NU@UW Prediction Thread
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I haven’t posted a prediction in weeks, but Saturday night I squinted and saw a team with N on their helmets almost look like a football team.
While Marty is a train wreck waiting to happen, Coach Jake actually hit on a second half plan that gave the Cats’ offense a pulse: since Marty is strong enough and quick enough to not be overwhelmed by a pass rush, release Hull as a receiver out of the backfield and motion Robinson to freeze or commit a defender. The field opened and the Cats drove the ball three times. Add a few tight end throws, and the Cats should be able to mount a few clock eating drives and rest what is sure to be an overmatched NU interior defense.
The Cats’ defensive middle actually slowed both Michigan and Minnesota in the first half, but were completely spent by halftime. The offense really needs to mount two long drives in their store half, and based on what I saw against Iowa, I think there is a good chance they do.
Cats lose, but by a 24-17 margin.
For the Cats to win, they need the Badger offensive coordinator to decide this is more a scrimmage than a game and have Mertz throw a lot on their first few possessions both in order to build his confidence but also to warn future opponents against stacking defenders in the box. If they do, and Mertz goes 12-12 on the first three possessions, Wisky wins by a zillion. If Mertz is Mertz, he forces the ball a few times, the Cats pick one or two, gain confidence, and (I can’t believe I am saying this sober before noon on the West Coast) spring an upset.
While Marty is a train wreck waiting to happen, Coach Jake actually hit on a second half plan that gave the Cats’ offense a pulse: since Marty is strong enough and quick enough to not be overwhelmed by a pass rush, release Hull as a receiver out of the backfield and motion Robinson to freeze or commit a defender. The field opened and the Cats drove the ball three times. Add a few tight end throws, and the Cats should be able to mount a few clock eating drives and rest what is sure to be an overmatched NU interior defense.
The Cats’ defensive middle actually slowed both Michigan and Minnesota in the first half, but were completely spent by halftime. The offense really needs to mount two long drives in their store half, and based on what I saw against Iowa, I think there is a good chance they do.
Cats lose, but by a 24-17 margin.
For the Cats to win, they need the Badger offensive coordinator to decide this is more a scrimmage than a game and have Mertz throw a lot on their first few possessions both in order to build his confidence but also to warn future opponents against stacking defenders in the box. If they do, and Mertz goes 12-12 on the first three possessions, Wisky wins by a zillion. If Mertz is Mertz, he forces the ball a few times, the Cats pick one or two, gain confidence, and (I can’t believe I am saying this sober before noon on the West Coast) spring an upset.
Those cherub-faced protestors from last week were a signal from the heavens that unicorns exist. We play our unicorn game and win!
I was really bullish for us against Iowa, but I feel the opposite about this Wisconsin game.
Wisconsin is rolling right now; for us to win we have to play at a level we have not achieved all season especially on the offensive side of the football.
We got Iowa at the right time to make a game of it. I feel like we're getting Wisconsin and Purdue at the wrong time.
Wisconsin is rolling right now; for us to win we have to play at a level we have not achieved all season especially on the offensive side of the football.
We got Iowa at the right time to make a game of it. I feel like we're getting Wisconsin and Purdue at the wrong time.
I like your point about Hull out of the backfield, but isn't it the offensive coordinator's job to call plays that capitalize on his player's strengths?
Rolling Marty out for passes or runs is obviously our best approach.
Robinson can beat man coverage all day.
Take shots deep down the field and hope for the best. If they intercept an underthrown ball as iowa did, who cares? Its a punt. Low risk, high reward. And the refs love to call pass interference.
The Cats had 250+ yards offense in the second half against Iowa, a team that was averaging less than 300 ypg coming in. As I said, it is a pulse. I’m a little puzzled by your comment “isn’t it the offensive coordinator’s job”, though. Because it is, do you think he shouldn’t get acknowledgement for a little success?
I don't know. Too little too late. That Iowa game was there for the taking and our gameplan should have been better. "Roll Marty out and let him run or pass" was the proper approach the whole time... I left at halftime (because the other 3 people wanted to leave).
Our offense is best suited for freelance "schoolyard" plays because the Offensive line isn't good enough to run the ball or protect the passer, while Hull, Marty and Robinson can make plays.
Game plan was pretty much have Marty run and heave it once in a while. The first heave was dropped. It looked to me like Iowa had its Mike spy Marty pretty early, taking away the Marty run. At halftime, Coach Jake started putting Robinson in motion, freezing a LB, and releasing Hull. One LB was tied up with Marty, one with Robinson’s motion, and Hull was given a lot of room to catch and run, which he did. If Marty hadn’t periodically shot his toes off, or if Fitz had kept his temper in check, or if the WR’s had rememembered not to grab jersey for no good reason, the Cats win. As I said, it was a nice adjustment, one of few I have seen this year. My guess is that Wisconsin will sit in a Hank-like zone and dare the Cats to try to go 10 plays at a time without screwing up. The opportunity should be ther to mount a few drives.
For this Veterans Day:
University of Wisconsin attendee
Charles Lindbergh, Nazi sympathizer- 17
Northwestern graduate
Charleton Heston, WWII B-25
Aleutian Islands aerial gunner in Alaska - 20
University of Wisconsin attendee
Charles Lindbergh, Nazi sympathizer- 17
Northwestern graduate
Charleton Heston, WWII B-25
Aleutian Islands aerial gunner in Alaska - 20
Badgers 42
Cats 10
If we could get draft choices or credit for forfeiting then this is the perfect time. A good old fashion butt whipping.
Not that the badgers are top 10 but we embrace suck.
Fitz admits as well.
Cats 10
If we could get draft choices or credit for forfeiting then this is the perfect time. A good old fashion butt whipping.
Not that the badgers are top 10 but we embrace suck.
Fitz admits as well.
The whole point of this game is not to get embarrassed. Maybe run the ball 40 times to keep the clock running. And if we break a run off then maybe mix it up so we dont get shutout.
I am with you. I thought they might be able to take out Iowa if they got their act together as a whole, but alas, it wasn't to be. Wisconsin and especially Purdue will be in total win out mode to get the West title. I think bowling is really out of the question at this point. We really have a shot a not winning again in 2021. Hopefully the basketball team can generate some noise!
Wasn't Lindbergh the first Nazi sympathizer to fly solo across the Atlantic, thereby winning an international competition for his beloved America?
And wasn't Charlton Heston a gun nut?
Just trying to sort out the heroes....
I think he was also the following: the first father of a kidnapped child to fly solo across the Atlantic, the first person named Charles to fly solo across the Atlantic, the first Detroit native to fly solo across the Atlantic, and so on.
I did find it ironic that the former head of the NRA was a gunner flying aboard a B-25 Bomber here in Alaska using firepower in the fight against the Japanese who had occupied portions of the Aleutian Islands. (His military skills also included being a radioman on the aircraft.)
As to Lindbergh (who dropped out of University of Wisconsin) his rise from airplane mail carrier to fame from flying the Atlantic was certainly meritorious but not sure it can be equated to what the Flyboys did in World War II. Granted Lindbergh appears to have been a complex person with his reportedly having led a double life in Germany.
Hull gives us a legit chance to get on the scoreboard. Just keep feeding him the pill and try to burn the clock is our only chance.
Cant allow wisconsin to expose JON.
I think Fitzgerald should hire someone to teach our players to punch the ball out. I see other teams getting many of these turnovers, so should we.
Cant allow wisconsin to expose JON.
I think Fitzgerald should hire someone to teach our players to punch the ball out. I see other teams getting many of these turnovers, so should we.
He also flew -- as a civilian consultant, because the Roosevelt administration refused to re-instate his officer's commission -- more than 50 combat missions against the Japanese in the Pacific.
Not feeling good about this one at all. Have a feeling Wisconsin will be up at least two TD's by the end of the first quarter and we lose by 30-40 points. Of course, hope I'm wrong. Go Cats!
Nice info. As stated above, University of Wisconsin attendee Lindberg definitely was a complex individual. Pearl Harbor though did alter a lot of isolationists' views even though he apparently held to some of his beliefs that paralleled Third Reich thinking at the time.
FWIW at the end of his life he resided in a remote part of Maui at the end of "The Road to Hana" where he is buried in a church courtyard there. It was only after his death that his American born children learned of their step siblings in Germany.
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Game time fast approaching.It will be cold and windy and going up against the top D in college football are tough obstacles to overcome.So we need an ingenious plan from our OC.Will we get one?Will our guys execute that plan to perfection?I say yes.NU always seems to pop one game where no one thinks we will win.Today is the day.Our CATS 24-The cheese heads from Madison 21.
Is it 2022 yet! I don’t see The Mildcats scoring more than seven. On our way to losing 9 again this year.