Week 1 Thread

[MrNubbz]

Mertz sucks. he's always sucked but just kinda suck at actually playing the game of football at the highest level vs the best competition in college. it happens.

C'mon shouldn't we wait until like he throws  2 pick sixes and cost his team a chance at the National title? 

[Mdot21]

My friend...

Paul Chryst said those word himself. If he thinks he mismanaged Mertz, then he did.

It will be interesting to see how he plays this year.

Every school in the country wanted that kid for a reason.

because he looked good in t-shirts and shorts. 6'3, live arm, probably a 4.8 guy- which is pretty athletic for a pocket passer. lot of good raw tools to work with. unfortunately he just isn't very good at playing QB. lot of other things go into it than being 6'3, having a strong arm, and being an above average athlete for the position.

[Mdot21]

C'mon shouldn't we wait until like he throws  2 pick sixes and cost his team a chance at the National title?

JJ 2-0 vs Ohio State and took a dump all over the OSU D in that dump known as the Shoe. After the last 15+ years of hell of OSU bitch slapping Michigan....JJ can do no wrong in my eyes. He makes it 3 in a row this year, build the damn kid a statue. 

[FearlessF]

3 in a row and he's got no reason to come back

statue isn't gonna get bigger

[bayareabadger]

My friend...

Paul Chryst said those word himself. If he thinks he mismanaged Mertz, then he did.

It will be interesting to see how he plays this year.

Every school in the country wanted that kid for a reason.

Some people say nice things as to not trash kids. 

Honesty, we know a lot less about football because people are nice. 

[MrNubbz]

JJ 2-0 vs Ohio State and took a dump all over the OSU D in that dump known as the Shoe. After the last 15+ years of hell of OSU bitch slapping Michigan....JJ can do no wrong in my eyes. He makes it 3 in a row this year, build the damn kid a statue.

Great and look at the line he played behind see where he goes in the draft and he wasn't a last second missed kick from beating the National Champs - so things can change. With all 5 skilled position starters out the whole 4th QTR.
The shoe is the Taj Mahal compared to the outhouse they didn't give out tickes with two liters of Coke or what ever their grasping was

[847badgerfan]

because he looked good in t-shirts and shorts. 6'3, live arm, probably a 4.8 guy- which is pretty athletic for a pocket passer. lot of good raw tools to work with. unfortunately he just isn't very good at playing QB. lot of other things go into it than being 6'3, having a strong arm, and being an above average athlete for the position.

Again, Chryst said he mismanaged him. And he did - it was obvious. The OL play also slipped in a big way, which was also obvious. Time to move on.

And now that he has admitted this, he's not getting another job unless it's UW-Platteville - or less.

[847badgerfan]

Really thought he was the guy when hired

He looked the part early on, and then Covid came, and he never recovered.

Won the West in 3 or his first four seasons, was competitive in the CCG's and won big 2 NY 6 bowl games and got to another.

That ain't bad.

[MrNubbz]

And now that he has admitted this, he's not getting another job unless it's UW-Platteville - or less.

Not like he really has to go back to work like the rest of us.....well at least me

[847badgerfan]

Might be an analyst at Texas now. That's a good spot for him.

[FearlessF]

Texas needs help

[OrangeAfroMan]

which should cause all UF fans to be in absolute panic mode that their roster is so bad at QB that Mertz actually won it. I think of all the major helmet or near helmet teams in the nation, only UF had a more break glass it's panic mode our QBs f'ng suck bleak outlook at the QB spot than Bama.

Panic mode before any games have been played is dumb.  He'll either play well or not play well.  There's one way to find out.  

[OrangeAfroMan]

LSU/Florida/Georgia/Nebraska TE Arik Gilbert arrested for burglary.  

He's definitely going to turn it around.  No doubt in my mind.  

[Hawkinole]

Just hours b4 the Big Ten season opens with Nebraska @ Minnesota. I look forward to it because it is the first conference game of the season, but otherwise I detest Thursday games not associated with a holiday or bowl game.