[NU Sports] Kicking game

[cherron604 at aol.com]

Brad is 100% right on this point...

Defense was the problem - remember that Sun Bowl against UCLA ?  And all those sieve-like defenses in the Brown/Colby years ?  The Hank defense has amazed me - I still can't believe the way that defense 'willed' the team to get back in the game in the third quarter.  It was one of the most inspirational defensive performances I can remember, going back to Vanderlinden shutting out the Badgers back in the mid-90's.

Now my only thought here is that Hank is a bit older than Fitz - we need to keep Hank around and happy for the next 25-35 years, so he can direct the defensive side for Fitz.  Maybe there is a fountain of youth hidden somewhere in Evanston...

Chuck Herron   Tech '85






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Subject: [NU Sports] Kicking game


I would note that Auburn averaged over 10 yards better a punt than NU did. That 
elped the Tigers' field position immensely. 
I think, outside of Jonathan, we have reached a consensus that the coaching 
taff needs to pay much more attention to special teams. Whether that means 
iring a special teams coach or not (I say yes) more special teams work is 
efinitely necessary. Hideous kick coverage would almost certainly have cost NU 
he Outback in regulation were it not for the forced fumble.
Just like Roy I have seen what kicking gurus/coaches can do at other levels and 
here's no reason NU cannot benefit from such an approach. 
I do concur with Jonathan that Demos was overworked. I strongly feel NU needs to 
eperate the kicking and punting duties. If that means one less scholarship for 
 backup elsewhere so be it. Remember Markshausen was a walk-on. 
I hate to sound so repetitive on this stuff but it's so obvious to me that 
mprovement on special teams could add wins to the total faster than any other 
ingle factor, and watching missed extra points, dorked punts and appalling 
overage week in and week out drives me nuts. 
I felt the same way watching some of the greatest offenses in college football 
truggle to win games thanks to the Jerry Brown/Greg Colby era's dreadful 
efenses. That problem area was fixed and look what resulted. Now NU needs to 
ix the new trouble spot and win the Big Ten and bowls. 
Brad Wilson 


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