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Now the tippy top high school recruits want more than those 2 things: NIL$ which may be more important than winning trophy games, and IMMEDIATE playing time, not just the prospect of playing time. The last two 9 win seasons were in part possible because PJ was seemingly more successful than...

He has had 2 first round draft pick WRs (including Davis at WMU) and another drafted (could really credit him for developing Tyler Johnson as he was somewhat raw). That’s probably near the top of the B1G in results in that department. Has gotten other 4-5* recruits/transfers; agree the results...

He is an excellent motivator although some questions if that effect is still as strong. He clearly recruits outstanding RBs and for the most part WRs. Does above average in the portal (seems to get more talent than he loses in general). Does not lose many games that he shouldn’t. Does not win...

Not if the offense can’t score AT ALL. They’ve lost their QB and to receiving target off an offense already at the bottom. The D scores points, but not enough to make them an above average scoring team.

Probably, by virtue of Iowa being really average and now below average with losing McNamara. I guess they will be a bowl team because the rest of their schedule is really weak teams too, so it will look like a reasonable accomplishment for Fleck.

Only if you end up with fewer points at the end of the game.

And to the same player, same side of the field!

Feel bad for the kid. This screenshot shows nicely how the goal line may have been mistaken for the 5 yard line. And end zone that’s not painted with a background color could be confusing to visiting teams.

Happens plenty in early season games when it’s pretty hot especially since it was an away game, late afternoon, a time zone ahead. Was cooler in MSP the week before. No need for conspiracy to explain. It happens sometimes.

I didn’t say they could prove no correlation with this study, although they discussed exactly my point about selection/survivor bias now that I took a look at the second paper. Moreover these studies are of NFL players which, although they may only be a couple years older, represent a selection...

I don’t have time to read the studies but wonder if their data are affected by bias. There’s “survivor bias” in which those who had more carries were inherently less injury prone, whereas it doesn’t answer the question of even if you have a durable back, can you run them > 30 carries in a game...

Very, very few of those many wins were against ranked teams and/or Iowa/Wisconsin, no titles/B1G champ game appearances, no NY6 bowl. So, lots of wins but has not put it all together. 11-2 was great but isn’t likely to be “historic” losing to both Iowa and Wisconsin and not getting a division...

The West is going out not with a bang, but a whimper. Not sure it would mean much to win the west as the west may be as collectively bad as it has ever been. Iowa looks awful, Wisky is pretty mediocre, Nebraska is Nebraska, Northwestern still way down despite tonight, Illinois down, Purdue way down.

Great idea for a rotating championship game but they should really move it around to sites that are also driveable for the majority of the B1G states. Vegas seems to be an easier destination for short notice trips like the CCG. Some B1G schools have a lot of alumni such as retirees in NV/AZ/CA...

Early enrollment, advanced placement, COVID year plus redshirt year could make this possible (no idea what his situation is, just in general).

I think everyone knows the answer to that. If you get 19 3 star recruits by early June, it’s a nice feeling to see that high class ranking but it will drop at least 20 spots, probably more if the last few recruits are not more highly ranked.

Unfortunately I think joining the B1G with its broader geographic appeal will only further help USC and UCLA recruit from the Midwest. Kids in the Midwest/Northeast B1G territory will be able to consider that they’d come back closer to home for a number of conference games where their family and...

I can see the kids messing around for some easy money, but isn’t it a federal offense for athletes to fix games? Because it involves defrauding people who have bet across state lines?

Then why commit this early before really checking it out? I wonder if PJ’s hard sell tactics (creating sense of urgency to make a decision) sometimes creates premature commitments. More often than not it seems to stick though.

Having graduated from med school and residency at the U I would say a couple things. One is that I’m not clear how the merger would affect the med school clinical faculty. Historically academic physicians have been better protected against the pressure to produce more clinical revenue, so they...