Wisco Wednesday: How Will The Badgers Respond?
I told them to run the ball, but they just wouldn’t listen.
Last weekend was not a fun time to be a Badger fan. All that offseason excitement and optimism came crashing down as Wisconsin lost its 1st real game of the year. All due respect to Buffalo, but a lot of Madison viewed that as more of a preseason contest. There are more issues to clean up than fans were expecting. And I don’t think people realize, Washington State is just a good football team. You can’t make mistakes and beat a good football team.
Looking Back: Slow starts and turnovers. A losing formula.
Wisconsin 22
Washington State 31
The stat sheet says Wisconsin won, but the score doesn’t.
Wisconsin had:
- More Passing Yards
- More Rushing Yards
- More Yards Per Play
- More Plays
- More 1st downs
- Half as many punts
- Half as many penalties
BUT
They lost the turnover battle 3-0.
So regardless of all the other mistakes made, like not running in the first half, and not giving the ball to Braelon enough, the game was decided by turnovers. It’s plain and simple: don’t turn the ball over.
Bad 1st Half
The slow start was concerning. Wisconsin had …
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