[NU Sports] I see an 8th Bowl spot slipping away...

[Roy Lamberton]

I suspect that Mr. Persa is probably the heir apparent, altho Kafka will be
given a shot as a Senior to make the O run. [let's see, he's one year behind
C.J., right?] However, we're actually set up pretty well at QB, one in each year

Red zone conversions usually are a function of O-Line and running back getting a
hole to make a move. You have to be willing to throw across the back of the end
zone, or into the corner to make that running inside happen - or you need a Noah
Herron type to tote the rock up the middle.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Fitz take on the DC responsibilities altho Randy
Bates has experience as a DC. Fitz does spend a lot more time on D than RW did.
Something he has to master as the head guy is reading the entire defense [and
offense] from both sides. I think he's getting better every week/every game.

What would be best is that NU makes a bowl, any bowl, so we can get the extra
practices. RW always stressed that the value of the bowl included getting ready
for next year. We could definitely use the work

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:12 PM
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] I see an 8th Bowl spot slipping away...
> 
> > Very quietly this year, NU has made two changes that
> > are clear distinctions for Coach Fitz ...
> >
> > * Penalties are down
> > * Time of possession is up
> >
> > Both are welcome changes. Now just change the D and
> > work on special teams a bit and we'll all be happy!:)
> 
> Red zone conversions still need lots of work, according to the (otherwise
> inept) ESPN crew last Saturday the Cats were 1st in the Big 10 in yardage
> but 10th in points scored.
> 
> This is the year I would expect to see the start of any coaching shuffles,
> last year was just too traumatic and put together at the last minute to
> make any real evaluations of how well the coaches fit into Fitz's overall
> strategy, which he probably didn't even have worked out yet.  Last year
> it was still RW's team, it's much more Fitz's team now.
> 
> A continued reliance on the spread offense means we're likely to see one
> 'learning' season followed by two and occasionally three 'experienced'
> seasons at QB, barring injuries.  Is it too soon to wonder who's the next
> QB in the pipeline?
> 
> Does it seem like there are there fewer NU games (and possibly fewer Big
> 10 games in general) being relegated to the Big 10 Network at this point
> in the season?
> 
> This is also his first real recruiting class, so TV exposure at this point
> is critical.  A win over Illinois would be SOOOOO sweet!
> 
> (Now that the NCAA has taken aim at native american team names, is the
> Sweet Sioux trophy next in their sights?)
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
> 
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