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PCP: Would the Raiders make it in the Big Ten?
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Braun:
Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable beats his wives, girlfriends and even members of his coaching staff.
With that in mind, it’s really no surprise Cable and the 2-6 Raiders are once again in the cellar of the NFL. The recent exposure of Cable’s past and his actions this season further show how little leadership he possesses and how unqualified he is to coach in the NFL.
But what about the Big Ten?
If Cable took his Raiders and brought them to college football’s best conference in the Midwest, would Oakland succeed? Well, the answer is simple: No.
Why, you ask? With talent like Darren McFadden, Nnamdi Asomugha and Richard Seymour, the Raiders would be able to literally run all over any Big Ten opponent en route to a Rose Bowl or National Championship berth.
But with great talent comes a really big coach who likes to hit people.
If the Raiders were in the Big Ten, they wouldn’t crack the top three, simply because Cable would beat up every player on the roster before they would have a chance to play conference opponents.
Sure, they might be able to challenge Purdue, Illinois and maybe even Northwestern, but that’s not really an accomplishment anyway.
Maybe if Cable cleans up his act, the Raiders can improve as a team. Until then, Oakland fans should hope his job is terminated.
Bleach:
Would the Oakland Raiders crack the top three in the Big Ten?
That’s a good one. What is our PCP really on?
Wait, that is actually the question?
Well let me answer this question with some queries of my own.
Do the Raiders have the fattest quarterback-kicker combination in the league?
Do they have a senile old man who has possibly turned into a zombie as an owner?
Are they the first NFL team to lose at least 11 games in six straight seasons?
If these questions haven’t made my answer apparent yet, then let me clear up any confusion.
No. No. Nein.
There, I said it in three languages. They would not crack the top 3 in the Big Ten.
The Raiders have been such a laughable organization since their Super Bowl run in 2002, never doubt the ways in which they can screw up.
Sure, they might give Indiana a run for their money and a game against Illinois could end up in negative total points, but the Raiders could never compete with Big Ten heavyweights.
Ohio State has more future NFL hopefuls currently on the Buckeyes roster than the Raiders do.
Penn State wins in an old man competition pitting JoPa against Al Davis.
And Iowa would win ugly, because that is what the Hawkeyes do.
Should the Raiders come to town, however, we can send them down the road. I heard UW-Whitewater needs a team for a scrimmage.
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Bleech, your answer is just a series of short sentences.
That makes it seem kind of silly.
I’m just saying maybe write longer sentence.
Or maybe it looks better when its not online.
I’m not completely sure.
But no, nein, no.
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Wow, wasted my time reading that piece of garbage.
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Hey, you can take this garbage and go fuck yourselves!!!!! Why not make a trip to Oakland and ask the Raider Nation these questions???? Or, better yet, bring a copy of this dumb ass blog wityh you for them to read! Dumb ass!
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This point/counter point is seriously laughable. I really hope this is a joke. Lets be honest, even though the raiders are one of the worst teams in the NFL they would DESTROY any college football team (Florida, Texas, Alabama, etc) I don’t care how shitty the Raiders football team is…they are all professionals on there. How many badgers have the talent to go pro? very very few. How many professionals football players are on the Oakland Raiders-53.
I love wisconsin football but to say they would beat the Raiders? HELL NO. That is just ludicrous. Maybe if you knew a little bit about sports you would know this. I would seriously be embarrassed to call yourself a football fan if you believe this.
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Hey im sorry guys. I literally no nothing about sports and really shouldn’t have an opinion on this matter. Ill go back to sitting under a rainbow and writing poems where i belong
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This honestly was the dumbest article I’ve ever read in the Badger Herald. Please take it somewhat seriously next time guys.
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way to waist my time. So none of the Raiders had college success comparable to our current Badgers? I’m sure Madison East could take on Northwestern too?
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When you get teams that have little-to-no NFL talent in the NFL, I think it’s a reasonable question if teams with reasonable amounts of NFL talent can beat them.
Best example I can think of would be the Browns. They’ve scored less offensive points in several games combined than Texas has scored in a quarter.
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You mean the Browns who have players who came from college football, have pro football trainers, years of extra weightlifting, years of playing against other pro football players and teams (LIKE THE PATRIOTS, STEELERS, VIKINGS, ETC.), and do nothing but prepare, train, play and study football for 6-9+ months a year? Unless every player from Florida is drafted in this upcoming draft and starts in the NFL next year, I doubt there is anyway they would hold their own against the Browns, Lions or Raiders for more than a quarter. You do realize there are like 30 extra guys who get cut who were tried out before the season for all of these teams right? This is competitive as fuck even if the team doesn’t look good compared to the rest of the teams in the league.
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are you kidding me with this? The Raiders or even the 0-16 lions from last year would beat up on Florida, no less a big ten team, dont even try this argument