i will say it again.........both Coz and bc coached how they wanted, their own schemes, regardless of talent. maybe after watching film all winter, it occurred to them that you coach to your players talent, not force the same damn square peg in the same damn round hole! if the talent and athletecism is there, sure man to man makes sense, but it takes ALOT of fast, talented players to make it work, so it maybe just makes sense to play zone, while occasionally mixing it up some. as bc said , the Husker D gave up way too many 20 plus yard gains, IMHO, mostly due to man coverage.....think of it in baseball terms, why would you put the best arm (pitcher) on 1st base? same deal, evaluate, measure and mold the D and O around the talent and go with the scheme that takes advantage of your best talent
hunter