Bootleg11 said:

Last 6 games:
Ohio St
@ Oregon
Washington
@ Indiana
Illinois
@ Minnesota

They are likely going to be 2-10

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Minnesota might be their only chance to come within 3 scores.

Callahan 2007 in full effect, but with 0 offense

Grug said:

They made fun of us for firing Solich, they are going eat to the next 20 years.

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It's funny because #2ndChoice is their version of Callahan.

doublewing said:

It's funny because #2ndChoice is their version of Callahan.

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Hey Cally got to the big 12 championship game. He’s nowhere near as bad as 2nd choice

TampaBaySkers said:

Hey Cally got to the big 12 championship game. He’s nowhere near as bad as 2nd choice

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There are quite a few other parallels: abruptly changing their offensive identity, being abrasive and not forming relationships in Madison, and having a team fall apart on you in its final season.

Unlike BC, #2ndChoice will probably get another HC job at some point. Likely not P4 but he's young enough and had previous success in CFB.

doublewing said:

There are quite a few other parallels: abruptly changing their offensive identity, being abrasive and not forming relationships in Madison, and having a team fall apart on you in its final season.

Unlike BC, #2ndChoice will probably get another HC job at some point. Likely not P4 but he's young enough and had previous success in CFB.

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As a program it looks like they’re very similar to Nebraska in 2004, but i see less similarities in Fickel and Callahan. How Callahan came to the college game is so strange, and not something we’ve seen replicated much since. The Jon Gruden stuff that’s being floated around is the closest I can think of?

Fick is more like Scott frost to me. Had a ton of success at a G5 school and was integral to a big time program during a successful stint. On top of that he knew the B10 landscape and what it takes to win.

You could argue Wisconsin never should’ve fired Chryst (same as Nebraska never should’ve fired Solich) but it’s hard to argue with hiring Fick.

Fair game. No more Barry and PEDs for Wiscy = purgatory.

Blakejc said:

I’m surprised #2ndChoice hasn’t worked out. He’s a good coach. Made a mistake with Longo but shifted about as quick as you can.

Wisconsin’s problem might be more similar to Oklahoma state. They just don’t seem to be keeping up with the arms race happening in P4.

They should probably give #2ndChoice more time, because I think he’d eventually get it right, but I doubt they will.

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Cincy is kind of odd in that they have had a lot of success with various coaches over the years. I wonder if they have had a built in advantage with Ohio st being the only P4 team in the state until recently? They've been above the MAC schools going back to their days in the Big east. maybe #2ndChoice got to Wisconsin and realized it's easier to recruit at Cincy?

TampaBaySkers said:

Worst fan base in the B1G that I’ve been around - they’re reverting back to their pre Alvarez days

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SlumpBuster said:

Minnesota might be their only chance to come within 3 scores.

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O/U on how many combined points OSU and Oregon are gonna drop on Bucky?

I’m thinking something like 110