The future is now.
Auburn defeated Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS national championship last night. The game was not the high scoring track meet many predicted. However, it did provide many exciting moments and a view of what college football and professional football will be like in the future. This season each team became known for innovation and had designed two of the most cutting-edge offenses in college football. This innovation led to their epic meeting in Glendale, Arizona for the title.
Auburn's Offensive Coordinator Guz Malzahn, who was also innovative when he was at Arkansas, was responsible for making the now famous "wildcat" formation into something that even NFL teams were willing to emulate. At Auburn, Malzahn's offense scheme has fluorished and led to a record-breaking season. This offense also made the most of Cam Newton's skills and help him to win the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player of the year.
Due to his innovative mentality, Auburn head coach Chizik was hired after he compiled a losing 5-19 record in two seasons at Iowa State. Chizik made the most of his second chance, with the help of Malzahn's innovative offensive schemes, and is now a championship coach.
Oregon's head coach Chip Kelly designed a fast-paced offense perfected by equally fact-paced practice sessions. NBA teams have studied Kelly's offense because it is so cutting edge. Using blown-up pictures pasted on poster boards that are used for game-time signals in his highly risk-taking and innovative play calling, Kelly has developed a program that has risen to the top of the college football world.
Now is his second season at Oregon, Kelly was given a chance by then Oregon Head Coach Mike Bellotti, and he made the most of it with his cutting-edge offensive formations, schemes, and game plans.
These successful college football programs are models for innovation and creativity.
How is your organization or business using innovation, creativity and risk-taking to rise to the occasion?
Do you foster an environment of innovation? Do you hire others that have an innovative approach? Will you rise to the top of your industry like Oregon and Auburn through cutting-edge thinking and execution?
Will you be able to unleash your teams' talent for a championship-worthy performance?
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