Week 1 Games

#176      
Sonbog
I was impressed by Northwestern yesterday. South Dakota State is a threat to win the FCS National Championship this year.
 
#177      
BretMyBeachHouse
Battle89 said:
That’s great. If they go to Green Bay are you rooting for the Packers?

I still think well of Olano too. There’s another thread here where I talk that we will miss him more than people think. But I don’t want him to be great in Texas.
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No, I'm not rooting for the packers if a Bear I like goes there. But I might hope the player does well unless he's facing us.

We have a whole thread where people, no doubt a lot of Bear fans, are rooting for former players to do well.
 
#178      
EmeraldCityIllini
Was the Ryan Walters relationship so frayed that him returning to Illinois was off the table?

I think I remember Indy alluding to some level of interest after Purdue debacle, but curious. Personally, would have loved that.
 
#179      
Mr. Tibbs
EmeraldCityIllini said:
Was the Ryan Walters relationship so frayed that him returning to Illinois was off the table?

I think I remember Indy alluding to some level of interest after Purdue debacle, but curious. Personally, would have loved that.
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everything I read was Walters burned that bridge with Brett & Josh & HR Admin and a return to UI will never ever happen
 
#180      
OrangeBlue98
The Apple Cup should be called The Rotten Apple Cup this year. Oy vey, it’s bad-really bad. Dumb penalties, missed short field goals, UW not converting a goal to go from the 1, muffed punts. Just bad football.
 
#182      
EmeraldCityIllini
OrangeBlue98 said:
The Apple Cup should be called The Rotten Apple Cup this year. Oy vey, it’s bad-really bad. Dumb penalties, missed short field goals, UW not converting a goal to go from the 1, muffed punts. Just bad football.
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I wouldn't say it's been a great week for the B1G "middle contenders". Anyone outside of OSU and IU hasn't really covered themselves in glory.

Iowa and Maryland maybe.
 
#184      
lstewart53x3
When you see a team plug into modern slop uniforms

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Crypto Potato GIF by Memeland by 9GAG
 
#185      
JJE
Falling Apart Wreck GIF by hamlet

Wisconsin muffs a kick then follows it up with an unnecessary roughness call 2 plays later.
 
#188      
Altgeld's Bells
So I am half watching the Wisc-ND game. On the Wisc muff, did the ND player recover (with control) when his leg was out of bounds? Was there an explanation?
 
#190      
Cary67
Altgeld's Bells said:
So I am half watching the Wisc-ND game. On the Wisc muff, did the ND player recover (with control) when his leg was out of bounds? Was there an explanation?
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Replay appeared to show he didn't have control of the ball as his foot went out. But it was determined not enough to overturn call. When in doubt go with the blue blood for the call
 
#191      
Ryllini
Cary67 said:
So far the Wisky defense that seemed to improve last year looks capable
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The defense definitely seems more physical. I don't want to take anything away from them, but I can't tell if Wisky is good, ND looks like poo, or ND has a bland game plan.
 
#194      
fishbed
Cary67 said:
So far the Wisky defense that seemed to improve last year looks capable
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Their defense looks capable but their offense does not.

the TV announcers were talking about all the "turmoil" in the quarterback room the last couple of years --- injuries, defections, etc.

They've appeared to fix that with C. Joseph.
I beg to differ.
 
#199      
Ryllini
OrangeBlue98 said:
That Clemson QB is not going to last long with protection schemes like that. Oof.
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Chad Morris should never be in consideration for a spot here. That's two clips from this game that are WTF. Still making a buck off of Deshaun Watson's magic those years back in Clemson.
 
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