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I know Ferguson dropped that, but we have an All-American RB. This was the play sequence that resulted in a punt. Why aren't we feeding Taylor? 



  • 1st & 10 at WIS 49

    (15:00 - 4th) Jonathan Taylor run for 5 yds to the Iowa 46

  • 2nd & 5 at IOWA 46

    (15:00 - 4th) Alex Hornibrook run for 2 yds to the Iowa 44

  • 3rd & 3 at IOWA 44

    (15:00 - 4th) Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson

Cavetoad posted:
Music City posted:

I feel pretty duped thinking this was a championship team...

There were far too many questions on D to buy into the hype.   Add in the Cephus issue and there was NO way any sane person should have bought in....

I also think that the Hornibrook performance against Miami in the bowl game would carry into this year. That hasn't happened. He's the same guy with the same strengths and same limitations he was most of last year. 

MichiganPacker2 posted:
Cavetoad posted:
Music City posted:

I feel pretty duped thinking this was a championship team...

There were far too many questions on D to buy into the hype.   Add in the Cephus issue and there was NO way any sane person should have bought in....

I also think that the Hornibrook performance against Miami in the bowl game would carry into this year. That hasn't happened. He's the same guy with the same strengths and same limitations he was most of last year. 

I hoped it would but I had my doubts.   

By the way, after one carry I thought Taylor looked a bit dinged, could be why we are seeing Deal now.

antooo posted:

Hornibrook deserves a lot of credit for his performance.  We give him a lot of grief for his shortcoming, and boy do I wish he had a little more juice in his arm, but if he did he'd likely be tossing the pigskin for an SEC school instead of the Badgers.

True, and it's maddening when he's not good because you know he can be good.   As stated earlier, his biggest problem is the long ball underthrow.   But, as you duly noted, if he didn't he'd be playing for Alabama or Clemson or something...

SEC or not, by my count he was 3 passes away from making this a comfortable victory,  all deep, sideline routes on his left side that he under threw.  Lay 2 of those out and the Iowegians are forced out of their comfort zone.  Teams know he has trouble with those throws and play D accordingly. IF, a big IF, he would make a one here and there our running game would benefit.

On the drive they took the lead #3 clearly got behind the DB and a good throw and it’s an easy 70 yard TD.  He made up for it later but that’s what you get with Hornibrook.   Overall though, he made most of  the throws unlike #4 who was erratic as hell.  

Good win against a very pesky team that plays like a top 10 opponent in night games at home.  Doesn’t erase last weeks debacle but a good step forward for UW. 

Tschmack posted:

On the drive they took the lead #3 clearly got behind the DB and a good throw and it’s an easy 70 yard TD.  He made up for it later but that’s what you get with Hornibrook.   Overall though, he made most of  the throws unlike #4 who was erratic as hell.  

Good win against a very pesky team that plays like a top 10 opponent in night games at home.  Doesn’t erase last weeks debacle but a good step forward for UW. 

Horni is what he is. He's now an experienced Big 10 QB who can beat teams throwing over the middle to TEs, back shoulder throws, etc. 

He can't throw deep outs or hit guys accurately deep without putting a lot of air under the ball, but you can win with him. 

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