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per STrib:
Frost, Nebraska’s first-year coach and former national championship-winning Cornhuskers quarterback, knew that the rebuilding job in Lincoln would take time. But the process has been especially painful for the Big Red faithful, with the 0-4 Huskers being the only winless team in the Big Ten.
Frost did not hide his frustration following Saturday’s 42-28 home loss to Purdue in the conference opener.
“We looked like one of the most undisciplined teams in the country, and it kills me because it isn’t like we’re not giving them messages. It isn’t like we’re not trying to hold them accountable,” he said.
Particularly irking to Frost were the 11 penalties for 136 yards. He also had an issue with some of his players’ conduct.
“We can’t get holding calls on interceptions and then talk trash to their sideline and start dancing on the field,” he fumed. “When we’re down 13 points and we’ve got backups and reserves dancing on our sideline before kickoffs, they look like they love losing.”
Frost inherited a team that went 4-8 under former coach Mike Riley, and while Frost said he has “a bunch of guys who are warriors, a bunch of guys who didn’t stop fighting,” he knows that not everyone has bought in to his culture. And Tuesday, backup wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey, a former top-50 national recruit brought in by Riley, decided to transfer.
Bad habits, Frost knows, don’t change overnight.
“When you’re building a new house, you can’t build it on a bad foundation or you won’t have a house very long,” he said. “We had some rot and some termites, and we still do, and we have to get all of that cleaned out.”
http://www.startribune.com/scott-fr...r-power-five-turnarounds-take-time/495224691/
Go Gophers!!
Frost, Nebraska’s first-year coach and former national championship-winning Cornhuskers quarterback, knew that the rebuilding job in Lincoln would take time. But the process has been especially painful for the Big Red faithful, with the 0-4 Huskers being the only winless team in the Big Ten.
Frost did not hide his frustration following Saturday’s 42-28 home loss to Purdue in the conference opener.
“We looked like one of the most undisciplined teams in the country, and it kills me because it isn’t like we’re not giving them messages. It isn’t like we’re not trying to hold them accountable,” he said.
Particularly irking to Frost were the 11 penalties for 136 yards. He also had an issue with some of his players’ conduct.
“We can’t get holding calls on interceptions and then talk trash to their sideline and start dancing on the field,” he fumed. “When we’re down 13 points and we’ve got backups and reserves dancing on our sideline before kickoffs, they look like they love losing.”
Frost inherited a team that went 4-8 under former coach Mike Riley, and while Frost said he has “a bunch of guys who are warriors, a bunch of guys who didn’t stop fighting,” he knows that not everyone has bought in to his culture. And Tuesday, backup wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey, a former top-50 national recruit brought in by Riley, decided to transfer.
Bad habits, Frost knows, don’t change overnight.
“When you’re building a new house, you can’t build it on a bad foundation or you won’t have a house very long,” he said. “We had some rot and some termites, and we still do, and we have to get all of that cleaned out.”
http://www.startribune.com/scott-fr...r-power-five-turnarounds-take-time/495224691/
Go Gophers!!