By: Skip Myslenski (NUsports.com)
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THE SKIP REPORT
Longtime defensive tackle C.J. Robbins started last Saturday
at defensive end and is scheduled to do that again against the
Blue Devils
In case you were wondering why Matt Alviti replaced Thorson
for a couple snaps against the Redbirds: Thorson was having
trouble with his contact lenses . . .
Here's what Fitzgerald said when asked about the four holding
calls made on the offensive line last Saturday: "We didn't
move our feet. Coaching 101 is feet before hands. When your
show your hands and you don't move your feet and the guy
gets outside of your framework, you're going to get called
for holding. I think they were all good calls. I don't think our
tackles moved their feet very well. I don't have an answer for
you on that because we drill the heck out of outside moves.
It's nothing that we haven't practiced and it's nothing we
haven't seen. I just don't think the guys went out and did it
fundamentally very well. If I had more depth, I probably would
have made more changes in-game. But that is what it is right
now."
And here is what he said when asked if his offense had gotten
too predictable: "I think you have to have an identity. And I
think you have to get the guys to go out and execute it cleanly.
If you'd like me to tell you what Iowa's going to do, I can tell you
exactly what they're going to do. Most teams who are pretty
good have an identity, and you're able to stick to your identity
and build complements off it and go from there. I think the
really, really good teams have an identity and they're able to
execute that really well. That's obviously not where we're at
right now. That's something that's got to be fixed."
AND FINALLY: Jackson, when asked how the 'Cats can stay
positive at 0-2: "This week we have an opportunity to beat
Duke and that's what we're going to focus on. It's simple. It's
as simple as that."
