Evening Game Thread

Badgers held them to a FG. Progress!

Iowa offensive touchdown and now the over is in serious danger.

The Iowa running game is a concern for us.

So you’re saying I shouldn’t have taken under 34 points in this Iowa game?

Iowa gets a td off a horrendous pass interference call in the end zone. Petras throws a ball about 5 yards out of the end zone but the defender yanks the receiver down and they call PI. We should boat race this team next week but with it being at Iowa who knows. 

Holy pass interference batman

Is the uncatchable ball a thing anymore?  Iowa just got gifted a fresh set of downs inside the 2 because of it.  Some PI call that was already a meh call with the receiver more than likely falling on his own.

Wow, the WI TE just got his knee blown out.

Perhaps Adrian Martinez was not the cause of Nebraska's problems in losing close games, but the reason they were even in those games in the first place.

Surely this can't be the Adrian Martinez from Nebraska, I thought watching Kansas State v Oklahoma. Seems like he's been playing college football for a decade. 

Getting pumped to travel to Iowa City next weekend. Feel like it's gonna be a good game.

Rutgers was driving and threw another interception. I hope JJ’s reeds are good next week because what Iowa lacks in athleticism, they make up in smarts. They are baiting this quarterback and he’s falling for it repeatedly. 

Graham Mertz: throws a one yard checkdown on 3rd and 4 at the OSU 40 with 20 seconds left.  Took 12 seconds and got nothing.

Also, he threw it poorly.

OSU with a massive bust at the end of the half but Wisconsin drops it.

I’ve decided to go with the theory that Rutgers is back to being Rutgers again, and that their allegedly stout defense was just a byproduct of (a) bad memories from last year and (b) bad competition this year.

In which case, I’m not nearly so worried about JJ making bad decisions on the road in Kinnick in his first road start.

(I could not be happier about the 11 AM CT start, even though it mucked with my travel logistics :) )

Iowa’s golden pacifier mouth guards are creepy.

Michigan struggling a bit offensively against Maryland might help going against Iowa in that they'll have to seriously address some issues and not try to come into that game and attempt to assert physical dominance.  Michigan's defense is better than Rutgers's but they absolutely cannot get into a rock fight with them.  Edwards being back would be key.

Vaughn for K-State has some Barry Sanders vibes. Boy can that dude cut.

K-State-Oklahoma is the most interesting game.  Freed from the clutches of Scott Frost, Adrian Martinez looks pretty good! 

KSU up 24-17 at half.

Absolutely love that tiny KSU back giving OU hell!

I've seen strange things over the years watching football, but Iowa flirting with 250 yards of offense tonight is way up there.

Iowa is attempting to pound Simon all the way back into the Land of Chalk Drawings.

Ohio State will easily tear apart our defense if we don't fix things. Ugh.

AND THE COMEBACK IS ON!  Rutgers gets a TD against the vaunted Iowa D.  24-10 now.

Over 33.5 hits!

Watching this Michigan/Maryland game since I had to work today.

Oklahoma/K-State on TV2 and Arkansas/TAMU on TV3.

I don't really get the ongoing presumption by people that Wisconsin is a good football team.  Look at the past 2+ years of football and I see a pretty mediocre team that beats up on bad West teams and otherwise can't really compete with anyone else.  Mertz in particular has been a complete mess and their offensive line has taken a dramatic step back.   

A lot of top teams struggling today outside Michigan. Oklahoma in a dogfight with Adrian Martinez at home vs. Kansas State. Georgia looked sluggish against Kent State. Clemson barely beat Wake. Ole Miss bear Tulsa by one score. Penn State has a relatively uninspiring win against Central Michigan.

We don’t know yet exactly what Michigan is, but the sky isn’t falling.