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I know this is gonna go over like a fart in church on this site, but fuck it.
A couple points I think we can all agree on to get started:
1.) TPB is unequivocally the greatest Husker message board of all time. Hell, it might be the greatest message board in general of all time regardless of topic. That being said, it is not immune to what makes all sports message boards miserable from time to time: it becomes an echo chamber based solely off of the opinions of the the most emotionally attached fans.
2.) Local (and sometimes National) media reacts to coaching controversies by putting out headlines that will get clicks, generate reactions on social media, and hook people to a story.
Considering the above, I think we (as a collective Husker message board community) are misjudging the perception of our program from the perspective of the “average Husker fan” and non-fan alike. Which also leads me to believe we very well could be misjudging the perception of Nebraska’s administration as it relates to the direction of the program.
A few strictly anecdotal observations that have lead to this inference:
1.) I see a couple dozen pet owners a day, most of them Husker fans. I make small talk with all of them, and end up talking Husker football with most of the men. Over the last week, I had somewhere in the range of 20 conversations in my clinic venture to Scott Frosts future.
One guy said Frost should be fired. One guy.
The rest, every single one of them, said he should be given more time. They cited the usual reasons that many scoff at: we’re close, we’ve belonged on the same field as every team we have played including top 10 teams, we’re one kicker away, Frost is young and will learn, can’t keep firing coaches every 3-4 years, etc.
2.) I watched Big Noon Kickoff today and Rob Stone essentially asked the other 4 if Frost should be retained. They all said…yes. Bush, Leinart, Stoops, Quinn. 4/4 national media members said he needs more time.
3.) I look at Facebook and Twitter posts from the OWH and Journal Star from columns by Sip, Shatel, Dirk, etc. that are skeptical, to varying degrees, of Frosts future. There’s a whole range of comments under each of them but again, the vast majority of them support Frost, or at the very least say he deserves another year.
Bottom line: because of where we choose to get our Husker football fix (message boards), we are repeatedly exposed to the opinions that come from fans who are much more emotionally invested than your average fan. And based on the anecdotally observations I listed above, there is a huge disconnect between our collective perception of the program and reality. My guess is there’s also a disconnect between what we think and what Turd and Ted think.
I don’t really want to discuss the merits of keeping Frost or firing him in this thread. But I think many of us could use a wake up call to realize that the community in which we form our opinions from is disconnected from the rest of Husker Nation. We most likely are, unfortunately, a vocal minority.
Fun fact about the one and only guy in my clinic who said Frost should be fired: during one of his previous visits, he told me about some rumor he had heard. I asked him where he heard it. His answer: The Red Sea Scrolls.
Yep. The one and only person who told me Frost should be fired is a message board guy. We are the absolute fucking worst.
A couple points I think we can all agree on to get started:
1.) TPB is unequivocally the greatest Husker message board of all time. Hell, it might be the greatest message board in general of all time regardless of topic. That being said, it is not immune to what makes all sports message boards miserable from time to time: it becomes an echo chamber based solely off of the opinions of the the most emotionally attached fans.
2.) Local (and sometimes National) media reacts to coaching controversies by putting out headlines that will get clicks, generate reactions on social media, and hook people to a story.
Considering the above, I think we (as a collective Husker message board community) are misjudging the perception of our program from the perspective of the “average Husker fan” and non-fan alike. Which also leads me to believe we very well could be misjudging the perception of Nebraska’s administration as it relates to the direction of the program.
A few strictly anecdotal observations that have lead to this inference:
1.) I see a couple dozen pet owners a day, most of them Husker fans. I make small talk with all of them, and end up talking Husker football with most of the men. Over the last week, I had somewhere in the range of 20 conversations in my clinic venture to Scott Frosts future.
One guy said Frost should be fired. One guy.
The rest, every single one of them, said he should be given more time. They cited the usual reasons that many scoff at: we’re close, we’ve belonged on the same field as every team we have played including top 10 teams, we’re one kicker away, Frost is young and will learn, can’t keep firing coaches every 3-4 years, etc.
2.) I watched Big Noon Kickoff today and Rob Stone essentially asked the other 4 if Frost should be retained. They all said…yes. Bush, Leinart, Stoops, Quinn. 4/4 national media members said he needs more time.
3.) I look at Facebook and Twitter posts from the OWH and Journal Star from columns by Sip, Shatel, Dirk, etc. that are skeptical, to varying degrees, of Frosts future. There’s a whole range of comments under each of them but again, the vast majority of them support Frost, or at the very least say he deserves another year.
Bottom line: because of where we choose to get our Husker football fix (message boards), we are repeatedly exposed to the opinions that come from fans who are much more emotionally invested than your average fan. And based on the anecdotally observations I listed above, there is a huge disconnect between our collective perception of the program and reality. My guess is there’s also a disconnect between what we think and what Turd and Ted think.
I don’t really want to discuss the merits of keeping Frost or firing him in this thread. But I think many of us could use a wake up call to realize that the community in which we form our opinions from is disconnected from the rest of Husker Nation. We most likely are, unfortunately, a vocal minority.
Fun fact about the one and only guy in my clinic who said Frost should be fired: during one of his previous visits, he told me about some rumor he had heard. I asked him where he heard it. His answer: The Red Sea Scrolls.
Yep. The one and only person who told me Frost should be fired is a message board guy. We are the absolute fucking worst.
