2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread

[bayareabadger]

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.

Oh, there are definitely problems. But a light isn’t shown on them by a hold over kid who doesn’t play not thanking the current staff.

If the kid was better, he would probably like the current staff a lot more because they would play him. Or if he liked the current staff, but still wasn’t good enough to play, what does that do for me?

[FearlessF]

I'm guessing most were on the offense

[847badgerfan]

I think they have only 2 CB's left.

[FearlessF]

Luke has some work to do

[CatsbyAZ]

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

The same Wisconsin fan columnist is eating glue over Braedyn Locke transferring to Arizona:

"This is a really interesting decision from Arizona for one simple reason: Locke was really bad this season at Wisconsin."

"He was one of the worst QBs - if not the worst - QB in major college football. He finished the season with 1,936 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 48.4 QBR."

"What do you think about Arizona adding Braedyn Locke? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com."


https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1872688963515011238

[FearlessF]

maybe he'll improve like Mertz?

[bayareabadger]

The same Wisconsin fan columnist is eating glue over Braedyn Locke transferring to Arizona:

"This is a really interesting decision from Arizona for one simple reason: Locke was really bad this season at Wisconsin."

"He was one of the worst QBs - if not the worst - QB in major college football. He finished the season with 1,936 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 48.4 QBR."

"What do you think about Arizona adding Braedyn Locke? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com."


https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1872688963515011238

Wow, a woefully incomplete article from that guy? One that definitely has a vibe, but is arguably misleading? That’s crazy.

[bayareabadger]

maybe he'll improve like Mertz?

Although he mildly improved last year, I think it’s fair to say that particular addition to Florida was a pretty all-around failure?

[FearlessF]

I'll defer to the resident Gator fan

I thought Mertz was injured

[847badgerfan]

I'll defer to the resident Gator fan

I thought Mertz was injured

After his injury, Florida took off with the true freshman.

No way they make a bowl game with Mertz playing the whole season, and no way they are top 10 in recruiting right now.

[847badgerfan]

With transfers, the Badgers have 39 players coming in. This is not how to build a program, and definitely not want Fickell wants. He has no choice.

[bayareabadger]

I'll defer to the resident Gator fan

I thought Mertz was injured

This is basically how it went.

Mertz comes in and is a pretty decent game manager. They don't put a ton on his plate. The offense with a decent line, two good tailbacks, a few good receivers including an NFL first rounder is around 55-60th in producing points (33rd in yards per play). The team goes 5-7 for just the third sub-6 win season since 1979.

This year, he went 2-3 as a starter and there were folks who said the sentence "man, that coach really might have been fired if Mertz had not torn his ACL." 

Like, that just ain't good. 

[ELA]

If kids are paid, Im also fine with this


https://twitter.com/jarin_mock26/status/1879285061343985922?t=lVllIRi16JMv2zkTG0mu3g&s=19

[847badgerfan]

Yep, I used to frown on that stuff, but now?

F 'em.