I keep hearing about the 0-12 to 12-0 performance, so I decided to do some looking. Reality is a bit different.
The year before they went 0-12, they went 9-4-1 under George O'Leary (the year before that they went 12-1), then O'Leary started 0-8 and resigned. An assistant ran the team to another 4 losses. Then Frost takes the team and doesn't go 12-0, but 6-7 in his first year. Then he goes 12-0.
Another point is quality of players. Throughout O'Leary's tenure, he constantly recruited in the top 3 in the conference, with a class average of about 62-3 in the nation. Frost's two classes were only slightly better, at 65th in 2016 and 55th in 2017.
So, Scott Frost is definitely a good coach, and probably a decent recruiter, but I certainly wouldn't put him above PJ Fleck, especially the way the current recruiting class is building.
A little postscript: He tried to steal Grant Norton and Norton declined.
The year before they went 0-12, they went 9-4-1 under George O'Leary (the year before that they went 12-1), then O'Leary started 0-8 and resigned. An assistant ran the team to another 4 losses. Then Frost takes the team and doesn't go 12-0, but 6-7 in his first year. Then he goes 12-0.
Another point is quality of players. Throughout O'Leary's tenure, he constantly recruited in the top 3 in the conference, with a class average of about 62-3 in the nation. Frost's two classes were only slightly better, at 65th in 2016 and 55th in 2017.
So, Scott Frost is definitely a good coach, and probably a decent recruiter, but I certainly wouldn't put him above PJ Fleck, especially the way the current recruiting class is building.
A little postscript: He tried to steal Grant Norton and Norton declined.
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