Nebraska talked to Bowlsby about returning

[simply1]

And some other tea spilled by Bill Moos.

Ex-Nebraska AD Moos: Wanted Kelly, not Frost, as coach

Former Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos wrote in a book released this week that Scott Frost was not his first choice to be the Cornhuskers' coach in 2017.

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[NetflixAndClone]

Moos wrote that in 2020 he briefly explored a Nebraska return to the Big 12, which it left in 2011 to join the Big Ten. The Huskers generally have not been successful in football and men's basketball, and Moos was frustrated with the Big Ten's response to the pandemic. The Big Ten had canceled the 2020 football season before Nebraska and Ohio State led a movement to play a shortened schedule.

"Nebraska being in the Big Ten never felt quite right to me, nor, for that matter, did it for most of the Husker fans," Moos wrote. "A big reason for this is the school's location. Deeply rooted in America's heartland, the land-grant institution just fits better with the schools of the Big 8" and most of the ones that were added when the Southwest Conference disbanded in 1995.

Moos wrote then-Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby and new university president Ted Carter were interested, but Green and most of the regents were vehemently against it.

Relevant part.

 

[shadow]

The Scott Frost stuff is woof. Sad and telling but also hilarious.

 

[simply1]

The Scott Frost stuff is woof. Sad and telling but also hilarious.

You can almost smell Scott Frost in that hotel room.

 

[JP4CY]

Nebraska thought they were too good for Dana Altman? Wild.
I understand Oregon is bad this year but Altman there overall has been a success.

 

[Cyched]

Nebraska thought they were too good for Dana Altman? Wild.
I understand Oregon is bad this year but Altman there overall has been a success.

And Fred is obviously having a great year this year, but it was dicey for a while. I was honestly surprised they were as patient as they ended up being.

 

[Cyched]

I got the sense Frost never wanted to leave UCF. I have some old coworkers that went to UCF and they were excited to get him back. But agree with Moos that he was between a rock and a hard place with the donors wanting Frost, and he had to bypass his own misgivings.

Also, having spent some time living in the Omaha market, and having Husker fan family and coworkers, crying “alcoholic” seems to be the pattern when they don’t like someone and want to be rid of them. Solich, Frost, Moos etc. (it does sound like Frost got carried away with the partying, tbf)

Moos was told to quit drinking alcohol and to undergo an evaluation for alcohol addiction. Moos wrote that he spent four days at the Betty Ford Center in California for an evaluation and that he was found to not have an addiction.

 

[shadow]

I can’t imagine having to deal with as many bosses as the Nebraska AD has to deal with. Seems like you have dozens of people who can veto your decisions. No wonder it’s so dysfunctional.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

I can’t imagine having to deal with as many bosses as the Nebraska AD has to deal with. Seems like you have dozens of people who can veto your decisions. No wonder it’s so dysfunctional.

It's why Dannen is perfect for that job. When you have no moral compass and are fully willing to tell whoever you're talking to what they want to hear, you're golden!

 

[SCNCY]

I can’t imagine having to deal with as many bosses as the Nebraska AD has to deal with. Seems like you have dozens of people who can veto your decisions. No wonder it’s so dysfunctional.

I assume it's like this at a lot of big time programs that have a lot of big money donors. They all pay big money to be able to provide their input into the AD; and they demand to be heard. I assume Texas was the same way during the 2010's.

 

[RonBurgundy]

In hindsight, Frost appeared to be a slam dunk hire after the failure of outside hire Riley. Husker legend that led their last national championship team and coming off an undefeated season as HC of UCF. I never thought it would crash and burn like that.

 

[cydsho]

I got the sense Frost never wanted to leave UCF. I have some old coworkers that went to UCF and they were excited to get him back. But agree with Moos that he was between a rock and a hard place with the donors wanting Frost, and he had to bypass his own misgivings.

Also, having spent some time living in the Omaha market, and having Husker fan family and coworkers, crying “alcoholic” seems to be the pattern when they don’t like someone and want to be rid of them. Solich, Frost, Moos etc. (it does sound like Frost got carried away with the partying, tbf)

Who knows if Frost really could have been ok at Nebraska but he and buddy acted pretty much like frat boys and tore it up when Frost got back here. I get the feeling he's a big "you know who I am" kind of guy too.
And Moos may have talked to Bowlsby but no way would that have flown by going back to the B12. Way too much pride to go back. Osbourne would have reached out from the grave to stop it. (Yeah I know he's still alive)

 

[Cyched]

I was told Moos didn't drop the ball.

 

[RustShack]

I’d love to have Nebraska and Mizzou back. I’d be happy with Oklahoma back. Texas is a mixed bag, like **** them, but it was fun that we started beating them too. And having that blue blood was good for the Big12.

 

[Gonzo]

"Nebraska being in the Big Ten never felt quite right to me, nor, for that matter, did it for most of the Husker fans," Moos wrote. "A big reason for this is the school's location. Deeply rooted in America's heartland, the land-grant institution just fits better with the schools of the Big 8" and most of the ones that were added when the Southwest Conference disbanded in 1995.

Lol. What? America's heartland? Land-grant universities? There are 10 land-grant universities in the B1G, many of which are situated neatly in the midwest/heartland. What a lame excuse. Lol. I think he just doesn't like getting his ass kicked on the regular.

 

[Taz4President]

I’d love to have Nebraska and Mizzou back. I’d be happy with Oklahoma back. Texas is a mixed bag, like **** them, but it was fun that we started beating them too. And having that blue blood was good for the Big12.

I’m curious why. For nostalgia because they were Big 8 and regional? That ship has sailed and is never coming back.

The only thing a blue blood does for the conference is potentially bring in bowl money which is nice, but is still chasing Big10 and SEC paychecks. The Big12 is a distant 3rd and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

 

[theshadow]

I’d love to have Nebraska and Mizzou back. I’d be happy with Oklahoma back. Texas is a mixed bag, like **** them, but it was fun that we started beating them too. And having that blue blood was good for the Big12.

Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas were 3/4 of the voting bloc that were out for only themselves and kept the Big 12 from advancing as a whole. So **** them.

 

[awd4cy]

And Fred is obviously having a great year this year, but it was dicey for a while. I was honestly surprised they were as patient as they ended up being.

I thought 100% Fred was getting canned after last season. Wonder if the CB Crown saved his job.

 

[Klubber]

Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas were 3/4 of the voting bloc that were out for only themselves and kept the Big 12 from advancing as a whole. So **** them.

Also don't miss Mizzou at all. I loathe that school and its fans. I was happy to have CU return though.

 

[madguy30]

"Nebraska being in the Big Ten never felt quite right to me, nor, for that matter, did it for most of the Husker fans," Moos wrote. "A big reason for this is the school's location. Deeply rooted in America's heartland, the land-grant institution just fits better with the schools of the Big 8" and most of the ones that were added when the Southwest Conference disbanded in 1995.

Lol. What? America's heartland? Land-grant universities? There are 10 land-grant universities in the B1G, many of which are situated neatly in the midwest/heartland. What a lame excuse. Lol. I think he just doesn't like getting his ass kicked on the regular.

Which in football was already happening before Pelini and after, regardless of conference.

That never gets mentioned.