[NU Sports] New Defensive Coordinator

[Roy Lamberton]

I can't imagine Fitz stepping way back from the defense - just so he doesn't try
to micromanage. 

I noticed that Washington also took a new job with daBares, leaving Bates and
Brown as the remaining defensive assistants. I always liked Washington's work
with the players, altho I keep hearing that players thought he had "favorites" -
probably guys who did it his way got more playing time. In any case, the biggest
disappointment was the development of Whootton and that just might be the lack
of a credible rush inside.

Fans of the 3-4 are probably upset today, those who believe in a 4-3 should be
happy.

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: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:27 AM
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] New Defensive Coordinator
> 
> > I guess my only question is why Wisconsin is reporting that he was fired?
> 
> Well, if you believe the media, he was relieved of his duties after two
> years at Wisconsin because of the level of talent they were putting on
> the field, ie recruiting.
> 
> That strikes me as odd because:
> 
> 1.  Two years (probably less than that from a recruiting perspective)
>     isn't long enough to have really affected the starters much.
> 
> 2.  The head coach is ultimately the person who makes the decisions on
>     recruiting.
> 
> I think what it really means is that he and Bielema weren't on the
> same page.  (Bielema is also someone whose background is in coaching
> defenses, having been the DC at Kansas State and Wisconsin before
> replacing Alvarez, so the juniors and seniors at Wisconsin are people
> he helped to recruit, not Hankwitz.)
> 
> However, I do have to say that I don't quite get this hire.  The guy is 60,
> he's a well-travelled coach, it looks to me like this is a stopgap move, I
> just don't see this guy being the DC for more than a few years.  Perhaps
> his biggest strength is that he's been nearly everywhere (Michigan,
> Western Michigan, Purdue, Colorado, Texas A&M, Kansas, Arizona,
> Wisconsin) so he should have contacts all around the country.
> 
> If this hiring is (also) based on a recommendation from Barnett, I'd have
> to wonder when Pat Fitzgerald is going to listen to his own inner voice
> on coaching hires, not to that of his former coach.
> 
> Or maybe he's just a placekeeper DC and Fitz plans to take (or keep) an
> active role in that?
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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