or get tidbits here and there don't want to post them and then have to defend what they've heard. Where's the motivation in that?
Maybe I have selective listening/comprehension but if someone on this board or even better a member of the media would say ... Frost is missing meetings, he is consistently late for practices and has assistants running to the AD.Some tried and people would have the ridiculous response like "link?" or some other dismissive reply. That's my favorite passive aggressive response BTW. Like a poster is supposed to say, "oh hey my source is so and so."
I tried to mention things and got attacked for it. Who wants that? People who have sources or get tidbits here and there don't want to post them and then have to defend what they've heard. Where's the motivation in that?
Jeremy Pernell: Parsing the Huskers’ Coaching Possibilities
The best candidates will have no shortage of optionswww.si.com
I hope Mickey makes it a very tough decision to not give him the job permanently!With his lack of head coach experience, he's gotta do something most consider impossible. Six wins in the next 8 games.
If Meyer and/or Petersen are looking to get back into coaching they certainly would exercise the option of waiting to see what options are going to be available instead of accepting the first decent offer.I enjoy your articles. Thank you for keeping those of us not in the know, somewhat in the know. My question to you is this - can NU afford to wait until the first week of December to hire a coach? Wouldn't they be better off hiring a Meyer or Peterson who can start the building process earlier? Or will there be a time when coaches leave their team before season end?
Some tried and people would have the ridiculous response like "link?" or some other dismissive reply. That's my favorite passive aggressive response BTW. Like a poster is supposed to say, "oh hey my source is so and so."
I tried to mention things and got attacked for it. Who wants that? People who have sources or get tidbits here and there don't want to post them and then have to defend what they've heard. Where's the motivation in that?
All of that may be true, but branding those who wanted to give Frost every opportunity to sink or swim (and that includes Trev Alberts) as "Frost apologists" accomplishes what? I think you're better than that.Some tried and people would have the ridiculous response like "link?" or some other dismissive reply. That's my favorite passive aggressive response BTW. Like a poster is supposed to say, "oh hey my source is so and so."
I tried to mention things and got attacked for it. Who wants that? People who have sources or get tidbits here and there don't want to post them and then have to defend what they've heard. Where's the motivation in that?
Regardless, let's look forward like Trev Alberts suggested.
Maybe I have selective listening/comprehension but if someone on this board or even better a member of the media would say ... Frost is missing meetings, he is consistently late for practices and has assistants running to the AD.
4 losing seasons in a row will create a lot of noise and SF was not immune from that noise but even I bought into the coaching changes, incoming transfers, departure of 2AM as positive moves that would have created an 8 or 9 win season! If I would have heard and/or comprehended the depth of the mismanagement I would have had a much different perspective.
Maybe I missed too many threads, but most of threads I read hinted at issues and concerns without actually stating them. If you are in the loop you might have been able to read between the lines, but most of us aren't.Some tried and people would have the ridiculous response like "link?" or some other dismissive reply. That's my favorite passive aggressive response BTW. Like a poster is supposed to say, "oh hey my source is so and so."
I tried to mention things and got attacked for it. Who wants that? People who have sources or get tidbits here and there don't want to post them and then have to defend what they've heard. Where's the motivation in that?
If Meyer and/or Petersen are looking to get back into coaching they certainly would exercise the option of waiting to see what options are going to be available instead of accepting the first decent offer.