Reading about the Brewers' success got me thinking about the Badgers' talent development. The Brewers have invested a ton in player development, including a $60MM pitching lab that is super secret, and apparently uses cutting edge 3D motion capture analysis technology, with top notch coaching. They have success finding guys who are devalued by the market, acquiring who they can afford, making small tweaks, and getting them to improve.

UW football will have the new practice facility, and we know everyone raves about Brady Collins S&C program, but I wonder if there is more that UW could be doing in this area. Even with the improvements in recruiting, much like the Brewers, UW is never going to be able to afford the most talented roster. They have to find other ways to win. I could also see wealthy donors tiring of giving money to players in NIL just to see them bust, but might be excited about investing in technology that would give an edge versus other schools in player development.

Watching other games (Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State) as well as Oklahoma, Texas, I have a sinking feeling that this is going to be a repeat of next year., if not worse (5-7) So many teams have come out firing against inferior opponents, and here we are, another year, trying to justify a slow start by claiming that coaches are purposely playing vanilla, or that adjustments will be made. I had the same feeling last year, remembering that Mordecai was underwhelming in the start and it never really got better

Is PATHETIC. We will give up 500 yards rushing to Bama JFC

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Headed to Oak Creek tonight to see Thomas, who has an offer from Wisconsin. Will also check out 2028 QB JJ Chapman.

Please find quotes from South Dakota head coach Bob Nielson after Wisconsin’s 27-13 win over South Dakota on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 at Camp Randall Stadium.

Wisconsin vs. South Dakota Postgame Quotes
Bob Nielson
South Dakota Head Coach



What was said to the team at halftime to spark the comeback and cut it to a four-point game

“We just talked about that we played competitive football, and we knew we had put points on board. We needed to drive ball, get ball in the end zone, and get stops defensively were going to be a priority [in the second half].”



“We'd show that we can stop them. And, you know, we did that in [their] opening drive of the second half. You got to take advantage of every opportunity. We had the opportunity [in the third quarter] with the muffed punt and a short field. And, you know, we had to settle for a field goal.”



“We left a lot of we left points on the board there [in the second half]. And against a team like [Wisconsin], you can't leave points on the board. They wore us, they leaned on us a little bit. We had one drive with the three penalties, and they did a good job of scoring there late in the game to make it a two-score game.”



Comments on how Keyondray Jones-Logan’s (#7) 35-yd touchdown sparked the team

“At the time, it was a big play. We had actually moved the ball really well on the ground that drive and I thought we made some good adjustments at halftime in the run game.”



“You know, the problem is after that first drive then was, we didn't move the ball with any consistency in the second half [after that first drive]. And we needed to do that. We went three and out, I think, three consecutive drives and you just can't do that against that kind of team. They're eventually going to find a way to put points on the board.”



The positives from this game heading into Portland State (next week) and the rest of the season

“I thought our guys played really competitively. I think we executed and did some things really well at the same time. You know, kind of keep getting better [mentality]; certainly a lot of improvement from last week [against Northern State (S.D.)], but we got a lot of things that we can work on again this week.”

Jones? Curtis? Dupree? Mahlmann?

Dreamed about this weekend for years to have ripped away. I get the move but I should be on a beach with my family right now.

Curious what everyone's thoughts are in terms of what "successful" will mean to fans on Saturday.

Could it be this week? I think that both could really open up this offense!

The wait is finally over. Predictions for tonight's game?

We all knew it was good, but now the rankings prove it, right gang? https://news.wisc.edu/washington-monthly-ranks-uw-as-no-1-public-university/

Because we could really use him on the DL