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Topic: B1G Week 8

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847badgerfan

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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2020, 12:19:37 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 07, 2020, 12:14:30 PM
Badgers should be getting healthy by now

but, playing in Kinnick - no picnic
They were playing with their 4th string center last weekend. #1 got hurt early in the game. #2 and #3 are out. Hopefully they can get #2 back for this weekend. #4 got pushed backward all game last weekend. Mertz was in the gun almost the entire time, to give him an extra second - so long as he wasn't jumping up for the ball or bending down to pick it up.
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2020, 12:30:47 PM »
At least he could snap the ball. 
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2020, 01:23:00 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on December 07, 2020, 12:19:37 PM
They were playing with their 4th string center last weekend. #1 got hurt early in the game. #2 and #3 are out. Hopefully they can get #2 back for this weekend. #4 got pushed backward all game last weekend. Mertz was in the gun almost the entire time, to give him an extra second - so long as he wasn't jumping up for the ball or bending down to pick it up.

This is why you need to make 1 of the starting guards the backup center.  No matter who is out, you want to make sure you have the 5 best OL on the field.
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2020, 02:12:30 PM »
I agree, and I think we'll see that this weekend.

There are a lot of injuries/Covid on the OL right now.
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2020, 02:24:27 PM »
This week's games (as scheduled anyway) according to our emerging Power Rankings:

  • #1 tOSU vs #12 M
  • #2 IU vs #11 PU
  • #3 NU vs #10 IL
  • #4 IA vs #5 UW
  • #6 UMD vs #14 RU
  • #7 PSU vs #13 MSU
  • #8 UNL vs #9 MN
I don't think I've ever seen a week where all fourteen teams played and all seven of the higher ranked teams were at home.  

The best games appear to be IA/UW and UNL/MN.  

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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2020, 02:26:44 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on December 07, 2020, 12:19:37 PM
They were playing with their 4th string center last weekend. #1 got hurt early in the game. #2 and #3 are out. Hopefully they can get #2 back for this weekend. #4 got pushed backward all game last weekend. Mertz was in the gun almost the entire time, to give him an extra second - so long as he wasn't jumping up for the ball or bending down to pick it up.
hah, have you heard about the Husker's center's issues with this?

only cost a game or two
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #20 on: December 07, 2020, 02:43:27 PM »
Purdue / IU game is on at 12:30 PM local time for me...

I think I'll read a book.
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #21 on: December 07, 2020, 02:57:35 PM »
it's the Hoosiers!
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #22 on: December 07, 2020, 03:58:04 PM »
so as of today the Gophers plan to put a team out there on Saturday

however the number of players out are "north of 20" out with COVID (within the 21 days protocol)  Per PJ

plus out many players for injuries and opting out

just saying if you are a gambler it will be Nebraska against at best a JV team
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #23 on: December 07, 2020, 04:08:54 PM »
I wondered why the Huskers were 10 point favs

had to be something crazy

I was at the ass whipping last October in Minne
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2020, 03:01:12 PM »
Welp. Scratch off the game. And Purdue has cancelled practice. Indiana OSU Part Deux?
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #25 on: December 08, 2020, 03:03:26 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on December 08, 2020, 03:01:12 PM
Welp. Scratch off the game. And Purdue has cancelled practice. Indiana OSU Part Deux?
That would be interesting. Presumably it would be for the B1GCG slot.
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #26 on: December 08, 2020, 03:09:47 PM »
What if OSU and IU played again, and IU won? Then there is no H2H advantage between the teams. 
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Re: B1G Week 8
« Reply #27 on: December 08, 2020, 03:16:01 PM »
And why would IU agree to that game? 


  • If OSU can't find an opponent, under the current rules, they're ineligible for the CCG and IU goes. 
  • If they play OSU and lose, OSU has met the 6-game criteria and IU is now a 2-loss team. 
  • If they play OSU and win, is it even clear that they'd win the tiebreaker between them?

Makes much more sense to refuse the game and hope OSU can't find an opponent. 

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