Tschmack posted:I am very concerned in a couple of weeks when they play Michigan. The Badgers got absolutely dominated last year and while they turned over a number of players you know the Wolverines will have good athletes and a defense that will get after the Badgers.
Wish UW had a few more games under their belt before having to play those guys. Hope the HFA is a factor otherwise it could get ugly.
It wasn't so much that they got dominated. It was that the QB play (or the passing game was so inept) that it handicapped them badly. It was 13-7 game at the half and 3 of Michigan's points came after a Hornibrook pick when the defense got a stop and forced a FG deep in Wisconsin territory.
It was still 21-7 with about 10 minutes left and it was Badgers' ball. Then Hornibrook threw a pick 6 and the rest of the game was garbage time. Maybe the Badgers weren't going to win even with good QB play, but the QB play gave them no chance. The interceptions are one thing. Hornibrook's QBR rating was 0.9. To give you some perspective on that, DeShon Kizer's QBR in the Bears game last year where he came in and threw a pick 6 to Mack in one of his 7 passes was 5.6. Hornibrook was beyond terrible and left a lot of potential plays on the field. The Badgers actually ran the ball well (26 carries for 196 yards on designed running plays).
The competitiveness of this year's game likely comes down to whether Christ has made the correct choice at QB. It's one thing for Coan to look good against direction schools (South Florida and Central Michigan). It's another for him to be able to make throws against a team filled with some future NFL defenders.