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Steven M. Sipple: A sleepy spring season? Think again as Frost faces multitude of challenges

You hear a lot of Nebraska football fans these days say they're worn down by all the losing in recent years.

You hear them say they've been burned too many times by media hype. You hear some say they need a break.

Here's some news for those folks: This isn't the best time to take one.

When Nebraska begins spring practice Monday, there will be plenty of intrigue, beginning with an ongoing big-picture question: Can Scott Frost rescue a program that since 2001 has slowly but surely devolved into abject mediocrity?

There's no way in the world Frost anticipated being 9-15 during his first two seasons.