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27 comment posts

Last Reply: 10/6/2008 2:23 PM

Badgers vs. Ohio State: This time, thriller goes to OSU

(10/6/2008 2:23 PM)

Homes says:

BB needs to change his philosophy to the "0-1 mentality."

(10/6/2008 9:02 AM)

Rico D Great says:

Like I said weeks and weeks ago. As a Badger fan I am tired of being the Ugly prom date behind, Michigan, OSU, and Penn State. If we do the things it takes to attract the best recruits, then and only then can we compete. As horrible as people say Micigan is, they have higher rated recruits than we do, so does Penn State, and Ohio State. The thing thats bothering me know is that Illinois has had better recruiting season than we have recently. The for the Badgers to return to glory is Brad Childress. If the Vikings fire him, we should be all over him. We haven't won a title Brad Childress left here.

(10/6/2008 6:32 AM)

ddog says:

The Badgers have nothing to be ashamed about. That was one of the hardest hitting games I've ever seen. If anything I think it showed the nation what kind of grit the B10 can bring to the table. I think from here on out OSU can start to come together as the dominant team that they can be. Thanks Wisky for opening our eyes.

(10/5/2008 9:38 PM)

Bill says:

In Ohio we are saying the same thing about coaching. Sometimes I wish OSU would go back to smashmouth as WI plays. That's how football is to be played. none of this fancy crap we see. This was a hard fought game on both sides. You guys have one hell of an o-line and rb crew... real scary. Good luck the rest of the yr.

ps I wrote a buddy of mine and told him to tell the players to do the jump around :)

(10/5/2008 8:09 PM)

Mauston Mastodon says:

How are we going to keep Billy Rentmeester off the field after the game he played? First down on punt coverage and knocking people off their feet, the kickoff return, the three nice runs from scrimmage. We need to see more of him.

(10/5/2008 6:43 PM)

Steve says:

Albeit I live and work in Florida, I was born in Kenosha and went to Illinois, so I am an Illini fan and a Badger fan (and a Gator fan but no one in Wis much cares about that) ... with one exception, when they play the Illini. I have followed college football for 40 years as an adult, and perhaps my TV eyes are deceiving me, but John Clay looks to be the biggest and fastest running back I have seen in a long time. Coach B needs to get him much more playing time and I can see that my opinion has been echoed by several. Go Badgers (until you play my Illini).

(10/5/2008 5:25 PM)

CK says:

We were out coached both on both sides of the ball and if it means replacing our head coach and both coordinators than so be it. I realize that we have plenty of injuries on defense but can anyone tell me why UW did not blitz at all in the second half on long yardage situations? They blitzed several times in the first half and it worked. On offense I can't put too much blame on our QB. Our receivers had many critical drops during the game but what does bother me is why we didn't give the ball to John Clay more? THIS KID CAN RUN. There is no question in my mind that if Clay had the number of carries that PJ did our offense would be much better and we'd probably be undefeated right now.

(10/5/2008 2:40 PM)

MW says:

Everidge may have an arm, but he does not have vision or poise. Once the pocket breaks down or he has to evade the rush it is over. Count on a bad play 90% of the time. It has happened almost every time in the last two games. Pick, Sack, bad pass. He's not god at all.

(10/5/2008 12:29 PM)

Uptownace says:

They say Chryst is a candidate for a head coaching job somewhere. Let's help him pack his bags!

Beilema is so stuck in the '80's it's pathetic and the lack of quarterback recruiting is deplorable. Let's go with Curt and get a start on next year.

While we're cleaning house, Barry should get his walking papers as well. Wisconsin fans were way too quick to embrace him as his Big Ten record in 13 years was only 65-60, but looked better because of all the non-conf cupcake games. Besides that statue outside the stadium is just silly.

Suspending the entire band for a really big game??? How moronic is that?

(10/5/2008 11:56 AM)

Shaun says:

One comment on Everidge...He is the most pronounced question on this offense. Sure he has had plenty of dropped balls that have hurt us. If you look closer at the majority of those, you will see he is really throwing into tight spots. We knew from the start of the season that our receivers were young and a question mark. They were inconsistent with routes and dropping the ball looking all the way back to the spring game. Taking that into consideration, Everidge needs to be that much more careful when throwing to these guys. Allen seems to have his progression as follows...first option--not there; second option--run around a bit and look uncomfortable; third option--find someone and throw it as hard as I can at him and hope for the best. When was the last time you saw him put touch on a ball and place it in over a defender? It hasn't happened...I hate to get after a college athlete, I usually don't look for demotions, but he just isn't the guy for our team. He takes too many chances for a ball control offense. He probably has turned the ball over more times than he has thrown the ball away harmlessly out of bounds. I cringe everytime he gets tackled in fear of a fumble.

(10/5/2008 11:38 AM)

Shaun says:

Trying to stay positive after a tough loss...Clay again looked good, we definately need to find a way to get him the ball. Maybe we need to "dumb down" the offense until he learns it better. He appears to be our only big play threat, along with Beckum when he is 100%. As for the coaching staff, I don't feel they need to be fired. I think Coach B. is a great coach, he is a great motivator. Another poster said he has no fire or energy...that person has obviously never seen coach in practice. He has tons of energy and intensity, I have seen it. Alvarez wasn't a big ra-ra guy either, so that isn't an issue. Paul Chryst is a great offensive coach. We should be fortunate we haven't lost him to another team as a head coach. Every play call is a thought-out process with reasoning based on tendencies, percentages and match-ups. Sometimes you look like a genius, sometimes you look like a fool who is guessing. It all comes down to EXECUTION! Only the players can do that. When the Badgers decide to come up with a big play when we need it we will reach the next level in the world of college football, until then, we are a 2nd tier team with a chance of upsetting the big dogs, but also a tendency to lose games that could have-and should have been won.

(10/5/2008 10:59 AM)

Arnie says:

I think you guys are putting too much blame on Evridge. He has a very strong arm and I think he'd be a fine QB if he had coaching and playcalling that gives him a chance. PJ hasn't helped the running game at all against real teams.
Sure, Evridge makes mistakes as cited by others, but the "killer INT" at Michigan did bounce right off his receiver's hands.
He doesn't catch the passes and he doesn't put himself in 3rd and long every stinkin' drive by himself.

Top that off with only one year at the helm and no vote of confidence from the coaches and I feel sorry for him for wasting a promising College career at Wisconsin.
Bielema may as well finish the job letting him down and get the next guy ready for next year..
And, Clay is BIG TIME! He needs to be #1. Sorry Brett and Barry, PJ ain't no Ron Dayne. I think Clay could be if coached and allowed to gain a rhythm...
Still frustrated for the players

(10/5/2008 10:59 AM)

Arnie says:

(10/5/2008 10:35 AM)

Marty says:

We are witnessing what a difference the coaching group has with the win/loss of the game.

BB & his staff are 0-2 the last two weeks.

Penn State shall wipe us pretty good. They are 1 of the best teams in the nation this year.

The other Big Ten contests shall be very revealing regarding what our coaches are all about.

(10/5/2008 10:21 AM)

35-year fan says:

Mr. Mulhern tells us:

> But the biggest difference from five years ago
> is UW didn't have to worry about quarterback
> Terrelle Pryor back then.

Actually I think a bigger difference is that our own QB is just not a very good Big Ten QB. I'm sure Evridge is a nice boy, and tries his best, but he's just not very good -- has little or no pocket presence, isn't at all elusive when under pressure, doesn't seem to check down his list of options below his first intended target, doesn't tuck the ball away when a sack is looming, and otherwise makes too many bad choices. As long as he is our QB we're going to be no better than a mediocre team.

(10/5/2008 10:19 AM)

Brian says:

I really miss Tyler Donovan at QB! PJ Hill is no Ron Dayne. The mammoth OL Wisky has is not as good as people are saying. Brett will need to make some Offensive changes to get the offense going. Oh, well at least this isn't the 70's, 80's when we couldn't count on having a winning season. Motor City Bowl, here we come!!

(10/5/2008 10:17 AM)

Confusion says:

The Badger coaches made some adjustments this week and the team looked ready to play. They still make stupid, fundamental mistakes. Does anyone else wonder why we have to blow our time outs every game because we aren't ready to play??? This is still coaching, and it's still bad. OSU is a fine team, but we could have beat them. I think we helped them beat us.

(10/5/2008 9:58 AM)

Bernie says:

Its about time. PJ Hill is not that good, he lets us down a lot and he can't catch the ball. They say he is a patient runner but to me it looks like he is just plain slow. We need to get rid of PJ and move forward with Clay and Brown. Its also time to start breaking in a new quarterbacks, the season is all but over we might as well get a jump on next year and the weak spot is quarterback. We never have a good year with a quarterback that only has 1-year of experience.

(10/5/2008 9:32 AM)

Aaron B says:

Wisconsin had 10 offensive series against OSU. Only TWO of those offensive series utilized Johnny Clay. What was the result of those two series? Wisconsin's only two touchdowns of the game. Clay had 69 rushing yards in the game in only two offensive series, and both resulted in relatively easy TDs. In the other eight series, PJ had a total of 63 rushing yards and every single series resulted in a punt.

Why was Clay only used in TWO series when he was clearly our most productive running back?

Fire Bielema. He's an idiot.

(10/5/2008 9:29 AM)

Arnie says:

Did anyone else notice during OUR Jump Around dance in the 4th quarter the Buckeye players jumped around, loosened up, had fun and used the opportunity to fire themselves up? I pointed that out to my wife hwo said "They (the Buckeyes) look like they want to win."
What did the Badgers do?
Followed the coaching lead...acted bored/if not annoyed. They had no enthusiasm at all! Two or three 4th-stringers stood on the bench waving towels to fire up the fans from time to time while the coaches and players have that too familiar lost/deer in the headlights made famous by coach Brett.

These kids only have 4 years to make a lifetime of football memories here. Brett is all about Brett. He is a total DUD with no creativity or confidence in himself, other coaches or players.
He even admitted he had no confidence in the players to score a touchdown at the end of the first half.
Ok, play for the tie again, Brett. But, the players and certainly the opposing teams prefer to play for the win.

Unless Alvarez and Bielema put a better plan (and schedule) in place, I have 4 tix on the 40 for sale.
For the record, I plan to donate my tix for the Penn State game to a charity. I'm tired of putting more pregame effort in than our coaching staff.
Frustrated!

(10/5/2008 9:24 AM)

MplsBadger says:

Evridge needs to be benched. Those pass plays aren't stupid, they're just horribly executed. Sometimes even when replaying the TIVO it's impossible to tell who the throw was to. The last defensive series was terrible, but just like last week if the O could get anything done we could have had more of a cushion. To me this seems mostly about Evridge killing drives.

(10/5/2008 8:32 AM)

JackDaRiver says:

What did I miss the past two games? It appears we are much better than our 0-2 record and our coaching staff, not the kids, needs to step it up. Did I see Clay running all over Ohio State? Why wasn't he used more? Chryst needs to be put out to pasture and our coaching staff put on notice. The stupid play calling and lack of ability to make adjustments to the game plan while in a game is apparent. You don't win championships with this type of decision making.

(10/5/2008 8:08 AM)

jvl joe says:

Wisconsin got out coached. Disorganized defense at the end of the game. Coming out of a TV time out, the Badger's had to call another time out because they were "chatting on the sidelines" and no one was watch the play clock ticking away. John Clay has another great game running. Coaches take him out. Running attack should be Clay, Brown, PJ. Alvarez had Ron Dane running a few games into his Freshman year! Tressel put his best man on the field in Pryor. Bielema talks about his trio of running backs and huge offensive line, who were able to push Ohio State around, and then lets Paul Cryst call stupid pass plays. Badger coaches got out coached in Michigan too. (Pitch plays on a 3rd and 1 when you have big backs to go forward for a yard, including the full backs - bad coaching decisions). Bielema and Cryst have been awaful, two games in a row. (and coach Lekrone ought to retire too. Suspend the offenders, not the team. If you had to suspend the team, suspend them for homecomeing - no marching in the parade, game, etc, not for a game like Ohio State, when recruits are on the field and and miss the atmosphere the band brings to help recruiting efforts.) Mr. Alvarex and Ms. Biddy - bad coaching, bad decisions all around.

(10/5/2008 7:43 AM)

Bill says:

It seems like it is time for an assesment of the coaching staff. Confusion at a critical time is the coaches fault. QB is lacking in consistancy. Bench him. The band got what they deserved. I have complained about the rowdy crowds and now refuse to attend. Shameless behavior by some attendees spoils the game for the rest of us.

(10/5/2008 7:22 AM)

Marty Walker says:

Hello, I am Marty Walker from close to Columbus, Ohio. I have to give kudos, kudos to the toughest team in College Football, and that's Wisconsin. The hardest hitting boys in all of College. Do you guys ever quit. I wanted to write your newspaper and tell you that I think the Badgers are really good. I hope this game put a damper on your goals or the way you guys play. That was one heck of a Wisconsin Team. This what all my friends said last night, and we had nothing but good to say about you. Now this is the true love of Big Ten Football, to play hard and when it's over you know you done your best.

Marty Walker
Chillicothe, Ohio

(10/5/2008 7:21 AM)

Dayton says:

Great game Wisconsin. Ohio State needed a bit of luck to survive. You are far better than 0-2 and your fans are outstanding. Good college football, and we were fortunate to escape you this time up there. Your band deserved what it finally received, but that was not fair to your fans.
We now intend to run the table, as Pryor keeps growing and Beanie keeps healing.

(10/5/2008 1:38 AM)

MP says:

The Badger defense was confused and way out of position on the last play by Pryor. They tried to get a time-out but failed to do so. Same thing happened on OSU 2nd half opening drive. The defense was confused and out of position on a 3rd and 5 and the sideline was forced to call a time out. Once again, coaching staff not able to get the plays in and have their kids ready to go.