DefenderAO Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Husker in WI said: Doesn't reflect super well on their strength staff, or if there are dedicated recovery staff. Shutting it down to recover for a few weeks makes sense, but you'd expect that recovery to be done with the team if he's truly open to playing down the line. I think the plan is to still ride with Longo until the end of the year and part ways there, but if they struggle bad against Purdue we are likely facing an interim OC when they come to town in November. To make a bowl they need to beat Purdue, Northwestern, and Minnesota (they have not lost to Purdue since 2003, they have struggled against NW, and Minny is a rivalry) and then one of us or Rutgers. Interesting to see Fickell's approach vs Rhule's approach to their respective situations. With both available at the time, many considered it a toss up on who Nebraska should hire. We got it right. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Is Wisc tracking the way Nebraska did after Frank was fired? This writer thinks so. Native son AD fires good coach to 'modernize' the program only to find it takes them away from what made them great. We are 2 ships passing in the night. Nebraska trending upward, Wiscy downward. https://mikefarrellsports.com/featured/wisconsin-fickell-handing-back-dna-to-rhule-nebraska 2 Quote Link to comment
Husker in WI Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 The similarities are pretty striking (even down to the fans wanting to hire the DC when the old coach was fired), but I think there are some differences. And I think Callahan and Fickell made a similar mistake in hiring the wrong coordinator. But Fickell's mistake was both dumber and easier to correct. I know fans worry when coaches only bring in "their guys," but hiring an OC you've never worked with that has a radically different offensive philosophy and reportedly forcing him to adapt his style after the fact is dumb. However, that's an easier guy to fire than a guy you'd worked with for a long time who just flopped in year 4. So Fickell will get a chance to course correct, but now he has to either double down on an offensive style that he doesn't like or cave to fan/alumni pressure and walk back 2 years of recruiting and scheme focus. Which is easier to do in the portal era, but still not easy. I think their biggest problem will honestly be NIL - they have zero buy-in, and that's going to make it hard for anyone to succeed. They can get guys looking for some more exposure or playing time, but a good chunk of the portal players just aren't possible for them. Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 It all comes down to QB where Fickell has whiffed 2 years in a row. If he had a Desmond Ridder at UW like he had at Cincy then people would be singing a different tune. Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 5 hours ago, Red Five said: It all comes down to QB where Fickell has whiffed 2 years in a row. If he had a Desmond Ridder at UW like he had at Cincy then people would be singing a different tune. And if Scott Frost had a Mckenzie Milton.... Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 6 hours ago, Red Five said: It all comes down to QB where Fickell has whiffed 2 years in a row. If he had a Desmond Ridder at UW like he had at Cincy then people would be singing a different tune. 43 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said: And if Scott Frost had a Mckenzie Milton.... Better to be lucky than good? Fickell is going to get fired for going the route of needing that quality of QB to run a foreign system to that program, and thinking he'd get one at Wisconsin. Just plain ill advised. Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 Glad we got “old school “ Rhule. Fickell was a hot commodity when we were looking This is one thing Trev got right 1 Quote Link to comment
Vizsla1 Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 This is not good news for Whiskey. Their top back Mellusi is stepping away From the game for a bit to heel-up. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41595554/badgers-top-rusher-mellusi-stepping-away-team-focus-heath Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 23 minutes ago, Vizsla1 said: This is not good news for Whiskey. Their top back Mellusi is stepping away From the game for a bit to heel-up. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41595554/badgers-top-rusher-mellusi-stepping-away-team-focus-heath He’s joining WWE??? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 I don't think a lot of fans realize how bad Wisconsin was before about the last 90's. They were horrible and a total joke. NU has been great since the last 60's...Wisky had about 25 seasons of being better than average. They are going to end up looking like they did before. A joke. They have no NIL, they don't have a fan base that cares, they don't have administration that cares. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Husker03 Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 11 hours ago, Nebfanatic said: And if Scott Frost had a Mckenzie Milton.... And if Matt Rhule had Dylan Riaola. Quote Link to comment
Vizsla1 Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 It all started to unravel over there when Barry Alvarez retired. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 Wisconsin is looking very pedestrian vs. Purdue. This game is more about what Purdue is or isn't doing than what Wisconsin is doing. Wiscy could lose this if Purdue's O Line can block a bit. Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 That half ending TD has probably sealed it. Quote Link to comment
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