Frost went 16-31 at his last stop (Neb) and hadn't coached since 2022 (he was an analyst for the Rams in 2024) and got rewarded with a 5 year $22,100,000.00 deal at UCF back in December and they added a 1 year extension if he gets to a bowl.

This move is moronic on multiple levels, but the paying up for a guy with no other offers is the big one.

No one was knocking on Frosts door trying to hire him as a HC. UCF could have probably dangled $1.5m per year and he would have been dumb not to take it. If he turns them around, they could always bump his pay up as a reward. Instead, they are paying him enough to place him close to the middle of the pack in the B12 and he hasn't done a damn thing in the conference.

All I can think of is that UCF made the hire based on nostalgia. Yes, a Scott led UCF squad went 13-0. That was 8 years ago, in a lesser conference (AAC) and the landscape of the game is completely different now.

The CFB world is upside down when 16-31 gets a second shot at + $4m a year.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45027557/scott-frost-due-extension-ucf-makes-bowl-season

Well, I wouldn't necessarily judge someone based solely on their time at Nebraska.

The Huskers haven't made much noise since Bo Pelini left 10 years ago (Moving to the Big Ten also hurt them, whether they want to admit it or not).

In fact, in the 10 years since Pelini left, they've finished the regular season above .500 just once (Mike Riley - 2016).

Outside of that 1 season, all three of their coaches during that time frame struggled (Riley, Frost, Rhule).

So if UCF feels like they can rekindle that magic with Frost, I say let 'em have it.

I mean, it's not like they have to worry about staying under the salary cap when it comes to paying their coaches.

i'll be interested to see what he does in the big 12. he may be a good coach, but he wont be winning UCF the big 12 title.

As for Nebraska, they dont make any sense in the BIG. They need to come back to the Big 12. Same with Missouri and to a lesser extent, Arkansas

None of those 3 are coming back to the Big 12 because of the difference in the conference payout amounts
It's just math

NumberCruncher said:

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None of those 3 are coming back to the Big 12 because of the difference in the conference payout amounts
It's just math

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NumberCruncher said:

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None of those 3 are coming back to the Big 12 because of the difference in the conference payout amounts
It's just math

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im not saying they would.. i'd just like to see it

He may or may not be a decent head coach. But four-ish million per year average is like top 50 college coach salary, so far from yuuugely outrageous by today's weird standards.

That's the way college football go.

Dia del DougO said:

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That's the way college football go.

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You know the CFB world is upside down when a guy with no other offers gets +$4m after leading his last program to 5 straight losing seasons.