Nebraska Cornhuskers (corn)

[NFBuck]

If they can't find Gill, I believe that Tommie Frazier is coaching HS football in FL. Have him bring back the triple option

This. A thousand times this. I think Nebraska, I think triple option. I’m not the best “X’s & O’s” or football strategy guy, but look at the fits Army and Navy cause teams. Plus, it’s a blast to watch. Go back to your roots, Corn.

 

[pnuts34]

This. A thousand times this. I think Nebraska, I think triple option. I’m not the best “X’s & O’s” or football strategy guy, but look at the fits Army and Navy cause teams. Plus, it’s a blast to watch. Go back to your roots, Corn.

GA Tech even had a nice run with it. Though they utterly (extreme understatement) underutilized Calvin Johnson, they saw a decent amount of success with the triple option. And im sure Frazier could bring some FL talent with him

 

[NFBuck]

GA Tech even had a nice run with it. Though they utterly (extreme understatement) underutilized Calvin Johnson, they saw a decent amount of success with the triple option. And im sure Frazier could bring some FL talent with him

Might as well toss that Hail Mary. It ain’t getting better trying what they have been since Callahan.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Nebraska football fans woke up to some alarming news on Wednesday morning, as it was reported that the school and head coach Scott Frost were under investigation for improper use of analysts and consultants during practices and games. The allegations might seem small to some but many believe these are Nebraska’s first steps towards getting out of Frost’s contract. Former Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel firmly planted himself in that camp on ESPNU Radio on Wednesday.

“They have decided they would rather go in another direction,” Neuheisel said. “And they have basically outed themselves. And that’s why Scott Frost has to lawyer up. Listen, in this story they also say it was Scott Frost trying to get rid of the Oklahoma game, right? And Bill Moos had to kind of, you know, walk it back and take responsibility — which is probably why Bill steps away — because he’s the one who upped the ante for Scott. Remember, when Scott was going through trouble, they re-up the deal. Added years to the contract at five million, per (year).”

“Nebraska cannot stand the fact that they are behind Iowa State right now,” Neuheisel said. “It’s one of the most amazing things I’ve seen in college football in my time, that Nebraska — I cut my teeth as a head coach with Colorado/Nebraska, saw them win three national titles. I mean, I’m sitting there going, ‘Holy smokes. They are now behind Iowa State as a program?’ …What the hell? And now they have decided, as you read the tea leaves, they need to move on and they are basically blowing up their own guy.”

 

[colobuck79]

It’s a cold business.

 

[Dryden]

 

[bukIpower]

Nothing like the rare leg extension bicep curl combo... very underrated movement.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[Buckeye86]

I haven’t read the details or if it’s already been addressed in this thread, but they’re seemingly trying to pull a Tennessee and ratting him out internally in an attempt to fire Frost for cause to avoid his buyout.

 

[NFBuck]

I haven’t read the details or if it’s already been addressed in this thread, but they’re seemingly trying to pull a Tennessee and ratting him out internally in an attempt to fire Frost for cause to avoid his buyout.

Pretty much.

This is another case of "be very, very careful here" because Frost was essentially hailed as their "savior", not unlike scUM with Simple Jim and some may view this as "if he can't fix things there, who can?"

They "Mason'd" themselves with Bo. Yep, he was a grumpy asshole who nobody really liked, but he consistently won 9-10 games. Corn thought they're better than that and hired a nice guy who won some games at Oregon State. He was a disaster. Then they seemed to have a homerun fall into their lap when a popular former player had built himself up into being one of the hottest young coaches in the game. He has failed spectacularly and it now looks like it has zero chance

Corn was a power in a bygone era of CFB. They have no recruiting base. The location (I say this as somebody who has now lived in Omaha for 7 years and loves it) isn't attractive to 18 year old kids. Lastly, kids being recruited today have zero awareness of them when they were a power. Corn has a ceiling now and it's probably Iowa...I'm not sure they can reach Cheese levels because Cheese has spent 25 years building an identity.

 

[cincibuck]

They "Mason'd" themselves with Bo. Yep, he was a grumpy asshole who nobody really liked,

You may be in violation of Section 1, rule 3, of the BP Code of Behavior which specifically states that, "Thou shall not speak evil of any person designated as Buckeye for Life to include Joe Burrow, Luke Fickell, and Bo Pellini."

 

[Bucklion]

Pretty much.

This is another case of "be very, very careful here" because Frost was essentially hailed as their "savior", not unlike scUM with Simple Jim and some may view this as "if he can't fix things there, who can?"

They "Mason'd" themselves with Bo. Yep, he was a grumpy asshole who nobody really liked, but he consistently won 9-10 games. Corn thought they're better than that and hired a nice guy who won some games at Oregon State. He was a disaster. Then they seemed to have a homerun fall into their lap when a popular former player had built himself up into being one of the hottest young coaches in the game. He has failed spectacularly and it now looks like it has zero chance

Corn was a power in a bygone era of CFB. They have no recruiting base. The location (I say this as somebody who has now lived in Omaha for 7 years and loves it) isn't attractive to 18 year old kids. Lastly, kids being recruited today have zero awareness of them when they were a power. Corn has a ceiling now and it's probably Iowa...I'm not sure they can reach Cheese levels because Cheese has spent 25 years building an identity.

Their walkon program was the best in the world at one time…they got eventual starters, especially on defense, with kids who would rather walk on at UNL than go with a scholarship somewhere smaller out of state. That shit ain’t happening anymore, and that toothpaste ain’t ever getting back in the tube

 

[Thump]

Their walkon program was the best in the world at one time…they got eventual starters, especially on defense, with kids who would rather walk on at UNL than go with a scholarship somewhere smaller out of state. That shit ain’t happening anymore, and that toothpaste ain’t ever getting back in the tube

So was their steroid program.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Their walkon program was the best in the world at one time…they got eventual starters, especially on defense, with kids who would rather walk on at UNL than go with a scholarship somewhere smaller out of state. That shit ain’t happening anymore, and that toothpaste ain’t ever getting back in the tube

So was their prop-48 program.

 

[Hetuck]

They "Mason'd" themselves with Bo. Yep, he was a grumpy asshole who nobody really liked, but he consistently won 9-10 games. Corn thought they're better than that and hired a nice guy who won some games at Oregon State. He was a disaster. Then they seemed to have a homerun fall into their lap when a popular former player had built himself up into being one of the hottest young coaches in the game. He has failed spectacularly and it now looks like it has zero chance.

If they “Mason’d themselves” then it was when they fired Tom Osborne, not when they fired Bo. They had to fire Bo. He came within an inch of striking an official during a sideline tantrum. (Maybe during a home game against Iowa? I can’t recall.) There’s no earthly reason to think Bo Pellini is your ceiling. And there’s no reason it should be harder to recruit players to Nebraska than it is to recruit them to Wisconsin or Iowa. The right coach should be able to make the Huskers better than the Badgers or the Hawkeyes.

I’m surprised Scott Frost hasn’t been successful because, when he was introduced as their head coach, I thought I could see why his players would run through a wall for him. If anyone could sell the program to recruits, you’d figure he’d be the guy. But I figured the same thing about Harbaugh at Michigan and that didn’t work out either. But at least Frost recruited a highly rated QB out of California in Adrian Martinez, something Harbaugh never did. Maybe Martinez shows his maturity this year and the years developing him finally pay off. Or maybe he turns out to be a bust. We’ll just have to wait and see. It would be nice if they started carrying their weight in the conference, though. If Frost can’t hack it then fire his ass. There has to be at least a hundred coaches out there who can coach at least as well as Pellini without being total assholes.