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Doc Fumble

Doc Fumble

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While our football program hasn't been what it was in 'the good ole' days,' you can't beat the modern era when it comes to being a fan.

Yesterday was a literal gold mine for juicy bits of information on this year's Huskers. I've spent over an hour watching youtube videos of the coach and player interviews from yesterday's press conference regarding spring ball and have only scratched the surface. I love the intimacy of the assistant coach interviews. The videos are literally like sitting down at a table next to them and listening to them talk.

A quick google search can identify all of them (EDIT: or check out Chris' sticky thread) but here are links to a few I've watched that I've particularly enjoyed.

Scott Frost

Barrett Ruud

Greg Austin

Eric Chinander
 
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Thanks Dr. Coach Frost was asked what would be the difference in this years version of the 3-4 and he said well hopefully we can get some stops. Funny
 
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innmc said:
Thanks Dr. Coach Frost was asked what would be the difference in this years version of the 3-4 and he said well hopefully we can get some stops. Funny
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I loved that too. :)

You know, its hard to believe that Frost is in just his third year as a head coach. He deals with the press like a polished veteran IMHO. Every time he speaks, Coach just oozes confidence. You can't help but believe that's going to rub off on his players at some point.

Also, it's easy to understand why he's getting great buy-in from the players. What Husker fan wouldn't want to put on pads again to play for Coach Frost if he could?
 
DrFumblerooski said:
You know, its hard to believe that Frost is in just his third year as a head coach. He deals with the press like a polished veteran IMHO. Every time he speaks, Coach just oozes confidence. You can't help but believe that's going to rub off on his players at some point.
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I posted in a thread above before I read this.......too bad for me......I could have saved myself some typing:biggrin:.

Something that you mentioned that I didn't was that his confidence is contagious. I think this is a very good point. Players can see through superficial bravado, but true confidence breads more confidence in those around.
 
I enjoyed all the clips above, but the one that assuaged my fears the most was Chin's. Damn that was a good interview.....and spot on for my money.
 
I like DB coach Fisher too. He seems like a no nonsense kind of guy. Said he didn't have a boundary guy or a specific position. If you are a safety you are a safety that can cover too and if you are a corner you are a corner all over and can come down to tackle a runner.
 
Excited to see Greg Austin. I watch the battle in the trenches during the game because it's fun to watch five guys work together on the same page. After listening and watching, the one thing I took away is this seems like a group of straightforward, no nonsense coaches. They seem to fit together.
 
Being able to access current material is great. However, the internet is a two edged sword. It also allows fans who know next to nothing about what is really going on in the program a medium to criticize players, recruits and coaches. At times this can be damaging.
 
Cigarman said:
It also allows fans who know next to nothing about what is really going on in the program a medium to criticize players, recruits and coaches. At times this can be damaging.
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Back in the early days of social media, I used to freak out about how critical fans could be impacting recruiting. But these days I realize that all sports programs, successful or not, are going to have their fair share of vocal critics.

It goes with the territory. It's why coaching major college football these days is a heck of a lot more challenging than it was back in TO's day. Heck, if QB Frost got treated badly by some fans 20 years ago (with a smattering of boos at the NU-UCF game), just imagine how he would have been treated if that had happened in this social media age.
 
DrFumblerooski said:
Back in the early days of social media, I used to freak out about how critical fans could be impacting recruiting. But these days I realize that all sports programs, successful or not, are going to have their fair share of vocal critics.

It goes with the territory. It's why coaching major college football these days is a heck of a lot more challenging than it was back in TO's day. Heck, if QB Frost got treated badly by some fans 20 years ago (with a smattering of boos at the NU-UCF game), just imagine how he would have been treated if that had happened in this social media age.
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You are right. IMO the fans today are crasser too. They can hide behind an user name and insult everyone. In the old days you may have sent a critical letter to the public pulse, but you put your name on it. Many fans today also demand instant gratification. These are usually the guys who have never played the sport. They don't understand what a new coach faces. They seem to think you just take a 4-3 tackle and rename him nose guard in a 3-4 and he will succeed. In today's world far few kids are playing sports but when they get older they think they are expert on everything. Today's fan base is much different.
 
Cigarman said:
You are right. IMO the fans today are crasser too. They can hide behind an user name and insult everyone. In the old days you may have sent a critical letter to the public pulse, but you put your name on it. Many fans today also demand instant gratification. These are usually the guys who have never played the sport. They don't understand what a new coach faces. They seem to think you just take a 4-3 tackle and rename him nose guard in a 3-4 and he will succeed. In today's world far few kids are playing sports but when they get older they think they are expert on everything. Today's fan base is much different.
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You forgot, the ng needs more weight, so, to those guys, you just feed him more, voila, a nose!
Problem is, they dont know,all theyre doing is putting on more wait heheh
 
Cigarman said:
You are right. IMO the fans today are crasser too. They can hide behind an user name and insult everyone. In the old days you may have sent a critical letter to the public pulse, but you put your name on it. Many fans today also demand instant gratification. These are usually the guys who have never played the sport. They don't understand what a new coach faces. They seem to think you just take a 4-3 tackle and rename him nose guard in a 3-4 and he will succeed. In today's world far few kids are playing sports but when they get older they think they are expert on everything. Today's fan base is much different.
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In the old days they stood behind a fake name when they wrote into the Voice from the Grandstand. The other way to express disgruntlement was fan call in shows - after a loss - fans would be pretty darn grumpy.
 
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