2019 Wisconsin Season Thread

[bayareabadger]

I'm thinking that there will be a distraction with this thing.


https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2019/08/12/uw-dosnt-want-badgers-receiver-quintez-cephus-back-lawyers-say/1942557001/

This moment reminds me of a standup bit I once saw. The guy is fighting tooth and nail to correct a mistake made by a sloppy cop who made him at fault for someone T-Boning his car. It grows into an obsessions. Finally his wife tells him to drop it. He stands his ground that he’s right.

“You’re right, but it doesn’t matter.”

Cephus night well be right. But neither he nor UW nor the football team really benefit from putting all the stuff out there. There might be a press conference, players might go, you might get to be a national story and then play a season. Every broadcast mentions him suing the school. And all for a season where he might well put up 200 yards and have to bide his time.

Feels like the lowest upside play.

[bayareabadger]

Oh look, seven veterans signed a letter to the Chancellor and it’s now out in public. Effffffff. 

[FearlessF]

mutiny 

[MrNubbz]

See Urbz leaves and the focus gets shifted to the other programs

[847badgerfan]

Oh look, seven veterans signed a letter to the Chancellor and it’s now out in public. Effffffff.

And they are now behind microphones. This is going to get really ugly.

[FearlessF]

best to simply welcome him back to the team and come up with a believable story 

[SFBadger96]

Halfway through camp, Coan looks like the starter. Mertz may not even be #2 (Wolf is in the hunt).

Depth at TE looking to be an issue, though (#2 Benzschawel out with a knee injury--could be serious--and Penniston, who was 3rd, graduate transferred to Rutgers, and two more are out for injuries).

[847badgerfan]

I think we're gonna see some youth at TE this season for sure. Probably a little bit of Chenal coming out of the backfield too. getting Neuville back is huge. Hopefully he is ready to play soon.

[SFBadger96]

Yeah, but from the sound of things, Neuville probably won't be ready to really go for a bit.

[847badgerfan]

So.. Jake Ferguson is now out. Apparently had surgery yesterday. I'm going to try out for TE next week.

[bayareabadger]

So.. Jake Ferguson is now out. Apparently had surgery yesterday. I'm going to try out for TE next week.

Badge, we need FEWER injuries. If you try out, that’s just one more. 

[847badgerfan]

Well, to be fair, I come pre-injured. So at least it wouldn't be a new one.

[FearlessF]

an offense should be able to easily adjust to not having a TE threat in the pass game - especially with your new improved QB

and you can always get some of those 2nd and 3rd string OL men that would be starting in Lincoln to play blocking TE

[847badgerfan]

Easily adjusted? 

PC often plays 2 TE's in a set, and sometimes 3.