Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin vs Wake Forest game thread

[homer]

Go team

[nodakfan17]

Who had the Badgers playing in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on their 2020 bingo card?

 

Enjoy the game, Everyone.

[Jimbo]

Looking to finish work by 11:30 so I can get over to the Brewhaus for a quick sandwich and catch the second quarter. Then get home for the second half.

[owbc]

Why is there a Wisconsin football game at 9 AM on a Wednesday?

[owbc]

Looks like the Badgers are going to have to play ketchup to win today.

[PeaveyFury]

Weird season and all, but it really is remarkable how bad this team ended up being.

[owbc]

Yeah they don't want to be here. I'm done.

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, I consider myself a Badger die-hard, and I'm mighty close to shutting this off.

[adambr2]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

[PeaveyFury]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

 

Great performance vs. a bad team, then unrealistic expectations reared their ugly head....

[nodakfan17]

Looks like the Badgers are going to have to play ketchup to win today.

Bravo on the condiment pun.

[adambr2]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

 

Great performance vs. a bad team, then unrealistic expectations reared their ugly head....

 

I don't think they even met the expectations of those who kept their expectations modest after that game.

[PeaveyFury]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

 

Great performance vs. a bad team, then unrealistic expectations reared their ugly head....

 

I don't think they even met the expectations of those who kept their expectations modest after that game.

 

Very fair point...

[AKCheesehead]

I actually am kind of glad they fell behind 14 points early. Makes it interesting.

[yourout]

Ceasar Williams is flat out bad.

[owbc]

Looks like the Badgers are going to have to play ketchup to win today.

Bravo on the condiment pun.

 

They're trying to mustard a comeback here.

[PeaveyFury]

How much prep did this announce crew actually do for this game? Mertz has LITERALLY been going over to the sideline for plays most of the year.... this isn't something new or shocking.

[bjkrautk]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

 

Kendrick Prior (59 catches 2017-19) only played in 3 games all season. Danny Davis (96 catches 2017-19) played in 2.

That production just can't be replaced by Jack Dunn (6 catches 2017-19) and the occasional flashes from a pair of freshmen in Chimere Dike and Devin Chandler, which allows opposing defenses to key on stopping Jake Ferguson.

[AKCheesehead]

How do you miss Turd Ferguson that badly, sheesh.

[PeaveyFury]

I remember watching Mertz just light up the world in the opener and thinking that this season had so much promise.

 

What the heck happened?

 

Kendrick Prior (59 catches 2017-19) only played in 3 games all season. Danny Davis (96 catches 2017-19) played in 2.

That production just can't be replaced by Jack Dunn (6 catches 2017-19) and the occasional flashes from a pair of freshmen in Chimere Dike and Devin Chandler, which allows opposing defenses to key on stopping Jake Ferguson.

 

Though all true, that doesn't account for Mertz' wild inaccuracies on a lot of his short/mid-range passes.

[yourout]

Wow......what a horrible decision by Wolf.

[PeaveyFury]

Based on his very brief time on the field, Wolf looks like a guy that looks to his first read and throws it there whether the guy is open or not.

[yourout]

Based on his very brief time on the field, Wolf looks like a guy that looks to his first read and throws it there whether the guy is open or not.

 

And he has a funky delivery. Kind of a slow release.

[wildcat83]

Mertz hurt?

[homer]

Nelson's PI on that play that was offset by the offensive PI was one of the worst plays by a Badger defender in years. Dude literally didn't look for the ball - just plowed into the guy.

 

And Mertz has a weird loop in his throwing motion - sorta like Kyler Murray but not quite as bad - which I think hurts his accuracy. Certainly looks like the reason he's high on his throws.

 

And lastly, why didn't that dude pick up the punt and try to run it in? Worked out ok but seems like a low risk move.