Cavanaugh a Long-Time Tenopir Fan

Mavric

Mavric

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It does have a catchy name.


A "do-dat" block.

That's what former Nebraska offensive line coach Milt Tenopir called a double-team block.

A "do-dat."


The name stuck with Mike Cavanaugh. Stuck with him for 30 years, in fact. He attended a coaching clinic three decades ago near Boston that featured Tenopir as a speaker. Tenopir made an impression.

So last week, when Tenopir visited Memorial Stadium, and Cavanaugh caught wind of it, he grabbed new Nebraska head coach Mike Riley. They went and met Milt.

Say this for Cavanaugh, the Huskers' new offensive line coach: He embraces the position group's tradition of excellence at NU. In fact, he gives it a bear hug. He seems eager to learn. To learn more of not only Tenopir, but of former Husker line coach Dan Young and even Cletus Fischer, the oldest of four Fischer brothers who starred for NU.

"(Cavanaugh) told me, 'I'm anxious to get together with you and shoot the bull about football,'" Tenopir said Sunday. "That's a good deal."

Tenopir spent 29 years as Nebraska's offensive line coach (1974-2002), when the Huskers won three national championships and 13 NCAA rushing titles. He helped coach 21 All-America linemen. He's currently undergoing chemotherapy, having been diagnosed with leukemia in May.

Tenopir said he gets the feeling Cavanaugh is a "players' guy." He's probably right, based on Cavanaugh's comments last week, when Riley's full-time assistants met with local media. Cavanaugh, in fact, elicited memories of Milt's style.
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It's pretty impressive when a coaching staff with as many years of experience as we've got now is still willing and open to listening and learning from other coaches that have been there and done it even longer. Tenopir is a legend. Any Nebraska line coach would be a fool not to search out this man and listen to what he's got to say.

It's a breath of fresh air.

 
Perhaps the biggest area where OSU had the advantage tonight was their OL controlled the game. We need to rebuild the pipeline.

 
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