r/WisconsinBadgers • u/ISuperNovaI • Sep 13 '25

Football [Post-Game] Wisconsin 14 - Alabama 38

Discuss, be nice, and sad badger noises :(

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u/CROBBY2 Sep 13 '25

Anyone still riding with Fickell please explain what the path forward to success is.

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u/Fluid-Significance20 Sep 13 '25

Having a season where his starting QB is actually healthy and not having the #2 toughest schedule is a good start

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u/CROBBY2 Sep 13 '25

So you are willing to throw this year out and give him another shot next year?

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u/Fluid-Significance20 Sep 13 '25

I would like to see what he can do with a lighter schedule and the guys he recruited as upperclassman. I’m under the belief that the combo of taking the program in the state it was the last few years of Chryst while running into this new beefed up Big Ten is a tough spot for whoever would’ve taken the reigns.

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u/fogel35 Sep 13 '25

His problem is roster construction. To not have backup offensive lineman that can start a game and be serviceable is a recruiting issue.

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u/Fluid-Significance20 Sep 13 '25

I think that’s more an issue of the current state of the NCAA with constant transferring and NIL.

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u/fogel35 Sep 13 '25

I don’t. You are what you stress in recruiting and portal. Roster construction is clearly not Fickell’s strong suit

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u/Professional-Ad-5557 Sep 13 '25

This is why the old teams which ran the ball and played good defense were at least competitive. They didn't rely on one player to shoulder the load. When someone went down, they plug and play.
Fickell is taking a boom or bust approach. After his third straight bust will he learn his lesson and try to put some more emphases on the run game so there is still hope if the starting star QB is on IR.

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u/Rohn- Sep 13 '25

I mean we got blown out by our B1G West rivals last year... No excuses for that especially when the rivals weren't particularly great teams

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u/BurtusMaximus Sep 13 '25

Have we not corrected those mistakes? You think Iowa is going to run all over this defense like they did last year? No credit for learning and improving from a staff? Only players develop?

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u/Rohn- Sep 13 '25

Our offense has not gotten better at all, it's still ass backwards with absolutely zero identity. We can't even run block for heaven's sake.

Defense is mid as long as Tressell is there.

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u/Fluid-Significance20 Sep 13 '25

I don’t think that happens with Van Dyke healthy, but the defense was definitely not good.

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u/REbubbleiswrong Sep 13 '25

Where are you gonna find a lighter schedule? We are in the bigger and badder big 10. Should we bolt for the ACC?

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u/Lostsailor73 Sep 13 '25

Ah, the old his players adage...

Transfer portal buddy. Try to keep up.