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OrangeXtreme said:
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My opinion…

Garrett had a bad case of COVID last week. Forced him to miss multiple practices. Forced him to miss the Tuesday 2 Minute Drill for last week. A bunch of other players had it too.

Garrett refuses to use excuses. Just like last year, when he played hurt the last 3 or 4 games. All he said about the poor performance of the offense in the first of the Purdue game was that it was his fault and he played about as bad he he could play.

His willingness to take blame, even when it is not his fault, makes him a great leader.

And he is right about the Purdue corners and their constant interference. Awful reffing is the only thing that kept Purdue in the game. That Purdue CB had to rip Jones’ arm out of its socket to get called for a penalty…..
 
sutomcat said:
My opinion…

Garrett had a bad case of COVID last week. Forced him to miss multiple practices. Forced him to miss the Tuesday 2 Minute Drill for last week. A bunch of other players had it too.

Garrett refuses to use excuses. Just like last year, when he played hurt the last 3 or 4 games. All he said about the poor performance of the offense in the first of the Purdue game was that it was his fault and he played about as bad he he could play.

His willingness to take blame, even when it is not his fault, makes him a great leader.

And he is right about the Purdue corners and their constant interference. Awful reffing is the only thing that kept Purdue in the game. That Purdue CB had to rip Jones’ arm out of its socket to get called for a penalty…..
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You’re sure it was COVID?
 
sutomcat said:
My opinion…

Garrett had a bad case of COVID last week. Forced him to miss multiple practices. Forced him to miss the Tuesday 2 Minute Drill for last week. A bunch of other players had it too.

Garrett refuses to use excuses. Just like last year, when he played hurt the last 3 or 4 games. All he said about the poor performance of the offense in the first of the Purdue game was that it was his fault and he played about as bad he he could play.

His willingness to take blame, even when it is not his fault, makes him a great leader.

And he is right about the Purdue corners and their constant interference. Awful reffing is the only thing that kept Purdue in the game. That Purdue CB had to rip Jones’ arm out of its socket to get called for a penalty…..
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What? Quite the assumption.
 
It could have been a stomach bug with explosive diarrhea haha
 

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Whatever is was, COVID or not, Tomcat’s point is spot on. Shrader had an illness that impacted his game preparation and impacted some teammates as well. This affected his performance in game. He put the offensive “struggles” on his shoulders and his alone. He gave credit to several others for the game winning TD. The guy is a leader and I am THRILLED he is Orange.
 
SUforme said:
Ok. Just jump to COVID though?
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My thought was Covid as well. Historically teams have disclosed when a “bug” goes through a team, for them to say an undisclosed illness makes me think it was Covid.

There’s still a fear of disclosing a Covid outbreak within a team.

For the record, the Elton John concert turned out to be a Covid festival. Lots of people I know that went were sick last week.
 
When Shrader talks, there is such an underlying assumption of success/winning. How did I do it? We had a play designed and we executed it, blocks, distraction routes and primary routes… all I had to do was throw him the ball. That mentality will take you as far as you want to go.

I remember after a fall camp scrimmage and Shrader was talking about a scrimmage and he was saying how the defense got to him but they whistle it dead so its not really realistic because “I mean, he’s not tackling me”. He is So matter of fact and when you watch him scramble, he almost doesn’t even look a the first guy in his grill because he knows he is just going to shrug him off, and 90% of the time, he does.
 
Jake said:
My thought was Covid as well. Historically teams have disclosed when a “bug” goes through a team, for them to say an undisclosed illness makes me think it was Covid.

There’s still a fear of disclosing a Covid outbreak within a team.

For the record, the Elton John concert turned out to be a Covid festival. Lots of people I know that went were sick last week.
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Yeah, have heard that it has gone through the university system too from my brother since Elton John
 
GreekFreak said:
Whatever is was, COVID or not, Tomcat’s point is spot on. Shrader had an illness that impacted his game preparation and impacted some teammates as well. This affected his performance in game. He put the offensive “struggles” on his shoulders and his alone. He gave credit to several others for the game winning TD. The guy is a leader and I am THRILLED he is Orange.
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Amen. I love that kid. Great leader & teammate. Exactly the type of guy you want to go into battle with.
 
sutomcat said:
My opinion…

Garrett had a bad case of COVID last week. Forced him to miss multiple practices. Forced him to miss the Tuesday 2 Minute Drill for last week. A bunch of other players had it too.

Garrett refuses to use excuses. Just like last year, when he played hurt the last 3 or 4 games. All he said about the poor performance of the offense in the first of the Purdue game was that it was his fault and he played about as bad he he could play.

His willingness to take blame, even when it is not his fault, makes him a great leader.

And he is right about the Purdue corners and their constant interference. Awful reffing is the only thing that kept Purdue in the game. That Purdue CB had to rip Jones’ arm out of its socket to get called for a penalty…..
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They let a lot go, but it's a big stretch to say the refs were on Purdue's side. We got away with some contact from our dbs too.
I actually felt they were pretty fair and better than what we usually see from ACC refs.
 
dollarbill44 said:
They let a lot go, but it's a big stretch to say the refs were on Purdue's side. We got away with some contact from our dbs too.
I actually felt they were pretty fair and better than what we usually see from ACC refs.
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Agree. And Shrader was only talking about that last drive.

Those refs were fine. Had the balls to call the unsportsmanlike against Brohm that they didn't against Schiano last year (who was much worse).
 
Chip said:
Agree. And Shrader was only talking about that last drive.

Those refs were fine. Had the balls to call the unsportsmanlike against Brohm that they didn't against Schiano last year (who was much worse).
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We're any of the refs from the Purdue game part of the crew from the Rutgers game?
 
GreekFreak said:
Whatever is was, COVID or not, Tomcat’s point is spot on. Shrader had an illness that impacted his game preparation and impacted some teammates as well. This affected his performance in game. He put the offensive “struggles” on his shoulders and his alone. He gave credit to several others for the game winning TD. The guy is a leader and I am THRILLED he is Orange.
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PREACH.
 
dollarbill44 said:
They let a lot go, but it's a big stretch to say the refs were on Purdue's side. We got away with some contact from our dbs too.
I actually felt they were pretty fair and better than what we usually see from ACC refs.
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I wasn't able to watch the game live, and recorded it on youtube tv, which I have also not watched yet, but to hear that the opponent is complaining that they lost due to officiating, is music-of-the-spheres level spiritual satisfaction. And a Big 1? crew, to boot!
 
javadoc said:
I wasn't able to watch the game live, and recorded it on youtube tv, which I have also not watched yet, but to hear that the opponent is complaining that they lost due to officiating, is music-of-the-spheres level spiritual satisfaction. And a Big 1? crew, to boot!
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It's kind of crazy too, because they were all legit calls that cost them. And they benefitted from a lot of non-calls all game. It just so happened that the calls against them were clumped together.
 
Maybe I don't understand this stuff. but if it was Covid, wouldn't the Health Department shut down the football program and canceled the game? What are the rules and protocols now for this in sports?
 
dollarbill44 said:
They let a lot go, but it's a big stretch to say the refs were on Purdue's side. We got away with some contact from our dbs too.
I actually felt they were pretty fair and better than what we usually see from ACC refs.
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BIg ten refs ***
 
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