When Scott Frost returned to coaching last year, he talked a big game about growing and learning from his time at Nebraska, then from the time after he was fired and sat out for a few seasons. It didn't take long for the Scott Frost that Husker fans knew and ... well, certainly did love ... to come out. Now, it looks like that version of the Knights head coach is showing itself more and more in Orlando.
That version of Frost, the prickly guy who gets obviously annoyed when reporters ask questions he should see coming a mile away, showed up at his weekly press conference. He was bound to be surly anyway, considering his UCF squad blew a 17-0 lead midway through the third quarter and eventually lost to Houston, 27-17, on Saturday.
Frost was asked how he could stop the momentum from turning against the Knights in games. His answer was not taken well by UCF fans, who are starting to see chips in the armor:
“If you can explain to me how to keep a ball from getting volleyball-tipped up in the air, caught, and returned to the one-yard line, then I certainly won't call that play anymore," Frost responded.
#UCF HC Scott Frost answers a question on how he can stop momentum from turning on the Knights during games:
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Scott Frost’s UCF press conference sounds painfully familiar to Nebraska football fans
Obviously, that kind of play is deeply unlucky. However, it didn't happen repeatedly, yet the Knights allowed 27 points in about 21 minutes while scoring none themselves. It's hardly a stupid question to ask whether Frost knows how to stop a collapse like that.
It's not even like that kind of collapse is something he's only done with UCF. That kind of fold job was a Scott Frost staple with Nebraska. Yet, when asked about Saturday's loss, he responded with sarcasm and anger rather than the thoughtful answer a supposedly more mature coach would give.
The losing season in his first year back at UCF was already nothing like what any Knight fan expected from the man who gave them an undefeated season the last time he coached there. But like what happened at Nebraska, Frost's handling of press conference questions is just another item on a growing list showing things aren't going well.
"Not the vibe you want from a head coach who has been given a second lease on life. Disappointing response and shows he is lacking in the type of humility and ownership you need as HC," wrote one UCF fan on a social media post showing the question and response.
"Maybe don’t pass 12 straight times with a lead when your top 2 backs are averaging 6 YPC," another wrote.
"Probably don't call a pass on 3rd and 12 in your own end zone with a backup quarterback?" a third fan wrote.
It went on for a while. Things are starting to turn in Central Florida. Nebraska fans could have warned Knights fans that Scott Frost hasn't actually learned from his mistakes. It's unlikely he ever will. The sooner the school recognizes that and starts preparing its Plan B, the better.
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