[NU Sports] Interesting article in the daily

[Neil Kaplan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=uwire-catsseeingchangesinfootbal&prov=uwire&type=lgns


"While Walker was the offensive maestro who powered NU's spread attack,
Fitzgerald's ideas rest on the defensive side of the ball. Colby
described Coach Walker's defensive checkups as walking in, seeing how
the coordinators were doing, and leaving if all systems were good. A
change of pace has occurred in Fitzgerald's first 16 games as head man
-- the presence of a head coach in defensive film sessions, with a
supply of ideas and a wealth of expectations."


Found this really interesting given our incredibly innovative offense and our usually pathetic defense and spec teams in the Walker era.  In retrospect, the level of offensive innovation was a once in a generation thing.  The level of surprise that we had in 2000 with our version of the spread in the B10 was almost unprecedented.  Remember how completely unprepared people were to play us?  Now everyone else has caught up.  Because of our talent pool, we need to consistently be innovators - that is our key to success.  
 
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