Breaking: New D-Line Coach Hired
St. Norbert Rides Again!
FootballScoop.com reports that St. Norbert College defensive coordinator Bill Lund has accepted the defensive line job at Columbia University.
(thanks to Bruce Wood for the heads up on this one)
Slap a medal on your chest if you can honestly say you've ever heard of St. Norbert or its football team... because before yesterday, I was not among you.
I don't have much info on Mr. Lund either other than that he was a 1997 graduate of Lawrence University (Wis.). There, Lund was a three-year starter and helped the Vikings lead NCAA Division III in rushing in 1995 as the starting center. He also lettered two years in track and field, qualifying for the conference championships in the discus his junior year.
After college, Lund also played for two seasons with the Granite State Warriors in the Eastern Football League, a semi-professional league. He served as a coach/player, leading the Warriors to the American Football Association national semifinals and a 12-3 record in 1997.
For the record, St. Norbert is a D-III school that went 7-4 last season and qualified for the playoffs.
On defense, the Green Knights gave up 15.8 points per game in the regular season before a 57-7 drubbing in that D-III playoff game against North Central College.
A red flag is the 203 rushing yards per game St. Norbert allowed in 2010, because stopping the run is such a top priority for the Lions this fall.
But if all the reports of his hiring are true, we certainly welcome Mr. Lund to the Baker Complex.
posted by Jake @ 11:09:00 PM
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Lund apparently is well thought of, given his previous stint with Colby...(From Bangor Maine newspaper 2004 )
bangor-dailty-news.vlex.com/vid/colby-s-lund-hot-coach-63584118
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College assistant football coach Bill Lund was named by American Football Monthly as one of 10 'hot' coaches in NCAA Division III football.
Lund, who will start his fifth season this fall as an assistant at Colby, recently attended the NCAA Expert Coaching Program. Lund was one of 10 coaches --- and the only Division III coach --- to attend the program at the NCAA national headquarters in Indianapolis.
Lund apparently is well thought of, given his previous stint with Colby...(From Bangor Maine newspaper 2004 )
bangor-dailty-news.vlex.com/vid/colby-s-lund-hot-coach-63584118
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College assistant football coach Bill Lund was named by American Football Monthly as one of 10 'hot' coaches in NCAA Division III football.
Lund, who will start his fifth season this fall as an assistant at Colby, recently attended the NCAA Expert Coaching Program. Lund was one of 10 coaches --- and the only Division III coach --- to attend the program at the NCAA national headquarters in Indianapolis.
Sounds like he has a good background. I wish him much success with CU....One gripe, however: I would prefer if we got more coaches from the Div 1 programs, but I guess that is a lot to ask.
I wish him luck. Hopefully he will take the team away from the smaller faster mentality of last year that killed us against the bigger O lines. You need those 280+ guys in the middle to stop the run.
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