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Laura's avatar

In 1985 I was a Nebraska farm girl living in the Detroit area. The first time I went to a Lions game, I was horrified when the “fans” booed their home team. Where I came from, you could boo the refs, maybe boo a coach, the opposing team was fair game for dirty play or a cheap shot, but you never booed the home team. The coworkers I was with informed me that it was okay because they were overpaid professional athletes. I was unconvinced, but I probably didn’t continue to argue the point. Since then I’ve gotten to cringe when it has happened at Nebraska. I may be old fashioned, or just old, but I still say that you just don’t boo the home team.

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I love this column. First, spot on with Coach Frost and the situation the Huskers find themselves in right now. As a complete amateur, I would offer the following thoughts: First, when he arrived, Coach Frost said that his teams would play fast and with no fear. I see a ton of guys playing with fear of mistakes and a coaching staff trying to fix stuff that they get from the jerks in the local media and on Twitter. I think they are all in their heads and not playing free. I am not sure if this will win more games, but golly, it would be fun to see a team playing hard and fast and giving the other team hell, and showing they are just gonna play. It's a mindset and they don't have a good one now. Second, what do we have to do to get the Football Gods to just give us a break every now and then? I am not talking about a Flea Kicker, just a couple of lucky bounces or a good call from a ref. Anything! This team gets NOTHING from Lady Luck. Last, IF you get rid of Frost what is the plan then? If we can the coach we will be on our 6th head coach and 6th Athletic Director since 2003. That is an average of one new coach and one new AD every three years. Does that sound like stability? How do you build a program that way? Who in the hell is coming here when they let him go? What do the Nebraska fans want, I mean aside from turning into Alabama overnight? I get that Coach Frost has stumbled and bumbled a great deal during the last three years. I think the solution is to let this thing run its course, give him the full run of his contract and see what happens. Stop asking for the three-year turnaround. That is gone and now we have to see if he can make it happen. Yes, we might have three more losing seasons, but if you can him now do you really think that the next poor schmuck is gonna doa Bobby Stoops and win a title in two years? He needs to change his attitude and coach with his hat on fire and let the kids play that way. The fans need to enjoy the team and realize that if you want to have another 30 year run of 9 and 10 win seasons with 5 national titles, you don't get it by firing your coach every three years. Just my opinion.

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