Potts is the interesting one. He looked really good before he got hurt in 2021. He definitely did not look the same in the action he saw in 2022. Whether that is still lingering affects from the injury or something else is hard to say. If he can recapture the form he showed in 2021 before he got injured he could be a starting caliber back in the Big Ten.
An unbelievable offensive line is my guess. To be honest, think of how many plays Mo made on his own this year that would have been TFL or 1-2 yard gains that he turned into 5-6. Mo was able to, there are not many other ones that can.
We have 2 very highly rated freshman coming in, plus Evans who was also highly rated. Evans didn't play much this year because he was injured early in the year and by the point he could play they just decided to not use up a year of eligibility.
There was a carry by Potts in the Wisconsin game where he went East/West as opposed to North/South and Fleck was visibly upset on the sideline. Could have been something else but my guess is he was mad at decision to try and bounce it outside.
I feel like I saw PJ going nuts on the sideline on one of Potts' runs where he decided to bounce outside instead of taking the guaranteed 2 or 3 yards straight ahead.
This is why I think using Potts in the screen game or catching passes out of the backfield would be more a strength for him.
Potts at his best is actually more of a power running back (IMO). For whatever reason, at times, he plays like a scat back.
Seems like a guy that is always hoping to hit the home run when he should just be settling for singles and doubles.
Sees the writing on the wall with McNamara coming in?
Considering how inactive Iowa is in terms of brining in transfers that would be a fairly impressive get for them. According to 247 they brought in 3 transfers in 2020, 1 in 2021 and 1 in 2022.
Gotta think McNamara would have better options than Iowa.
Similar Scheme to Michigan
Yeah there was no way he was going to outrun him there. Should have turned it up to get a few extra yards instead of falling sideways.
Why not? Seems like one of the best places a star rb could go.
I realize it should be a place a star rb would want to go due to how often we run, but I think the "star" types are going to be looking at helmet schools and/or schools that pay much higher wages than we do.
They've been banking on a major "re org" of the NCAA and major college football (ie, a mythical break away group) for years as the justification to not push for a move up. They think G5 is coming down to them (FCS).
Is it just me or does it feel like he's been at Northwestern for the past decade
Plus 2-3 private four year colleges, and at least four public community colleges. And yes, it's absurd.
He used to have some crazy moves. He would do this thing where he looked like he was about to fall over, and then when the defender was about to go low for the tackle he would invoke Neo from the Matrix and just somehow defy gravity and then spin the other way on top of it.
Is Oliver leaving for the League? He is eligible in 23.
