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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: 847badgerfan on September 01, 2026, 12:05:36 PM
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This game is at Lambeau. Technically, ND is the home team.
Wisconsin was the home team at Soldier Field a few years ago in this series.
The Badgers are being given very little chance in this one. I can't argue with that.
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Yup. I have yet to see evidence that the Badgers can make this competitive, but this is Fickell's first chance this season to prove that he shouldn't be fired. He sounds very positive about the defense (but that also suggests the offense hasn't looked great in fall camp). A 20.5-point spread is awfully big for a first game of the season between two Power 5 teams. It wouldn't surprise me if ND doesn't beat Wisconsin by that much, but I'll be real surprised if the game is close. I think Wisconsin's top end is probably about 13 points, and Notre Dame will likely be in the high 20s to low 30s, so just shy of the spread. ESPN--the bastion of all college football knowledge, thinks there is an almost 95% chance that ND wins, i.e., ND wins 19 out of 20 times. That's a lot.
I really wish I was more excited about this game--excited enough that SFIrish and I would make the trip to Green Bay. But I'm not.
P.S. These games should have been played at the teams' home stadiums. Speaking from experience, both fan bases would have really enjoyed the experiences at Camp Randall and the House that Rockne Built, and the home teams would have enjoyed hosting the visitors. Sigh.
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Pain
(I’m not sure what to take from this. ND can shitrock some pretty good teams. Playing well would be nice, but there were some signs of some things in an early loss that gave a bit of false confidence. Hoping to get to a local alum watch party)
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CJ Carr's Heisman campaign debut.
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We were thinking about going - but dismissed that idea after the 2023 season. My thought was I'm not paying $1K+ for us to see my school get humiliated, plus travel and hotels, etc.
I think they will play a close half and then ND pulls away and probably covers.
Have I mentioned that I'm not fully in tune with the roster? I know they spent a lot. Not sure if they can coach it.
Fickell won at Cincy with a lot of the coaches who are now with ND, including the head man, the OC, WR and QB coaches. Lots of former Badgers on that staff too. OL, DC, co-DC, DL.
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CJ Carr's Heisman campaign debut.
I like his grandpa. I still have a personalized autographed picture of he and I around here somewhere.
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https://twitter.com/B1Gfootball/status/2094972084145312229 (https://twitter.com/B1Gfootball/status/2094972084145312229)
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I'll be rooting for the Big RED and the Big Ten
also, rooting against the Irish until they join a conference, and then I'll continue rooting against them.
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fND.
https://twitter.com/TravisBOUND/status/2096070027451494810 (https://twitter.com/TravisBOUND/status/2096070027451494810)
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Wisconsin players don't need a ticket
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ND is inviting HS players from Wisconsin.
Very tacky, but it's fND.
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ah, didn't cornsider that
just finished the first cup of coffee
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We can hope.
(https://i.imgur.com/OI6UKTA.jpeg)
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This game is going to come down to turnovers.
Looking at their schedule, ND was not in the world-beater category. They were good - not great. The most impressive win was at home against USC. They brought in some really good players, but they also lost some, in the portal and to eligibility.
I'm saying there might be a chance.
A major upset, out of the gate?
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I just an email touting released tickets for today's game.
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From where?
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This game is going to come down to turnovers.
Looking at their schedule, ND was not in the world-beater category. They were good - not great. The most impressive win was at home against USC. They brought in some really good players, but they also lost some, in the portal and to eligibility.
I'm saying there might be a chance.
A major upset, out of the gate?
Here's hoping LUKE - uses the Force
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From where?
Its a classic tickemaster email telling me about tickets being available for low 110s.
Presented as if there now seats available.
I dont pretend to know what face value is for thia game.
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I believe face was $150.
They were upwards of $500 at one point, for a decent spot, I've read.
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Fickell is a f'ing joke.
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P.S. These games should have been played at the teams' home stadiums. Speaking from experience, both fan bases would have really enjoyed the experiences at Camp Randall and the House that Rockne Built, and the home teams would have enjoyed hosting the visitors. Sigh.
This.
x10.
Amen.
Other superlative expressions of agreement.
I'm still put out about the "home and home" between LSU and Wisconsin 10 years ago. I wouldn't have been able to go to either at the time, but why the hell would you bring Wisconsin "down to LSU" and play the game in a different state and deprive the traveling Badger fanbase the chance to experience a night game in Tiger Stadium? Why would you bring LSU "up to Wisconsin (the school)" and deprive the traveling Tiger fanbase the chance to experience a game in Madison? Iconic venues, both of them, and instead they opted for the sterility of the Texans and the Packers stadiums. Gross.
This was just more of the same. Lambeau is a great place, I'm sure.......to watch an NFL game. It's not Madison.
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It was technically an ND home game. Wisconsin's "home" game in the series was at Soldier Field.
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I noticed Notre Dame was the home team. It was weird. Didn't recall the previous meeting at Soldier Field. That's similarly dumb.
With expanded conference schedules, teams are going to start avoiding marquee OOC matchups in the season, meaning they'll only meet in the playoffs. Meaning they won't play in each other's stadiums, mostly neutral sites.
Sigh.
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I wish Wisconsin could be considered marquee in a matchup.
Been a while.
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I noticed Notre Dame was the home team. It was weird. Didn't recall the previous meeting at Soldier Field. That's similarly dumb.
With expanded conference schedules, teams are going to start avoiding marquee OOC matchups in the season, meaning they'll only meet in the playoffs. Meaning they won't play in each other's stadiums, mostly neutral sites.
Sigh.
ND doesn't have one
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WTF...
“The season really begins now,” Fickell told reporters. “That doesn’t mean we weren’t riding on this game. It doesn’t mean we weren’t prepared for this game, the whole fall camp wasn’t about this game, but the season begins for us when we get punched in the face. Now, we get to really find out who we are and what we’re about…
“Now we get to find out who we really are. There’s nothing like adversity. There’s nothing like getting punched in the face, and there’s nothing like seeing your brothers and seeing how they respond…We’re going to find out a hell of a lot about ourselves really quickly here.”
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I wish Wisconsin could be considered marquee in a matchup.
Been a while.
It was much better when along with MSU,Iowa even PSU competed on a regular basis. The new arrangements aren't making the sport more enjoyable
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Freeman outfoxes his collegiate position coach.
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The loss to ND fits the trend with Fickell's teams. Down 3 at the half, get outscored 28-3 in the second. But lest you think I'm overreacting:
Second half collapses in 2024: Wisconsin up 21-10 at the half; USC 28-0 in the second half.
Penn State: Wisconsin is up 10-7, outscored 21-3 in the second half
Iowa: 28-7 in the second half. (14-3 in the first half).
Oregon: Wisconsin is up 10-6 at the half; outscored 10-3 in the second.
Second half collapses in 2025:
Michigan: Wisconsin down 3 at the half, outscored 14-3.
(Iowa and Ohio State both took Wisconsin to the cleaners in both halves)
Oregon: Wisconsin down 7 at the half, outscored 14-7 in the second.
Indiana: Wisconsin down 3 at the half, Indiana scored 21 unanswered.
Minnesota: Wisconsin down 3 at the half, Minnesota 7-0 in the second half.
And in most of the other losses, the Badgers went out with a whimper in the second half. (A lot of beat downs I'm trying to forget.)
So I'm going with it: First Half Fickell.
Also, there aren't very many comebacks in the second half. There are a handful, but not many, and only one by more than one score that I can remember (10 second half points against Washington, on two drives totaling 27 yards of offense).
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He's a bitter old man, but he ain't wrong.
https://twitter.com/jaypo1961/status/2096955314889199768 (https://twitter.com/jaypo1961/status/2096955314889199768)
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I feel validated. So there's that.
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Depth, conditioning, poor halftime adjustments/coaching, or some combination?
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Coaching.