Graham Mertz is now the poster child for the peril of NIL
by Irishdog80 (2021-09-04 16:03:52)
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You put the spotlight on yourself instead of the team and put added pressure on YOU to perform. Mertz is a talented QB, but creating your own personal logo and doing interviews with the networks before you have even won a truly big game is putting yourself ahead of team...a recipe for disaster.

Kids in Africa will soon be sporting Graham Mertz logo apparel.



Hard to believe someone wants that merch. *
by PWK2  (2021-09-05 08:03:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Great logo. Not so great performance. *
by Raoul  (2021-09-04 20:59:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

My wife likes her T shirt
by OldIrishFan  (2021-09-04 20:26:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.UUENm4g9a9PCD5BWXZqTCwHaHa&pid=Api&P=0&w=400&h=400
At least they're "premium" tee shirts!!! *
by other_guy  (2021-09-04 20:11:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Only 55 shekels for a Mertz 5 hoodie…that’s a steal. *
by LateNiteNaugles  (2021-09-04 16:47:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Yo, that’s $50 for a t-shirt *
by milhouse  (2021-09-04 23:01:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I call that getting swindled and pimped. *
by IrishApache  (2021-09-05 09:19:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I'm sure he's sold dozens of shirts
by Irish Warrior  (2021-09-04 16:31:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

for fans to either pee on or light on fire
Wisky fans are melting down at Paul Chryst for tossing Coan. *
by rkellyatrecess  (2021-09-04 16:29:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I'm happy we have Coan. I think Chryst believed that ....
by Rocksteady74  (2021-09-04 20:07:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

.... Mertz, even if behind Coan, has a higher ceiling. So he decided to stick with Mertz even after Coan recovered from his injury. Chryst may be right about the ceiling, but Mertz isn't far enough along to carry the load.
Coan was 12-6 as a starter at Wisconsin.
by G.K.Chesterton  (2021-09-04 17:12:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Some of those Badger fans are misremembering that he wasn't Johnny Unitas and that in 2019, he had Jonathan Taylor in the backfield to lean on and even then, they lost four games (three losses were to top-6 teams).

I am hoping that with more maturity, he raises his game with ND.
13-6, one loss in 2018 was to #21 ranked PSU. He also beat
by MarkinSeattle  (2021-09-04 18:50:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

#11 Michigan, #18 Iowa and #9 Minnesota. Those were rankings going into those games.

His Wiki page is only showing 12 wins. Which game
by G.K.Chesterton  (2021-09-04 21:25:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

is it missing?
There is no "I" in Mertz, but there is a "me." *
by mkovac  (2021-09-04 16:11:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post