Wisconsin set to hire Luke Fickell.

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  1. 20/20/20/20

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    Will Fickell still wear the Walmart gear that Chryst did??
     
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  3. 20/20/20/20

    20/20/20/20 running thru the house with a pickle in my mouth
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    Wait, are you a Wisconsin fan? I didn’t know we had more
     
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  4. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    alum

    very little badger talk on the board, so its easy to not notice
     
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    Just us two
     
  6. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

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    think FTK might be too

    he might just be a bucks fan though
     
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  8. Emma

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    And FTK, sorry pal. Packers Bucks for sure. He's a serial post liker, and should post more.
     
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  9. FTK

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    I moved around a solid amount as a kid but I was born in Wisconsin and went to Madison for undergrad and grad school.I’m a fan of all Wisconsin teams
     
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    He got the AIDS after moving to Africa

    RIP
     
  11. FTK

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    he was my roommate in college for a few years. Really good dude and turned me onto this site. Even though it appears most people like to shit on him here he’s as genuine as they come. And also he died of the aids in Africa
     
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  12. IrishLAX2

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    Wait he actually died in Africa?
     
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  13. LuPoor

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    Holy shit, for real??
     
  14. Emma

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    Can vouche for Danny. Cool stories on FB of his adventures. Always sincere too.

    rip in piece
     
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    no, sorry, bad joke. He lives in Sacramento
     
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  16. LuPoor

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    My question was about the roommate part, which is crazy; and not the dying of AIDS part, which is whatever
     
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  17. IrishLAX2

    IrishLAX2 So you’re telling me there’s a chance
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    Actually giggled at this post
     
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  18. FTK

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    yes that is true
     
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  19. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

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    im just shocked a dude that looks like this wasnt already committed to notre dame

    [​IMG]
     
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    An even worse fate.
     
  22. VaxRule

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    Dying of AIDS in Africa may have been a preferable outcome to this.
     
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    So worse!
     
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    I’ve seen him more on the soccer board than the b1g thread. I had no idea. Welcome joey jo-jo jr shabadoo
     
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    Good work, team!
     
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    Nebraska made a bad decision with Frost. UCF fan are weird af. Both are 100% true.
     
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  31. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    was a huge nole fan as a kid and never saw a reason to stop even though i didnt end up going there for school

    plus its not like fsu and wisconsin ever have any major athletic interactions (outside of the 2008 champs sports bowl - in which i rooted for wisconsin)
     
  32. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    I'm no Wisconsin fan, but I hate to hear of anyone dying of aids. Condolences to your fanbase and what not.
     
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  33. shaolin5

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    I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I think this will prove to be a negative for both Fickell and Wisconsin.
    He proved he can win at Cincinnati, taking them to a CFP game last year. It just seems like an odd fit. Don't know that you can convince his type of player (especially at the skill positions) to go to Whisky. Absolutely no offense meant to Wisconsin, it just seems like a square peg / round hole situation.
    But, wtf do I know?
     
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  34. Mix

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    Definitely the hire of the cycle unless something insane happens.
     
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  35. Emma

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    More of a hopeful offensive overhaul/targeting different offensive player skillsets
     
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  36. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    obviously no guarantees when it comes to this stuff

    but its not the kind of seismic style shift like it would be if they hired somebody from the air raid side of life
     
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    It’s the transfer portal era. You can clean house and build a new team in one offseason now.
     
  38. Nelson

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    completely destroyed me
     
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    It’s his chance to prove he can coach anywhere and make a ton of money

    I don’t know what tf you are talking about his type, Wisconsin is blue collar and nobody is more blue collar than Fickell

    Ryan Day coaching Wisconsin would be a square peg/round hole example, x a million
     
  40. Bert Handsome

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    Sources close to Cincinnati’s program told The Athletic on Sunday that high-ranking administrators within the athletic department have been aware and prepared for the possibility of Fickell’s departure for a couple of weeks, with Nebraska and Wisconsin showing interest. A source familiar with the negotiations also told The Athletic that Fickell’s wife, Amy, visited Madison, Wis., this month to explore the Badgers’ interest in Fickell for the head coaching position.
    Sources close to Cincinnati told The Athletic that Bearcats administrators have been in conversation with Fickell in recent weeks about what could be done to keep him at Cincinnati, including a willingness to increase the assistant salary pool, among other things, but that when the Wisconsin offer ultimately came, Fickell felt this was the right time and situation for him to pursue.
     
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  42. NoNatty

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    just wait until Auburn gets their man!
     
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    Madison is an extremely underrated town/city. One of the few places in the Midwest I would consider living.
     
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  44. Bert Handsome

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    I was thinking that Madison could simply be where he wanted to live since his two priorities seem to be staying in the Midwest and waiting for OSU to call someday. Madison is a good spot to wait.
     
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  45. theregionsitter

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    Love Madison
     
  46. TC

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    So how much are they paying him?
     
  47. Bert Handsome

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    Example 8764 of Bukowski being the fucking worst



    It's a booster's jet.

    And even if it wasn't, like it or not Big 10 athletics is a massive enterprise and running it properly is good business for the school. Important people need to be in a lot of places in short periods of time and a pj doesn't need to be viewed necessarily as flaunting excess just for the hell of it.

    Now, if the have a pj that is just used for trips to Aspen, St Bart's, and Nantucket - that's a different story
     
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  49. VaxRule

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    But also, the state should actually fund higher education.