2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread

[847badgerfan]

Outkick's resident Wisconsin fan columnist, David Hookstead, notes the Badger's transfer portal exodus of nearly two dozen players has not been without unusual drama:

"Wisconsin Badgers player sends wild tweet after entering the transfer portal. Badgers safety Kamo'i Latu hit the transfer portal, and is now on his way to UConn. He also made sure to stir the pot on his way out the door. First, he fired off a tweet thanking Paul Chryst and Jim Leonard - two coaches who haven't been with the program since 2022 - "for an amazing time at Wisconsin!" ...The natural conclusion is that he's taking a shot at the current coaching staff."

"...this isn't the first time something like this has happened since Fickell became the head coach in Madison: Former star running back Braelon Allen pretty much did the exact same thing back in September. Fickell needs to figure out a way to get a tent over this circus. Wisconsin fans aren't going to tolerate this garbage much longer. Many have already given up."


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If he could tackle, he'd still be playing safety in Madison. The coaches gave up on him. He's a heat seeking missile who could never find any heat.

Instead, he will take his "talent" to ... UConn.

Not Bama. Not OSU. Not Georgia.

UConn.

Allen's tweet was a shot at Longo.

Not worried.

[847badgerfan]

It looks like Bert is gonna take 3 Wisconsin DL in the portal.

Makes me think he didn't watch any Badger games this year because they got pushed around by anyone with a pulse.

Iowa (329), UNL (180) and Mini (183) made them look silly against the run, and the trophy case is empty for the first time ever as a result.

[bayareabadger]

I'd move on this ASAP.

Mike Caputo - Safeties/Special Teams - Football Coaches - University at Buffalo

Played at Wisconsin. Learned how to coach from Dave Aranda. Makes too much sense.

I read somewhere that he had stepped away from coaching this year. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t on The new staff this season.

good badger, even if his game was a little one-sided

[bayareabadger]

Outkick's resident Wisconsin fan columnist, David Hookstead, notes the Badger's transfer portal exodus of nearly two dozen players has not been without unusual drama:

"Wisconsin Badgers player sends wild tweet after entering the transfer portal. Badgers safety Kamo'i Latu hit the transfer portal, and is now on his way to UConn. He also made sure to stir the pot on his way out the door. First, he fired off a tweet thanking Paul Chryst and Jim Leonard - two coaches who haven't been with the program since 2022 - "for an amazing time at Wisconsin!" ...The natural conclusion is that he's taking a shot at the current coaching staff."

"...this isn't the first time something like this has happened since Fickell became the head coach in Madison: Former star running back Braelon Allen pretty much did the exact same thing back in September. Fickell needs to figure out a way to get a tent over this circus. Wisconsin fans aren't going to tolerate this garbage much longer. Many have already given up."


https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1871934173931606256

That writer is a glue eating moron and a shit stirrer.

I’m not close to sold on the current staff, but I also don’t care that kids on the way out aren’t lavishing them with praise. It hasn’t been a smooth two years. Kids are going to leave, and probably have warmer feelings for the coaches that recruited to them than the coaches who didn’t play them.

[bayareabadger]

It looks like Bert is gonna take 3 Wisconsin DL in the portal.

Makes me think he didn't watch any Badger games this year because they got pushed around by anyone with a pulse.

Iowa (329), UNL (180) and Mini (183) made them look silly against the run, and the trophy case is empty for the first time ever as a result.

If he can get anything out of them, we probably have to hire him back.

[847badgerfan]

I'd be fine with that.

BB has proven to be a better P5/P2 coach than Fickell.

[847badgerfan]

Wisconsin playing hardball here. But it's not a good look.


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[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin playing hardball here. But it's not a good look.


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Yeah, don’t do that. You can find a way to do that without looking that small. 

[847badgerfan]

Sounds like he got paid by UW for 2025 and won't give the money back like all the others did. What is it now? UW let 23 players go, so far?

$250K is the money according to the various Badger boards.

And then Miami called (tampered).

This is a mess and UW can't comment apparently.

Really starting to hate the game now.

[FearlessF]

if the kid won't give back the money - tough shit

[Brutus Buckeye]

It looks like Bert is gonna take 3 Wisconsin DL in the portal.

Makes me think he didn't watch any Badger games this year because they got pushed around by anyone with a pulse.

Iowa (329), UNL (180) and Mini (183) made them look silly against the run, and the trophy case is empty for the first time ever as a result.

Ever? 

Don Morton didn't even empty the trophy case? 

[Hawkinole]

That writer is a glue eating moron and a shit stirrer.

I’m not close to sold on the current staff, but I also don’t care that kids on the way out aren’t lavishing them with praise. It hasn’t been a smooth two years. Kids are going to leave, and probably have warmer feelings for the coaches that recruited to them than the coaches who didn’t play them.

A possible problem here is that Wisconsin leads the conference in transfer portal departures. Meanwhile in Iowa City, U of Iowa is using NIL to induce its players to stay.

[847badgerfan]

Ever?

Don Morton didn't even empty the trophy case?

I meant the current trophy case, which contains has space for the Axe, and whatever the hell the Iowa and Nebraska trophies are called. Those are relatively new trophies. Of course there were many times Wisconsin had not held the Axe. Morton won it once.

[847badgerfan]

A possible problem here is that Wisconsin leads the conference in transfer portal departures. Meanwhile in Iowa City, U of Iowa is using NIL to induce its players to stay.

There is something very wrong with the culture in Madison right now.

Out of the 25 transfers out, 18 were from the prior staff (2023 class and before). What is disturbing is that the other 7 were players Fickell recruited or brought in.

Two of the best were receivers. One is going to Stanford and the other to Notre Dame. That stings.