2024 Wisconsin Season Thread

[bayareabadger]

I think this is a good move.

Wisconsin football names Casey Rabach assistant O-line coach (badgerextra.com)

On the one hand, I’m not the biggest fan of this coach and staff bloat. On the other, it fixes the crappy offensive line last year, I don’t care if they have a coach for each and every starting position.

[847badgerfan]

I think we're going to see a lot more of this too. Probably assistant OLB/ILB coaches, assistant DB coaches. The bigger groups. Don't need assistant TE coaches. I'd like to see more special teams coaching.

If we're gonna do this, do it.

[847badgerfan]

I love this from the Badger 247 Board.

Blazek gave an interview recently in which he stated that certain recruits who visited and observed OL workouts with Brady Collins concluded that they could not see themselves putting in the level of commitment to strength and conditioning that Wisconsin now requires.

Blazek is the new OL coach.

[CatsbyAZ]

Wondering why Wisconsin chooses now to grant AD Chris McIntosh a 5-year contract extension?

Was McIntosh’s initial contract ending? If not, why not wait another year? By then we’ll have a better sense of direction when it comes the football program finishing year two under Fickell. Last season’s 7-6 faring wasn’t too inspiring. Fair or not, McIntosh’s future as AD is tied to Luke Fickell’s tenure.

McIntosh’s new deal includes a raise from roughly $1M to over $1.4M.


https://twitter.com/UWBadgers/status/1816544732551741799

[847badgerfan]

The talent on last year's team was overestimated and there were a lot of injuries to compound that.

They will be better this season - even if the record doesn't reflect it.

We mostly all failed to see the decline from 2020 until the end of the PC era. It really started even before that. Jonathan Taylor and an elite defense masked a lot of things.

[847badgerfan]

Camp is under way, in Platteville, WI. Today is day 3.

Lots of gushing over a few true freshmen, particularly one of the tailbacks - Darrion Dupree. Seems like the kid will play this season. Very shifty, fast and can catch passes. I'm not sure they can keep him off the field.

Darrion Dupree, Mount Carmel, Running Back (247sports.com)

[Temp430]

Luke Fickell playing the Longo game...I can almost hear the air raid sirens in Camp Randall.


https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40762655/big-ten-new-offensive-era-wisconsin-culture-shift-2024

[847badgerfan]

Saw that one and was gonna post it.

Longo has this season. If he has another clunker, he's gone. Fick is not a patient man. He lost 4 assistants after last season - only one of which he wanted to retain.

[bayareabadger]

Saw that one and was gonna post it.

Longo has this season. If he has another clunker, he's gone. Fick is not a patient man. He lost 4 assistants after last season - only one of which he wanted to retain.

Good article, though I feel like calling it an Air Raid is still miscasting it. 

Regardless, the guy has to actually do a good job with it, which means better in-context QB play and probably better line play. 

[847badgerfan]

That's why he canned the OL coach and told Longo he's gonna run it more.

The stable of tailbacks is an embarrassment of riches right now. Use them!

[847badgerfan]

https://twitter.com/jessetemple/status/1823753995329929246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1823753995329929246%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

[847badgerfan]

https://youtu.be/nFtHN0ouM8E

[FearlessF]

good thang?

he's that good, or no one to push him?

[847badgerfan]

Locke is a good QB, but he's only 6' tall and doesn't move as well as TVD.

TVD was ACC rookie of the year in 2021. Then Christobal got hold of him. Notoriously a QB killer.