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The tarnishing of the Wisconsin Football brand writ large. While in-State recruiting is not the only way to skin the cat, this is a very troubling take. Luke Fickell was hired to exceed the accomplishments of his predecessor, not struggle to come close.
"I have to keep in mind that this isn’t the same Wisconsin they used to be. This isn’t the Barry Alvarez Wisconsin. ... One more losing season, and it’s kind of uncertain."
What No. 1 in-state OL Gavin Meier committing to Minnesota means for the Badgers. www.nytimes.com/athletic/623...
What No. 1 in-state OL Gavin Meier committing to Minnesota means for the Badgers. www.nytimes.com/athletic/623...
What Gavin Meier committing to Minnesota means for Gophers, home-state Wisconsin Badgers
Meier's decision had to do with what he believes Minnesota can offer him and with what Wisconsin isn't right now.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The tarnishing of the Wisconsin Football brand writ large. While in-State recruiting is not the only way to skin the cat, this is a very troubling take. Luke Fickell was hired to exceed the accomplishments of his predecessor, not struggle to come close.
March morning. Milwaukee.
March 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
March morning. Milwaukee.
Brady Collins' strength and conditioning program has yet to produce notable results for the Badgers. Now in his 3rd year with Wisconsin Football, he is doubling down on adding weight to everyone. Bigger is better is the new mantra. Never mind speed and agility, also sorely lacking to date.
Who has stood out from Wisconsin's offseason football workouts? Strength and conditioning coach Brady Collins’ inside info: www.nytimes.com/athletic/617...
Wisconsin football offseason standouts: Strength coach Brady Collins’ inside info
Here are nine nuggets of intel from Badgers director of football strength and conditioning Brady Collins.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brady Collins' strength and conditioning program has yet to produce notable results for the Badgers. Now in his 3rd year with Wisconsin Football, he is doubling down on adding weight to everyone. Bigger is better is the new mantra. Never mind speed and agility, also sorely lacking to date.
Wisconsin's $80 Million Man, Luke Fickell is on a charm offensive initiating a couple of high-profile media interviews this week, one with Madison Newspapers and, here, with the New York Times. How much longer must we suffer this insufferable man in Madison? 🙄
#OnWisconsin
#OnWisconsin
Luke Fickell 1-on-1: Wisconsin's coach talks to The Athletic about "arrogance," "delusion" and a plan for change. ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/615...
Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell ready to address arrogance, delusion of tenure
Two years into Fickell's tenure, the Badgers haven’t competed at a championship level and haven’t won hardly any game of consequence.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Wisconsin's $80 Million Man, Luke Fickell is on a charm offensive initiating a couple of high-profile media interviews this week, one with Madison Newspapers and, here, with the New York Times. How much longer must we suffer this insufferable man in Madison? 🙄
#OnWisconsin
#OnWisconsin
WTF?
The problems at UW Athletics are worse than we thought! 😳
The problems at UW Athletics are worse than we thought! 😳
Wisconsin football, Luke Fickell agree to contract extension
The Luke Fickell era at Wisconsin is signed through the next several seasons, as the program has agreed to a contract extension. Fickell is signed with the Bad
www.si.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
WTF?
The problems at UW Athletics are worse than we thought! 😳
The problems at UW Athletics are worse than we thought! 😳
Excellent interview here! Go watch it!
New episode of The Swing with #Badgers coach Greg Gard joining us. What he likes so much about this team, how he's evolved as a coach, the challenge of trying to retain players in the current environment and much more.
📺: youtu.be/rJs7Wrji7-E
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📺: youtu.be/rJs7Wrji7-E
🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Excellent interview here! Go watch it!
Beer sales at Camp Randall brought in a meager $3 million for Wisconsin's Athletics Department last season. Something is going to have to give here. Perhaps Mr. Fickell could pledge an annual portion of his salary to the NIL Collective?
#onwisconsin
#onwisconsin
January 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Beer sales at Camp Randall brought in a meager $3 million for Wisconsin's Athletics Department last season. Something is going to have to give here. Perhaps Mr. Fickell could pledge an annual portion of his salary to the NIL Collective?
#onwisconsin
#onwisconsin
That awkward moment when you forget where you are. Twice.
Here a side-to-side comparison between Hitler and Musk and their salute...
you decide if this isn't a nazi salute
you decide if this isn't a nazi salute
January 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
That awkward moment when you forget where you are. Twice.
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Elon Musk made a hand gesture that resembled a Nazi salute. The anger and confusion that followed is just what a troll like Musk would want, Charlie Warzel writes. theatln.tc/212ISHY0
January 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Elon Musk made a hand gesture that resembled a Nazi salute. The anger and confusion that followed is just what a troll like Musk would want, Charlie Warzel writes. theatln.tc/212ISHY0
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Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it.
This is the precedent.
This is the precedent.
January 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it.
This is the precedent.
This is the precedent.
Wonder how that will play to all those MAGA supporters?🤔
The MAGA bunch coming to the inauguration are learning that the billionaires will be warm, cozy and inside while they’ll be ignored and left out in the cold.
January 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wonder how that will play to all those MAGA supporters?🤔
Bob's reaction to winning a Group 3 award in Corunna Michigan in Sept. 2019. Not impressed.
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January 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bob's reaction to winning a Group 3 award in Corunna Michigan in Sept. 2019. Not impressed.
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The 2025 season could see Wisconsin's defense take another step backwards. This coaching staff has seen portal losses everywhere on defense and those have not been insignificant. A rebuild on that side of the ball could take years!
#OnWisconsin
#OnWisconsin
Wisconsin's defense has undergone a significant roster overhaul. What will it look like in Year 3 under Mike Tressel? Projecting the defense and special teams depth chart for next season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Wisconsin’s 2025 depth chart projection: Defense, special teams positions to watch
Third-year defensive coordinator Mike Tressel will have many new freshmen and transfers to work with in 2025.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The 2025 season could see Wisconsin's defense take another step backwards. This coaching staff has seen portal losses everywhere on defense and those have not been insignificant. A rebuild on that side of the ball could take years!
#OnWisconsin
#OnWisconsin
January 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
January 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Facebook's Welsh Terrier Fan Club has opened a BlueSky Welsh Terrier Group! YES!
bsky.app/profile/wels...
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January 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Facebook's Welsh Terrier Fan Club has opened a BlueSky Welsh Terrier Group! YES!
bsky.app/profile/wels...
bsky.app/profile/wels...
Facebook's Welsh Terrier Fan Club has opened a BlueSky Welsh Terrier Group! YES!
bsky.app/profile/wels...
bsky.app/profile/wels...
January 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Facebook's Welsh Terrier Fan Club has opened a BlueSky Welsh Terrier Group! YES!
bsky.app/profile/wels...
bsky.app/profile/wels...
Wisconsin's and Luke Fickell's portal needs are a long list especially when coupled with all the other off-season to-dos. Fortunately, it will be a longer than normal off-season.
The transfer portal window is open. A position-by-position look at Wisconsin's potential needs. Going to be a busy few weeks to help reshape the roster. www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
Wisconsin and the transfer portal: Breaking down positions of need
“You just leave no stone unturned,” Wisconsin director of recruiting Pat Lambert said. “You just know what you have to address."
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Wisconsin's and Luke Fickell's portal needs are a long list especially when coupled with all the other off-season to-dos. Fortunately, it will be a longer than normal off-season.
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Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
Interesting press conference this afternoon from Luke Fickell on his new recruiting class which saw him both please and a bit contrite about recent events. One of the bigger take-aways: Fickell hinted there may be 2 hires to replace fired OC Phil Longo, both an OC and a QB coach.
December 4, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Interesting press conference this afternoon from Luke Fickell on his new recruiting class which saw him both please and a bit contrite about recent events. One of the bigger take-aways: Fickell hinted there may be 2 hires to replace fired OC Phil Longo, both an OC and a QB coach.
A player the Badgers cannot afford to lose. Almost none of Fickell's first recruiting class remain with Wisconsin. What benefit is better recruiting if you cannot keep them on the roster?
Wisconsin receiver Trech Kekahuna is headed to the transfer portal. He caught 25 passes for 339 yards and two touchdowns and also returned kicks. Tough one for the Badgers, who lose a guy with dynamic playmaking ability. That 2023 recruiting class has taken a huge hit.
December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
A player the Badgers cannot afford to lose. Almost none of Fickell's first recruiting class remain with Wisconsin. What benefit is better recruiting if you cannot keep them on the roster?
Excellent news for Badger Football - Landyn Locke is staying committed which probably also means that his brother Braedyn is staying put despite the OC change!
Landyn Locke has signed with Wisconsin's 2025 class, which means the Badgers will be bringing in two quarterbacks: Locke and Carter Smith. Both are expected to enroll early.
December 4, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Excellent news for Badger Football - Landyn Locke is staying committed which probably also means that his brother Braedyn is staying put despite the OC change!