thebaumer:

1. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin offensive coordinator

Chryst is finally being recognized as one of the brightest minds in the college coaching profession. So much so that when the Dallas Cowboys offered him a job as quarterbacks coach, Wisconsin reacted by making Chryst the Big Ten's highest-paid coordinator. Chryst made a name for himself as the offensive coordinator at Oregon State, where he molded quarterback Derek Anderson, and led the Beavers to a top-10 finish nationally in total offense during his final season in 2004. In his first season as Wisconsin offensive coordinator in 2005, the Badgers set school records for points scored in a season (446) and season scoring average (34.3 ppg). Chryst's unit overcame the losses of running back Brian Calhoun to the NFL and wide receiver Marcus Randle El to injury in 2006, when the Badgers finished with the Big Ten's second-ranked scoring offense.

 

buhbye.

Oh.  I didn't know that Todd McShay said the same thing.  If he says it then it must be true.  I was basing my thoughts on Chryst's play calling scheme.

run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass, run run, run, run, run, run, run, pass, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass.

He's a genius.

Boomer showed that Todd McShay cites Chryst as one of the best offensive minds in the country.

Here's a few other of McShay's claims.

Todd McShay Is Slowly Getting Worse At Predicting Draft Picks

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

I mentioned before the draft how pointless Mock Drafts are and I think this bit of info from JSF proves that. The heir apparent to ESPN's Draft coverage Todd McShay did worse this year than he did last year. He went from 9.1% correct to 6.7%....seriously.

Out of the first 135 picks, Todd McShay picked nine for an accuracy percentage of 6.67%. In the biggest surprise of the day, McShay actually nailed one in the fourth round - Cody Wallace to the 49ers at pick #107 - no doubt by complete stroke of luck.

Defending champ Mel Kiper picked a whopping eight correct, leaving him at a sterling 5.93% accuracy rate. For all the research Kiper does throughout the year, the last pick he got correct was #22, Felix Jones to the Cowboys. That made him zero for his last 113.

Impressive.

runningwithscissors:

brandx:

I agree with all points except Tolzien. UW was DOMINATING the game till our geniuses on the bench desided that since we had all of the momentum, it was time to take him out.

i had a WTF moment there.  after that it was all Iowa.  Why the hell would you take out the starting QB when you just scored and have the momentum? 

Did you see what Michigan did to Iowa in the second half last week when they took Forcier out for their running QB?  That's why Bielema did it.  In hindsight, it failed.  But in theory, it made some sense as long as it was planned and not perceived as a benching by Tolzien.

The Badgers lost because they're just not as good of a team as Iowa, not because of Bielema.  Hell, the first half of that game he out-coached the snot out of Ferentz and O'Keefe (the IA offensive coordinator).  That's the best half of football anyone has played against Iowa this year. It wasn;t until Clay and Graham got hurt that the momentum turned around, from my perspective.

brewhawk:

runningwithscissors:

brandx:

I agree with all points except Tolzien. UW was DOMINATING the game till our geniuses on the bench desided that since we had all of the momentum, it was time to take him out.

i had a WTF moment there.  after that it was all Iowa.  Why the hell would you take out the starting QB when you just scored and have the momentum? 

Did you see what Michigan did to Iowa in the second half last week when they took Forcier out for their running QB?  That's why Bielema did it.  In hindsight, it failed.  But in theory, it made some sense as long as it was planned and not perceived as a benching by Tolzien.

The Badgers lost because they're just not as good of a team as Iowa, not because of Bielema.  Hell, the first half of that game he out-coached the snot out of Ferentz and O'Keefe (the IA offensive coordinator).  That's the best half of football anyone has played against Iowa this year. It wasn;t until Clay and Graham got hurt that the momentum turned around, from my perspective.

 

It was different last week.  Was Michigan dominating Iowa when they changed what was working?  Well from what I've read our brain trust did.  I know why you like Beilema.

kegman:

brewhawk:

runningwithscissors:

brandx:

I agree with all points except Tolzien. UW was DOMINATING the game till our geniuses on the bench desided that since we had all of the momentum, it was time to take him out.

i had a WTF moment there.  after that it was all Iowa.  Why the hell would you take out the starting QB when you just scored and have the momentum? 

Did you see what Michigan did to Iowa in the second half last week when they took Forcier out for their running QB?  That's why Bielema did it.  In hindsight, it failed.  But in theory, it made some sense as long as it was planned and not perceived as a benching by Tolzien.

The Badgers lost because they're just not as good of a team as Iowa, not because of Bielema.  Hell, the first half of that game he out-coached the snot out of Ferentz and O'Keefe (the IA offensive coordinator).  That's the best half of football anyone has played against Iowa this year. It wasn;t until Clay and Graham got hurt that the momentum turned around, from my perspective.

 

It was different last week.  Was Michigan dominating Iowa when they changed what was working?  Well from what I've read our brain trust did.  I know why you like Beilema.

No.  It was because Forcier was hurt.  But they marched right down the field and scored, so it worked.  What stopped him was that Iowa picked off the first one he put in the air.

So that said, are you really asking for Bielema to put the ball in the air with a ten point lead at home against the Nation's leader in interceptions when you've been grinding yards out on the ground like they were?

Was Clay already banged up at that point that they wanted to show a different look?  I honestly think this is total hindsight that people have a beef with it.  I thought it was a good move on his part until Iowa somehow stopped it, which really surprised me.

It's scary to see the badgers dominate in the 1st half 2 weeks in a row and then after halftime when the other team makes adjustments, BB has no answers. He is unable to do ingame coaching. 2 weeks in a row against good teams, he had his team ready, but was unable to match up with the other coach in the 2nd half..

brewhawk:

kegman:

brewhawk:

runningwithscissors:

brandx:

I agree with all points except Tolzien. UW was DOMINATING the game till our geniuses on the bench desided that since we had all of the momentum, it was time to take him out.

i had a WTF moment there.  after that it was all Iowa.  Why the hell would you take out the starting QB when you just scored and have the momentum? 

Did you see what Michigan did to Iowa in the second half last week when they took Forcier out for their running QB?  That's why Bielema did it.  In hindsight, it failed.  But in theory, it made some sense as long as it was planned and not perceived as a benching by Tolzien.

The Badgers lost because they're just not as good of a team as Iowa, not because of Bielema.  Hell, the first half of that game he out-coached the snot out of Ferentz and O'Keefe (the IA offensive coordinator).  That's the best half of football anyone has played against Iowa this year. It wasn;t until Clay and Graham got hurt that the momentum turned around, from my perspective.

 

It was different last week.  Was Michigan dominating Iowa when they changed what was working?  Well from what I've read our brain trust did.  I know why you like Beilema.

No.  It was because Forcier was hurt.  But they marched right down the field and scored, so it worked.  What stopped him was that Iowa picked off the first one he put in the air.

So that said, are you really asking for Bielema to put the ball in the air with a ten point lead at home against the Nation's leader in interceptions when you've been grinding yards out on the ground like they were?

Was Clay already banged up at that point that they wanted to show a different look?  I honestly think this is total hindsight that people have a beef with it.  I thought it was a good move on his part until Iowa somehow stopped it, which really surprised me.

I think it would have been better to start mixing in the passing game when Wisconsin was dominating.  Even if they didn't start passing, why did could you not have run the running plays that were already working?

I know why you want us to have Bielema.

kegman:

I think it would have been better to start mixing in the passing game when Wisconsin was dominating.

Really?  Tolzien threw two Pick 6's last week, his favorite receiver in Graham was on the bench and Iowa leads the nation in interceptions.  He gets one picked in that situation, and people would be screaming bloody murder for throwing.

kegman:

Even if they didn't start passing, why did could you not have run the running plays that were already working?

Good question.  Had Clay been dinged up by that point?  I seriously don't remember if it was before or after that.  If it was before, that would be a valid reason, in my opinion. 

I just don't get how people hang their hats on just that one series.  If you're going to talk about playcalling giving Iowa a competitive advantage, O'Keefe's  2nd and 3 and 3rd and 5 runs directly at Schofield would have to at least wash that series out.  Most Iowa fans would give the playcalling advantage to Chryst in the first half.

brewhawk:

Most Iowa fans would give the playcalling advantage to Chryst in the first half.

You called that playcalling?  Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass.

That was my first time watching Iowa this year and I thought they looked horrible.  And they still beat us.  Now I see why you guys barely beat Northern Iowa and Arkansas State.  The only team today I was least impressed with today out of any NCAA game besides Iowa (#11 is a joke) was the Badgers.

CollegeFootballGuru:

brewhawk:

Most Iowa fans would give the playcalling advantage to Chryst in the first half.

 

You called that playcalling?  Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass.

They were winning, weren't they?

CollegeFootballGuru:

That was my first time watching Iowa this year and I thought they looked horrible.

Worst half of football they have played all year, hands down.  Can't argue much there.

Interesting that you call yourself a college football guru, yewt missed the two nationally televised night games where Iowa beat Penn State and Michigan.

CollegeFootballGuru:

And they still beat us.

That's because Iowa is a better team.

CollegeFootballGuru:

Now I see why you guys barely beat Northern Iowa and Arkansas State.

Because we scored more points than them? 

Seriously, though,  the Arkansas State game was close because of a garbage time touchdown.  Iowa was in control of it the entire time.  Look at the box score. UNI is a legitimate gripe, but they're a very good FCS team, it was the first college game for both of our running backs, and they didn't exactly dig into their playbook for that.  

But is a Wisconsin Badger fan really in a position to be criticising anyone's strength of victory?

CollegeFootballGuru:

The only team today I was least impressed with today out of any NCAA game besides Iowa (#11 is a joke) was the Badgers.

Really?  Holding the vaunted Wisconsin offense to a season low doesn't do it for you?  The 17-0 second half?  Taking out Clay and Graham?

I guess you're not a real results-oriented kind of guy.

Where was Ball?

wmvusa:

Where was Ball?

Get a clue.

badger4life34:

Why is Scott Tolzien the starting QB?

Why is Bret Bielema the head coach? Special Teams Coach?

Why is Paul Chryst the offensive cord?

Why is Dave Doreon the defensive cord?

Is Welch really the best we can do at K?

Why is the offensive playcalling the same every series? And why doesn't it change after the opposing defense proves that it's not working effectively?

This team is actually pretty good, it's the f***heads running it that are the problem(s).

You just defended Bielema a few days ago.  Now, after 1 game, he's terrible and needs to go? 

Tolzien's the QB because the other QB's on the team suck.  it's him by default.  he should go back to doing well now that he doens't have to face good teams anymore because its his standard to throw 2 picks against good teams but put up good numbers against other teams so people think "wow, we finally found a good QB." I guess, if you compare him to Sherer, he is.

I don't think the coordinators have been doing bad this year, especially Chryst, but bielema needs to step down from ST coach.  Not only is he already the head coach, but the ST suck. 

brewhawk:

UNI is a legitimate gripe, but they're a very good FCS team,

that's like being a very fast turtle

CollegeFootballGuru:

brewhawk:

Most Iowa fans would give the playcalling advantage to Chryst in the first half.

 

You called that playcalling?  Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, pass.

 

That was my first time watching Iowa this year and I thought they looked horrible.  And they still beat us.  Now I see why you guys barely beat Northern Iowa and Arkansas State.  The only team today I was least impressed with today out of any NCAA game besides Iowa (#11 is a joke) was the Badgers.

Really? So Ohio state losing to Purdure is more impressive than Iowa beating the Badgers?