2022 Wisconsin Season Thread

[Mdot21]

Based on yesterday OSU could use a DC

they just paid Knowles $2 mil a year and stole him from OkState. I doubt they'll fire him just like that based off one game. OSU D was pretty good all year til the final game. 

[Mdot21]

grab Parker and save him from Iowa City

I don't understand how he hasn't gotten bigger DC job or a HC job at a smaller school yet. I would hate to see that dude in Columbus. 

[Mdot21]

So does this mean Braelon Allen is gone? Cause I sure as hell would love to see him team up with Donovan Edwards in Ann Arbor next year to replace Blake Corum.

[Hawkinole]

Fickell was a surprising choice, but a good choice, nonetheless.

[847badgerfan]

So does this mean Braelon Allen is gone? Cause I sure as hell would love to see him team up with Donovan Edwards in Ann Arbor next year to replace Blake Corum.

You like prima donnas? Cause that's Allen.

[847badgerfan]

OK then. Fine by me.

[847badgerfan]

What is weird is that Fickell has never played or coached outside of the State of Ohio.

Wisconsin is sooooo different.

[847badgerfan]

Going from 1st and goal on the 5 to 2nd and goal from the 30 was a thing of beauty. The interim tag should be removed immediately.

That's pretty short-sighted.

JL would have cleaned up that side of the ball by clearing out the house. On the recruiting paper, this is the most talent Wisconsin has ever had at OL, and they suck. Why?

That Badger defense was gassed because the OL couldn't keep the offense on the field. It all starts there.

[Temp430]

Never thought I'd see Fickell in the Big Ten unless it was at Ohio State.  Great hire.   It will be interesting to see in what direction he takes the Badger's offense.  If he stays true to what he's done so far it'll be a bit away from Wisconsin's classic pound them on the ground with the running game to something more spread like with a dual threatish QB.  Or maybe not since he's got a lot of the power running game tools there already?

[847badgerfan]

This is rather shocking.

[FearlessF]

I take it, you preferred Leonhard and thought it was a done deal?

[CatsbyAZ]

Good for the Wisconsin AD going big game hunting against the hometown sentiment of hiring Leonhard. I never viewed the unquestioning support of Leonhard as more than a localized, forced fixation to turn Leonhard into a hometown hero. We’ve seen this play out before to mixed results – where the feel good story is favored above sounder hiring considerations, whether it works out or not. Griffey Jr to the Reds, Patrick Ewing to Georgetown, and giving George Lucas full control of the prequels, for example.

Is Leonhard worth rooting for? Does he handle himself well? A good face for the program? Yes, yes, and yes. But is he worth hiring over a candidate with more proven experience, who also knows the Big Ten? Possibly not?

With the way Bielema left (was run off?), the short Gary Andersen tenure, and the abrupt Chryst firing, is there some sort of unseen vortex of decision making that only those in Madison can make sense of?

[GopherRock]

Based on your comments, I have also thought that they would take the interim tag off him.

One thing that is not up for discussion: it's Chris McIntosh's show now. Anything that King Barry built, personnel-wise, is gone.

[847badgerfan]

Based on your comments, I have also thought that they would take the interim tag off him.

One thing that is not up for discussion: it's Chris McIntosh's show now. Anything that King Barry built, personnel-wise, is gone.

Except Mac was a consensus All-American OT and won two Rose Bowls and was groomed for his current job... under...

King Barry.

Discuss.