[NU Sports] Thoughts on our new coach: Trust the Plan

[WildElk2 at aol.com]

First, many well written posts concerning the hiring of  PF. ( I think I'm 
the first to ID Fitzgerald by his initials; do I win season  tickets?)  
   I humbly submit that patience is an assumed commodity. We  assume Pat will 
make mistakes; that one, maybe two years will be necessary  before we hold 
him accountable as far as W's and L's.
   This was one of the knocks against RW; that our AD and  administration had 
too much patience; that 6-7 win seasons were the most we  would get under RW. 
Please note: I didn't go along with this line of  thinking.  I felt our 
administration was taking the Beamer/Snyder approach;  allowing RW to establish 
consistency before turning in BCS caliber teams.   Keep in mind, that the history 
of K-State and Virginia Tech  was "less than  stellar" before they took their 
respective positions.  How GB unturned 22,  23 years of futility in 3,4 
years, than back to the shithouse in another 3,4  years should be some sort of case 
study.  What Walker has done is much more  predictable; establishing 
consistency, and making a name for himself recruiting  OL's, RB's and QB's.  (note: 
Barnett started recruiting Kustok; RW "closed"  the deal.).
   With Fitzgerald as the recruiting coordinator,  we would  eventually 
started signing some more Cofields and McGarigles.
   In PF's speech to the media, he said that Walker would tell  him to "trust 
the plan".  I think the plan has slowly begun to take hold.  2003: 6-7.  
2004: 6-6  2005: 7-6.
   We as fans need to trust Bienan, Murphy and Fitz.  These  men hold NU's 
principles as important as winning, and they don't accept  mediocrity and /or 
losing.  They know and work "the plan", and that plan  includes "Victory and 
Honor."  
   I believe Fitz will work the plan.  We need to  believe that Fitz will get 
us there.
 
  My motto for 2006:   "Trust the Plan", no matter what the  outcome of w's 
and L's this season.  
 
            GO  CATS!!!!      Eric