Scott Frost Fired
Statement from Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics - Trev Alberts. pic.twitter.com/weczB1ghoB
— Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers) September 11, 2022
September 11th, 2022 at 1:31 PM ^
The writing was on the wall…they didn’t even want to wait til the buyout became lower in October.
September 11th, 2022 at 1:53 PM ^
I wonder if Albert negotiated that down. You let Frost know he’s being fired Oct. 1 and ask him if he wants to go through 3 weeks of people calling for him to be fired, or just rip the bandaid off now. Either way, he’s not getting $15M. Accepting a lower buyout now just lets the guy get on with the rest of his life 3 weeks earlier.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:01 PM ^
IMO absolutely no chance of that - Frost contractually is obligated to the $15MM and Alberts really had no leverage there. Alberts trying to do that just gets all the lawyers involved and makes things emotional too. Divorce is much better and easier when it’s as clean as possible.
I imagine this was done with good will (as much as that’s possible with a firing). “We are moving on Scott - thanks for your service to the University - here’s the full buyout you are entitled to.”
September 11th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
This is 100% wrong. Frost did not have leverage other than tanking the program for another three weeks.
September 11th, 2022 at 5:11 PM ^
He didn't even have that leverage. Nebraska could suspend him (with pay) while they "investigate the charges" of criminal playcalling, or whatever. Have him escorted off the campus, and name an interim coach. Then, in three weeks, fire him.
Every coach has a skeleton in their closet or some player claiming he was abusive. Frost wouldn't want to be investigated while he impotently sat by waiting for his buyout to go down and listening to the rumor mill grind on his reputation.
September 12th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
+1 "Criminal Playcalling." Wish I could upvote that more.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:22 PM ^
It's possible that Trev Alberts called Frost's agent right after the game and told him, "Take $10 million to go away now, or we'll let you twist in the wind for three weeks while you lose any last shred of dignity you had left and then walk away with $2.5 million less than you would have now. Your choice."
Then again, if that were the case, they probably would have let him resign and paid him off quietly. Given how crazy Husker fans are, It's more likely that some deep-pocketed booster called Alberts and told him he'd cover the difference if Alberts acted now.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:32 PM ^
Doubt there was a firm handshake involved. Probably got fired in the most humiliating way - maybe a short email or text to his lawyer,
September 11th, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^
His dignity is already gone. And yes, I would happily endure ridicule for 3 weeks Yo get the full $15 million.
September 12th, 2022 at 11:22 AM ^
I'm pretty sure Frost is the combination of cocky and delusional that thinks he's going to win the next three games and there's zero reason to accept a lower buyout to get fired earlier.
TBF, Frost's reputation has cratered so badly, twisting in the wind for three weeks can't do much harm. The 1% chance Nebraska actually beats Oklahoma is worth sticking around to put a shiny sticker on turd of a resume for a future coaching gig at a (much) smaller program.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
Blah blah blah..... Fuck Penn State
September 11th, 2022 at 3:01 PM ^
But may they never fire Frames. That guy is soooo overrated.
September 11th, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
Hell of an artist though.....
September 11th, 2022 at 5:08 PM ^
Alberts has to answer to his superior. If he really cost Nebraska $7.5M because he couldn’t wait 3 weeks, he should be fired today. I can’t believe he’s that dumb.
September 11th, 2022 at 7:39 PM ^
His superiors gave him a check for 7.5M with drunkenly scribbled signature last night and told him to do it first thing in the morning.
September 13th, 2022 at 10:49 AM ^
Boosters stepped forward "to do the right thing" for the last national championship winning QB Nebraska has had to date. I think people who are acting like Nebraska screwed up don't really understand how much this sucks for them to have to fire a former legend player because he was so shitty.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:03 PM ^
If they pay the full buyout instead of waiting three weeks, I'd be pissed as a Nebraska taxpayer. How many students could go to college for free if they waited three weeks? There're innumerable better uses for that money than giving it to Scott Frost so he'd be gone three weeks earlier.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:07 PM ^
No way the school paid anywhere near all of that. Some wealthy alums opened the checkbook yesterday
September 11th, 2022 at 2:08 PM ^
Ah, that makes sense. I sincerely hope so!
September 11th, 2022 at 3:10 PM ^
Meh, you're only allowed to be pissed if you're a BTN cable subscriber.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:04 PM ^
If it means getting rid of the Poltergeist of Lawrence Phillips, it's worth it to him to take less money.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
For 7.5 mil you can call me whatever you want for 3 weeks.
September 11th, 2022 at 4:00 PM ^
Agreed. Contractually, that's his money. Would anyone on this thread hand $7.5M dollars to someone to avoid 3 weeks of bad media? Plus, it may be he's delusional enough to think this isn't his fault and he can turn it around. You know his mom is telling him that.
September 11th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
Came here to say this. He’s already heard it for the past 3 years. What’s another 3 weeks?
September 11th, 2022 at 5:14 PM ^
If he stays 3 weeks, he loses the $7.5M and he gets lambasted for 3 weeks. It’s lose-lose for him. I’m guessing Alberts negotiated the buyout down. He’s in the position of strength here. If Frost says no, he’s just being stubborn and stupid, so offer him $8-10M and see what he does.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:11 PM ^
ask him if he wants to go through 3 weeks of people calling for him to be fired,
People have been calling for him to be fired for at least a year. What's three weeks to him? Besides, college football coaches work 100-hour weeks, they're not reading message boards.
I'm more inclined to believe Nebraska was just dumb and paid in full. As they say, the N stands for Nowledge.
September 13th, 2022 at 10:46 AM ^
It looks like a booster came forward and wanted to pay the rest of the buyout because of Scott's QB career, and that sped up the firing.
And that's why I think this is the biggest flop in Big 10 history, bigger than Rich Rod. Everyone at Nebraska wanted this to work. Every booster wanted this to work. There's still boosters coming in for Frost to try to soften the blow of the firing because they like the guy so much. He was given every chance to make it work, there was no in-fighting or political sabotage or an AD with an itchy firing finger out to get him. He just sucked too much.
September 11th, 2022 at 1:54 PM ^
I took it to mean that the firing was inevitable and they wanted to give him his full buyout as aparting gift. Firing him 3 weeks earlier will likely have zero effect on the season or coaching search.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:03 PM ^
There are rumors on the Nebraska Rivals board that Frost was involved in an altercation right after the game - no other parties were mentioned. Probably more to come out later. Could be all the AD and President needed to fire him and get around the extra buyout money
September 11th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
The plot thickens. Frost, on the verge of a huge payday, gets into a fistfight and can be fired with cause, forfeiting his buyout. "I told you my team hits hard!"
September 11th, 2022 at 2:58 PM ^
If you read the post further, no one on the board was believing the claim from the apparent first time poster.
https://nebraska.forums.rivals.com/threads/altercation-postgame.330336/
September 11th, 2022 at 3:58 PM ^
The guy predicted last night that Frost would be fired this morning. Could be a troll but if so, that's a pretty lucky guess.
September 11th, 2022 at 5:18 PM ^
That sounds more like some message board rumor to justify them getting out of the $7.5M…that would’ve been all over the media if he wenout in a blaze of glory like that.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:06 PM ^
Why would you? His fate was sealed yesterday and they couldn’t wait with dead man walking. Someone stepped up to pay the man
September 11th, 2022 at 2:06 PM ^
Thank you for reminding me which National Championship my Scotty won for Nebraska in the 1990’s. At my age, 60, I get mixed up occasionally on which one of the three National Championships my Scotty won for Nebraska in the 1990’s (It’s hard for me to remember because they win them so often.)
Sometimes I find myself feeling sorry for the Wolverwhines who only win National Championships in Football every 50 years or so. I guess I didn’t get so hung up on the National title that Nebraska won in 1997 because they won 3 in a four year span in the 1990’s and 5 in a twenty-eight year span between 1970 and 1997. I remember the first one they one in 1970 because I graduated from Nebraska in 1966. I guess if we only won the National title every 50 years, I would have been upset, too, when Nebraska and my Scotty stole the show from the Wolverwhines in the 1990’s.
By the way, Scotty sends his best. He’s retired from the NFL now after 5 years. I think he said he was making about $346,000.00 a year while in the Pros, which is probably more than all of you poor misled Wolverwhines make in a year combined.
Sorry to hear that the Wolverwhines lost to the Cornhuskers in the Alamo bowl. Hope poor Lloyd doesn’t lose his job. Seems like a lot of teams we beat this year lost their coaches. The maze, black, and blue will have other years. I expect you’ll win another National Championship in Football around the year 2046. Hope you all find enough to write about between now and then.
Best Regards,
Carol Frost
1968 Olympian, Mexico City
I never knew this existed. Of all the Scotts mom comments I somehow missed it.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:38 PM ^
Frost is a dick, but his mom seems much worse to me.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:45 PM ^
Yeah, didn't see that before, but it explains a lot.
September 11th, 2022 at 10:45 PM ^
Is this really true - and, written by his mother? If so, well - the old saying that “the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree” - couldn’t be more true.
September 12th, 2022 at 9:10 AM ^
It's definitely a meme, I can't see his mother writing that lol
September 12th, 2022 at 12:54 PM ^
Emailed the UM athletic department that. Not sure who or why anyone would make that up?
September 11th, 2022 at 2:28 PM ^
September 11th, 2022 at 1:32 PM ^
Hahahahahahahahahaha
Fuck you Scott
September 11th, 2022 at 1:34 PM ^
Did not wait until October 1st? Wow. They must be really pissed I don't see Urban taking that job.
September 11th, 2022 at 1:49 PM ^
I'd fully stop respecting anything about Nebraska if they so much as think of hiring that human skintag.
September 11th, 2022 at 4:40 PM ^
Nebraska: huge dicks during the Covid chaos, and also cheaters.
September 11th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
Urban will be in Lincoln this week! What a “coincidence.”
September 11th, 2022 at 4:16 PM ^
I think Urban would be great there. I’d love to see Nebraska be Nebraska again if for no other reason to have the West be worth a shit. Plus I love to hate on Urbz.
September 11th, 2022 at 7:54 PM ^
Urban Scumbag Meyer will not take a HC position at a school with a weak recruiting base like Nebraska. Do a 300 to 400 radius and they basically have zilch HS football when compared to other powerhouse schools. Nebraska's hey day - back in the Osborne era - was supplied by Texas HS football (just like Oklahoma) and dried up when they left the Big 8 /12