...referred to as "the greatest, most innovative offensive mind in college football". This article indirectly hits on Norm Chow's strength -- he was smart enough to recognize Scovil's genius (with minor influence from guys like Dwain Painter, Ted Tolner, etc.), tweeking it mildly when needed, but remaining a good steward over that which he inherited. I'm not saying Norm wasn't a good OC, but I always felt he received a LOT of credit and praise for maintaining and implementing (at subsequent stops) Doug Scovil's offense.