Wow, I thought Nebraska would wait 3 weeks when his buyout is cut in half.
Firings now happening in September. What a world we live in.
Firings now happening in September. What a world we live in.
Scott Frost Fired.
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I don't think waiting 3 weeks would have changed anything, and would have saved them money.
But this guy was a dead man walking, the move needed to be made.
Now I begin to wonder what Nebraska will do. Watched a story on them pregame one week about how their usual recruiting areas dried up with the conference move, and how their "brand" doesn't sell with kids who are too young to remember Nebraska being good at football.
But this guy was a dead man walking, the move needed to be made.
Now I begin to wonder what Nebraska will do. Watched a story on them pregame one week about how their usual recruiting areas dried up with the conference move, and how their "brand" doesn't sell with kids who are too young to remember Nebraska being good at football.
I'm with you. They play OU this weekend and then the next week is a Bye, which takes you up to 10/1.
With that said, a symbolic move needed to be made.
If Trev Alberts was smart, he should go out and look for someone to model the program after Iowa/Wisky, and get some big homegrown boys to man the OL/DL's, pick up some skill players, and win the usual 8-9 games a year, and once in a while a 10-11 season. Most would be happy with that.
A bog challenge for N0ebraska is that the state has a small population, under 2 million. There isn't much "homegrown" talent to get and they have to recruit against the traditional B1G programs now. They used to get a lot of talent out of Texas when they were in the Big 12 and had traditional rivalries with Texas and OU. Now, they have to recruit against tOSU, Iowa, ND, Michigan, etc. and there is no real traditional rivalry to play on. Lincoln isn't exactly an appealing location to recruit to either.
I'd hate to try and bring that program back.
If Frost couldn't, I suspect no one can. Frost will make a great OC for some school then be head coach somewhere 3-4 years from now.
In the old days, they went wherever to get players. They got those Glover boys out of New Jersey and Tommy Frazier out of Bradenton, Fl.
The Sun Belt - particularly the Sun Belt East, might have had the greatest day ever in the history of what we now know as the Group of Five. They had an incredible weekend.
On paper NU-Frost seemed like the ultimate hire.
Scott Frost is why you don't just back the brinks truck up to Chadwell's house. Not that Chadwell might not be a great Power 5 coach - but nothing is close to guaranteed. And most "can't miss" candidates actually end up at misses.
Considering that it's all about money, these days; I'm guessing some big money Cornhusker donors agreed to help cover the tab?
I should have gone into coaching so I could get fired and walk away with 15M. Nice retirement plan although not as good as a U.S. Senator.
Oh for sure. Saban tree, winning at ND with Marshall - Power 5 job next year for sure.
If he wants it. There's something to be said for building and maintaining a great program at any FBS school. Of course, most of them have a hard time resisting the allure of the Big Time and the money it brings. But the truth is, a person who could do 20 years at a place like Marshall or APP State would retire a very affluent man.
Yes, or he could just go to a P5 school for 5 years and get a 15 million buy out.
I think it's possible that a guy that gets a good situation in a great community would be tempted to stick.
It's a cautionary tale for those who want to bring back alumni in coaching roles.
I feel kind of bad for him. He was born in Lincoln, NE. He won a title at Nebraska as one of their most successful players ever. He obviously loves the school, the city and the state. It would have been almost too good to be true had he also been successful there as head coach.
There was some consternation over them firing him 3 weeks before his buyout is cut in half. I think the school was magnanimous here by firing him now with the full buyout. If he were not a Nebraska legend then they probably wait out the next few weeks until the buyout drops.
I feel kind of bad for him. He was born in Lincoln, NE. He won a title at Nebraska as one of their most successful players ever. He obviously loves the school, the city and the state. It would have been almost too good to be true had he also been successful there as head coach.
There was some consternation over them firing him 3 weeks before his buyout is cut in half. I think the school was magnanimous here by firing him now with the full buyout. If he were not a Nebraska legend then they probably wait out the next few weeks until the buyout drops.
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