Oh that poor kid..last injury was horrendous.
Now receivers can't catch. All around failure
I think it’s safe to say that’s a serious knee or leg injury for Lewis.
If our goddamn QB could put the throw on the money maybe guys like Cundiff and Lewis would still be playing.
I dunno. Maybe the D lost guys but if you can’t scheme what hey have to beat a pedestrian team like Illinois I don’t think you are ready to be a head coach.
Replay sure made it look like the tackler went low on purpose
@Tschmack posted:I think it’s safe to say that’s a serious knee or leg injury for Lewis.
If our goddamn QB could put the throw on the money maybe guys like Cundiff and Lewis would still be playing.
The play before was right in stride, on the button. I am not a Mertz guy but that ball needs to be caught.
If Chryst's seat isn't getting warm it should be after this stinker.
team just sluggish and sloppy. hard to say that’s not on the head coach
Down 21 so let’s go to the wildcat.
Good god.
Knowing Bert he will want to run up the score.
He won’t have to try too hard to do that against this shitshow.
That should be an easy throw but nothing seems easy with Fucko Mertz
wow. never thought I’d see a Wisconsin team this bad again
It’s one thing to get boat raced by Ohio State on the road, but it’s something entirely different to get worked by Illinois at home.
Post from MP2 from 2 years ago. Boy was he right on.
Coan was going to be the comfortable choice. He's the Mike Samuel/Stocco/Stave/Tolzien type of guy that isn't going to make stupid mistakes to lose you games, but is not going to make plays to win games against the elite teams. You start him and your floor for a regular-season is probably 8 wins. The problem is that your ceiling is likely to be 10 or 11 wins. Still good, but you are less likely to beat Ohio State or an elite team (basically an SEC team in a bowl game). The Badgers can still beat those types of teams any given week, but it will not be because the QB makes NFL-level throws.
Mertz is an unknown quality, but he seems like a risk. From what we've heard, he's got the physical skills to make NFL-level throws. The risk is that he may take more risks and make it a little more likely you'll lose some games that you would expect to win most of the time against the good, but not great, Big 10 teams (MSU, Iowa, Nebraska, etc.). His ceiling is likely higher than Coan's, but his floor is also lower.
After today I don’t know if Mertz has a floor. More like a root cellar.
On a much brighter note, Nats beating Phillies 6-1, middle of 3.
If Mertz was the only problem Bucky would be in this game.
Mertz is a massive disappointment for sure.
But special teams have been awful the last several years. We’ve already talked about all of the penalties and shoddy OL play. Other than the defense, the entire team has been well below typical UW standards when they were winning 9-10+ games per season.
Jack Coan would not be helping much given those other factors.
This is 95% on Chryst. He hitched his wagon to Mertz and it should cost him his job. It’s also the lack of preparation and attention to detail that should do him in. You play like you practice and my guess is the Badgers have simply become too comfortable and too complacent. Congrats!
@ammo posted:Post from MP2 from 2 years ago. Boy was he right on.
Coan was going to be the comfortable choice. He's the Mike Samuel/Stocco/Stave/Tolzien type of guy that isn't going to make stupid mistakes to lose you games, but is not going to make plays to win games against the elite teams. You start him and your floor for a regular-season is probably 8 wins. The problem is that your ceiling is likely to be 10 or 11 wins. Still good, but you are less likely to beat Ohio State or an elite team (basically an SEC team in a bowl game). The Badgers can still beat those types of teams any given week, but it will not be because the QB makes NFL-level throws.
Mertz is an unknown quality, but he seems like a risk. From what we've heard, he's got the physical skills to make NFL-level throws. The risk is that he may take more risks and make it a little more likely you'll lose some games that you would expect to win most of the time against the good, but not great, Big 10 teams (MSU, Iowa, Nebraska, etc.). His ceiling is likely higher than Coan's, but his floor is also lower.
Thanks for the shout out. I wish the floor wasn't in the sub-basement.
First drive, 4 for 4 for 44 yards and a TD.
Since - 5/12 for 82 yards and 2 interceptions against a defense completely committed to stopping the run.
The big question is whether Bielema will run to midfield afterwards and celebrate after a Gatorade bath. I just hope he keeps his shirt on.
I used to think Chryst would be the Badger coach for another 8-10 years and average 8-9 wins a year and he'd ride that out.
But after this, even national guys and Badger beat writers are saying he should be gone. Heck, even Kato Kaelin wants to fire him. Stands empty in the 3rd quarter is not a good look. 
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Bert is a cross between the Great Pumpkin and the Cool Aid Man.
I still think there is a chance
Much like “when you’ve lost Cronkite” when you have lost Kato it’s over
3 minute, 24 point offence. This plays into Chryst's strengths
@"We"-Ka-Bong posted:3 minute, 24 point offence. This plays into Chryst's strengths
Still have 3 time outs too !
Nickelback
This will fire them up
@Pikes Peak posted:Still have 3 time outs too !
Thank god they could stop the clock for this critical 4th and 1 with 1:24 left. They are only 3 TDs, 2 recovered onside kicks, and 3 successful 2-point conversions from sending this one to OT.
Well, at least Braelon Allen made it into positive yardage for the day.
8 carries, 2 yards.
@Blair Kiel posted:unwatchable football.
74 degrees out and there were better things to do with my life
I know we have some contractologists here so, how much are they on the hook for PC and his merry band.
they’re not going to fire chryst. they will probably go 4-8 or 5-7 and he’ll be back for another year.
They will probably give him an extension