Pal I took my huskermobile to the shop last week because of lack of horsepower and to replace a third quarter timing belt. They said it would take longer than a bye week to fix...not good!
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Only 2 b10 teams went 7 weeks no bye
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FaIr enough, but byes happen at different times every year for different teams. I've never seen an analysis, but I can't believe the disadvantage is all that great (and clearly not great enough to be a meaningful explanation for Saturday's performance, which is the argument being made). The difference can be great if it affect whether a key player is available of course, so to the degree we think AM or Spielman's absence caused the rout, than it did make the difference, but does anyone really think that?
If byes generally could turn a close game into a rout then top 20 teams would be occasionally be losing or winning a whole game a year due to it, and everyone would want to fix it, like switching to having all teams take the same one or two weeks off, like an All Star break or something.
It's good we have one now, no doubt, but that's different than saying a big reason why we played poorly on Saturday was due to that, imo.
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Everyone needs some space every now and then. Heck my wife uses that excuses every other day or so. I wouldn't read too much into that comment especially on the heels of a question about the bye week.
We are not good enough to upset Wiscy or Iowa. I would be happy to win 3 more against the weaklings.
It will be very interesting to see what the Huskers do down the stretch. We finished last season playing pretty strong football. If that happens again this year, it may say something about this staff's ability to adapt and change throughout the season. It will also, however, raise questions about why we're struggling to be prepared earlier in the season.
It's exciting and maddening right now knowing that it's possible this team could fizzle out... or still contend for the west.
It's exciting and maddening right now knowing that it's possible this team could fizzle out... or still contend for the west.
We don't look good right now, but stranger things have happened. Hell, we stomped Minnesota last year around this time, and they managed to turn things around in a big way.
Keep the faith.
I think when you play crappy you always look for excuses, but there's an old saying, excuses are like aholes, everyone's got one but they all smell like $#!t....
There is no question that this team needed a bye week. We limped into that Minnesota game. Oddsmakers knew it too... that's why we were a 7 pt underdog and most predictors had us losing.
It's almost as if they forgot they had to play and win at Minnesota before the bye week....
This is where I am. I do not know. Call it a gut. I think we split the Iowa or Wiscy game.
I wouldn't read too much into Allen's comments. Even in high school, and even in schools and teams that were phenomenal, it was good to get a break for a week. Even in my marriage--and it's a happy marriage--it's good for my wife to get out from time to time, and I need occasional time by myself to go fishing or hunting or whatever. I think he was just being honest, and I don't think it means much in a negative way.
Funny, I travelled a bunch in my career and when someone would ask my wife the secret to a happy 20 year marriage she would say, “Having him be gone for 10 of it!”
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Reminder. October 26 schedule .....
11:00CDT: Wisconsin at Ohio St.(-14.5) .... FOX
11:00CDT: Iowa(-10) at Northwestern .... ESPN2
11:00CDT: Illinois at Purdue(-10) .... BTN
11:00CDT: Liberty(-7) at Rutgers .... BTN
2:30CDT: Indiana at Huskers(-2) ..... BTN
2:30CDT: Penn St.(-6) at Michigan St. .... ABC
2:30CDT: Maryland at Minnesota(-16.5) .... ESPN
6:30CDT: Notre Dame(-1.5) at Michigan .... ABC
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The Minnesota turnaround is good to note. It took PJ Fleck being willing to fire his defensive coordinator almost a year ago (early-November 2018). 10-1 since. It was only Fleck's second season in Minneapolis -- and he wasn't afraid to make major changes to his staff. Minnesota was 9-12 with Rob Smith as defensive coordinator -- and 10-1 under Joe Rossi. Oftentimes improving means willing to make personnel changes. And sometimes, the sooner the better.
