Many people wouldn't find a change of nickname to be insulting. Unless the nickname is d##khead, but even then it could be a term of endearment. People are weird.
You don't know many athletes.
False.
I mean I'm high on Darius Taylor but I don't see how next year isn't a significant drop off at RB.
Oh I don't disagree. I doubt that the coaching staff called him Bucko after knowing it was his late father that gave him the nickname. If so, I agree with roadrunner, that's a "d##khead" move.
So we ran for damn near the same amount of yards last year. So while we likely have a drop off at rb1, if rb2 and rb3 are upgrades from this year, we may still have similar production. Also worth noting that victories this year didn’t hinge on whether Mo carried us or not.
It's because they gave him a shitload of money. Period. Kid wanted green.
Evans.
Did I read a different article than everyone else? Where exactly did he badmouth his former team?
Whew -- gotta disagree with you there, Murray. While Ibrahim is certainly a great college back and has done great things for us he does not have the explosive break away speed that Irving has. Irving should go much higher in the NFL draft than Ibrahim and will probably enjoy a much more stellar NFL career as well. If we had Irving this year we probably would have beaten both Purdue and Iowa.
True, but Mo has something Irving doesn't. A desire to be here in MN and play for us. Irving would have backed him up one more year and been the starter next year. But he quit on this team. I'd be fine never hearing his name again. He's dead to me.
We will never have someone again who can move the chains like Mo, but these younger kids will be able to take it to the house, which will be nice.
How did he quit on his team?
In what way did he quit on his team? He played out the whole season last year, including the bowl game, and didn’t cause any distraction during his transfer process as far as I remember. I think he could have done great things here, but he’s playing for a great program and will likely get a good shot at an nfl roster. Not to mention probably some cash to help out his family.
I don't think you can say that nowadays...
Coach and coaches made a strategic error on this one. Obvioulsy hit a nerve and they just didn't see it. Probably should have found a way to make this "Bucky" our own and screw the Vadgers.
Yep....but going with the $$$ explanation doesn't allow you to bash the coaching staff so it won't be popular with a portion of this forum.
Mostly agree but we win the Purdue game if only one of a couple things bounce our way. One of them being a competent RB with Mo out.
They should have hired a bunch of the covid "contact tracers" as NIL enforcers.
It really cannot be anymore simpler than that. The name thing and number of carries didn't matter. They waved a bag of cash in front of him and he said yes.
Why is that hard to believe in this case?Despite 30-40 years of losing players to teams with a must better history, path to the big bowls and getting better players, our new battle cry will be:
"It was all because of the money!"
