2019 Badger Football - Rose Bowl Lead Up

MAC1987 · Post #261 » by **MAC1987** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 6:18 pm

Fullback is a beast. I like this team.

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Post #262 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 6:35 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:How much can Mertz play and still redshirt? Seems weird a guy can play and be active, but not count as eligibility? How is that not exploited more?

4 games. This is #2

neiLz · Post #263 » by **neiLz** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 6:52 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:How much can Mertz play and still redshirt? Seems weird a guy can play and be active, but not count as eligibility? How is that not exploited more?

I think he can play in four games. I don't think many teams exploit it because apparently the badgers are the only team that bench the better qb because they want to develop the young guys and not try to win now.

MAC1987 · Post #264 » by **MAC1987** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 7:33 pm

Its not really exploiting when its a rule. Lol.

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jimmybones · Post #265 » by **jimmybones** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 7:56 pm

neiLz wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:How much can Mertz play and still redshirt? Seems weird a guy can play and be active, but not count as eligibility? How is that not exploited more?

I think he can play in four games. I don't think many teams exploit it because apparently the badgers are the only team that bench the better qb because they want to develop the young guys and not try to win now.

You say that likes it’s a QB only rule.

jakecronus8 · Post #266 » by **jakecronus8** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 9:58 pm

Graham Mertz is better than Jack Coan. You cannot convince me otherwise.

Lippo · Post #267 » by **Lippo** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 10:00 pm

jakecronus8 wrote:Graham Mertz is better than Jack Coan. You cannot convince me otherwise.

This is as true of a statement as ever made...

Coan will struggle vs OSU, Mertz will come in and do better, hope it won’t be too late..

Bernman · Post #268 » by **Bernman** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 11:03 pm

jakecronus8 wrote:Graham Mertz is better than Jack Coan. You cannot convince me otherwise.

Well, that's one way to get to the truth. W/ that mindset, I guess that's how you affirm the belief after a game where Coan had a 199 rating (while being the better runner) against 1st stringers while Mertz had a 164 in a 5-throw sample against 2nd-stringers.

Maybe they should just not play Mertz period for development purposes if this is inevitably going to be a reaction from a sizable segment of the fan base afterward when he does anything positive. Or they can just ignore it, which they probably will, keep playing him in limited and select situations, while getting the benefit from that and none of the drawbacks of his inexperience.

jakecronus8 · Post #269 » by **jakecronus8** » Sat Oct 5, 2019 11:59 pm

Coan will be fine when he can just hand off and make the easy read. He can’t win you a game if the opposing team can stop the run. Mertz is obviously inexperienced but has the ability at least to win you a game. I understand it’s easy to look at numbers against cupcakes but watching them is a different story. Graham looks like a quarterback. Jack looks like a Wisconsin quarterback.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #270 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:31 am

When will the Ohio State game time be determined? Trying to set up bucks home opener party.

Post #271 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:30 pm

I'd have to think it will be primetime. That would be perfect with a 4:00 opener. A 2:30 start would suck.

sidney moncrief · Post #272 » by **sidney moncrief** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:36 pm

It won't be primetime. ESPN/ABC has first pick for a Big Ten game that week and already selected ND/Michigan. FOX will take Wisconsin/Ohio State next and they've been placing their best games at 11am this season. They also have the World Series that night so primetime is not an option with FOX. There's a chance they put the game in their late afternoon slot as a WS lead in, but I'd bet on 11am just going off what they've done so far this season.

Post #273 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:05 pm

sidney moncrief wrote:It won't be primetime. ESPN/ABC has first pick for a Big Ten game that week and already selected ND/Michigan. FOX will take Wisconsin/Ohio State next and they've been placing their best games at 11am this season. They also have the World Series that night so primetime is not an option with FOX. There's a chance they put the game in their late afternoon slot as a WS lead in, but I'd bet on 11am just going off what they've done so far this season.

Good info. 11 would be perfect.

sidney moncrief · Post #274 » by **sidney moncrief** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:34 pm

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Post #275 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:58 pm

Perfect!

DrWood · Post #276 » by **DrWood** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:35 pm

If the Badgers run the table, including the conference championship (which likely means beating OSU twice), the only team with a better resume would be an undefeated SEC champion.

Kerb Hohl · Post #277 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:45 pm

Things may change over the next few weeks, but in basically every advanced stat/predictive model, both UW and OSU are playing top 4 right now. OSU and Alabama per Sagarin are historically good and a touchdown better than the entire country. Grain of salt as obviously OSU's number may come crashing down when they play a few more real opponents.

It would kinda suck if likely the best Badger team ever truly did run into one of the better college football teams in recent memory twice in conference. But a lot still to sort out.

Early release line (jives with the predictive models) on the game is OSU -10.5 for their home game against UW.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #278 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:48 pm

Man, some of the Mertz over Coan arguments are hilarious.

"True freshman I've never seen play outside of his high school highlight reel is better than the guy starting."

DrWood · Post #279 » by **DrWood** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:22 am

HaroldinGMinor wrote:Man, some of the Mertz over Coan arguments are hilarious.

"True freshman I've never seen play outside of his high school highlight reel is better than the guy starting."

It's a mistake to assume that others are as ignorant as you.

BUCKnation · Post #280 » by **BUCKnation** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:47 am

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