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Jeff Ostach's avatar

Great analysis of a Badger football program that has never been this way since Don Morton was the head coach in 1989. Along came Donna Shalala and Pat Richter. Morton was gone along with his AD Ade Sponberg. There may be a new class of players & coaches, but how will that translate to success on the field. Barry Alvarez went 1-10, 5-6 twice, before winning the Rose 🌹 Bowl after the 1993 season. I see 5 wins as the ceiling, 4 at the bottom. 7 wins would be a success moving forward. If Fickell doesn't show significant improvement, either he's fired, or the fans will stop coming. It's that simple.

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Jim@Badger1944's avatar

Excellent analysis and recognition of reality. We forgot three decades of achievement and paid the price for it. McIntosh says that the program is improved; obviously that is not the case on the field. This set of coaches can recruit, but they have yet to show they can coach and develop recruits. Five is the floor; seven is the ceiling.

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