No...but those teams also don't win crap.
Hmmm MN and NW beat us with regularity.
NW is 1-3 against us since joining the B1G
MN is 2-2
Minnesota has beaten us pretty regularly.
And although they haven't "won crap" they have beaten us twice.
NW beat Wisconsin, which may not seem like much, but it's something I know every last one of us wishes we would have done this year.
One thing I envy about Minnesota is just how well flippin' coached and disciplined they are. They didn't beat us twice with more talent. Far from it. They beat us twice due to not beating themselves (zero turnovers total in both games).
I have to admit that right now, I am crazy annoyed with Beck right now. He could say "I am a huge fan of chocolate ice cream" and I would totally put a negative spin on it. Something like "pfft, what a pr*ck, he probably doesn't like waffle cones though, idiot..." With that being said, there are just too many excuses. Recruiting? Come on. I get it, we may not be able to get the talent and you don't know, but aren't you coaches able to evaluate their skills and the skillsets? Wouldn't you recruit players that fit the skillsets you need/want for whatever system you want?
And what skillset is he missing? "Man I wish we had more talent in:"
RBs? We had Ameer Abdullah. If he thinks we recruited that position incorrectly, WTH? Rex?
QBs? Listen, I get it. You guys don't like Tommy, but he's way better than most college QB's out there, and one of the most productive. I honestly think Tommy was more a victim of the Becks system than Beck was a victim of Tommy.
WRs? Bell? DPE? Westerkamp? Are there issues with them? It has been a while since I have seen such a solid line up at this position.
TEs? I still think it's a joke how underutilized Kyler Reed was. With his speed, he was a match up nightmare. But we never knew and never would have guessed that. Cethan Carter is crazy underutilized. I know both of these guys had some injuries, but we never heard from them when they were healthy. To me, they are both matchup nightmares.
Line? This may be something. But I truly believe the issues with this goes beyond their ability to block, because sometimes they just plain didn't block defenders.
Also, man, blaming the kids? "You don't know what they're going to be like until they get here..." Who the hell disappointed Beck enough for him to saw that? Which player is allowing him to make these excuses?