The first trend he speaks of is emotional intelligence: "Instead, the new buzzword in coaching is emotional intelligence: Somebody who can connect, encourage, discipline and cajole without being considered phony, authoritarian or soft. In the era of players earning money off their name, image and likeness and being able to transfer more freely, there is no offensive scheme good enough to overcome poor management of egos and expectations for players who are part of Generation Z."
Sounds like Fitz, right? Except...see below. Notably absent is Fitz, but two other B1G coaches here, in areas where Fitz is supposed to excel.
"Now, we’re seeing the pendulum swing a bit back to defense (think Michigan State’s Mel Tucker, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell and Baylor’s Dave Aranda) along with a Dabo Swinney effect where coaches who’ve never even been coordinators are viable because there’s something unique about their ability to recruit or build a certain culture (think Oregon’s Mario Cristobal, Arkansas’ Sam Pittman, South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and UTSA’s Jeff Traylor)."
