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Week 9 v Northwestern: Game Notes, Depth Chart, Etc

I can't completely agree with that. Minnesota had nothing to do with the below gifts we handed them or unfortunate circumstances of the game.

1.) Ravioli missing Dane Key for 2 open touchdown's that cost us 10pts.
2.) A bullshit targeting penalty that cost us our LT and moved us out of the red zone.
3.) Our best olineman & linebacker getting injured early in the game and not returning.
4.) Our OC going brain dead and only running the ball 3 times on non-first down plays. 3!!! We were also extremely effective running the ball on 1st down which makes it even more perplexing.
5.) Hunter slipping as he was cutting up field towards the end of the 1st half when it looked like he might house it. Hunter also dropping a wide open deep ball that was actually put right on him.
6.) A blatant missed hold on the long WR screen pass for Minnesota that essentially put the game away and a very questionable holding penalty on Jones on 4th down to extend a scoring drive.

We played absolutely awful but that game broke for Minnesota at every turn and we did nothing to help ourselves.
This exact mentality is why Minnesota has beat us 6 straight. We never learn
 
Indiana has NFL players all over their roster. They have 9 starters who will get drafted in 2026, including 2 likely first rounders. When you add their 2 transfer draft picks from last season to this season, that means 8 transfers from James Madison will get drafted.

If you want to criticize Rhule and staff for not finding, evaluating, and signing talent on par with Cignetti that's fine and warranted.

But I'm going to continue to push back on people who think Cignetti is just out scheming everyone with inferior talent.

Coach Cignetti killed it with kids from Maryland, Florida, Jersey, and Virginia who weren't allowed to play high school football in 2020 and 2021. He outworked everyone.

I'm also not convinced there is any other G5 coach in the country that could be hired and then be able to drag 16 starters with him who could make a difference.

They're a lot more talented than Nebraska.... But everything else you wrote is accurate.
You just made my point. They pulled kids from James Madison...8 of which will get drafted. 16 starters from JM and I guarantee- damn-tee you there stars don't align with ours. It's not about schemes. Its about producing great players and getting the most out of them at all times.

We haven't done that in years...decades!
 
Yep, need more EJ's and Barney's. I was hoping at some point the last little bit of losing mentality would be out of the program.
I don't think anyone is settling for losses. I just don't think kids are being coached to play with a championship mentality. They are being coached, and they are saying the right things. But we don't play with fire in our bellies. We don't play with everything we have in the tank and a killer mindset on top of that.

We have 4 keys to winning defense each week. Communication, Discipline, Fast, Physical. When all keys are in focus our team can plays with greatness. Nebraska is missing at least one each week on both sides of the ball. More times than not it's the FAST/PHYSICAL part. Sad!
 
Did you hear that guys. We are smart
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