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Steven M. Sipple: Frost tempers praise for defense; Osborne's wisdom; and it's lonely at top

Things I know, and things I think I know:

Nebraska football coach Scott Frost didn't exactly go overboard with praise for the Husker defense during his recent interview with the Journal Star.

That's probably a good approach. The last thing he needs is the team's best unit to become overconfident. In fact, he needs more oomph from virtually everyone in the program right now as winter conditioning ramps up.

Overconfident? We're talking about a unit that finished 50th nationally in total defense this past season (386.5 yards per game allowed) and 44th in yards per play (5.