There is every reason to believe Jerry Kill will get the job done given sufficient time. I see no reason to expect anything less. Saturday's game was a particularly large let-down due to the specific opponent, so fan reactions are a little more "heartfelt". I'm curious about something: In the latter part of the game repeatedly on the Jumbo-tron were shots of Damien Wilson (who had a good game) rapidly panting for breath. Of course the defense spent an inordinate amount of time on the field, but when a human body is gasping for air it will insist on getting oxygen immediately, which can only mean the player cannot hope to function at 100% capacity. Is it normal for FBS teams to not rest over-worked starters? Or to at least relieve them of their additional special teams duty for a while so they might get catch their breaths? Is that not one of the reasons the depth chart is so important? This is not in any fashion criticism, but my complete ignorance of the subject simply makes me curious. It seemed several of the players could have used a break in the second half and the backups could probably use some experience, as well. Or is it a hard-and-fast Big 10 rule that secondaries are not employed until starters get injured? Again, this is not an opinion, per se, I really don't know how these things are supposed to function and I'd just like to learn. I also thought the half-time break was used to retool, but I (again probably quite ignorantly) did not detect any obvious elements of that in the second half. Any edification provided is greatly appreciated. By the way, I do fully expect to see a different team next week. At least I fervently hope so.
