2022 Wisconsin Season Thread

[847badgerfan]

yup, same with Trev

He's gotta fix M Hockey too?

[FearlessF]

it would help if Trev could get the basketball program to win 4 or 5 conference games

[SFBadger96]

Thinking on this some more, and this is maybe the only marquis hire in the last 50+ years of Wisconsin athletic department history, let alone the football program history. Alvarez was a big get from ND. But he wasn't this big--hadn't been a head man before. Fickell is a national coach of the year at a mid-major that he took to the CFP--the kind of coach the big kids land when they need someone new. It's a big deal that Wisconsin made this move rather than following the promote/recruit from within structure it is used to. 

BFD.

That doesn't mean it will work out, but still: wow.

[Hawkinole]

Thinking on this some more, and this is maybe the only marquis hire in the last 50+ years of Wisconsin athletic department history, let alone the football program history. Alvarez was a big get from ND. But he wasn't this big--hadn't been a head man before. Fickell is a national coach of the year at a mid-major that he took to the CFP--the kind of coach the big kids land when they need someone new. It's a big deal that Wisconsin made this move rather than following the promote/recruit from within structure it is used to.

BFD.

That doesn't mean it will work out, but still: wow.

Barry was the top assistant in NCAA football when he was hired. Barry had done well at Iowa, and was elevated at Notre Dame. This is not bigger than Barry. Barry was widely believed to be the top head coach hire when Wisconsin hired him. I would say Fickell is fairly equivalent to Barry. But, then Fickell is where Scott Frost, was before Frost was hired at Nebraska.

[847badgerfan]

Who else was after Barry back then? I don't recall any "big" offers at the time.

[847badgerfan]

CLF said in his presser lately that JL could come back as DC. I'm guessing Associate Head Coach on top of that.

JL has three young kids and a farm close to Madison. He's turned down Bama and NFL DC offers. He loves Madison. We'll see.

Getting JL more experience under a proven head coach (other than CPC) would be great, because I think CLF would leave UW if/when OSU opens up and offers.

[MrNubbz]

 Fickell is where Scott Frost, was before Frost was hired at Nebraska.

Yes albeit it seemed with an undefeated resume and a team full of Florida kids Frost appeared more of a big splash hire

[Temp430]

CLF said in his presser lately that JL could come back as DC. I'm guessing Associate Head Coach on top of that.

JL has three young kids and a farm close to Madison. He's turned down Bama and NFL DC offers. He loves Madison. We'll see.

Getting JL more experience under a proven head coach (other than CPC) would be great, because I think CLF would leave UW if/when OSU opens up and offers.

That's great.  There's nothing wrong with the Badgers' defense.

[bayareabadger]

Fickell is where Scott Frost, was before Frost was hired at Nebraska.

 I wouldn’t say this is exactly true. Fickell had a 10 year three times longer than Frost. But, it’s fair to say, that you were right that there is no résumé that guarantees success.

[SFBadger96]

I was a sophomore in high school--in California--when Wisconsin hired Barry, so my memory isn't exactly crystal clear about this, but my understanding is more like what Badge said above: yes, he was an up-and-coming hire, but no, he wasn't the kind of coach that traditionally strong programs were already salivating over. Regardless, even if he was a similarly marquis hire, this decision was a break from the Wisconsin mold in a pretty significant way.

And if Fickell can convince Leonhard to stick around, that will be one hell of a first recruiting job.

[Hawkinole]

I was a sophomore in high school--in California--when Wisconsin hired Barry, so my memory isn't exactly crystal clear about this, but my understanding is more like what Badge said above: yes, he was an up-and-coming hire, but no, he wasn't the kind of coach that traditionally strong programs were already salivating over. Regardless, even if he was a similarly marquis hire, this decision was a break from the Wisconsin mold in a pretty significant way.

And if Fickell can convince Leonhard to stick around, that will be one hell of a first recruiting job.

Fickell and Leonhard run two different defenses. They do not agree on defensive philosophy. I agree with you that Fickell should bend where Wisconsin is strong.
That said, from an Iowa perspective, hopefully Leonhard leaves for greener pastures not in the Big Ten. The Iowa O-Line has not figured out how to block against his defense.

[FearlessF]

the Big 12 is looking for defensive coaches

as is the PAC

[FearlessF]

News came out on Friday that Wisconsin assistant Bob Bostad is going to be joining a another B1G coaching staff. Indy Star’s Tyler Tachman reported the news.

Bostad is set to become the next OL coach at Indiana. Bostad has experience in both college and at the NFL level. Bostad was an OL coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012-2013.


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is this the good coach or the bad coach?

[847badgerfan]

News came out on Friday that Wisconsin assistant Bob Bostad is going to be joining a another B1G coaching staff. Indy Star’s Tyler Tachman reported the news.

Bostad is set to become the next OL coach at Indiana. Bostad has experience in both college and at the NFL level. Bostad was an OL coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012-2013.


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is this the good coach or the bad coach?

Bostad came back to Wisconsin under PC, as the ILB coach, and he was fantastic. When PC pushed Rudolph out the door last year, he moved Bostad to OL coach.

The weak link on the team this year was the OL - and it's made up entirely of 4 and 5 STARZ. I've been told that the players didn't like his ass-kicking style of coaching. Maybe the players should all go to IU and let Bo stay home.