Wisconsin is sticking with Luke Fickell for the 2026 season. Here’s why the Badgers doubled down, what’s driving the decision, and what needs to change.
Very well written Dillon. Honest, insightful and no sugar coating. Actually painful to read but this is the reality we face. Will be an interesting off season. On Wisconsin
Really appreciate that! Thank you for reading and for the kind words. I try to call it like I see it, even when it’s not easy to hear. You’re right, it’s going to be a fascinating offseason to see where things go from here. One would reasonably think the only direction we could go is up, but you never know under this regime.
Exceptionally well written and insightful. But that's the norm. As to the AD's announcement, it's incredibly difficult buying into what he said. To this point in his tenure, Fickell is the most inept of any state of Wisconsin head coach I can recall in my lifetime, right alongside Larry Drew, who coached the Bucks twelve years ago to a .183 winning pct and, to me, unforgettably claimed in a TV interview, "It's harder to win at home than on the road because of all the distractions." Fickell's weekly pressers are just as mind numbing. In fact, while listening to him, all the while in severe pain, it does pass the time to estabish an internal over/under regarding the number of his insanely ridiculous comments. The O/U has been running at about 4.
Very well written Dillon. Honest, insightful and no sugar coating. Actually painful to read but this is the reality we face. Will be an interesting off season. On Wisconsin
Really appreciate that! Thank you for reading and for the kind words. I try to call it like I see it, even when it’s not easy to hear. You’re right, it’s going to be a fascinating offseason to see where things go from here. One would reasonably think the only direction we could go is up, but you never know under this regime.
Excellent!
Exceptionally well written and insightful. But that's the norm. As to the AD's announcement, it's incredibly difficult buying into what he said. To this point in his tenure, Fickell is the most inept of any state of Wisconsin head coach I can recall in my lifetime, right alongside Larry Drew, who coached the Bucks twelve years ago to a .183 winning pct and, to me, unforgettably claimed in a TV interview, "It's harder to win at home than on the road because of all the distractions." Fickell's weekly pressers are just as mind numbing. In fact, while listening to him, all the while in severe pain, it does pass the time to estabish an internal over/under regarding the number of his insanely ridiculous comments. The O/U has been running at about 4.
This was brilliantly written. Well done.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Means a lot. Appreciate you taking the time to read.