Saturday, September 01, 2007

Return of the Badgers

Well, that was mostly interesting. I am not sure how much we learned about the Badgers today, but a win is nice. Several observations:
1. Our defense will get better. They seemed rusty to me, and I want to start the re-instate Cooper campaign right now.
2. Donovan will be alright, but he has got to hit open receivers. He played better than he did at the end of last year, but we had receivers running free everywhere, with the ball getting there just a bit late.
3. Running game will be fine. We'll get this rolling in the next few weeks, and Smith looks like a legit back up for the first time since he's been on campus.
4. The illegal batting of the ball is the dumbest penalty I have ever seen/heard of. Also, I think Beilema last year would have gone for that fourth and 2 in that situation, I hope he doesn't lose his aggresiveness.
5. Michigan was overrated. While this is a kick to the junk for the Big 10 as a whole, it still makes me happy...is that wrong? It was nice while it lasted Lloyd Carr.

2 comments:

christian said...

Considering 14pts came directly off a freak fluke punt block and a botched punt return fumble and we had the ball on their 9 as we let time expired, I liked a 42-21 win. I think we learned that our receiving corp is to be feared and Donovan will be fine. Given that, we should be immediately escorted to #3 by Monday. Word

nmatthews said...

i'm with you on the michigan loss. it's bad for the big 10 and probably the badgers...but it feels so good to see them lose to a bunch of mountain hicks at the big house.