Is Lucas actually in the portal? I don’t necessarily buy that WI botched his paperwork. Plus Miami already has a young room of CB’s and today signed a CB from Michigan St.
Wisconsin has done a good job on highschool recruiting and portal player's. Im still concerned at the QB position. Still settling at the position. Pool your Nil and go for it. Try for an elite QB. Transforms the program. Go for it. It's like here is an offer you can't refuse. Even if you get less overall player's to save money somewhere else worth it. if Oregon State can get a big name QB from portal then Wisconsin certainty can
Watching the playoff games this weekend. All eight teams were playing freshmen. Why not Wisconsin? We need to give deserving freshmen a chance. We player so few freshmen....on a team that went 5-7. Give 'em a chance!
If Mabrey was all that, he’d have been elevated instead of pushed down the pecking order. That said, without a decent QB coach to develop guys no QB will flourish at Wisconsin.
Part of the prob with the LBs last year is their dependence on good DL play to excel. ..whi h they obviously didnt have. DL players coming in this year dont have that dependence. They need to be grown men and do their job.
Ryan - when this portal window closes, any chance you can compare Wisc vs B1G, particularly Iowa, Minny, Illinois? Wisc has over 2x transfers out. Why??
Most of the insiders have talked about it... mostly due to the body types they have recruited in the portal. Most expect to run. 3-3-5/ 4-2 over. The dbs are interesting. Some of them said they were not happy they didnt get playing time and that Lucas was given a different route to playing. Probably a mix of Haynes and Lucas passing them. The safeties leaving is a question to me.@williamwojcieszek4320
Not surprised MM is hitting the portal. He was a 3 star guy and definitely better suited for a dual threat offense. With the 2 portal guys coming in, and the 2 guys that dropped other commitments in recruiting to come in, losing MM is logical. I ran into a guy, CEO of company my son works for, while spending time with my West Coast family who lives a few doors down from a 2026 kid at Qb who just took an unofficial visit to Madison and was very impressed. Plays at a Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano. 3 star with a year of high school left, so may collect another star by graduation. Has an offer. The guy I ran into says he’s a good kid from a good family.
Obviously Mettauer had big issue. If it wasn't even a consideration to play him, the way Locke was playing, says a lot. Just cause he looks good in his underwear doesn't make him a good player.
Is recruiting QBs from high school going to become a thing of the past for Wisconsin? Marbrey Mettauer I think would have stayed if he had a legit shot of being a starter next year even with Longo not being with the Badgers. They never gave Marbrey a shot to see his ability even though Locke was playing pretty badly. I wonder with this new portal stuff if we will ever see a kid recruited out of high school that will start for the Badgers. I wish Marbrey the best, and I hope he finds a place where he can start and flourish!
My issue is ‘the hungry. ‘ Players give up. Stars were never the issue. Get us back in the top 5 of the B1G with good coaching. Then, with NIL and this new era of CFB, we can get stars later.
If you don't let younger player's play especially at qb. They will leave. The starting QB was bad last season but the staff wouldn't let any young QBs play. Coaches don't always make the right personal decisions
@J.E.T.Lee16 you never know if they can play if they never get an opportunity. The veteri QBs were awful. Young guys couldn't of been any worse might of found QB of the future instead of starting all over again and loosing a potential QB to portal.
@J.E.T.Lee16 it's not the whole story. Many play better in game's. If all coaches were right on personal decisions more often. Less of them would be fired
Zero '24 QBs remain. What in the name of Russell Carrington Wilson is that about? PLEASE get a QB coach in to help with some stability - maybe, anyway.
How does your team get better when your only 4 stars you have leave, and are replaced by Mac retreads that traditionally get crushed by the good teams that schedule them on purpose for guaranteed wins ?
This is college football now, get used to it. People wanted this garbage. Stop wasting your time talking about recruiting it doesn't matter buddy. Recruiting doesn't matter. What is their 1 guy left from the 2023 class. Stop it. It's all portal now. And if Fickle doesn't want to play the young guys they are gone. So u can recruit all u want, u have to play them
It's crazy to think that Edwards is getting paid around a million dollars to play 1 season. And the hope is he can get us to 6-6. I would rather have played Mabrey and built toward something rather than trying to maintain mediocrity.
Judging by the recruiting and transfer QBs the QB position will be a dual threat position, so the offense will be dual threat. Maybry does not fit that mold.
Dude. We are hosed until we have contracts.
Is Lucas actually in the portal? I don’t necessarily buy that WI botched his paperwork. Plus Miami already has a young room of CB’s and today signed a CB from Michigan St.
I will never forget when Mabel Meteor completed a 2 yd pass.
Good pod
Hey, happy holidays
We need a anti-recruiting cannon for when we lose good players to the portal. Like a "Portal womp-womp" trumpet. Sad to see Mabrey go, but I get it.
Winter has an attitude that is really needed at Wisconsin. Big Steve needs to take a lesson.
Frearby is about 20 lbs undersized for the edge. Question is how much does he slow down once he puts on that extra muscle.
Wisconsin has done a good job on highschool recruiting and portal player's. Im still concerned at the QB position. Still settling at the position. Pool your Nil and go for it. Try for an elite QB. Transforms the program. Go for it. It's like here is an offer you can't refuse. Even if you get less overall player's to save money somewhere else worth it. if Oregon State can get a big name QB from portal then Wisconsin certainty can
Got a KY fan friend that liked Fearbry but felt he just hasn't gotten stronger/bigger the last few years. Hello, Brady C!
Watching the playoff games this weekend. All eight teams were playing freshmen. Why not Wisconsin? We need to give deserving freshmen a chance. We player so few freshmen....on a team that went 5-7. Give 'em a chance!
Is it better for a young player to sit at a big school or play at a lower level and then transfer?
I guess Mettauer did want to burn his year…good luck to you in your future endeavors.bring Hank back!!!
If Mabrey was all that, he’d have been elevated instead of pushed down the pecking order. That said, without a decent QB coach to develop guys no QB will flourish at Wisconsin.
Part of the prob with the LBs last year is their dependence on good DL play to excel. ..whi h they obviously didnt have. DL players coming in this year dont have that dependence. They need to be grown men and do their job.
Ryan - when this portal window closes, any chance you can compare Wisc vs B1G, particularly Iowa, Minny, Illinois? Wisc has over 2x transfers out. Why??
New OC and a defense scheme shift leads to the player who don't fit to be asked to leave or they leave on their own accord.
@ where have you heard there’s a defensive scheme shift? And why so many defensive backs leaving?
Most of the insiders have talked about it... mostly due to the body types they have recruited in the portal. Most expect to run. 3-3-5/ 4-2 over. The dbs are interesting. Some of them said they were not happy they didnt get playing time and that Lucas was given a different route to playing. Probably a mix of Haynes and Lucas passing them. The safeties leaving is a question to me.@williamwojcieszek4320
Keep the old intro song
Do you really think Carter Smith a Florida kid will stay more than 1 year I doubt it
Yah he'll be done after a crap from Luke fickell
NFW. Collecting nice check in 2025 and will preserve eligibility and soon move on.
Where are my lock down cbs?
Get rid of the T.E.A.M. vest. This isn't 5th grade football! Embarrassing!
Not surprised MM is hitting the portal. He was a 3 star guy and definitely better suited for a dual threat offense. With the 2 portal guys coming in, and the 2 guys that dropped other commitments in recruiting to come in, losing MM is logical. I ran into a guy, CEO of company my son works for, while spending time with my West Coast family who lives a few doors down from a 2026 kid at Qb who just took an unofficial visit to Madison and was very impressed. Plays at a Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano. 3 star with a year of high school left, so may collect another star by graduation. Has an offer. The guy I ran into says he’s a good kid from a good family.
We lost the guy who couldn't start over Locke? We'll be fine
Keep that intro
Winter could become a force for us ...or jump in portal and go play for a good team.
We don't need another QB. Whatever money we would use for that, add it to whatever we are going to spend for a CB!
30:04. Ryan looking for cornerbacks at the Volvo dealership. "They're boxy but they're good". Shooting for serviceable. Bleh.
Obviously Mettauer had big issue. If it wasn't even a consideration to play him, the way Locke was playing, says a lot. Just cause he looks good in his underwear doesn't make him a good player.
Need to recruit better regionally. Until contracts come about, this is the only way to retain players.
Is recruiting QBs from high school going to become a thing of the past for Wisconsin? Marbrey Mettauer I think would have stayed if he had a legit shot of being a starter next year even with Longo not being with the Badgers. They never gave Marbrey a shot to see his ability even though Locke was playing pretty badly. I wonder with this new portal stuff if we will ever see a kid recruited out of high school that will start for the Badgers. I wish Marbrey the best, and I hope he finds a place where he can start and flourish!
Oh yeah where's th CBS are we going to a 5 man front on the d line? With how sucky his run defense was that checks out 😂
If they can’t figure it out, then the badgers better find coaches who can Ryan
My issue is ‘the hungry. ‘ Players give up. Stars were never the issue. Get us back in the top 5 of the B1G with good coaching. Then, with NIL and this new era of CFB, we can get stars later.
If you don't let younger player's play especially at qb. They will leave. The starting QB was bad last season but the staff wouldn't let any young QBs play. Coaches don't always make the right personal decisions
Young players have to force their way on to the field. Rather not coddle incompetence like they did with Locke
@J.E.T.Lee16 you never know if they can play if they never get an opportunity. The veteri QBs were awful. Young guys couldn't of been any worse might of found QB of the future instead of starting all over again and loosing a potential QB to portal.
@ practice is an indicator.. it cuts both ways
@J.E.T.Lee16 it's not the whole story. Many play better in game's. If all coaches were right on personal decisions more often. Less of them would be fired
@ the whole story is somewhere in between the distorted reality. Life goes on, wish there kid well
I said this when Xavier Lucas left and I’ll say it again, if you can’t spend 2 years at a school then you are a waste of potential
Official off season prediction for next year 1 and 11 book it. Don Morton era 2.0
😂😂😂
Zero '24 QBs remain. What in the name of Russell Carrington Wilson is that about? PLEASE get a QB coach in to help with some stability - maybe, anyway.
Maybrey has one more year of eligibility.
What on earth is wrong with Max? Come on coaches help him out.
Fixing the front 7= Firing Fickell
Our QB's NEVER work out, They suck
or they leave. The last one was Russell
Wilson.
How does your team get better when your only 4 stars you have leave, and are replaced by Mac retreads that traditionally get crushed by the good teams that schedule them on purpose for guaranteed wins ?
This is college football now, get used to it. People wanted this garbage. Stop wasting your time talking about recruiting it doesn't matter buddy. Recruiting doesn't matter. What is their 1 guy left from the 2023 class. Stop it. It's all portal now. And if Fickle doesn't want to play the young guys they are gone. So u can recruit all u want, u have to play them
It's crazy to think that Edwards is getting paid around a million dollars to play 1 season. And the hope is he can get us to 6-6. I would rather have played Mabrey and built toward something rather than trying to maintain mediocrity.
Then people here don't understand if they don't win next year. Pressure on Fickel to win now. Realistic? No.
Judging by the recruiting and transfer QBs the QB position will be a dual threat position, so the offense will be dual threat. Maybry does not fit that mold.
Losing Mabrey is no big deal. Losing Lacrue? big deal.