A couple of weeks ago, former Nebraska coach Scott Frost, who is back at UCF for his second stint with the Knights, spoke at Big 12 Media Days, and when asked about what he learned during his time at Nebraska, he did not hold back. Frost said the biggest thing he learned was not to take the wrong job, basically that he felt forced to take the position at his Alma Mater, and he didn't really have any blame in the way things went during his time with the Cornhuskers.
Alright, Frost, that is definitely taking it a bit too far. Nebraska did everything it could to help Frost, and even when the university decided to fire him, it did so in a very respectful manner. To say that is ridiculous, and if current head coach Matt Rhule wanted to go off about the statement, he had every right to, but instead he chose a different route.
Rhule spoke at Big Ten Media Days this week and was even asked about Frost's comments, and instead of tearing Frost down, Rhule took the high road and gave Frost a lot of sympathy.
"I have a ton of respect for Scott," Rhule said. "I've always been very empathetic for what he went through because this was his home."
Rhule was sympathetic to the position that Frost was put in, but he also admitted that when he came to Nebraska, it was not a good job to take with the state that the program was in.
Rhule also mentioned that Nebraska even hung a large photo of Frost in its facilities this offseason from when he was a player and won the National Championship back in 1997 with the Cornhuskers.
Matt Rhule on Scott Frost and his comments last week: "I have a ton of respect for Scott. And I've always been very empathetic for what he went through because this was his home."
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Rhule said Nebraska placed a large photo of Frost as a player in its facility this offseason.
Frost certainly did not have the easiest time at Nebraska, and also took over a pretty rough program that had just fired Mike Riley. The former Cornhusker player went 16-21 in four and roughly half seasons as the head coach, never being bowl-eligible.
Many wonder how Frost was even kept around as long as he was because of his record, but the Cornhuskers had just fired Riley after three seasons and needed to have someone stick around a little longer. However, when things ended, Nebraska kept things classy, and Scott went away quietly, until last week.
Rhule had every opportunity to rip Frost a new one for what he said about the program, but instead chose kindness and respect, and that just goes to show how classy of a coach Nebraska has now.