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  3. Posted

    Maybe Wisconsin should be good when Michigan and OSU are. I dont think anyone is going to dismiss Wisconsin just because they are in the Big Ten.

     

    This is friggin' brilliant. :overhead:

     

    When Wisconsin beats Michigan or Ohio State, you do know that makes the Big Ten automatically "Down" right? So, Wisconsin is damned if they do and damned if they don't.

     

    Frankly, it's disgusting.

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    2007 Capital One...Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14

    2006 Capital One...Wisconsin 24 Auburn 10

    2005 Outback........Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21

    2003 Music City......Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14

    2002 Alamo...........Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28

    2000 Sun...............Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20

    1999 Rose.............Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9

    1998 Rose..............Wisconsin 38, UCLA 31

    1997 Outback..........Georgia 33, Wisconsin 6

    1996 Copper...........Wisconsin 38, Utah 10

    1994 Hall Of Fame...Wisconsin 34, Duke 20

    1993 Rose..............Wisconsin 21, UCLA 16

     

    9-3 in their last 12 games....don't seem like their too slow or outclassed. 2-2 vs the SEC the last four. It doesn't matter how well they finish the regular season they're never even in the talks for a National Championship!

     

    Folks, that was sarcasm. I'm a Badger fan. No matter what Wisconsin does, they'll always be underrated and dismissed at Bowl time. That's just the way it is. Not saying it's accurate, just saying it's true.

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    I was at washington state and had fun but was overserved. :overhead:

     

    I'll be at Iowa and msu and probably just at the Big Ten Pub for michigan... But those tickets are looking easier and easier to score. :pointstosky:

     

    Let me know if you're going to be down there and we'll meet up.

     

    I find it soooo hard to believe you'd be overserved. That's just crazy talk.

     

    We'll definitely have to hook up. I had plans to make the Iowa game with some corn fed Iowa fans, but that might have fallen through.

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    Just wondering, who did Wisconsin play last year in their bowl game? Oh yeah, Arkansas. What conference are they in? Oh yeah, the dominant SEC. Who won the game? Oh yeah Wisconsin. Out classed and too slow? Not so much.

    That's the point I was making. We hear the same thing every year, and this year will be no different. In fact, it will be worse. Because Michigan apparently sucks and Ohio State won't be all that great. Which means Wisconsin and Penn State might be the two best teams in the league. Which is completely unsexy. As soon as the press gets ahold of it, all we'll hear is how 'down' the Big Ten is. Then Wisconin will draw someone from a 'name' conference in the bowl game and immediately be dismissed. Happnes every year.

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    Newsflash: Big Ten Network isn't pretentious - just first to market. All of the other conferences will follow suit with their own networks in the next couple of years.

     

    Incidentally - Go Purdue! :pointstosky:

     

    Regardless, I hate them. I hate the NFL Network. Hate.

     

    They don't need anymore of my damn paycheck. I'll gladly turn on the radio.

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    James Jones is a nice long term player. The biggest knock is that he isn't a natural with picking up the offense. In fact, he's run the wrong route more than once in the preseason. Favre has a long history of ignoring those players who can't be where they're supposed to be.

     

    However, he might not have a choice. Drive isn't quite 100% (close), and Jennings suddenly pulled up lame this week. If Jones has to play a big roll, he'll get some looks. I don't expect great numbers this year, but he might be an adequate 3/4 WR.

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    They are number 5 in both polls-how is that underrated?

     

    It's just like a backhanded compliment. Michigan is bad, so automatically that makes the Big Ten bad. So, if Wisconsin is the best the conference has to offer, they must suck too right?

     

    And just wait until Bowl season. Not matter who Wisconsin plays, they'll be too slow and too outclassed to compete.

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    I've been there. Seriously. Boone, NC is an interesting place. My best man went there for his Masters in Biology/Exercise Science.

     

    My future wife and his future wife went with us to shoot pool at some bar. Two dudes with about four teeth hit on them while the two of us sat at the bar laughing and drinking.

     

    It's a different world.

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    I couldnt agree more and I am in Big Ten country.

     

    If this continues for Michigan can you imagine the blowout against OSU?

     

     

    And they're off. This is usually what happens when Wisconsin is in line to win a Big Ten title. Book it. As soon as Wisconsin rolls Michigan, all we'll hear about is how overrated the Big Ten is.

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    I've been pretty wishy-washy on this whole situation from the start. A couple things:

     

    1. I really thought, and part of me still thinks, that Morency will walk into a starting role when he's healthy. Jackson is good and has potential, but he struggles in pass protection, and there are health concerns with him as well. The local beat writers are saying Jackson's the starter. Even if that's the case, I think Morency gets his fair share.

     

    2. As for how Jackson has looked. He may only be gaining four yards or so, but it's really hard to get a good idea of what he'd do as a starter since the first offensive line isn't playing the whole game but Jackson is. The zone blocking scheme generally lends itself to pick up chunks of yardage in the second half. So far, he's been running behind twos and threes by that time. While he hasn't looked great, I also think the true effectiveness of the scheme hasn't been there either.

     

    Like I said. The beat writers say it's Jackson's job, mostly because Morency has been out. I tend to think Morency's been held out cautiously, and still stands to land the starting job come opening day.

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    On a side note: I don't think Jason Wilde is bad... I actually like him.... but why is the Journal Sentinel so way much better than WSJ when it comes to Packers??

     

    Is it simply resources and more men on the field??

     

    I believe you nailed it. Wilde seems like he's flying solo most of the time, though I love his spots on Homer's show on the 100.5 fm.

  23. Posted

    i appreciate all the feedback. i'm so interested because i've got both backs on a tight roster waiting to see who starts. i really could use the roster space... is it enough of a given that i can go ahead and cut jackson?

     

    Can you wait a week or so? There's been no news at all on Morency. All we get is 'a few more weeks'. Plus, it's possible Jackson could get comfortable and flip a switch.

     

    A lot can happen between now and the opener, so I'd give a week or two to be safe. If Jackson is progressing at that time, I'd hold off even longer. If he's still making the same mistakes, I'd move on.

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    Idaho potatoes anyone?

     

    Get to Idaho now. There is an initiation. I can't give away all the details. All I can say is it involved potatos. My life has not been the same since my trip to Idaho. :wall:

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    do you agree that there's no concern with his knee?

     

    There's a difference between 'no concern' and where I'm at. This doesn't appear to be something that will linger. And frankly, Jackson hasn't exactly been lighting up training camp proving that he's deserving of a starting spot.

     

    They have seen Morency in the system. They know what they have. Whether or not he plays in the preseason is irrelevant in this case. When they go live for the open, my money's on Morency starting.

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