I remember PJ doing this a year or 2 ago and it still baffles me! Take a TO before half and make them punt!!! Plenty of upside to chance it as the downside is really limited.
Possible outcomes:
POSITIVE:
--block the punt (could lead to TD or FG)
--return the punt (could lead to TD or FG)...
9 with the hammy. However, 9 starters and 5 maybe 6 lost for the season is rare. I played and coached for 36 years and have never seen a team lose that many starters in 4 weeks. (4 of those 5 or 6 guys that are lost for the season have been gone since game 2)
That might be the understatement of the year! I heard they are getting 1 back this week, and he hasn't played at all this year (4 are done for sure--ACLs).
In the last 12 P4/5 games Gophers are 3-9; 7 of the 9 losses are in the B1G.
In those 7 losses, the average point differential is 18.5, and only 2 of them are single digit/1 score losses.
They have a 5 game losing streak in the B1G...likely 6 after tomorrow.
NIL is a dreamer's death blow to...
I'll bet pay bump isn't much, but he sees the trouble the program may be in and left. While doing so, he'll get a small pay increase, likely a longer runway, and perhaps more opportunity down the road.
88 dropped plenty last year too; I remember shaking my head about all the hype at the beginning of the year thinking, "Have these people seen him play regularly?"
I agree with your point, but I want to point out to those who might point to Iowa as a reason we should tolerate a down 7th year and not question it that Ferentz had more equity in his first six years.
His 7-5 7th year was after winning the B1G Title 2 times and THREE straight years of...