Iceland12
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Q: Mark, Maple Grove, MN - As I saw you say on the CineSport video, the o-line "got their butts kicked." I couldn't agree more. You also mentioned they need to get stronger. How much of that lack of strength is attributable to the previous staff's strength and conditioning program and how much is attributable to them just being young? Also, what are the realistic chances for improvement on the o-line next year?
A: Jeff Potrykus - It is a combination. I talked to McIntosh and Ferrario way back in August about the growing pains this line would endure. Everything has played out as expected. When you're not as experienced and the unit endures almost constant change early because of injuries and you're not as physically strong as the other guy, well, that is a bad mix. I think you'll see growth and changes in personnel in 2016...
Q: Peter, Eau Claire - I watch games at home and play the Joel Stave drinking game. I take two shots after every Stave turnover (fumble or interception) and one shot after each Stave pass that is almost intercepted or that misses an open receiver. I get black out drunk a lot during game day because of this. My question is how did the Northwestern game end? Also how did the Iowa game end? Stave had me doing so many shots I passed out in the third quarter of each game.
A: Jeff Potrykus - You sound like the average Internet fan. Keep up the good work and have one for me tonight...
Q: Harley, Monona - Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day? Watching Joel Stave these last four years I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. It's the same thing every Saturday. He doesn't get better and doesn't learn from his mistakes. And lord knows there have been lots of mistakes to learn from. Why hasn't the coaching staff been able to get through to him to eliminate those mistakes?
A: Jeff Potrykus - Well, this is a new coaching staff so he is working with PC for the first time since 2011 and he was on the scout team that year. And although he played poorly in the losses to Iowa and Northwestern he has played very well in other games. Hell, he was probably the best offensive player in the Bama game despite having no running game and a shaky line. It is no secret he didn't play well in the two league losses. But it's no coincidence that UW's line was overwhelmed and the running game a non-factor in those games. When people can't or won't acknowledge that time after time I get the same feeling as you about it being Groundhog day.
Q: Drew, Madison - You somehow came to the conclusion that Northwestern was the better team on Saturday. It wasn't. Wisconsin was the superior team, but it couldn't overcome the terrible play of its quarterback. You won't write that, however, because it would go against all the Stave defending you have done these last four years. I'm not sure who is worse at what he does, you or Stave.
A: Jeff Potrykus - Well, Northwestern controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides. Northwestern was able to run the ball more effectively. Northwestern generated six sacks (one a team sack) and UW got one. Stave's biggest gaffes, which I noted, were the pick over the middle (by LB Walker) and allowing the late sack when UW as at the 1. The first pick was on the line. Stave's fumble on a sack was the result of poor blocking. McEvoy lost a fumble. Erickson muffed a punt. Sometimes I wonder if people even watch the game...
And my personal favorite.
Q: Michael Constantine, Racine, Wisconsin - I disagree with the hand-wringing regarding the late-arriving students. The student section eventually reaches capacity and the cause of the tardiness is joyful fellowship with other students. Is not forging lifelong bonds more important than arriving at a college football game for kickoff?
A: Jeff Potrykus - No.
Excerpts:
Q: Mark, Maple Grove, MN - As I saw you say on the CineSport video, the o-line "got their butts kicked." I couldn't agree more. You also mentioned they need to get stronger. How much of that lack of strength is attributable to the previous staff's strength and conditioning program and how much is attributable to them just being young? Also, what are the realistic chances for improvement on the o-line next year?
A: Jeff Potrykus - It is a combination. I talked to McIntosh and Ferrario way back in August about the growing pains this line would endure. Everything has played out as expected. When you're not as experienced and the unit endures almost constant change early because of injuries and you're not as physically strong as the other guy, well, that is a bad mix. I think you'll see growth and changes in personnel in 2016...
Q: Peter, Eau Claire - I watch games at home and play the Joel Stave drinking game. I take two shots after every Stave turnover (fumble or interception) and one shot after each Stave pass that is almost intercepted or that misses an open receiver. I get black out drunk a lot during game day because of this. My question is how did the Northwestern game end? Also how did the Iowa game end? Stave had me doing so many shots I passed out in the third quarter of each game.
A: Jeff Potrykus - You sound like the average Internet fan. Keep up the good work and have one for me tonight...
Q: Harley, Monona - Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day? Watching Joel Stave these last four years I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. It's the same thing every Saturday. He doesn't get better and doesn't learn from his mistakes. And lord knows there have been lots of mistakes to learn from. Why hasn't the coaching staff been able to get through to him to eliminate those mistakes?
A: Jeff Potrykus - Well, this is a new coaching staff so he is working with PC for the first time since 2011 and he was on the scout team that year. And although he played poorly in the losses to Iowa and Northwestern he has played very well in other games. Hell, he was probably the best offensive player in the Bama game despite having no running game and a shaky line. It is no secret he didn't play well in the two league losses. But it's no coincidence that UW's line was overwhelmed and the running game a non-factor in those games. When people can't or won't acknowledge that time after time I get the same feeling as you about it being Groundhog day.
Q: Drew, Madison - You somehow came to the conclusion that Northwestern was the better team on Saturday. It wasn't. Wisconsin was the superior team, but it couldn't overcome the terrible play of its quarterback. You won't write that, however, because it would go against all the Stave defending you have done these last four years. I'm not sure who is worse at what he does, you or Stave.
A: Jeff Potrykus - Well, Northwestern controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides. Northwestern was able to run the ball more effectively. Northwestern generated six sacks (one a team sack) and UW got one. Stave's biggest gaffes, which I noted, were the pick over the middle (by LB Walker) and allowing the late sack when UW as at the 1. The first pick was on the line. Stave's fumble on a sack was the result of poor blocking. McEvoy lost a fumble. Erickson muffed a punt. Sometimes I wonder if people even watch the game...
And my personal favorite.
Q: Michael Constantine, Racine, Wisconsin - I disagree with the hand-wringing regarding the late-arriving students. The student section eventually reaches capacity and the cause of the tardiness is joyful fellowship with other students. Is not forging lifelong bonds more important than arriving at a college football game for kickoff?
A: Jeff Potrykus - No.