Idiots Out Walking Around @ Bucky

I know I’m stating the obvious but these are two very similar teams that like to run the ball and play stingy defense. 

I think Iowa has the better trench players but Wisconsin is better in all other areas and they at playing at home.  On a neutral field this is probably a toss up game but I give a slight edge to the Badgers. 

What stands out in this series is turnovers play a big role in the outcome of these games.   Last year it was an Iowa INT late that allowed the Badgers to close it out.  As long as they take care of the football I see something like a 24-17 type game.   Perhaps even more low scoring 20-10 or 20-13 Badgers. 

I just hope they have washed the 2 week stink off and come out ready to play.

Should be a close well played and contested game....I give Bucky the 3 pt home advantage 27-24.

and living in Minnesota.....my neighbors are really pissed the Badgers are higher rated then that stupid looking gopher at 8 - 0 ..... 😂 😂 😂

Well if the BADgers lose today & Goophers win, you can expect them to leapfrog. 

I don't think the Badgers care anymore. Guess we'll find out later today.

Chryst will have them ready. Bucky with a comfortable win.

Bragging rights on the line in this one,  Bucky  wants to run the ball,  Iowa is very, very good at stopping the run.

On the radio broadcast, Mike Lucas and Matt Lepay  are saying this is an elimination game in the Big Ten WEST..

Well if that's the case   F'UM  B U C K Y  !!!!!!

Minnesota in control with the win over PSU.

Good to see Jack Coan still has no arm strength 

Poor QB play killing the Badgers.

Chryst will have this team ready?

FG a win.

The QB is not good 

Badgers had 2 weeks to prepare and the offense has been garbage so far.  Check that, the offense has been garbage for several games now. 

We all like Chryst but man he needs to step up his game.  

First turnover of the game,  really good  DE,     A. Espenesa  knocks the ball out of Coans hand.   Iowa Ball deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep  in Badger Territory.

Lets see the guy from Kansas. Change it up a little bit. Can't hurt.

If the Badgers were going to play Mertz they would have done it by now 

Chryst has hitched his wagon this year to Coan for better or worse

Taylor might get 40 carries in this game 

Badgers got a nice little drive going here, inside Iowa 15

HIPPO  PACKAGE   4th and 2   time-out 

All I know is the Badgers D is gonna have an interesting time against that Gophers' O.

Well that was disappointing.

Tschmack posted:

If the Badgers were going to play Mertz they would have done it by now 

Chryst has hitched his wagon this year to Coan for better or worse

It would be idiotic to play Mertz any more than 2 more games this year. He's already played 2 and can play 2 more without losing his redshirt. Let him play the final game and the bowl. 

Need an upgrade at kicker and QB.

out of the time=out   4 and 2   FALSE  START  

and a missed 30 yard  FG

Disappointing? Pathetic 

Maynard posted:

Well that was disappointing.

The Badgers are what they are. A better than average, but not great, football team. There are a lot of good things about this team. They may even win today, but I think most of us knew deep down that this was never a top 10 team. MSU is terrible this year and the Michigan game was the fluke. 

Just so hard to watch right now......ugh...and there’s MN 9 - 0.  

MichiganPacker2 posted:

Maynard posted:

Well that was disappointing.

The Badgers are what they are. A better than average, but not great, football team. There are a lot of good things about this team. They may even win today, but I think most of us knew deep down that this was never a top 10 team. MSU is terrible this year and the Michigan game was the fluke. 

I think there is some major talent on this Badger team; however there are two drawbacks. I think losing Nelson hurt this defense as he's a good run stopper and a leader in the secondary. On offense they have the weapons including some very good receivers but the lack of balance and lack of creativity has hurt them. Of course their kicking game is atrocious as well which has really hurt them. 

This is poor coaching. There has to be someone else that can play qb. The defense is undisciplined wth zero tackling skills 

Taylor is an elite back.  The trio of WRs are well above average and Ferguson is underrated at TE.   The problem is the OL is mediocre and the QB is pretty ordinary.  

That’s good enough to beat average to good teams but against really good programs (as we saw with Ohio State) they have no shot.  

This is an 8 or 9 win team. Maybe good enough to get past a team like Iowa or even Minnesota but will get curb stomped by the decent teams. 

FUMBLE     Badger ballll

Chryst stuck with Hornibrook for as long as he did that tells you all you need to know.  Maybe he has a soft spot for scrub QBs as he was one himself. 

3rd and 3   Coan to Taylor   first down  Badgers inside Iowa 35

TOUCHDOWN !!!!!

Danny Davis  17 yard run     7-3  Badgers

9: 45   2nd quarter

Tschmack posted:

Taylor is an elite back.  The trio of WRs are well above average and Ferguson is underrated at TE.   The problem is the OL is mediocre and the QB is pretty ordinary.  

That’s good enough to beat average to good teams but against really good programs (as we saw with Ohio State) they have no shot.  

This is an 8 or 9 win team. Maybe good enough to get past a team like Iowa or even Minnesota but will get curb stomped by the decent teams. 

I think the OL is better than mediocre. It's just that if your QB can't threaten a defense downfield it makes their job that much more difficult. Logan Brown (the top rated recruit in the history of the program will play OL next year after his redshirt) so they should be even better next year. 

The Illinois loss was one of the worst in the history of the program (or at least in the Alvarez and after era) in terms of the difference in talent between the two teams. But even with that, if the Gophers lose at Iowa next week and the Badgers win out they are in the Big 10 Championship game. Like you said, that will allow them to be curb stomped by OSU again. 

N.Burks late hit out of bounds,  just give um i5 more yards

6 penalties already  

Iowa blatant holding on the play before the fg and no call. 

Badgers driving  inside Iowa 10