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Great to see such a different game today. Good job D!Defense has been awesome all day today. Yeah it was against Rutgers, but by far the best effort we've seen this year across the board.
Credit to JON and the players.
If we play like this the rest of the way, we have a decent shot at going bowling.
Yeah, narrow path to bowling and have to beat Minnesota or Wisconsin most likely to get there, but still it's great to see us play at this level.Nice to get a win. Duke loss really hurts...
If we play like we did today, we can compete in every one of our remaining games. I see Iowa and Michigan as clearly our two toughest games left but the rest are all very winnable.Yeah, narrow path to bowling and have to beat Minnesota or Wisconsin most likely to get there, but still it's great to see us play at this level.
Looked like the team from the 2nd half of the Duke game again.
If we play like this another 3 or 4 times, I think we have a solid shot at going bowling.
Yeah I agree with that, I mean if we played Nebraska today, we might beat them. Don't know how a week can change so much, but clearly it did.If we play like we did today, we can compete in every one of our remaining games. I see Iowa and Michigan as clearly our two toughest games left but the rest are all very winnable.
Not sure about Minnesota being very winnable. That is a toss up at best. Purdue and Illinois are the best bets for a V. Wisconsin will be interesting.If we play like we did today, we can compete in every one of our remaining games. I see Iowa and Michigan as clearly our two toughest games left but the rest are all very winnable.
Minny at home and they've been somewhat up and down, though they are solid this year and likely to be favored.Not sure about Minnesota being very winnable. That is a toss up at best. Purdue and Illinois are the best bets for a V. Wisconsin will be interesting.
We have to have a quantum leap on both sides of the ball to beat Michigan and Iowa. Both Athlon's and Lindy's had us with only one loss at this point in the season. Both predicted the losses would mount beginning with Michigan. We have played crap opponents and still don't have a rhythm on offense. Michigan and Iowa are not really in play. They are complete teams that are loaded. Minnesota is a coin toss. Wisconsin, Purdue, and Illinois are the ones that are beatable if we improve week by week.Yeah I agree with that, I mean if we played Nebraska today, we might beat them. Don't know how a week can change so much, but clearly it did.
Was Fitz a lot more involved in the defensive coaching this past week?
Either way, the team just looks like it can play at the level needed to challenge anybody on our schedule*, and given Michigan/Iowa can be offensively shaky at times, they're beatable too.
Don't know if I completely agree with that; Michigan is good but has been sort of hit or miss at times offensively. They let both Rutgers and Nebraska stage big comebacks against them and almost lost to both.We have to have a quantum leap on both sides of the ball to beat Michigan and Iowa. Both Athlon's and Lindy's had us with only one loss at this point in the season. Both predicted the losses would mount beginning with Michigan. We have played crap opponents and still don't have a rhythm on offense. Michigan and Iowa are not really in play. They are complete teams that are loaded. Minnesota is a coin toss. Wisconsin, Purdue, and Illinois are the ones that are beatable if we improve week by week.
Not sure about Minnesota being very winnable. That is a toss up at best. Purdue and Illinois are the best bets for a V. Wisconsin will be interesting.
A toss up game is a very winnable game in my book. Most of our games the rest of the way will be toss ups. I think Minnesota is a very comparable team to NU. Wisconsin may be slightly better than both but not by much largely because I think Mertz is not very good. With a better QB Wisconsin would probably be a long shot for us.Not sure about Minnesota being very winnable. That is a toss up at best. Purdue and Illinois are the best bets for a V. Wisconsin will be interesting.
Outside of Michigan and Iowa, anything can happen. Those programs are running smoothly for the most part. Our offense to me is rather disjointed/ inconsistent. We have some nice weapons to work with finally. We are improving, but not in a groove yet. If we can improve every week we have a shot at a 7 win season. That capped off with a bowl win will be very nice!!!Minny at home and they've been somewhat up and down, though they are solid this year and likely to be favored.
Next 4 games will be interesting, if we turned a corner on defense and our offense keeps improving, we can win a game or two out of these next 4.
Michigan's offense can stall at times (almost inexplicably), that's how Rutgers/Nebraska were able to hang on so long with them, both teams pushed them.
Outside of Michigan and Iowa, anything can happen. Those programs are running smoothly for the most part. Our offense to me is rather disjointed/ inconsistent. We have some nice weapons to work with finally. We are improving, but not in a groove yet. If we can improve every week we have a shot at a 7 win season. That capped off with a bowl win will be very nice!!!
Outside of Michigan and Iowa, anything can happen. Those programs are running smoothly for the most part. Our offense to me is rather disjointed/ inconsistent. We have some nice weapons to work with finally. We are improving, but not in a groove yet. If we can improve every week we have a shot at a 7 win season. That capped off with a bowl win will be very nice!!!
If we get the same Michigan that Rutgers and Nebraska got, that's a coin flip game. Dunno what happens next week, but I'm really looking forward to that game.probably right but I also don’t think Iowa and Michigan are world beaters. If we catch them on the right day, we could beat them as well. No one on our remaining schedule scares me just as I am sure no one is scared of playing NU even after today.
That is why I said the Whiskey game would be interesting. We have a real shot at turning it around, and making a bowl, but the offense really needs to be more consistent. Baj needs to get it running nice and smooth.A toss up game is a very winnable game in my book. Most of our games the rest of the way will be toss ups. I think Minnesota is a very comparable team to NU. Wisconsin may be slightly better than both but not by much largely because I think Mertz is not very good. With a better QB Wisconsin would probably be a long shot for us.
I’ll tell you what, Purdue’s QB, O’Connell, looks pretty good. Unfortunately he is another Chicagoland QB who got no interest from NU and had to walk on at Purdue.Damn Purdue and Iowa tied up at halftime. Things indeed are looking up!!!!
We passed him up? Damn, I thought we liked the homegrown kids around Chicago!!!I’ll tell you what, Purdue’s QB, O’Connell, looks pretty good. Unfortunately he is another Chicagoland QB who got no interest from NU and had to walk on at Purdue.
Gallagher stepping up today. Trying to cement his hold on the starting MLB job.
Well #2 is burnt toast!
He was so far off the receiver it looked like someone else blew the coverage
MORE good luck! That PI call was a real gift.
Yeah, even with purple glasses it was hard to see it.
The worst no call I’ve ever seen. Two refs were right on top of it. What the shit.
Pressure on the QB. What a difference. It has been great to see.
Everyone saw that fake punt coming a mile away based on field position and formation. Have to come up with something better than having your punter running the ball starting from 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
I agree with the reversed call on that reception at the sideline, but why wasn’t that pass interference? Robinson would have made the catch easily if the Rutgers guy didn’t have a full arm across his chest.
We passed him up? Damn, I thought we liked the homegrown kids around Chicago!!!
Dang corbi! I thought your boy Mick knew what he was doing. NOT!I’ll tell you what, Purdue’s QB, O’Connell, looks pretty good. Unfortunately he is another Chicagoland QB who got no interest from NU and had to walk on at Purdue.
Someone didn't. Purdue let him walk on.Everybody passed him up.
This is the inscrutable thing about NU's recruiting. Is their focus too narrow? Are they missing the obvious? Are they not aiming high enough? Is NU admission hobbling them? Early in Fitz's career our recruits were largely two to three star, (and getting the most from them was the secret sauce) and now largely three star, but this is after 16 years. With the success Fitz and program have had, why have they not been able to break the four star barrier (considering that stars are not everything) and bring in truly impactful players. Barnett did it in just a couple years. Something is clearly missing here. Combined with selections of new OC and DC recently, one does have to wonder about evaluation skills. And whether help is on the way?I’ll tell you what, Purdue’s QB, O’Connell, looks pretty good. Unfortunately he is another Chicagoland QB who got no interest from NU and had to walk on at Purdue.