IMHO hell no I love this balck and blue style of power football. However you have to look at the amount of injuries that are starting to pile up for all the teams in the league that play that smash mouth style and start to wonder if it will be the walking wounded by the time its bowl season.
This weekends game should be another very physical game between Iowa and Northwestern and both teams are losing guys now every week. At Northwestern the black and blue games are starting to take their toll and I fear Iowa may start to slow down now as well. Iowa has two banged up starting OT's and a QB that is getting nicked up. Northwestern has very physical DE's and overall a very physcial DLine. Here's hoping Iowa can escape this weekend without any major injuries to its backfield.
With Harbaugh Michigan has brought back a very physical style to its football program. Utah who along with Stanford are thought of as the two most physical teams west of the rockies have said this week that Michigan is by far the most physical team they have played all year. And as a guy who watched the Utah Michigan game I can say that was the most physical game I have seen all year. Michigan St who has seen the D ripped apart by injuries all year could be in for a long game.
I think it will be tougher and tougher to get through the season without losing atleast one major star on your team in the B1G. For teams like Iowa that could kill off a great season. Just think if Iowa lost Beathard or Canzeri. Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St and Penn St all play a very physical style and try to win through the trenches. Most seasons you will have 5 or more of these teams on your schedule.
This weekends game should be another very physical game between Iowa and Northwestern and both teams are losing guys now every week. At Northwestern the black and blue games are starting to take their toll and I fear Iowa may start to slow down now as well. Iowa has two banged up starting OT's and a QB that is getting nicked up. Northwestern has very physical DE's and overall a very physcial DLine. Here's hoping Iowa can escape this weekend without any major injuries to its backfield.
With Harbaugh Michigan has brought back a very physical style to its football program. Utah who along with Stanford are thought of as the two most physical teams west of the rockies have said this week that Michigan is by far the most physical team they have played all year. And as a guy who watched the Utah Michigan game I can say that was the most physical game I have seen all year. Michigan St who has seen the D ripped apart by injuries all year could be in for a long game.
I think it will be tougher and tougher to get through the season without losing atleast one major star on your team in the B1G. For teams like Iowa that could kill off a great season. Just think if Iowa lost Beathard or Canzeri. Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St and Penn St all play a very physical style and try to win through the trenches. Most seasons you will have 5 or more of these teams on your schedule.