Badgers fans have plenty to say on Twitter after Wisconsin falters against Indiana Hoosiers at home
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jim Polzin asked Badgers fans on Twitter what they thought of No. 18 Wisconsin's 14-6 loss to the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
While there was plenty of criticism to go around, it wasn't all doom and gloom among the fanbase as the Badgers fell to 2-2 on the pandemic-shortened season:
Cough, cough
Barry should have been more vocal about the Big Ten not playing this season for health reasons.
— Kevin Murphy (@kjmurphy88) December 5, 2020
Asleep at the controls
What can you say this team didn’t look ready to play. You have to question the offensive play calling very vanilla. Special teams were anything but special. Just an embarrassing performance all around.
— Mark Meddings (@MeddingsMark1) December 5, 2020
Who they gonna call?
Other way around they get the flag
— Pastaboy (@Wiscwin1) December 5, 2020
Tipping the scales
Yep, coaches make a difference; Chryst non existent; IU coach advocating for players, annoying, but it works. IU coach reminded me of CoachK at duke going crazy on refs at UW V duke in ship game, and duke got all the calls in 2nd half=the difference...
— Gary Stinson (@GStinson9) December 6, 2020
Outside looking in
Part of the problem with CFP, need to be in final 4; can still have great years, but if not In final seems like season lost...and UW no where near final 4 this year, but this year sucks, and will have an asterisk next to it...
— Gary Stinson (@GStinson9) December 6, 2020
Not up for the fight
Played like they were playing for nothing. Uninspired. No offense. Indiana wanted it more.
— Joey Disch (@J_Disch) December 5, 2020
Calling it like they (want to) see it
Give the Heisman to Tuttle. And Indiana to CFP. By listening to the ABC announcers .
— Brian Suttie (@BigDaddySutt) December 5, 2020
The more you know
Maryland put up 11 points against this “tough Indiana defense” last week in one of the ugliest games I’ve ever seen. Today Wisconsin scored 6. Tells me all I need to know.
— Billy Wood (@WillyBood) December 5, 2020
Giving it away
Also the Referees took the game away.
— JM_Wisconsin (@Jeff85257) December 5, 2020
That last Badgers play was pass interference, at least twice as bad as the one called on Badgers at NW.
Penalties 8 to 1. Coaching on that also.
What a mess this season is.
They are who they are
They desperately need a WR and fast!
— Calvin Cooler (@CoolerCalvin) December 6, 2020
Next class up
21 class will get plenty of playing time.... Hopefully they are as good as billed.
— Todd Bethe (@todd_bethe) December 5, 2020
It starts at the top
Terrible coaching. Should have fed Berger twice there
— Pastaboy (@Wiscwin1) December 5, 2020
Set up for disappointment
I was never expecting this team to be good this year but after that start you can of felt we were going somewhere. Two straight games against good defenses too
— Robert Soltero (@RobSoltero) December 5, 2020
No one else to blame
13 points in 8 quarters. The offense is killing the defense
— Danny Brisky (@DannyBrisky) December 5, 2020
Lack of preparation
Team was not ready...coaching and zero emotion
— Joe Leinfelder (@JoeLeinfelder) December 5, 2020
As simple as that
Better team won. Defense is solid, but offense and special teams are bottom tier BigTen
— Bill_Woj (@Slough_Creek) December 5, 2020
Lucky it wasn't worse
Indiana was the better team today and really should have won 21-6, instead of 14-6. They have one heck of a good coach. Not making excuses but their receiving core missed a couple of key players.
— Jeff Ostach (@JeffOstach) December 6, 2020
Giving it their all
This team has been really impacted by COVID...it also is lacking playmakers on offense with the top 2 WRs out. Tough year
— Todd (@pilprin) December 5, 2020
Not as bad as it looks
This sucks, but I wouldn’t draw too many conclusions from this season. There are certainly concerns going forward, but it needs to get worse than losing to 2 ranked teams to say this program is regressing.
— Brendon Fanning (@BrendonFanning) December 6, 2020
Off the crazy train
Mertz hype train has derailed a bit. This offseason, Badgers will need to refocus and reassess. Development of Mertz, Berger, Dike, etc. will be key. OL needs to improve as well. Defensive, who steps up in secondary, and need better rush.
— DRich (@drich318318) December 5, 2020
Enough of this already
2020 strikes again. Crappy year, crappy game. When does Spring practice start in 2021?
— Michael Martin (@mjmartin557) December 6, 2020
And when can we go back?
When did we go away from shifts, motions, and jet action so much?
— Trent Probst (@coachprobst) December 6, 2020
The math checks out
13 points in the last 8 quarters. That’s all that needs to be said.
— Chad Steinmetz (@CSteiny24) December 5, 2020
That's just ... wrong
— Bob from Wisconsin (@14LathropBadger) December 5, 2020
Out of their element
Offense just not very good right now, probably because of the starts and stops of the season. Football is an emotional game and, try as they might, I believe the lack of continuity has negatively affected their edge.
— rick brown (@rickbrown35) December 6, 2020
Just winging it
I agree with you. Both WRs out is going to be hard to overcome...but how can you not come up with a gameplan to put your QB in a position for success? Short, quick passing game to the multitude of talented backs and tight-ends would seem like an obvious option.
— TJ Ninneman (@tjninneman) December 6, 2020
Give 'em time
Young staff, bad play calling, lack of WR depth, ball handling issues (again). Once tihs young team gels.... look out.
— Tony (@MontereyJack3) December 6, 2020
It surely isn't helping
It’s what happens when you play a season during a pandemic and play every only half the weeks. No cohesion
— Ryan Byrne (@ryanb80) December 5, 2020
Simple and honest
Brutal
— Jim Garofalo (@JimGarofalo) December 5, 2020
Don't forget these
Turnovers and penalties
— Brad Lutes (@BALutes) December 6, 2020
What's the point?
Fake season, so ultimately it doesn't matter. But that's the worst offense we've put on the field in 25 years
— Wisc (@SCBucky) December 6, 2020
There must be a reason, right?
With the number of talented backs and TEs this team has, why haven't they designed game plan around short, quick passes to these guys?
— TJ Ninneman (@tjninneman) December 6, 2020
What more can you say?
— Derek Shuda (@DerekShuda) December 5, 2020
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