There will be a time later this week, where I will talk trash and tell you how NU rules and Iowa is the worst team in college football.... I could decide to skip that because, well, it worked pretty poorly Michigan week. But literally everything else didn't work either so I might try again.
2 questions for now:
1. Fitz said you guys caught the injury bug against Illinois but it was impressive to see how the "next man up" played well. Who got knocked out of the game? Who's been injured before the Illinois game? Who do you think won't play against NU? What is their relative importance to the team? How confident are you in the backups?
For us, the biggest injury is Matthew Harris who broke some bones in his face. I think he's our #2 CB, many think he's #1. Our secondary (and Dline) is loaded with depth, but there will be a clear drop off from him. The backups have played, and played well for the most part. Fitz likes to play a lot of guys though. His philosophy is a fresh #2 is often better than a tired #1. We're also missing our #3 safety Kyle Queiro. He's a backup so the issue now depth rather than losing a star.
WR Austin Carr may be out and was listed as "day to day." He's one of many receivers that can't seem to separate themselves, but is listed as a started.
2. We seem to recruit some of the same players. 3 stand out for me from a quick look at the roster: Jordan Walsh, Faith Ekakitie, and Ryan Ward (is there a 3rd Ward brother too?) I feel sometimes that I follow some players heavily until the commit elsewhere and then they're lost to me. Any news about those three? How are they developing?
2 questions for now:
1. Fitz said you guys caught the injury bug against Illinois but it was impressive to see how the "next man up" played well. Who got knocked out of the game? Who's been injured before the Illinois game? Who do you think won't play against NU? What is their relative importance to the team? How confident are you in the backups?
For us, the biggest injury is Matthew Harris who broke some bones in his face. I think he's our #2 CB, many think he's #1. Our secondary (and Dline) is loaded with depth, but there will be a clear drop off from him. The backups have played, and played well for the most part. Fitz likes to play a lot of guys though. His philosophy is a fresh #2 is often better than a tired #1. We're also missing our #3 safety Kyle Queiro. He's a backup so the issue now depth rather than losing a star.
WR Austin Carr may be out and was listed as "day to day." He's one of many receivers that can't seem to separate themselves, but is listed as a started.
2. We seem to recruit some of the same players. 3 stand out for me from a quick look at the roster: Jordan Walsh, Faith Ekakitie, and Ryan Ward (is there a 3rd Ward brother too?) I feel sometimes that I follow some players heavily until the commit elsewhere and then they're lost to me. Any news about those three? How are they developing?