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Topic: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread

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bayareabadger

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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #168 on: July 24, 2025, 01:31:42 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2025, 12:43:51 PM
Indiana and Illinois have more NIL money for Hoops and Football than does Wisconsin from what I've read.

They both have wealthy donors who care about sports.

Illinois took three players from Wisconsin this year, because Wisconsin couldn't match $.

Wisconsin took a step back when it became evident that the coaching staff would not/could not adapt to the new normal and stopped recruiting.
To be fair, those three Illinois transfers weren’t very good. 

Though if they get good with that team, bad news bears for Luke. 
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #169 on: July 24, 2025, 01:37:30 PM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on July 24, 2025, 01:31:42 PM
To be fair, those three Illinois transfers weren’t very good.

Though if they get good with that team, bad news bears for Luke.
Curt Neal was pretty good, and James Thompson Jr. (4* transfer rating) was on the verge of being great before missing last season.

Those really hurt. 

Leon Lowery wasn't used right.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #170 on: July 24, 2025, 01:38:34 PM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on July 24, 2025, 01:28:08 PM
Welp, best figure out something.
Get some of these folks to give a shit about football. Hell, only one of them even went to school in Madison and she's not into athletics at all.


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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #171 on: July 29, 2025, 07:30:56 AM »
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #172 on: July 29, 2025, 06:53:29 PM »
The people are saying the right things, including that none of it matters unless they win. I'm always hopeful, and I like reading that take, but...prove it.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #173 on: July 29, 2025, 10:44:03 PM »
Start by kicking the hell out of some nonconference opponents. Then play tough as hell all year. If they can do that, get themselves to six wins, that’ll be enough.

Shoot, if there are really spry 5-7, that might be enough given the schedule.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #174 on: July 30, 2025, 05:37:28 AM »
Need to do to the MAC and other G5 what they were doing before Covid.

60-0 and stuff like that would make me happy.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #175 on: July 30, 2025, 07:09:37 AM »
How about 59-0, j/k
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #176 on: July 30, 2025, 09:07:31 AM »
You can thank Gary Andersen for that bullshit game.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #177 on: July 30, 2025, 09:08:58 AM »
Youse guys want them to win enuff to keep the coach?
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #178 on: July 30, 2025, 09:38:13 AM »
We got our wish with the new OC, but I still don't like Mike Tressel at DC. He's got a lot to prove this year. Fickell is in Madison for a while yet with that $35 Million buyout. Boosters paid for Chryst's buyout - they still support Fickell.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #179 on: July 30, 2025, 09:44:29 AM »
it's tough, I always tried to support the current coach
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #180 on: July 30, 2025, 10:21:34 AM »
Fickell wanted to can Phil Longo after year 1, but the AD said no.

Very short-sighted on that one by the AD. Lots of no-shows in the stands last season, with how that team played (like shit on offense).

Today's no-shows turn into tomorrow's no-buys.
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Re: 2025 Wisconsin Offseason Thread
« Reply #181 on: July 30, 2025, 12:18:23 PM »
Still hoping Fickell turns out. I don't necessarily blame him for struggling during what is probably the most tumultuous time in CFB history in the last...80 years (to WWII, probably)? But that excuse won't last much longer. At a place like Wisconsin even the best coaches will have bad years, and will try things that don't work out. I can live with that--it's the price of not sticking with "above average is good enough." But I can't live with prolonged mediocrity.

And yeah, confident three-score+ wins over the body bag games, and playing tough ball against the big kids. Can't fade in the 2nd half/4th quarter of every game as they appeared to last year. There's a world in which 6 wins looks pretty good, and a world in which 6 wins means its time to evaluate the buyout. Eye test coming, and none too soon.
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