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Areas of needed improvement

Super Badger
PC really didn't do the program any favors the last few years, here are the areas that need improvement that he let slip and some the AD let slip...
Upgrading the offense, this includes, hiring a proper QB coach.
Identifying and recruiting better QB's, getting more competition for the position.
Utilizing NIL like other teams, which will help recruiting immensely.
Putting together a proper recruiting department, meaning more bodies.
Fire assistant coaches who aren't pulling their weight.
Better identifying TALENT. The team's great "culture" of family in finding kids who keep their noses clean but aren't competitive enough to play for B10 championships.
S&C seems really off, and it's not translating to the field.
PR for the program. There is very little enthusiasm for the football program right now.
Decision to ACTUALLY compete for championships, by not putting a hundred road blocks in the way that other teams don't.
Build the wall around Wisconsin on the recruiting front. The wall has been shattered and needs to be rebuilt. This is a huge problem if the state's top talent goes elsewhere.
Recruit over kids. This sounds harsh but is reality...UW keeps kids around far too long....look at Mertz and Wolf...

Let's discuss, I may not have gotten them all but it's a start.
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FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES: MICHIGAN STATE 34, WISCONSIN 28

Jon McNamara
TEAM NOTES
  • Today’s captains: senior NT Keeanu Benton, junior ILB Nick Herbig, junior QB Graham Mertz
  • Wisconsin played its first overtime game since a 20-17 win over Minnesota on Dec. 19, 2020.
o The UW loss snaps a three-game win streak in overtime contests.

o The Badgers are now 9-7 all-time in overtime games.

  • UW is now 24-31 all-time against Michigan State, including 8-17 in East Lansing.
o The loss snaps a two-game win streak against the Spartans.

  • The Wisconsin defense allowed 99 yards rushing, holding its opponent under 100 for the 4th time in 7 games.
  • Wisconsin established themselves offensively with a 11-play 63-yard scoring drive on its first possession, ending with a 1-yard Braelon Allen TD on 4th and goal. Wisconsin has now posted 10+ play, 60+ yard drives to begin the last two games. The Badgers have found the end zone on opening drives in 3 of the last 5 games.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • Sophomore RB Braelon Allen ran for 123 yards on 29 carries and a pair of scores in the win.
o Allen’s 29 carries matched his career high. He also ran 29 times against Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl.

  • Allen moved his career rushing total to 2,025 yards, reaching the 2,000-yard mark in his 19th career game. Allen is the 5th-fastest Badger to reach that mark in program history.
FASTEST TO REACH 2,000 RUSHING YARDS
Player Games
1. Ron Dayne 1996 13
2. Jonathan Taylor 2018 15
3. PJ Hill 2007 17
4. Anthony Davis 2002 18
5. Braelon Allen 2022 19
o By finding the endzone two times in the win, Allen has multiple scores in 3 games this season, matching his total of multi-score games in 2021.

o Allen tallied runs of 20 and 34 yards, giving him 7 rushes of 20+ yards this season. Allen entered the game with 4 rushes for 30+ yards, which ranked T-3rd in the nation.

o Allen has now rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of his last 16 games. Over that stretch, Allen has rushed for 1,976 yards and 19 TDs (123.5 ypg.) and is averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

o Allen is the first Wisconsin 100-yard rusher vs. Michigan State since Montee Ball ran for 137 yards in the 2011 Big Ten Championship.

o Allen also caught 3 passes for a career-high 33 yards. Allen recorded a pair of multi-catch games last season and has done so 3 times in 2022.

  • QB Graham Mertz went 14-for-25, finishing with 123 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. He moved into 7th place on the all-time completions list with 402. Next in the record books is Scott Tolzien who ranks 6th with 410 career completions.
o With 2 TD passes, Mertz now has 15 touchdown passes in 7 games this season, matching Russell Wilson (2011) as the fastest Badger QBs to the 15-TD mark in a single season.

o Mertz has thrown for multiple scores in 4 of 7 games this season.

  • Junior WR Chimere Dike made 4 catches for 45 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown catch in the first overtime.
  • Sophomore WR Keontez Lewis matched his career-high with 2 catches for 14 and the game-tying touchdown with 2:04 remaining in regulation.
  • Freshman WR Skyler Bell caught 3 passes for 33 yards. Bell has caught a pass in every game this season and has 3 games with 3+ catches.
o Bell also had a career-long 27-yard run.

  • Junior OLB Nick Herbig recorded a key 3rd-down sack in the 4th quarter. Herbig now has 6.0 sacks this season, surpassing last season’s total. He has recorded QB takedowns in 4 of 7 games this season. Herbig entered the game tied for 2nd in the Big Ten and tied for 10th in the country in sacks.
o Herbig finished with 6 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss. He has recorded a TFL in all but one game this season and in 11 of his last 13 games, dating back to last season.

  • Senior OLB C.J. Goetz notched his first sack of the season to end the Spartans’ opening drive. Goetz finished with 7 tackles.
  • Senior S John Tochio recorded his 7th career interception on the final play of regulation. That marked his 3rd INT of the season, matching his career high. Torchio also posted 5 tackles.
  • Junior ILB Tatum Grass made a career high 9 tackles in his 2nd career start. Grass also recorded 0.5 a TFL.
  • Junior S Kamo’i Latu followed up his Big Ten Defensive POW honor from a week ago by totaling a career-high 13 tackles, including 1.0 TFL.
  • Junior ILB Maema Njongmeta finished with a career-high 11 tackles.
  • Senior P Andy Vujnovich punted 6 times for an average of 43.0 yards and a long of 64 yards. His 64-yard punt in the 3rd quarter was his longest of the season and the longest since a 68-yard boot against Northwestern on Nov. 13, 2021.
o Vujnovich now has 6 punts of 60+ yards during his career.
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Offensive staff

Super Badger
Let's face it. We have a WR who coached TE's as our first time ever offensive coordinator and part time QB coach. We have a terrible dead weight coaching TE's, and an OL guy coaching the RB's. We have had no real QB coach for the better part of three seasons. Is there any wonder the offense really isn't clicking? PC did not set this up for success, but his friends have jobs. Friggen' amateur hour.
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Video: Roderick Pierce on his commitment

Clint Cosgrove
I caught up with Roderick “Trey” Pierce last night after the Brother Rice game. Pierce did not play in the game. He’s just tweaked an ankle and is perfectly fine. They didn’t need him last night and have a big game next week followed by playoffs.

There are a bunch of new schools from across the country reaching out to him now. Illinois will likely be going after him hard.

He says he is solid for now, but also hopes Jimmy will be named head coach.

This uncertainty is going to handicap the program eventually (if JL is the guy) and I think they need to name Leonhard HC sooner than later if they plan on doing so.

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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ***CLASS OF 2023 OFFICIAL VISITORS THREAD***

Jon McNamara
WEEKEND OF JUNE 3

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Rivals All-Access Pass is live!

Jon McNamara
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