I was very critical of him in the first half, but he played very well in the late 2nd quarter and 2nd half.

Posted on September 20, 2026 at 09:59:36 AM by Krypto

It was good to see better ball handling and decisions after that boneheaded scramble and fumble on the first drive of the game. Overall, pretty good game for Underwood and if he did this against WMU, folks would be a lot less critical of him.

However, Beck's playcalling when there are 8-9 guys in the box is still extremely frustrating, but even he looked better in the 2nd half.

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Just for fun, how would the narrative have been different if Bryce had had this performance against Western Michigan? - By Craig September 20, 2026 at 09:32:14 AM
- I was very critical of him in the first half, but he played very well in the late 2nd quarter and 2nd half. - By Krypto September 20, 2026 at 09:59:36 AM
  - He was like 14-17 for 150 yards, WTF.* - By MasterBates September 20, 2026 at 10:35:21 AM
  - He was fine in the first half. Just the turnover * - By crumbs September 20, 2026 at 10:15:54 AM
  - I wasn’t critical of him in the 1st half at all. Wasn’t he like 11/12 at some point? - By ny1995 September 20, 2026 at 10:04:57 AM
    - Agree solid throughout. He had one other dangerous ball late that a good DB might take for 6. - By LewisBullox September 20, 2026 at 10:09:14 AM
      - Didn't JJ had like 4 pick sixes and struggle with the deep ball? But he was great otherwise... - By Rich September 20, 2026 at 10:12:54 AM
        
        I think those were criticized, but either way I'm not interested in playing that game. Just describing what I saw.* - By LewisBullox September 20, 2026 at 10:17:07 AM
        
        He’s really progressing and is still prone for the occasional. I really like his trajectory so far. He’s only going to get better.* - By crumbs September 20, 2026 at 10:33:41 AM
        
        I think he was legitimately very bad vs. WMU, which was jarring, but the last two games much closer to what I thought would be reasonable for this year.* - By LewisBullox September 20, 2026 at 10:46:36 AM
        
        Agree. Iowa will be a big test. Need to have a clean game and not turn the ball over.* - By crumbs September 20, 2026 at 11:00:25 AM
        
        Those were but generally not his week to week play or near picks* - By Rich September 20, 2026 at 10:28:29 AM
    - Yeah, he was great in the first half. He was all we had. He's not the one calling stupid runs and safe passes but he did everything (except the one fumble) * - By Rich September 20, 2026 at 10:07:56 AM
      - Yeah, you both are likely right in this instance. I definitely put too much emphasis on that fumble and the awful playcalling by Beck. * - By Krypto September 20, 2026 at 10:10:32 AM
- They would have had to allow him to throw down the field. I didn't think he was bad vs WMU but the offense was* - By Rich September 20, 2026 at 09:55:37 AM
- I wasnt on the board yesterday to learn how bad everything actually was. I thought yesterday was an A effort by team and Bryce had a good game* - By chiwalker September 20, 2026 at 09:50:25 AM

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I was very critical of him in the first half, but he played very well in the late 2nd quarter and 2nd half.