Kent State comes to Madison today for an 11:00 Camp Randall Time game. The game is televised on ESPNU. Badgers are a heavy favorite. F'UM BUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's going to be a wet game, should be fun!
With an ex Badger leading them out of the tunnel
Kent State Golden Flashes, looks like a 3-hour window before some more heavy showers coming up from Dubuque hit Madison, F'UM BUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just hope they play better then last week....so sloppy last week. AND of course I want a crushing. 
Go Badgers Go.
Raining very heavy now in SW WI. Even a few rumbles of thunder.
Ryan Leaf is announcing the game!!!!! Good for him...
Pass to JT for #4, great 2 minute drive!
I guess you could say that IT’S A CRUSHING........now I don’t want them to score at all. and??? yup, a missed field goal...... although I do feel kinda bad for the coach for Kent St.
Why use a game of Mertz's eligibility?
It's as good a spot as any I suppose....
Cavetoad posted:It's as good a spot as any I suppose....
But...if I'm not mistaken, a kid can appear in up to 4 games and then still redshirt.
Why use him in a meaningless game, when possibly he could play in say, an Ohio State game or a conference championship game and still redshirt?
ammo posted:Chenal is a road grader.
Agreed, I like him!
Blair Kiel posted:Cavetoad posted:It's as good a spot as any I suppose....
But...if I'm not mistaken, a kid can appear in up to 4 games and then still redshirt.
Why use him in a meaningless game, when possibly he could play in say, an Ohio State game or a conference championship game and still redshirt?
Yeah, but this also gives him a chance to build some confidence and play in adverse weather conditions. Besides, is he really going to play in either of those types of games as a true frosh? If he does, it's going to be because of injury IMHO.
Good points.
Blair Kiel posted:Cavetoad posted:It's as good a spot as any I suppose....
But...if I'm not mistaken, a kid can appear in up to 4 games and then still redshirt.
Why use him in a meaningless game, when possibly he could play in say, an Ohio State game or a conference championship game and still redshirt?
Maybe he won't redshirt. If he is as good as advertised he will leave early anyway. Might as well use him for the whole season now.
Another good point.
Badger fans appear to be smarter than Packer fans. 
It's smerter than Viking and Goopher fans.
Exactly what I wanted......a crushing. GO BADGERS GO.
Jonathan Taylor today:
19 carries 186 yards
5 total tds ties school record
Passed Melvin Gordon # 25 for 3rd on WIS all time rushing list
Only Big Ten teams on the schedule rest of the year, with one exception.
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Jan 13, Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 7:00 pm ESPN
Badgers have a chance to move up 1 spot in the polls as #7 Auburn is losing by 11 with 3 minutes to go in the 4th. Maybe a couple of spots if MSU can knock off O$U later tonight.
Auburn didn't lose...….Florida won.
Just keep winning and those problems will sort themselves out. Only one of the SEC teams can go undefeated, so Wisconsin would pass two more of them (in addition to Auburn), and this implies Wisconsin beats tOSU.
Of course, "just keep winning" seems to be the difficult part for Wisconsin, with the farthest they've gotten before losing being the B1G championship game.
I admit to being concerned with the Badger's running game against Northwestern.
Before the game started, Matt LePay stated that Taylor needed 270 yards to hit 5000 yards for his career. I was hoping he would get it today, but the game got out of hand too soon.
Michigan/Iowa finished 10-3... weather related? That’s just ugly...
Fedya posted:Just keep winning and those problems will sort themselves out. Only one of the SEC teams can go undefeated, so Wisconsin would pass two more of them (in addition to Auburn), and this implies Wisconsin beats tOSU.
Of course, "just keep winning" seems to be the difficult part for Wisconsin, with the farthest they've gotten before losing being the B1G championship game.
Not sure which talking head said it this weekend but something to the effect "Wisconsin is in the playoff hunt albeit on the bubble" I agree that just keep winning and things will sort themselves out but man at some point I would like UW to not be talked about like they are Rodney Dangerfield.
Why does it matter what talking heads think?
Win and they're in....as long as they beat OSU in the championship game, it won't matter if they lose at OSU in the regular season.
I think it's the same issue it always is with Wisconsin: confidence in the QB. Coan's stats are fine for what that offense does, he's efficient and not prone to costly mistakes it seems, but right now the likely 4 playoff teams are Bama, Clemson, Oklahoma, and OSU with LSU and Georgia in the mix as well. Those teams all have QBs that are blowing up...Lawrence with Clemson has been a little subdued compared to the others, but confidence is already sky high with him. I don't watch Coan and see someone who is on par with these other QBs. Until they can find another Russell Wilson or if Coan proves he's in the vein of Jake Fromm, Greg McElroy, AJ McCarron, Matt Flynn, etc. (i.e. a quality game manager who can do enough to win) then they won't get the playoff respect that their running game and defense deserve.
Ultimately Wisconsin's level of respect will be decided in 3 weeks when they play OSU. Beat OSU now and probably again in the B1G Championship and they will get playoff consideration. The playoffs will likely be 1 team from the B1G, SEC, B12, and ACC and if Wisconsin wins out then they won't get screwed. If they beat OSU and then stumble then the SEC will get 2 teams in the playoffs.