No thread til 7-0?
You people disgust me.
No thread til 7-0?
You people disgust me.
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No fans, no jump around, no tuba time, no thread. 2020
Isn't usually Cavetoad that does this?
Nice tackle
Warts?
I miss Cave in the Badger threads
Good spot
It Iâll be interesting to see how how our new stable of back-up backs do.
Groshek and Watson are good to have back.
Go Badgers Go. Bucky 28 - Noise. 10. A crushing.
TD Fergy!!!!!
Mertz has never thrown an incompletion as a Badger
Dammit. I was wrong. He had an incompletion last year
Mertz looks the part
Nakia Watson not impressed
Groshek much better
https://buffstreams.tv/live-illinois
^^^^GOOD LINK^^^^
Sure seems like they have4-5 kids ready to step up.
Watson looks to be a north south type, he needs holes.
Thatâs bullshit
Play was dead
And Nakia Watson sucks
Who had it?
Horrible ball security from Ferguson.
Ridiculous
Badgers need to get their fucking shit together
Man up Badgers
Illinois is not in your class and you are letting those jerkoffs stick around
@Tschmack posted:Thatâs bullshit
Play was dead
And Nakia Watson sucks
He clearly doesn't have the vision that Taylor had , but not many backs do.
Where is Jalen Berger? We need an explosive RB
Let Mertz throw it
Nice pass
Need some holes
These RBs are not good
Air Bucky!
Fuck the running game
This kid can throw it
Watson sucks Groshek 3rd down guy just air it out
Nice response to Illinois TD!
Mertz clearly sucks.
Best play at the QB position from Wisconsin in quite a while.
Liking the QB!
Sorry Badger fans, there must be an imposter playing QB for UW in Camp Randall this evening.
There is no way that guy that guy wearing #5 is actually a Badger is he?
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Mertz clearly sucks.
He couldn't beat out Coan
Imagine if Taylor was here
National championship contender
Wow!
Onside kick now.
Well Boys, we have a QB!
@michiganjoe posted:Best play at the QB position from Wisconsin in quite a while.
Russell Wilson. Other than that, he's looked better throwing the ball than any other QB I remember.
Fuck this kid can play
So glad Coan played last year JFC
@Esox posted:Well Boys, we have a QB!
Wait, isn't there a rule you can't lose your job due to injury?
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Wait, isn't there a rule you can't lose your job due to injury?
Ask Wally Pipp
He looks poised like Russell Wilson. Lots of confidence. Can make all the throws.
So glad we pissed away Taylor last year with Jack Coan at the helm.
@Tschmack posted:So glad Coan played last year JFC
He's got 4 years of eligibility, so it's not like they wasted his time in Madison - unless he leaves for the NFL.
Seriously, I guess I need some sense for how good Illinois' DBs are, but if he looked like this in practice last year it was borderline criminal not to play him last year.
Hey Jack no offense but it was nice knowing you
Ladies and gents we have a real QB. Legit QB.
Thatâs the guy weâve been waiting for. 14/14, 4 TD in the first half.
Not gonna bitch about last year, buuuuut.... maybe he wasnât ready. Heâs fuckin ready now.
and heâs a baby......redshirt freshman......14 of 14 and 4 TDâs.
Iâm not sure if it was criminal or not. But you had a once in a decade RB in Taylor. A really good D. And they played Coan. Fucking A.
Illinois has a good defense BTW. Coan was awful against them.
Iâll say this- the Badgers have good receivers. Ferguson and Stokke are really good. Groshek is a nifty pass catcher. Jalen Berger is the RB equivalent to Mertz. Watson sucks. Figure it out Chryst.
Mertz threw an incompletion on his first pass attempt last year.
Since then, he's gone 23 of 23 for 253 yards and 4 TDs. I'm guessing he's probably not going to maintain that pace.
Hmmmmmmmmm would I be robbing the cradle for my #3 boyfriend???
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Mertz threw an incompletion on his first pass attempt last year.
Since then, he's gone 23 of 23 for 253 yards and 4 TDs. I'm guessing he's probably not going to maintain that pace.
naysayers gotta say nay... ð
@Tschmack posted:Iâm not sure if it was criminal or not. But you had a once in a decade RB in Taylor. A really good D. And they played Coan. Fucking A.
Illinois has a good defense BTW. Coan was awful against them.
Iâll say this- the Badgers have good receivers. Ferguson and Stokke are really good. Groshek is a nifty pass catcher. Jalen Berger is the RB equivalent to Mertz. Watson sucks. Figure it out Chryst.
I know it ainât fair to compare, but the RBs leave much to be desired here. A great RB makes OLs look better by feeling the holes and getting into space- these guys donât have âitâ.
Mahomes is Tweeting about Mertz.
Lets Hope this is not an epic tease.
Iâve seen enough of Watson in one half to know heâs not very good.
Groshek is solid. But they recruited a 4 star guy in Berger from New Jersey. A dynamite athlete. I donât think they red shirted him. Play the man.
Itâs not an epic tease. Mertz was recruited by 4-5 other legit programs including Alabama. This guy can play.
Buddies with Mahomes? Damn heâs got some juice thatâs for sure.
Badgers learning from the Packers and taking an early timeout.
I also don't like the Fox/BTN graphics package.
Fedya on the Mertz bandwagon I see.
I believed in the kid all along...since like 7:00.
Hey guys.
Watch the QB keeper.
That QB keeper shouldn't be happening like that after the two in the first half.
https://madison.com/wsj/sports...18-4f4a1be9e457.html
Only eight other Badgers have managed to throw four TDs in a single game, and only Darrell Bevell and Jim Sorgi have thrown five.
OL play has been somewhat shaky
Appears Bucky has also upgraded the punter position.
Non-Mertz running plays.
25 carries for 74 yards. A lot of missed yards on some of those carries.
@Blair Kiel posted:Fedya on the Mertz bandwagon I see.
I believed in the kid all along...since like 7:00.
I'm amazed the Badgers threw double-digit passes in a game.
Damn he's good!
Watson gets tackled by one guy on a play that Taylor breaks 9 out of 10 times.
Watson is awful
Worst feature back at UW in what, 30 years?
TD!!!! Bucky. Hell Yeah!!!
@Tschmack posted:Watson is awful
Worst feature back at UW in what, 30 years?
Seems like thereâs 3-4 other options if heâs not the answer.
Exactly BK they never said he was the "feature back." It was a question mark and RB was predicted to start as a committee.
@MichiganPacker2 posted:https://madison.com/wsj/sports...18-4f4a1be9e457.html
Only eight other Badgers have managed to throw four TDs in a single game, and only Darrell Bevell and Jim Sorgi have thrown five.
+1
Bold statement LOL.
Again, the position is a work in progress, exactly as advertised. Give the coaching staff a chance to coach him up or see who emerges.
I was expecting a sloppy early season game from the Badgers, but they looked sharp. OL had some breakdowns, but that takes time to mesh.
I was impressed. But then again, whose to say Illinois might just suck.
- Missed the strolling tubas. <sigh>
+ Good to see that Tschmack was in mid-season form.
- No Cavetoad.
- Ya, shut up Fed'.
The real tragedy is that Mertz has to share the record for consecutive completions with Tanner McElroy. Tanner Freaken McElroy
Overall, I think it was a decent start to the year. The OL had its challenges, and I wasnât thrilled with the running game, but itâs hard not to be excited about Mertz and the possibilities going forward.
The Badgers have decent weapons on offense. Davis and Pryor and Ferguson are all experienced guys that can make plays. Stokke is intriguing because heâs not really a FB and heâs not really a TE but like Groshek heâs a versatile guy and he seems to have a knack of getting open and running after the catch. The running game is a real question mark. Groshek is solid but teams arenât going to fear him. Watson just doesnât seem to have good instincts or vision and for guy thatâs almost 230 he doesnât run with a lot of power. He reminds me of a less talented PJ Hill. Guerendo is supposed to be their home run hitter but he was awful. Not sure if Jalen Berger is ready to play but heâs a playmaker and has breakaway speed. Not the most physical guy but neither was Anthony Davis or Brian Calhoun.
Defensively, they did some good things and if the big guys up front can stay healthy thatâs an elite run defense. On the back end, they looked the part breaking up passes and keeping things in front of them. If thereâs a concern Iâm not sure the LB group is as talented as years past and the middle of the field could be exposed in the passing game but teams will not run on this group.
Great to see college football in Madison but man it just seems odd with no fans in the stands. On a normal game day (at night) Camp Randall would be electric. The Badgers have a distinct HFA and they rarely lose at home. Will be interesting to see how things go.
Really like the look of the DL. Lots of talent there, experience, and depth.
Super young at LB- but talented and those guys will only get better.
We'll see where the RB position goes from here. Taylor had great vision in the hole to turn plays blocked that go for 2 yards with an average back into 5-6 yard gains. He also had the speed and shiftiness to turn plays that he got to the second level without being touched into long TD runs. Groshek has the first part (turning 2 yard runs in traffic into 5-6 yard runs) but isn't going to take things to the house that often. But maybe if you get a lot more chunk plays in the passing game with Mertz, Groshek is good enough to get you by. He's also one of the best RBs they've had in a while in terms of a feel for being in the right place on checkdowns in the passing game.
Two unusual things I saw last night from Badger football- stellar play at the QB position and relatively mediocre play at the RB position. Groshek was the best back but Bucky really needs more juice in the running game than he provides. Suspect Berger will get his opportunity sooner rather than later.