Man would I like to know the whole story, what happened in the firing, what the conversations between Jimmy and Mac were, how involved BA was, how did all this come together? Will they take care of Jimmy and not burn a bridge?
Who talks to the former players?
What is Fickell's first week like?
How many barriers to success have been removed? (Fickell is not coming with the same handcuffs PC had)
Does this jump start NIL at UW?
What was on Mac's name when pursuing as someone outside the BA tree?
How did he determine JL wasn't the guy?
What was actually happening in the last 3 years of the PC regime?
How many kids from Cincinnati come over?
How many commits actually stay?
What are the "new" academic requirements? (When Mnookin was at UCLA, Myles Jack was admitted with a 1.7 gpa.... and that never hurt their academic reputation).
Can't wait for the press conference... it's one of the more important ones in scholl history..

A look here:

Today has blown me away. The fact that this has not gone the way I thought is an understatement. So here it goes.

1. Fickell is a swing for the fences hire. We would never get a Saban or Lincoln Riley, but this isn't far behind as something that I wouldn't think possible. Great coach and great recruiter. I will overlook that he came from duhO$U. If I can get any Christmas wish granted this year, it is that if a single one of his coaches come with him to Wisconsin, It is Brady Collins, his strength coach.

2. I love Jim Leonhard and it sucks for him. I don't look at it as he couldn't do the job, It is that Fickell is proven. JL is a great DC coordinator, a UW icon, and a great guy. But as a HC he is unproven. As a recruiter, he is unproven. Did he have to deal with what was left to him after Chryst? Yes. Even taking that into account, we have nothing proving that things change after putting his fingerprint on it. Do I think they would? Yes. Do we have anything that would show that what he would change would work? No. Would love to see him stay on, but realize that the odds of both coaches allowing that to happen are slim. He will be a head coach in the future. I think he will be good, but Fickell is a more proven commodity.

3. McIntosh has a big pair. Amazing. Never thought that I would see UW make a splash like this. ***See above.

4. Most importantly, the adult fans that go on the message boards and the social media accounts of young players and recruits that are emotionally attached to a coach that they've gotten to know and have bled for are the biggest pieces of !@#$ around. It is an emotional and uncertain time for these kids. As long as they aren't disparaging anyone or spreading lies, let them vent. Let them make up their minds on their future. I won't like all of their comments and decisions, but I'm a secondary person in this. They have direct repercussions to deal with. Adults that attack them are the kind of people that kick puppies and club baby seals.

Gonna be afun couple of weeks in the den. Views and postings have to be up 300%!!

We have two really crappy recruiting classes in a row. There are a hundred self imposed limitations and we are well behind the times regarding NIL.
Some would say BA had a much higher mountain to climb, and also had some bad years.
I think it can be done, BUT Jimmy better take the reigns and bust some ass with the expectations and recruiting.
I've never been this down on the program and am really depressed with where it is. Ufgggg. Another long off-season and looking doen the barrel of at least two more crappy seasons.
I'm so pissed at PC and the way he managed this to where its at. I'm not convinced Jimmy is the guy though. He's gonna have to win the press conference to win me over.

The high water mark for PC was the Orange Bowl win. I think things started sliding when they lost the RB against Oregon.
JT was a great recruit and covered up so much, but he was what kept the offense going and masked PC's problems.
Credit to PC for hiring Wilcox and Jimmy. Both guys kept the boat afloat.
PC picks Mertz over Coan...Coan leaves.
Jon Budmeyer leaves and PC never really addresses this hole.
Has an offensive staff where no one really knows who's calling the plays.
Promotes Rudolph as "OC"
Saeed Khalif leaves after two really good recruiting classes, and doesn't really address the recruiting department for 8-1/2 months.
Takes over recruiting the QB position, fails miserably.
Loses out on 4 of the top six 4 star recruits in Wisconsin....3 of which are OLmen.
Moves away from Rudolph and hires a guy who's never done the job.
Doesn't change the offense, move Mickey to RC, and keeps Haering.
Not sure I have everything, but I read a book one time and it had a chapter on plane crashes...generally they have found that there are an average of 7 bad decisions which result in a plane crash. This is similar to where PC had taken the program...there had been a pattern in the last 3+ years that were taking the program doen from where it was. It wasn't one, but the Coan/Mertz decision was a really bad one for sure.

A lot of similarities here.

Just kidding, but he resigned today...

Just saw it in a Columbus newspaper. He's on his way ready to kick a** and take names.

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Guy has seemingly been hurt for four years.

The Head Coaching job has been posted.

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I assume JL is the head coach because they have no better options.

Time to blow up the entire Offense? Let the whole staff go? Send Mertz to the portal? Bring in a new OC who picks his own staff and a new QB?

Predictions for today's game? Do the Badgers brings the Axe back home?

What if JL was told he would be new coach if he beat Minnesota. And, if he lost there would be a different new coach. Perhaps the Fickel situation is further ahead than we realize…truthfully, I’m ok with either. Anyone other than those 2 at this point would be a major disappointment

As always, there are more questions than answers after another dismal offensive (and special teams) performance. Let @Clint Cosgrove and me know what you want to hear about

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Isaiah Mullens' younger brother. Maybe a reason he's coming back next year, though that is not official. But Mullens is not taking part in the senior ceremony on Saturday.