Wisconsin Week Starts with a BANG!
"Quarterback Russell Wilson will transfer from North Carolina State and play at Wisconsin this fall, sources have told ESPN. Wilson, taken in the fourth round of Major League Baseball's draft last summer by the Colorado Rockies, was released from his scholarship by the Wolfpack in the spring."
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This is good for Iowa, since Iowa won’t be playing Wisconsin with Wilson (he has only one year left) and this will stunt the growth of their other QBs.
And that stretching logical leap, is the best that I can do for you.
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Unless we play in the inaugural B1G Championship game...
Which is not too far of a stretch
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by ClaybornSmash on Jun 27, 2011 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
If we make it that far
Vandenberg panned out and the LB’s are on fire. As long as we figure out punt coverage by then, we’ll do OK.
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Depends on how good Vandy and the Dline really are
if they are good, we are a contender, if not then we arent. that simple really because the other positions either are proven or are almost always damn good in Iowa (Safety and Tight End).
other than that, my other worry is how deep the roster is.
by justsomehawkeyefan on Jun 27, 2011 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Every week is Nebraska week.
Will work for football.
by purwho on Jun 27, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
Rec'd hard
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Jun 27, 2011 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
This is totally relevant to nebraska
As this is the wisconsin QB the blackshirts are going to shut down this year.
by Fake Pelini on Jun 27, 2011 11:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Really?
I’ll take even money on that. Have you ever seen Russell Wilson play? That kid is pretty doggone good.
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never seen em play
But the blackshirts have shut Jesus down twice before. What other proof do you need?
by Fake Pelini on Jun 27, 2011 12:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yet Arnaud beat you...
"There is nothing better than being American. If you don't love it, leave it. U.S.A. #1"- Ricky Stanzi, America's Quarterback
Clearly Arnaud is Jesus
do the math
by justsomehawkeyefan on Jun 27, 2011 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
This is great for Bucky, if its true
however, sources have told ESPN that Les Miles would be the new coach of scUM, that tOSU players were all driving free cars, and that WNBA highlights were worthy of being shown on SportsCenter. I’ll believe it when he puts on the “W” hat and returns Chizik’s bag of money
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by BuckeyeSki on Jun 27, 2011 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Holy crap
In two sentences, you’ve blasted ESPN, Les Miles, Michigan, the WNBA, Gene Chizik…AND you vindicated Ohio State.
That, my friend, is a quality post. Rec.
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
Yeah, but
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm starting to like you....
"There is nothing better than being American. If you don't love it, leave it. U.S.A. #1"- Ricky Stanzi, America's Quarterback
So he graduated early and therefore
doesn’t have to sit for a year, I get that. Congratulations on that, by the way. That’s an impressive accomplishment.
But I thought if a guy went pro in anything, college eligibility was forfeited…said the Ohio State fan that has a kicker on their team that used to play professional soccer. I never got Devin Barclay being eligible, either, just for the record.
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by Ted Glover on Jun 27, 2011 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I think...
…this is one of those times where the details become very important (i.e. where the NCAA is maddeningly inconsistent and unfair in the writing/application of their rules).
Whoa whoa WHOA
The NCAA is inconsistent and arbitrary in how they apply their rules?
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
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by Ted Glover on Jun 27, 2011 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bauserman
played pro baseball too. In fact, i wish he had been better at baseball.
by biggy84 on Jun 27, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
His name is FAIL.
EPIC FAIL.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jun 28, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions
This rule
It’s not inconsistent, and it’s a rule that makes sense.
If you complete your undergraduate studies (with eligibility remaining) and want to pursue a graduate degree in a program not offered at your school, you can transfer without taking a year off.
It makes perfect sense. And, in a world where more than 99% of student-athletes are going pro in something other than sports, it’s a good rule.
Guesses as to Wilson’s course of study? Something offered in Madison, but not Raleigh.
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Beer Making?
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
Cheese Curding?
Infusing beer brats with cheese?
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Youre right.
Running it would be better. Damn Rose Bowl.
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 27, 2011 12:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The flashbacks don’t stop…..
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Sources say Cheese Curd production
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 27, 2011 12:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
One of my roommates is minoring in Packing.
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 27, 2011 12:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Deciphering the Canadian Language Barrier?
adontchaknow
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Uff Da
Dats a tough course dere, donchaknow…eh
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
It didn't sound like Ted...
…was questioning the grad rule. He was wondering about the “pro in another sport” ruling I think.
I don’t have a problem with it. To me, it wouldn’t be logical to say that if you are pro in one thing you can’t be pro in something else. But the NCAA has said similar things before. Like that Colorado WR who had to give up FB so he could train for the Olympics in skiing. His training was funded by an endorsement and the NCAA wouldn’t let that go. That was dumb.
It came down to
the source of payment with Jeremy Bloom. If he was payed by a skiing team, it would have been fine. But, he wanted payments from equipment companies.
NCAA doesn’t want to open a loophole where Andrew Luck gets $5 Million from Nike as sponsorship for his pursuit of his table tennis career during the offseason.
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Right on
I was about to post about Bloom and pull out my Sports Law hornbook to cite the actual NCAA rule, but you hit on it.
It’s actually a more liberal rule than most. You are allowed to be fully professional in a sport and keep eligibility in any other sport. You can’t get endorsement money, however.
The problem comes in a case like Bloom. He wanted to ski professionally and play college football, which was fine. However, he also wanted to be able to profit from endorsements. He argued that the endorsements came from his skiing career and should be included in the “customary income” of his skiing career (since skiers generally make more money through endorsements than actual competition). The NCAA argued that endorsements, whether for skiing or anything else, should jeopardize his amateur status in football, since you can’t prove that he’s not profiting from his status as a Colorado football player.
Both sides had good arguments, but the court deferred to the NCAA’s interpretation. Basically, they said that there’s “no way to tell whether he is receiving pay commensurate with his…football ability or skiing ability.” This made sense, since he actually already had an ad campaign with Tommy Hilfiger which marketed him as a multi-sport athlete.
Bama Hawkeye is right on pointing out the kind of pretense endorsements that NCAA regulations seek to avoid. As for inconsistency, it comes down to the fact that this rule is MUCH easier to police – if a dude is on a commercial or is showing income from Nike or something, it’s pretty obvious. The inconsistency on cash handshakes and whatnot is mostly because they’re hard to actually catch and compel testimony about in their hearings without any power or subpoena.
I thought that Iowa WR Danan Hughes
played minor league baseball in the summer while still on scholarship in football, but I could be mistaken.
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Correct
Thanks to you and Bama for clearing it up. I thought that a student athlete was ineligible to participate in any sport once they went pro in any sport. I knew there had been exceptions, and I was going to use Jeremy Bloom as my example, but you guys addressed that as well.
So basically, someone can turn pro and still have eligibility as an athlete as long as it’s not in the sport they want to play in at school, and they receive no endorsement money?
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
I think that's right...
Bama can chime in with the facts that I’m too lazy to Google right now if I am incorrect. =)
That is correct
And that will also explain Chris Weinke for you.
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by Bama Hawkeye on Jun 27, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing can explain Chris Weinke
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
This makes the B1G possibly elite.
If Ohio State can stay afloat, we have OSU, Wisconsin, and Nebraska as obvious front-runners; Michigan State, Iowa, and Penn State knocking at the door; and Michigan, Illinois and Northwestern with shots at it. THRILLING.
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I honestly think Iowa is going to knock that door down for this year at least. I think we should all know by now that giving them low expectations is a very bad idea right now. I think they are a top 20 team at the minimum.
Unfortunately, I am very concerned Michigan State won’t do as well this year. I think they are going to suffer from the “better team, tougher schedule, lower record” deal.
As for OSU, that is a major “if” right now.
Dont call us top 20!
That gives us high expectations and thus lowers us to worst in big ten status! which gives us low expectations so we will win the Big 10!
Paradox baby, Paradox
by justsomehawkeyefan on Jun 27, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
University of Iowa is
the crazy schizophrenic hobo standing on the corner of Leader and Legend, Bigtenville, USA cursing at passerby’s for expressing expectations that are too high and too low. They are all out to get us up and down the sidewalk take a doodle pie.
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ORLY?
out of curiosity, just why is Illinois better than Iowa? any proof to back up that claim?
by justsomehawkeyefan on Jun 27, 2011 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Objectively speaking
I think Illinois has the better proven QB, and a RB in Jason Ford who I think will be every bit as good as Mikel Leshoure was.
Granted, they have some questions on defense, but when their defense was on last year, they were pretty good. I’m not ready to say Illinois is clearly better than Iowa, but if they can be more consistent on defense, I think they’re right there.
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by Ted Glover on Jun 27, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like that.
I’m an Iowa fan that is worried about Illinois this year winning the Big Ten. I’m actually thankful we don’t have to play them.
"There is nothing better than being American. If you don't love it, leave it. U.S.A. #1"- Ricky Stanzi, America's Quarterback
Jason Ford is this year's P.J. Hill.
Slow and fat. Unimpressed with Jason Ford.
We play tackle football, most of the time.
We'll see
Kid averaged 5 per carry on 99 carries last year. Not too shabby.
"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
The key stat there is 99.
He runs straight up and straight at ‘em. It’ll work out great if the Illini block as well as Wiscy.
We play tackle football.
If anybody wants me
I’ll be mainlining Jack Daniels, sobbing hysterically while I clutch my own arms around me while simultaneously rocking back and forth.
Seriously, just when Wisconsin was about to be mediocre again. Budmayr is so bad that he would have been good for 4-5 losses just by himself. He can’t run or throw.
With league overlord OSU wounded, now suddenly the team I hate the most just picked up a free agent QB, and went from ‘mediocre defensive team with a great running game and the league’s worst QB’ to ‘offensive juggernaut favored to win the Big Ten’
This really sucks.
Budmayr isn't bad
He threw a 74 yard TD last year.
Oh wait, it was against Indiana. Never mind
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by Adam Tupitza on Jun 27, 2011 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree with Adam- Buddy isn't bad.
Wilson is just better.
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 27, 2011 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Russell Wilson clearly waited for OTE's Wisconsin Week to announce his commitment
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by Adam Tupitza on Jun 27, 2011 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
It is odd that it happened
at the same time..
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Jun 27, 2011 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
He's totally a fan of me
and wanted to be included in my cocktail party preview. Obviously.
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Who’s got to make a ton of edits to an article scheduled to go tomorrow? This guy. Damn you, Wilson.
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
He's good, but not a world beater
I think they will run an offense similar to what Ohio St ran with Pryor in the backfield. Fuck BB clearly the worlds biggest douche bag
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 27, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That he is. If he wasn’t my team’s coach I’d want to punch him in the face. Now, whether I can tolerate it or not, I have to like him.
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
My favorite Bielema d-bag moment
was the time near the end of the half when he told his kickoff unit to keep committing offsides penalties on the kickoff to exploit a rule where the clock would run, in an effort to end the half. It was against PSU and Paterno got really angry. Later JoePa broke his leg
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by Adam Tupitza on Jun 27, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
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We should do a Bielema d-bag countdown. You guys at B5Q up for it?
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Definitely something to think about
We’ll need a guest appearance from Bo Ryan as well
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by Adam Tupitza on Jun 27, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
So something in the vein of BHGP?
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jun 28, 2011 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions
You live in Madison?
Lucky. God I miss that place.
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 27, 2011 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Who will call the plays for Wilson?
Since he’ll know about three of them when the season starts.
Then there is the small matter of the Rockies wanting him to pay back some of his bonus, no distraction there, I’m sure he didn’t buy a car or anything, and he’ll need a full time shrink to get him over his 150 strikeouts in low A-ball.
This is a desperation move by Coach Random.
We play tackle football, most of the time.
I'm sure Wiscy has 2 or 3 NFL prospects on the line, maybe they can call the plays for him.
We play tackle football, most of the time.
Yeah, it's hard to learn more than 3 plays in 2 months.
Especially for a kid who is so dumb he had to take 3 years to graduate with a 4.0….
Might as well just give the conference title right now, to the Iowa Haw…..the Iowa Hawk……sorry, can’t finish that sentence, laughing too hard.
Oh, that's a red herring. I didn't say Iowa was winning anything.
It takes three years to own a playbook.
We play tackle football.
Maybe it takes three years
Because most 18-20 year olds aren’t ready to come in and lead a team in front of 70,000 fans in the stadium, and millions more on national television?
Wilson already knows how to lead a FBS college team and he’s definitely got the skills. Now he just needs to sit down and cram the playbook into his brain. Considering the course load it takes to graduate in 3 years, I’m guessing that kind of studying isn’t anything new to him.
NFL playbook
Much more complex. NFL defenses – much more complex
Wilson was in the ACC
He’s never been in front of 70,000 fans.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Jun 27, 2011 7:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
It's a legitimate concern
My only counter would be 1) the kid has experience playing, so he won’t be a wide-eyed true freshman, 2) he has training camp AND a weak non-conference schedule to get acclimated, and 3) you can always hand the ball off to Montee Ball. Or James White. I cover some of these in the article that just went up.
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