He does have Wisconsin ties, right? But if he isnt available there's also SP.
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Alvarez to retire
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Why not?
Do you have input of value to offer? Or just peanut gallery responses?
To note, Wisconsin didn't go with their freshman stud RB until mid-November. Berger did have nearly 300 yards of offense at about 6 yards per rush in the final three regular season games he played in.
But yes, the Badgers were searching for an identity last season with the frequent Covid interruptions. Anyone's guess if they will be effective or not in 2021.
Wisconsin did not have two bad years by their standards in a row. They won 10 games, played in the Rose Bowl, and finished ranked 11th in the AP in the 2019. That's not a bad season even by their standards. If you suggest they ran less than 2018, sure -- that's true. They were still a top 20 rushing team nationally and #2 in the Big Ten. Ultimately, they won the West Division in 2019.
Yes, 2020 was rotten by their standards (one, not two in a row). Again, I don't know nor does anyone if that's a trend or a Covid anomaly. I will also say the same with Michigan and Penn State -- I suspect none of those teams really fell as far for a long-term trend as we saw in 2020 -- there's not yet enough evidence to support a trend. Now, if those teams fail again in 2021, you might have something. I simply need to see more evidence before I predict a downward spiral. Maybe it happens, maybe it doesn't.
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I agree with this. Barry wasn't a very likable guy outside of Madison. I don't even think he was consistently liked by all within Madison. I wouldn't be shocked if Wisconsin is better off without Barry.
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Multiple sources suggest Chris McIntosh (current deputy AD at Wisconsin) will be Barry's successor. Barry brought him aboard in 2014 with suggestions even then he was being groomed for the job.
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Chris McIntosh | Director of Athletics | Staff Directory | Wisconsin Badgers
Chris McIntosh began his tenure as Director of Athletics at Wisconsin on July 1, 2021. A former college student-athlete, professional football player and businessman,
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Chris McIntosh a rising star in the Wisconsin athletic department
UW athletic director Barry Alvarez, who recruited and coached McIntosh, welcomed his former player back to Madison with arms open — and a plan in his back pocket.
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I've been saying that about Wisconsin and Iowa for what seems a decade now.
Somehow they figure out how to keep winning and occasionally winning a lot.
I'll mark it down as wishful thinking on my part until the wheels really do come off or we're beating them consistently.
That's where Nebraska football is right now. I'll feel better about us when we can beat two teams I didn't see as our equal when we were coming into the conference.
I've heard stories about the guy that make me think he is a first class a hole.
Agree on the 'What he built at Wisky' comment. It can't really be argued. He took a bad football school and made it a consistent winner.
I'm just pointing this out because in 2019, Taylor was held to under 100 yds in that rose bowl, they threw 35 times in that rose bowl,and in 2018 and 2019, they had O linemen drafted for the first time since 2014 and even with Taylor, didnt have the performance overall that one might expect.
Roll 2020 into that, and its changing in cheeseland, and I dont think its for the better.
We all know, going to a heavier passing game can have negative effects on your defense.
Berger, their RB,isnt as big as Taylor was,but being young may be why, but shared carries will likely have to be done, or the continued higher pass to run ratio, which I think is the staffs plan.
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Iowa drubbed wiscy last year. Their qb, wiscys, came out on fire,but once seen, he wasnt a killer, though likely will be very good.
Both are beatable,our best chance is this year,likely in awhile.
Not convinced iowa will be any better this year, but we should be.
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I've been saying some variant of this since Melvin Gordon and Brandon Scherff left. This is the year.
I stopped believing myself because it never seemed to be the year.
I'm in 100% 'Missouri' mode right now as it relates to beating either of those schools.
Love to see it, but until it actually happens, I'm going to remain skeptical.
Yea, agreed, we dont know what we'll have.
But wiscy has taken a step back here,and Barry being gone,he oversaw that team.
They had a coach quit because of that,and whats funny is, that coach didnt skip a beat either.
BA has been grooming his replacement,lets see how well thats received.
I think what happens there will have impact on wiscy going forwards.
BA had his/our system down pat, with him gone, and is his replacement doesnt get placed, it'll really be a whole new ball game.
And even though grooming a AD isnt the same as grooming and picking a new coach, add in system, and BA had it all going on.
I think we (or at least some of us) agree NU is headed in the right direction. Wisconsin under Alvarez was there. He had it dialed in.
I have no doubt they could take significant steps backward in the coming years, but they're in decent shape from a talent standpoint and should be able to sustain success in the near term.
Certainly.
I just see wiscy transitioning maybe faster than they want to going to more of a passing game.
It could be because of last year, add in their rookie RB as well, but when the year before, with Taylor, and they throw the ball 35 times and lose to Oregon, somethings changed.
Iowa is transitioning away from more a run first team slower, and it seems to be working better for them,so,not sure wiscy can pull it off as well, unless again,last year was an outlier
Part of the reason Wisconsin has been good for so long is because of BA will of personality. Through 3 different successors they kept the offense and defense essentially the same throughout that time. Heavy run oriented play good defense don’t beat yourself.
Will that continue after Alverez retires? Chryst mentor is BA and I think his personality is a lot like BA. Except he likes to throw the rock around more than Alverez. Time will tell.
I think a lot of Nebraska fans don’t like BA now because they thought he owed Nebraska something because he was an Alumni. He hasn’t been a Nebraska man for 50 years. He is a Wisconsin man. Just like Bob Devaney became a Nebraska man and ceased being a Michigan State man.
Will that continue after Alverez retires? Chryst mentor is BA and I think his personality is a lot like BA. Except he likes to throw the rock around more than Alverez. Time will tell.
I think a lot of Nebraska fans don’t like BA now because they thought he owed Nebraska something because he was an Alumni. He hasn’t been a Nebraska man for 50 years. He is a Wisconsin man. Just like Bob Devaney became a Nebraska man and ceased being a Michigan State man.
