"its just a part of college football", ya well it doesnt have to be. I check the portal lists everyday, and there are some schools which you rarely if at all see on there. They keep players because they dont recruit over them plain and simple, and you guys can dance around that point all you want. The way it is now aint working. Fick came here saying he wanted to develop players......right now that looks like a bold face LIE! He keeps bringing in 15-20 players in the portal who get the play time. No wonder guys are leaving for the most part. Lucas was tampered with we all know that. Maybe Lafulea who signed with msu. But for the most part they see no oppty here.....to even develop as promised. The D changed twice in 2 years. First they wanted 3-3 hands in the dirt, then changed to the 2-4 with 2 olb's again which failed because they didnt play a guy like Lafuela because Fick had a win now panic attack?? Which totally backfired this year. I'm surprised Cheeks even stayed. And now they want what? 3-3 again with one OLB and 2 ILB's. This staff is a complete joke and the way they are going about recruiting players now is even more of a joke. They refuse to match their scheme to the players they have so go out and bring retreads to play over them. What i worry about now is our Best recruiters Pat and Max leaving because they can no longer sell a lie. Blow it up after next year and start over. Let the Watt brothers pay for canning Fickle.
The transfer portal and NIL is the sad reality of college sports these days. The way they are structured now is killing college sports. Personally I am losing interest in college sports.
I totally agree the Government needs get back and change i all for kids make money but should be a nationwide cap or contracts and the multi portal thing is a disaster period
I still love college sports. Hard working adults deserve to get paid. They aren't to blame...it's the greedy NCAA and schools. They never wanted to pay and thus....as always....if you fail to plan, then you've planned to fail. This will get fixed in time. Hopefully once we throw the NCAA into the garbage.
We need contracts with term and performance provisions for players just like for the NFL/NBA and we need them now. The players are no longer students, they are employees. Failing that, there will simply be no reason for anyone top continue being a fan of college sports; we already have the pro leagues and they are much more entertaining. The likelihood of that coming from the federal government, at least in any meaningful form, is poor at best. The B1G and SEC and the media companies are going to have to do it. If they do not, there will be a precipitous decline in eyeballs for all.
Greg Gard said it well last year when Chucky left. A lot of players leaving now are making financial decisions as the reason for leaving. It's that simple. I don't blame the player for that. It's the NIL system that needs tweaking. They need an NIL salary cap. Each team gets the same amount to spend. Spend those NIL dollars wisely. Not very realistic that it will happen but something needs to be done with the current system and fast.
Just treat each year like the Calapari "one & done" system. Max out on the talent that you can acquire (year-to-year) and hope for the best in what you can retain.
Losing Lucas is a big loss because of the potential he showed last year on the field and he has 3 years of eligibility remaining. That was a big get last year getting him out of Miami. That said I get why he would transfer to a school close to home along with a big NIL payday. He is the kind of player you want to build a roster around. How do you build a roster these days when every player is a free agent every year? It's got to be tough being a head coach and trying to build a program. Wisconsin doesn't have the deep pockets to compete with the top power schools to retain their top players. I look at Wisconsin now like I do the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball. When your players become good your probably going to lose them to a team with deeper pockets. At least with baseball you have control over players for a certain number of years so you could form some attachment with the player before they could test free agency but in college now you can test free agency every year so its hard to build that bond with a player like you could in the past. Makes it really hard to follow and get excited about college sports these days for me.
right now the ncaa is looking the other way. no doubt they are getting kick backs. [nothing is off the table in todays corrupt world]. maybe if people stop watching, but that will never happen.
seems that Lucas' father has medical problems and he wants to be back in the miami area to be around him. clearly there was still some tampering involved from miami. especially odd how Wisconsin still hasn't officially forwarded his profile or whatever to the transfer portal, which is what all teams are supposed to do within 24 hours of a player announcing their entry into the portal seems that fickell has found some type of evidence of tampering, or he still has a shot at convincing Lucas to stay at Wisconsin
it's not the offense everyone's irritated about. The WR and TE additions are probably better than what was already here. The defense is a different story
When it comes to receivers, you can't just look at production. Purdue and Rutgers had productive receivers, how'd that work out for them? Certainly, ours would have looked much better if TVD was healthy, but their production is replaceable.
Would be interesting to get some insight in different NIL usage by different schools. There's a lot of rumors out there, but we all know the internet is full of inaccurate information.
Zach you need to chill with the lowkey dig at Will’s faith. I know you said it wasn’t a dig but it was with how you said it, no need to be a smart ass.
Do you think god gives a crap about football? He should have bigger issues on his plate rn. Anyways, don’t get so damn sensitive anytime someone who may disagree has a slight criticism of how people publicly share their religion. I would wager you wouldn’t have this much smoke to defend the player if the player was praising Allah for the same…
@@justinrenaud4818 I would say the same regardless of what religion, I have friends who are Muslims. Also I was just pointing out that he didn’t need to go there.
The main reason so many DBs are going to smaller schools is because that's where their ability level is at. Don't believe me.....where did Lucas go! We just have to admit that the talent we had during the coaching transition was not at the level needed to compete in today's BIG 10.
"its just a part of college football", ya well it doesnt have to be. I check the portal lists everyday, and there are some schools which you rarely if at all see on there. They keep players because they dont recruit over them plain and simple, and you guys can dance around that point all you want. The way it is now aint working.
Fick came here saying he wanted to develop players......right now that looks like a bold face LIE! He keeps bringing in 15-20
players in the portal who get the play time. No wonder guys are leaving for the most part. Lucas was tampered with we all know that. Maybe Lafulea who signed with msu. But for the most part they see no oppty here.....to even develop as promised.
The D changed twice in 2 years. First they wanted 3-3 hands in the dirt, then changed to the 2-4 with 2 olb's again
which failed because they didnt play a guy like Lafuela because Fick had a win now panic attack??
Which totally backfired this year. I'm surprised Cheeks even stayed.
And now they want what? 3-3 again with one OLB and 2 ILB's. This staff is a complete joke and the way they are going about recruiting players now is even more of a joke. They refuse to match their scheme to the players they have so go out and bring retreads to play over them.
What i worry about now is our Best recruiters Pat and Max leaving because they can no longer sell a lie.
Blow it up after next year and start over. Let the Watt brothers pay for canning Fickle.
I hate this soooooo much. Makes being a fan very hard!
The transfer portal and NIL is the sad reality of college sports these days. The way they are structured now is killing college sports. Personally I am losing interest in college sports.
I totally agree the Government needs get back and change i all for kids make money but should be a nationwide cap or contracts and the multi portal thing is a disaster period
Same
I still love college sports. Hard working adults deserve to get paid. They aren't to blame...it's the greedy NCAA and schools. They never wanted to pay and thus....as always....if you fail to plan, then you've planned to fail. This will get fixed in time. Hopefully once we throw the NCAA into the garbage.
I feel that I recently passed the 50% "check out" threshold. If 20-50% of players swap teams every year then what is the point of being a fan?
We need contracts with term and performance provisions for players just like for the NFL/NBA and we need them now. The players are no longer students, they are employees. Failing that, there will simply be no reason for anyone top continue being a fan of college sports; we already have the pro leagues and they are much more entertaining. The likelihood of that coming from the federal government, at least in any meaningful form, is poor at best. The B1G and SEC and the media companies are going to have to do it. If they do not, there will be a precipitous decline in eyeballs for all.
Greg Gard said it well last year when Chucky left. A lot of players leaving now are making financial decisions as the reason for leaving. It's that simple. I don't blame the player for that. It's the NIL system that needs tweaking. They need an NIL salary cap. Each team gets the same amount to spend. Spend those NIL dollars wisely. Not very realistic that it will happen but something needs to be done with the current system and fast.
Just treat each year like the Calapari "one & done" system. Max out on the talent that you can acquire (year-to-year) and hope for the best in what you can retain.
Ah yes, you can always count on Zach saying that’s not a shot on a kid and then he takes a shot on a kid. Like clockwork
This is not NIL. This is pay for play.
The end game is clearly a salary cap, contracts, a players association. It's going to be a Professional Jr League.
Losing Lucas is a big loss because of the potential he showed last year on the field and he has 3 years of eligibility remaining. That was a big get last year getting him out of Miami. That said I get why he would transfer to a school close to home along with a big NIL payday. He is the kind of player you want to build a roster around. How do you build a roster these days when every player is a free agent every year? It's got to be tough being a head coach and trying to build a program.
Wisconsin doesn't have the deep pockets to compete with the top power schools to retain their top players. I look at Wisconsin now like I do the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball. When your players become good your probably going to lose them to a team with deeper pockets. At least with baseball you have control over players for a certain number of years so you could form some attachment with the player before they could test free agency but in college now you can test free agency every year so its hard to build that bond with a player like you could in the past. Makes it really hard to follow and get excited about college sports these days for me.
I for one am getting sick of this. Hard to be a fan. But I'll keep the faith and see what fall camp brings.
Am I wrong in assuming that they are pulling money to help fund the new practice facility?
We need contracts or this becomes less and less enjoyable to watch.
right now the ncaa is looking the other way. no doubt they are getting kick backs. [nothing is off the table in todays corrupt world]. maybe if people stop watching, but that will never happen.
Who has more wins next season, Wisconsin or Sam Houston?
SH easily B. Locke throws for 3500 yds
Any chance we recruit some of the cbs back like trech?
seems that Lucas' father has medical problems and he wants to be back in the miami area to be around him. clearly there was still some tampering involved from miami. especially odd how Wisconsin still hasn't officially forwarded his profile or whatever to the transfer portal, which is what all teams are supposed to do within 24 hours of a player announcing their entry into the portal
seems that fickell has found some type of evidence of tampering, or he still has a shot at convincing Lucas to stay at Wisconsin
it's not the offense everyone's irritated about. The WR and TE additions are probably better than what was already here. The defense is a different story
I’m assuming the delay in hiring a QB coach is because the guy is still coaching on a bowl or NFL team????
I’d imagine OSU’s roster is way more than 20 million now. Underwood is 10 million
When it comes to receivers, you can't just look at production. Purdue and Rutgers had productive receivers, how'd that work out for them? Certainly, ours would have looked much better if TVD was healthy, but their production is replaceable.
Would be interesting to get some insight in different NIL usage by different schools. There's a lot of rumors out there, but we all know the internet is full of inaccurate information.
Yah we need just stop recruiting Florida Texas warm weather states they never stay
Most don't perform either. The critical error being made here, no character kids as proven by results & culture or complete lack thereof.
That’s what happens when you get all the FL leftovers big schools down South don’t want lol
@@rebelwithin4527 they still transfer cause cold for them lol
We’ve always recruited from those states. Literally some of our best historical corners, receivers, and linebackers are from those states…
@@justinrenaud4818 Sure but now with multi transfer NIL it changed all saying
Seriously it’s not that hard money and weather! Hello
It's all about money said this before!!!!
The D3 kid is a cool story, but can a D3 kid really play in the Big Ten?
I’ve come to realize you can’t get to caught up in daily portal activity. Need to analyze after it is all done and how it fits your roster and team
Nothing speaks for itself until we see what happens in September. This portal window has been very underwhelming
Xaviar Lucas got a lot of money. Sorry to say this.
Zach you need to chill with the lowkey dig at Will’s faith. I know you said it wasn’t a dig but it was with how you said it, no need to be a smart ass.
Nah, go ahead and dig. No really, I'm so annoyed at all the performative christian bull.
@ If you know the guy you would know it’s not performative, assuming it is is messed up.
It is so dumb to say god called me to do blah, blah, blah, almost as dumb as praising god for winning a game.
Do you think god gives a crap about football? He should have bigger issues on his plate rn. Anyways, don’t get so damn sensitive anytime someone who may disagree has a slight criticism of how people publicly share their religion. I would wager you wouldn’t have this much smoke to defend the player if the player was praising Allah for the same…
@@justinrenaud4818 I would say the same regardless of what religion, I have friends who are Muslims. Also I was just pointing out that he didn’t need to go there.
I think im done with college sports
The main reason so many DBs are going to smaller schools is because that's where their ability level is at. Don't believe me.....where did Lucas go! We just have to admit that the talent we had during the coaching transition was not at the level needed to compete in today's BIG 10.