2024 Wisconsin Season Thread

[bayareabadger]

The DB's are as strong as they've been in at least 20 years, if not the strongest.

I feel that now they can compete with the speed teams, finally.

Hope they play like that. Last year was soft.

[847badgerfan]

Front 7 got no pressure. I think that's fixed a little better than it was last season.

[FearlessF]

Big Ten Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2024

Wisconsin
“The focus here is on offense. It was a hard sell for a program like this to embrace a system like Phil’s [offensive coordinator Phil Longo], and it ended up being a mismatch because of personnel. Are they going to make any big changes? I think there’s extra pressure here in Year 2 because they didn’t score points last season, and they got away from an identity that worked so well in this league."

"Defensively, we expect them to be much improved. I’d say they’re on a timeline similar to what Luke [Fickell] did at Cincinnati. That’s not the side of the ball to worry about here."

"They need to put up points to get everyone on board with their new identity — it’s that simple.”

[847badgerfan]

This does not make me happy.

[FearlessF]

You wanted the axe in prime time?

[847badgerfan]

No. I want it on Saturday. I don't care what time. Friday games suck.

And now they just added another one. The home opener is now Friday on FS1.

[FearlessF]

Friday games don't bother me much but I no longer have season tickets or attend most games. 

Friday night on TV is fine with me 

[LittlePig]

I remember back in 2020,  the original schedule called for Iowa and Wisc to play on Thanksgiving Saturday.  At that time,  there was speculation maybe they would set up a Black Friday double header every year involving some kind of rotation with Iowa, Wisc,  Neb, and Minn.  But I remember Wisc pushing back on that idea. 

In the end, the original 2020 schedule got scrapped and Iowa-Neb ended up being the black Friday game after all,  although Thanksgiving week was not the last game of the regular season that year so Iowa-Wisc was still the last game of 2020, sort of.

Flash forward to 2024,  I guess Wisc is now OK with playing on Black Friday,  at least for 1 year anyway.  Not sure how much say Wisc had with the new TV contract.

[bayareabadger]

On a personal level, there’s something I like about the Friday games. Might be good for my mood regulation as well.

[847badgerfan]

I remember back in 2020,  the original schedule called for Iowa and Wisc to play on Thanksgiving Saturday.  At that time,  there was speculation maybe they would set up a Black Friday double header every year involving some kind of rotation with Iowa, Wisc,  Neb, and Minn.  But I remember Wisc pushing back on that idea. 

In the end, the original 2020 schedule got scrapped and Iowa-Neb ended up being the black Friday game after all,  although Thanksgiving week was not the last game of the regular season that year so Iowa-Wisc was still the last game of 2020, sort of.

Flash forward to 2024,  I guess Wisc is now OK with playing on Black Friday,  at least for 1 year anyway.  Not sure how much say Wisc had with the new TV contract.

Zero.

[FearlessF]

yup, when the Huskers joined the conference, Kirk pushed back on the Friday game

the networks decide when you play

[847badgerfan]

Big Weekend in Madison so far with the OV's. 2 already popped.

But does HS recruiting even matter anymore?

[FearlessF]

yes, some kids still stay 4-5 years and get a degree

[847badgerfan]

Get developed at Wisconsin. 

Get snapped up by Ohio State with NIL.