Wisconsin at USC, Saturday 9/28/24; 2:30pm Central

[HarryDoyle]

Just now, wildcat83 said:

6 yard pass on 4th and 10…. Fitting end

Is Longo really this clueless a play caller? 

[nate82]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

Without the three turnovers by USC in the second half it's not close.

The two turnovers by the defense were legit not sure what your argument is.  Only the muffed punt by USC was a real benefit for the Badgers in the game.  

[nate82]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

Is Longo really this clueless a play caller? 

No confidence in Locke to throw an accurate pass would be my guess.

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, nate82 said:

No confidence in Locke to throw an accurate pass would be my guess.

It's not just that. There were several in this game, highlighted by the 4th and half yard run out of shotgun. It's sad when beer bellied couch potatoes all over the country who haven't played football since high school know immediately that a call made by an offensive coordinator of a Big Ten football team is destined to fail.

[nate82]

That was a very winnable game.  That muffed punt return just killed the Badgers and they never recovered from it.

Felt like they went to a very conservative play calling in the second half.  Plays took forever to come in.  Locke still sucks even though he performed a little bit better for about one quarter then turned into his awful performance.

[HarryDoyle]

And there it is.

Wisconsin Football Head Coach Defends Controversial 4th-and-1 Call Against USC (msn.com)

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, HarryDoyle said:

And there it is.

Wisconsin Football Head Coach Defends Controversial 4th-and-1 Call Against USC (msn.com)

They've failed in these situations a # of times now, and it seems a good percentage of the time its due to defenders crashing from the edges, not people getting a push from the middle. He talks about getting the play blocked. Well, if the play hits the line more quickly as opposed to running shotgun the chances of edges disrupting it are compromised greatly.

It is what it is. They're down to their #2 QB. The lack of QB runs was predictable given how they don't want him exposed; having him sneak from under center is I suspect something they're just as reluctant to do. What slayed me was both TEs & the back brought in to block (Acker) were all set up on the left side. The penetration came from the right side. Shocking.

[LouisEly]

5 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

He talks about getting the play blocked. Well, if the play hits the line more quickly as opposed to running shotgun the chances of edges disrupting it are compromised greatly.

It wasn't blow up from the edges - it was from LG.  Brunner appeared to slip and missed his block and that was the player who made the first hit.

[Jim French Stepstool]

4 hours ago, LouisEly said:

It wasn't blow up from the edges - it was from LG.  Brunner appeared to slip and missed his block and that was the player who made the first hit.

Looking at it again, you're right that Brunner missed his block. But almost simultaneously Walker was hit by a defender crashing in from the left edge, which is a little embarrassing since both TEs & Acker were lined up on that side as the play started. Nelson & Nowakowski double-teamed what appeared to be a stand-up DE leaving the outside guy untouched. Probably a non-factor if the play develops more quickly than it did, but it didn't.

I was wrong about the right-side penetration being the problem.