QB rating isn't 100% telling (Tanner didn't index well in an easy win over NU, Chryst had no intention of throwing the ball vs Illinois) but the absolute and trend both slightly favor Mertz.
This is amazing.
Shot at first trip to Indy, first championship since '67 and first Rose Bowl appearance since NYD
'62 and the only possible downside is losing to OSU by 4 TDs, which -- as stated -- happens all the time.
I was wondering about this so I looked it up. Nebraska's average losing margin in Madison (losing, as they haven't won there since 1966) is 18 points. The Huskers have lost 5 in a row there while being ranked 4,8,11,7 and NR. Frost just fired all his coaches.
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you mention Nebraska, but I believe the focus should be on Iowa and Wisconsin. The obvious task to legitimacy for any Gopher football coach is to be @ .500 against them. If you achieve that you can bet on a good record against the rest of the West. (Look at Wisconsin's record in the...
a lot of this comes from hiring a younger coach from a non-P5 conference who is more flash than substance. Fleck does not have a deep network of possible assistants to draw on and many who might come to the Gophs think twice about the personality driven approach to program management.