He was the Ohio player of the year his senior year. please stop covering for our revolving incompetent coaches
I think it had more to do with bringing in a qb to compete with Martinez. I also see the train of thought of not taking a portal qb since Martinez was coming off a big freshman year, but if Burrow was willing to come in with no assurances of the starting job, it was a mistake by Frost.
Martinez wasn't coming off a big freshman year. Burrow's first year at LSU was 2018. Martinez's first year at Nebraska was 2018.
????? He was the #2 behind JD Barrett until he broke his hand. Then Dwayne Haskins took over as #2 on Depth Chart until Barrett was hurt and Haskins was inserted as the starter. Haskins played well. Burrows was going to have to really shine to replace a returning Starter who had played well and is now in the NFL. Ohio St was very high on Joe and Urban Meyer did not want him to leave. He was projected to be the starter after Barrett left until his injury opened the door for Haskins to ball out.
It gets old people making excuses for Frost and not even knowing enough about Husker football to know that Burrows and Martinez would have arrived on Campus at the same year. You can tell the fans that don't follow Husker Football when they justify it by saying "We already had a returning starter in Martinez why would we take Burrows". It gets old arguing with the Potatoes that have limited football knowledge. I have some friends who keep bringing this up when people mention Burrows got snubbed by Frost. I finally lost it on one and told him that until he pays attention to Husker Football he is no longer allowed to make comments in public. Embarrassing
I don't think anyone needs to retcon it to pretend Frost turned down some super stud that everyone knew would be great, but it seemed like, even at the time, that they needed someone else in the QB room and basic due diligence would have told you burrow was a take. At least for me, it didn't have to be burrow, he could have taken any transfer QB who had some potential to up the competition.
I don’t know why I had it my mind he was a year after. Frost for sure fucked up I guess, but thankfully for Joe it all happened this way.
Hind site is 20/20 I get it. The fact is that nobody could have predicted that he would become what he has. It just gets so tiresome beating this dead horse. Nebraska missed out along with a lot of other teams.
We all get that but sooooooo many Nebraska fans defend Frost with statements them that aren't even correct. Are they making it up or do they just not follow Nebraska Football? I get the Beating the Dead Horse and yes it is getting old but worse when people respond with misinformation.
I doubt most people follow the team as closely as we do.
I think the confusion is two things. Burrow transferred in the spring so Martinez played in the spring game and he was already the best qb ever at Nebraska. Alao Burrow's first year at LSU was very average so the average fan doesn't even remember he played 2 years there.
It's definitely a burden. That's the tough part. You hate to sound like a Know It All but when you hear shit that is so wrong sometimes you just feel you gotta set them straight. My Uncle is the Husker King of Misinformation and he spreads it throughout my family. Whoever he gets his Husker Info from is almost always wrong, but my other family members believe him. I sat at Christmas Dinner with my head spinning listening to them Wax Poetic about Husker Football, and basically with wrong info. I agree not everyone is as passionate about following it like we do but at times I just can't hold it back.
Your Uncle must hang out with Salts.
Would love to hear any info that you are willing to share in the future!
I'm working on mom to get more info. He is very very excited to be back in Lincoln living with his family and coaching at Nebraska. You can see the pride being shown by Joseph & Busch when it comes to recruiting and passion about the game. I think our staff will learn a bunch from working with these 2.
