BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast

Kyle Rowland joins the podcast to preview the 2018 Wolverines, and then Rich and Max discuss the "Bielema Paradox", revisit bag men, and take a 2nd look at their receiver exercise from episode 228 SHOW NOTES 1:00 A less verbose intro... or is it? 2:45 Welcome Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade 3:15 Were expectations in 2017 fair? 6:00 What will the offense look like and what are the names to know? 9:45 Is the defense gonna be really solid? Better than last year? 13:30 Big Ten East Champs or bust!!! 15:45 Is this season all about beating OSU? 19:00 Max has lower expectations for UM 22:45 Steve in Portland on where the losses may come from 31:45 The Bielema paradox 40:00 Badger Bob on Godfrey's conclusions in his articles on Bag men 45:15 Sactown Andy on the pass catcher breakdown 49:00 Buy R Swag 50:15 Send us emails 50:30 Review R Pod

Taking a break from the B1G Picture series, Rich and Max take a listener-driven dive further into Milwaukee recruiting, talk safeties, and take a shot at what they think the distribution of receptions will look like in 2018 SHOW NOTES 1:30 Rich... Mover and Shaker... At least mover 4:00 Neil and revisiting the MKE football issue 16:15 Ben in Chicago on Dixon as most important player on the defense 18:45 Matt in MKE on the emergence of Scott Nelson 25:30 Who's gonna catch passes... and how many? 34:30 Quintez Cephus 37:00 Danny Davis... where Max underestimates him 38:30 AJ Taylor 39:15 Kendrick Pryor 40:00 Aron Cruikshank 41:45 Jack Dunn 42:00 Zander Nueville 43:00 Kyle Penniston 47:00 Luke Benzschal 47:45 Jake Ferguson 48:30 Jonathan Taylor 50:15 Chris James 50:45 Garret Groschek 51:30 Alec Ingold 53:00 Adjustments 1:03:00 Merch

Scott Dochterman previews the Iowa Hawkeyes plus Rich and Max talk about the potential for Kayden Lyles' to move to nose guard and the relative strength of Iowa and Wisconsin as football programs. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Max, the college football polygamist 4:00 Welcome back Scott Dochterman soon to be of the Athletic 4:30 A look back at 2017 7:30 A look at the running game 15:00 Will the defense be able to replace the LB's? 23:00 A look at the 2018 schedule 28:30 Rich no longer views Iowa as an equal 37:00 Ty(ler in) Deforest on Kaden Lyles to the D Line 45:30 Max leaves for his exacting social schedule 46:15 Rich did a Nebraska pod 47:00 Buy merch! 48:30 Rich quit the cable... and yelled at kids (not his) to get off his lawn

Rich and Max preview Rutgers with James Kratch before discussing how the Badgers might manage the injuries to Rand and Loudermilk, what "shutting down your recruitment" really means and work through some listener mail. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Back for the 3rd week in a row 2:45 Welcome James Kratch from nj.com 3:15 A look back at 2017 4:45 SO many offensive coordinators 11:30 Turnover on the DL 14:45 Will the defense still be a strength? 18:00 Does Ash have to make a bowl in 18? 22:00 Rich lives Rutgers like Max loves Iowa... and NIU... and Illinois... and 23:15 The suddenly thin Badger DL 33:45 Does Mertz shutting it down mean anything? 39:30 Journal Sentinel Jesse on being sentimental 41:30 Scoreboard Brin on Milwaukee football recruiting 47:30 Hawking Merch

Rich discusses Northwestern with Adam Hoge before he's joined by Max to break down the impact of the injuries to Garret Rand and Isaiah Loudermilk for 2018. SHOW NOTES 2:30 Lysol wipes on a keyboard is a no-no 4:00 Welcome back Adam Hoge 5:30 2017's quietest 10 win season 7:30 Clayton Thorson's return 9:30 Who else is of note for the 2018 offense? 12:15 Northwestern's lack of explosiveness 14:15 Will the defense be as good as last year? 18:15 Expectations for 2018 27:45 2018 UW football as 2014-15 UW basketball 28:45 The impact of the DL injuries 40:00 Goofer QB 42:30 P.O.D. Breaks down Sota 44:00 Steve in Portland on the media's perception of the Badgers 47:45 Pat in MKE on the lack of football talent in MKE 55:30 Shirts, hoodies AND hats!

Kyle Goblirsch previews the Gophers and Rich and Max discuss the assistant coach pay raises and work through some listener mail regarding Jim Leonhard and the defensive side of the ball. SHOW NOTES 1:45 Your main source for Elite 11 talk 3:00 Welcome back Kyle Goblirsch from Minnesota 24/7 3:30 Was the plan evident to see in 2017? 6:00 Is the talent improving? 9:45 What does the 2018 offense look like and who to watch 15:45 Looking for a transfer QB? 21:00 The 2018 defense and who to watch 27:15 The prospects for 2018 32:00 Assistant Coach salaries 45:30 Ryan in Glenview on defense system vs coaching 49:00 Balky in SLC on changing the style of play to suit opponents 52:30 Max uses advanced hyperbole 55:00 A plug for Crooked Letters 1:00:45 We're making hats... we'll let you know when and how

Mike Carmin previews the Boilermakers in Jeff Brohm's 2nd year plus Rich and Max dissect the national title talk in the media of late. SHOW NOTES 1:15 We always do Purdue early 2:30 Welcome back Mike Carmin from JC Online 3:15 Was last year's defensive success a surprise? 5:45 How much hype surrounds the 2018 season? 8:00 What to expect from the offense 11:00 WR and the JUCO route 13:00 How good is the defense going to be this year and who to watch? 15:30 A glance at the schedule 18:45 Jake in Madison is the listener of the week 20:45 Dylan in VA on the Badger players talking NC 33:30 Travis in St Louis on what would be a disappointment 35:15 Thoughts on the de-commits

Jeremy Werner previews Illinois plus Rich and Max discuss Ryan Connelly as an OLB, what consequences there are for canceling the spring game, and the transfer of Kare Lyles. SHOW NOTES 1:30 All you suckers missed out on a lively Ron Zook conversation 2:00 Welcome Jeremy Werner of Illini Enquiror 2:30 Looking back at Year 2 of Lovie 4:30 The part where Max compares Lovie to Theo Epstein (as a Bears and Red Sox fan this is a bad comp) 6:30 Changing direction at QB 9:45 Who will step up on defense? 13:00 Looking forward to an easier schedule 17:00 Max is all in on Illini positivity 18:30 Now on to the Badgers 19:30 Bob on the lack of a Spring Game 22:30 Connelly at OLB? 28:00 Rich's manifesto on The Kare Saga 37:30 Shirts or hoodies... or a hat?

Jason Galloway joins the podcast to give his thoughts at the conclusion of spring practice. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back, Jason Galloway 2:30 The backup QB situation 5:45 Adam in MN on if the O Line is as deep as portrayed 10:30 Will Sam Brodner play as a #3 RB? 12:30 Addie in Madison on Hornibrook or Taylor getting hurt 14:45 Ryan in Glenview on Cruikshank's future 19:00 Other WR's 21:15 How does TE play out if Nueville isn't ready? 25:00 And now... FULLBACK TALK 26:00 Ben in Chicago on the DL 28:30 DL hypothetical 29:45 OLB depth 34:00 DB's starring Scott Nelson 39:30 China Bob on underappreciated Badgers 41:30 Weekday Ryan on whose expectations are too high

The Badgers canceled the spring game. Rich and Max still talked about Spring Football SHOW NOTES 1:15 they got the weather talk out of the way off line 3:00 A call for spring practice questions 4:30 The schools attitude towards canceling the spring game 6:45 Travis in STL on Cruikshank staying healthy 15:00 The DL... a collection of candidates 18:45 Sam Brodner as a FB is big in Connecticut 25:00 Max goes hyperbolic on the offense 33:00 Buckaround recommends

Rich and Max take stock of a spring practice with minimal drama and little intrigue. How do you make this interesting? SHOW NOTES 1:15 I'm Rich and l'm here with my dying co-host Max 4:00 No QB controversy means no drama 9:45 South Jersey Pete on the Deal with Taiwan 14:30 Steve in NY on Taiwan Deal's flabby guns 15:45 Tom on the Train on where Farrar's role this year 20:15 Rich is getting what he wanted at DB 22:45 The injury list 24:30 Will there be a 50-50 run-pass play call this year? 27:30 The Spring Game 35:00 Kyle's closing the doors. Go say hi!!

Rich and Max look at what can be learned about the Badgers as they head into another spring practice. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The biggest of Rich's many podcast mistakes 4:45 Into the Paul Jackson weeds 9:15 The players NOT participating 12:00 Missing from the roster 14:00 Weight changes 18:00 The freshman 21:30 Things to watch in spring 22:00 Taiwan Deal 23:30 Cornerback... wherein Faion Hicks may be the new Hillary 26:45 How TE shakes out 27:45 The DL 30:15 Seperating Hornibrook and Coan 35:00 Listener questions 35:15 Adam in Kenosha on FR playing early 36:30 Matt in MKE on surprise starters 39:00 Ryan in Chicago on Bell moving to DE 42:00 Thanks to Eric. HTML scraper extraordinaire

Rich and Max examine the future of the Badger defense. SHOW NOTES 3:30 Diving into the defense 6:00 DE... zero career starts 19:15 We take you live to the Hawkeyearound 20:30 NT... lots of recent misses 27:30 ILB... not so fast Arrington 36:15 OLB... Van Ginkel is coming to steal your goats 43:15 CB... young and inexperienced 52:15 Safety... let's check back in with the Hawkeyearound 59:15 The specialists

It's time to turn the page to 2018 as Rich and Max give their thoughts on what the offense will look like in 2018. SHOW NOTES 2:45 Turning the page to 2018 5:00 To answer their question: In 17 they didn't give future grades or even current grades 8:00 QB Hornibrook is our quarterback 18:15 RB and depth behind Taylor 32:15 FB... there's only two on the roster 36:30 WR... boringly awesome 44:45 TE... a little bit of shakeup? 52:00 OL... there is some depth here 1:06:45 Mertz collecting all the offers

Evan Flood returns to the BuckAround to break down the Badgers' latest signing class and look ahead at what is in store on the recruiting trail in 2019. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Slow signing day 4:00 Welcome back Evan Flood of 247 4:45 Noticeable changes at CB 7:30 Max forgets the name Wildgoose somehow 9:30 Kyle in Silver Springs on Florida recruiting 11:45 The impact of the early signing period on Bucky 14:30 The 2018 recruiting strategies 17:00 Utilizing Cruickshank 19:00 Ben in Chicago on a Sanborn comp 21:00 Bryson Williams playing this year? 23:00 Will Nakia Watson play early? 25:30 Tom on the Train on UW's offense helping recruit OL 27:00 2019 recruiting off to a great start 29:30 Does Mertz stick with UW 31:45 Beating UM and Bama for Logan Brown 33:00 Will this be the Badgers best class ever? 35:00 Max is bullish on Badger recruiting 38:15 Rich is cautiously optimistic (Those two stamps sum up the whole history of the Pod) 44:30 Looking back at the 2013 recruiting class 56:45 Upcoming shows

Rich and Max present the most prestigious awards show in all of sports: The Golden Buckys! SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max couldn't hear Rich in the first attempt at this ep (seems ideal), but fixed now 4:30 Your 2017 Golden Bucky's 5:30 Most Outstanding Player M: J Taylor R: TJ Edwards 8:30 Offensive MVP M: Hornibrook R: D Davis 12:00 Deffensive MVP M: TJ Edwards R: Nelson 14:00 Most Improved M: Van Ginkel R: Cephus 17:00 Unsung Hero M: Sheehy R: Jamerson 20:15 Biggest Underperformer M: Peavy R: Peavy 21:30 Ray Ball Award Both: Rushing 25:45 Freshman of the Year Both: J Taylor 26:15 Future Star Both AND me: Danny MFing Davis lll 29:15 Worst Game M: B1G Title Game R: Illinois 32:45 Play of the Year M: Van Ginkel's picks R: AJ Taylor catch vs UM 36:00 Game of the Year M: Minnesota R: Orange Bowl 42:00 Coach of the Year M: Settle R: Gilmore 46:00 Dave in Brookfield on meme of 2017 season 50:30 Mark in Riverwoods, IL on people disrespecting Badgers 59:30 Evan Flood next episode

Rich is joined by Jason Galloway to review the 2017 Badgers and take a few minutes to talk about Jason's alma mater. SHOW NOTES 1:00 No Max means no Golden Bucky's 2:15 Welcome back Jason Galloway 3:15 Was Hornibrook the QB we expected? 8:30 Was 2017 Hornibrook better than Stave? 10:45 Running Back talk 13:00 Groshek going forward 15:00 The OL development 18:00 WR's ALL THE TALENT!!! 22:30 The overlooked DL 26:45 ILB and Orr not playing in the Orange Bowl 29:00 Are the OLB's products of the system? 31:00 Were Nelson and Tindal elite? 34:15 Ben in Chicago and who improved the most 35:30 Mark in Riverwoods on the Badgers becoming a helmet school 37:30 Neal in MN on how Badgers would have done in the Playoff 40:00 Rich loves 9 month early Top 25's... 43:15 How much better can the offense be? 44:15 2018 Badger concerns 45:45 Roll Tide Galloway, Roll Tide

The Badgers come home victorious over Miami in the Orange Bowl and Rich and Max look back on a historic 13-1 season. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max is under the weather 3:15 The Talkaround 6:00 Was the game unremarkable? 12:00 The announcers 15:00 Played out the way we thought 17:00 The Badgers were/are appropriately ranked 19:00 Badger football is as good as ever 20:00 Edwards' injury 21:30 The Badgers had better athletes than Miami!!! 26:15 And Jonathan Taylor is a FR 28:45 The turnover chain capper 33:15 UR Player of the Game 37:00 Big games in the B1G 57:00 Off-season episodes 59:00 Best Badger season ever?

Rich and Max preview the Badgers' matchup with Miami in the Orange Bowl, discuss the early signing period, and close the show with talk of the Badgers' changes on the coaching staff. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The boys are back and they are over the loss 5:30 Breaking promises 7:15 The matchup 9:00 Talking efficiencies 15:30 Shades of 2009 17:00 Will the Badger be able to block? 19:00 The Miami schedule 23:30 The motivation edge 26:15 Orange Bowl predictions 28:00 The early signing period 41:45 Early entrants to the NFL 48:30 Transfers... in? 51:30 Tibesar to Oregon St 55:30 Leonhard isn't gonna be here forever 57:15 Peavy graduates 59:00 Order from Silly Yak!!!

Rich and Max recap the Badgers 27-21 loss to Ohio State SHOW NOTES 1:00 First time this season discussing a loss 3:30 Mrs Buckaround is a jinx 6:30 The Talkaround 12:30 The game in a sentence 24:30 OSU had to play hard to win 28:15 The Badger offense 35:45 The OL 39:00 The OSU pass coverage 40:15 Missing Neuville 43:00 Did they miss Cephus? 52:15 Matty Singer of Whitnall on punting inside the 40 56:30 UR Player of the Game (also Rich sings Christmas carols... kinda) 1:01:30 The turf! It came up!!! 1:05:30 Brock in Heartbreak City on "how hard it is" being a Badger fan 1:12:15 Hornibrook's 7 Yard run

The Badgers have finished the regular season 12-0. Rich and Max aren't sure how to handle this at all. SHOW NOTES 1:15 Thanksgiving's highlight side dish 3:00 Rich's cooking Pod 6:15 A business like win 7:00 The Talkaround 9:00 The Badgers just finished the regular season undefeated 13:30 A capstone game 17:30 How is Demry Croft the QB?!? 19:30 UM played to lose and not get humiliated... but did anyway 27:00 This team will go as far as Hornibrook can take them 29:30 Gary in Nevada on favorite TE tidbit 32:30 Dave from Brookfield on 2017 UW NOT being 2015 Iowa 40:00 UR Player of the Game 44:45 Travis in STL on our coaches being raided 50:00 Big games in the B1G

Rich and Max break down the finer points of Wisconsin's convincing 24-10 win over Michigan SHOW NOTES 2:00 Rich has notes 6:45 The Talkaround 9:00 #RollerCoasterQB 11:15 What is there left to say about this defense?!? 20:45 The emergence of Taylor has made James largely irrelevant 24:15 Ben in LA on figuring out Chryst 30:30 Was this Hornibrook's best game? 33:45 JS Jesse on Hornibrook on 3rd down 38:30 Keith in Houston on Nelson letting punts roll 45:45 Rich LOVES beating Michigan 53:00 UR Player of the Game 55:45 Who is the best offense the Badgers have played this year? 58:45 Why are people talking about OSU in the playoff? 1:00:00 Rich basically quotes my twitter tirades about Badger fans being negative and whining 1:02:00 Logan Brown come on down 1:07:45 Paul in Madison

The Badgers turned in an all time defensive performance against the Iowa Hawkeyes in their 38-14 victory. Rich and Max try to make sense of what this means. SHOW NOTES 2:00 The Dynamic Duo is back 6:00 The Talkaround 8:15 Was this performance surprising? 12:00 The safeties 16:00 The Iowa run game 17:45 Is the UW front 7 THAT good? 19:00 Defensive MVP of the game 24:00 Journal Sentinel Jesse on Shaw running outside the tackles 29:45 Who was a great RB that had such glaring deficiencies as Taylor? (Guess who brought this up?) 32:45 Davis and Pryor are very good football players 35:00 Hornibrook had his typical game 44:45 Projecting ahead 48:45 UR Player of the Game 56:45 Big games in the B1G 59:45 Who's gonna coach Nebraska? 1:03:30 #WhyNotWisconsin 1:06:00 This week's game 1:10:45 Donde esta Jazz Peavy?

Max (and a super secret guest host!) review the Badgers' win over Indiana plus preview the Badgers' big matchup against Iowa. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Welcome back Nate Cravill 4:15 The Talkaround 6:15 The Hornibrook pick 8:15 Nate takes all of you arm chair QB's to task 12:00 Jonathan Taylor Tailback 15:15 Iowa Around 17:30 Cephus will be missed 20:00 Balky on Cephus' timeframe 22:00 Ryan from Chicago on waiting for Peavy 24:30 The slate ahead 27:30 Iowa Around 2.0 32:00 The Defense is good 37:00 UR Player of the Game 41:45 Big games in the B1G

Rich and Max share their takeaways from the Badgers 24-10 victory over the Illini in Champaign SHOW NOTES 2:45 If nobody calls you get no Talkaround 4:00 Adam from Darlington on Hornibrook 5:15 Wherefore art though Jazz Peavy? 12:15 Carl in Grayslake on Brandon Williams on Galloway's Pod 19:00 Jim in Greendale on waiting for style points and Chryst the pragmatist 22:15 Why use the Dieter play there? 28:00 Shocker... Rich says they're gonna lose 29:00 Illinois minute 33:45 UR Players of the Game 43:15 Big games in the B1G

Max is joined by F.O.T.S. Jon from Madison to break down the play of the Badger offensive line thus far. LOOK FOR OUR ILLINOIS BREAKDOWN LATER THIS WEEK. SHOW NOTES 2:15 Welcome back Jon from Madison 3:00 David Edwards 6:00 Tyler Biadasz 9:15 What are the keys to getting off the line? 12:30 What goes wrong when pass protection breaks down? 16:30 Is a healthy Dietzen the best option at LG? 19:30 Is the line not getting off double teams quick enough? 23:30 How will the line hold up with the best D Lines on the schedule coming up? 28:00 Awkward pauses, youth football and behind the scenes with soccer player Max (since REDACTED)

Rich is on his own reviewing the Badgers' 38-13 win over Maryland and handicaps their playoff chances. SHOW NOTES 1:00 Flying solo 5:00 Maryland game is the new Purdue game 9:15 JTD 10:45 This team is gonna get penalized 13:30 The best defense since the arrival of Aranda? 18:00 Hornibrook is what he is 22:30 Zombie Wisconsin 24:15 UR Player of the Game 30:45 Big games in the B1G 35:30 The Prince of Darkness acknowledges the Badgers could make the playoff... and even that is somehow depressing 38:15 A John Settle Retweet!!!

Rich and Max spend what is probably too much time breaking down the finer points of Wisconsin's sloppy 17-9 victory over Purdue. SHOW NOTES 2:30 Jumping to the Talkaround 6:30 "The 2015 Iowa game... but the Badgers won." 8:00 An Iowa minute... or two 12:00 Max's All-American 14:30 We know what Shaw is 19:30 Continued intermittent Hornibrook discussion 26:45 Cephus and Davis 30:00 The Groshcat (nickname a work in progress) 33:15 False starts are the pee in the Cheerios 37:00 The Defense...and Rich cheating on Edwards with Jacobs 39:45 Richie Worship!!! 42:30 UR Players of the Game 45:15 Big games in the B1G 53:45 Looking to Maryland

Rich and Max discuss the Badger's 38-17 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers SHOW NOTES 1:15 Everything's working 2:00 ... Except Gary Anderson 5:00 The Talkaround 8:00 These guys are more obsessed with Tanner Lee than Matt Millen 11:30 Adam in Darlington on Hornibrook's limitations 20:30 Neal on a Badger QB theory 26:15 The run game 32:45 Impressive performances on D 39:30 Where does this CB pairing rank? 46:30 UR Player of the Game 49:45 Big games in the B1G 1:00:00 Graham Mertz... more like MERKTS!!! ROLL CHEESE!!! 1:05:45 Outtakes... kind of

Rich and Max discuss the Badgers' enigmatic 33-24 win over Northwestern. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The Badgers. They don't look like they suck. 4:15 The tailgate 9:15 The Talkaround 12:30 A weird game 20:00 Was Justin Jackson hurt? 21:00 The DB's are good 24:45 cutting Hornibrook some slack 31:00 Scoreboard Bryn on Stave as this year's QB 35:15 The running game... NOT GREAT BOB!!! 40:15 UR Players of the Game 44:45 Big games in the B1G 54:00 Looking towards Lincoln

Rich and Max have done this 200 times. They talk about it. Oh, and look at where the Badgers are heading into the bye week. SHOW NOTES 0:45 Sweet retro intro 2:30 Rich's Alexa pays excellent attention 5:15 Tyler in Stevens Point on Hornibrook 20:00 Newfound WR depth 27:00 Ryan in Chicago on Pryor 32:15 What's the deal with Peniston? 35:15 Lack of Shaw and James 44:00 Guys making the leap on the DL 46:30 The LB's and questions on the outside 49:45 The DB's 51:00 Jay in The Good Land on putting things on tape 54:00 Jake in Sun Prairie on perception if/when Badgers lose 58:15 Steve in Portland on the Buckarounds origins

The Badgers left Provo with a convincing 40-6 statement victory. Rich and Max want to understand why. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The amazing prop bet tracker 5:30 A complete performance 6:45 The TALKAround 10:15 The quarterback play 15:00 Mokie in Wrigleyville on The OL 19:00 RB's 20:45 Did Ingold transfer to NIU? 25:00 Prince of Darkness on pace 27:30 BYU picking on DCW 30:30 BYU seemed poorly coordinated 37:00 UR Players of the Game 40:45 Big games in the B1G

Rich and Max talk through the good and bad of Wisconsins 31-14 win over Florida SHOW NOTES 2:15 Straight to the Talkaround 5:00 Hornibrook breakdown 6:30 Adam in Darlington on Hornibrook's arm strength 15:00 Jonathan Taylor Tailback and the run game 20:30 Special Teams... Gags not looking Groza watchlist worthy 22:45 Defense... Rich has concerns 28:00 Balky in Salt Lake on defense and short field 30:30 UR Player of the Game 39:30 Welcome back Matt Brown of SBNation 41:00 QB Taysom... er... Tanner Mangum 43:45 The Defense 46:15 The impact of the coaching change 49:30 How does this game play out? 51:00 A quick look at an Ohio State University 55:30 Big games in the B1G (Iowa is in conference... Max's loophole) and #Dadlife 1:02:00 Looking at the week ahead

Rich and Max examine Wisconsin's dominating if uneven 59-10 victory over the Aggies SHOW NOTES 2:15 Radio vs TV 3:30 The voicemails 8:00 Talking about the game for those who didn't jump off a cliff 10:00 The defense 15:00 The offense 21:15 Let's talk the good 22:15 Shawn from Madison on Taylor passing James 25:00 Ben on Neville over Penniston 26:30 Adam in MN on WR height 31:00 The burning of red shirts 32:00 Playing Coan 35:15 View going forward 43:30 UR Player of the Game 50:45 Big games in the B1G

In their last show of the offseason Rich and Max go through their (and listener!) bold predictions for the season and analyze the latest news out of fall camp. SHOW NOTES 3:15 Max is a nice guy 3:45 This is the last show... before the season 6:30 Rich thinks your predictions are weak... or at least not bold 11:00 The QB's and the passing game 22:15 The running game 27:45 The Defense 32:00 Season records 39:00 Grab Bag/Potpourri 47:00 Season thoughts 1:01:00 Paul from Madison

Rich and Max are joined by old friend Space Coyote and answer listener mail that includes challenging some Sacred Cows of Badger Football. SHOW NOTES 1:30 We watched college football 5:15 Welcome back Logan Larson aka the Space Coyote 6:00 Summing up 2016 13:00 Talking RB's 17:15 What does the defense look like? 21:00 What will be compelling? 2017 outlook? 26:00 Slaughtering Badger sacred cows 28:00 The Badgers HAVE to be a power offense 33:00 A lot of teams in the late 90's and early 2000's are given a pass 35:30 If the Badgers do something special it wouldn't be due to Andersen 40:00 Actually, Mickie's isn't that great 41:45 Dylan in Arlington VA on Ohio St and BYU 47:00 CF Badger on what secondary looks like in two years 49:15 Adam from Barrington on Jeremy Patterson and his arms 51:00 Ben in Chicago on fun rituals/superstitions/quirks 56:00 BuckAround tailgate

Rich and Max discuss the state of the Badgers with Jesse Temple of Landof10.com. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Enter the Buckaround props 5:30 Welcome back Jesse Temple of Landof10.com 6:15 Are the Badgers the most boring team of the last decade to study? 9:15 Jesse's sense of the team in a post-two a day world 11:30 Rich passes off Schaff's Hornibrook O/U's as a fake line 13:45 Handicapping the backup QB race 17:45 Did Deal really have a chance to start? 20:00 Where do Ibrahim and Taylor fit? 21:30 Is the O Line worth the hype? 24:30 Is Cepheus > Wheelwright? 27:00 How will the D Line shake out? 31:15 Is there something interesting at LB? 35:15 The Nickel Back race 36:45 No chance of a 3 Safety set? 37:45 Breakout freshman? 39:15 Shocker... Rich wants to know what could go wrong? 43:00 Request for bold predictions

They're back! Rich and Max are joined by F.O.T.S (you figure it out) Andy Schaaf for the 2017 version of the prop bet competition. John Settle Veterans Day thoughts? Mike Lucas tweets? It's all here and more. Come have a listen.

With Max away Rich is joined by Show Lackey Steven to talk Badger camp plus previews Maryland with Lamar Johnson of Testudo Times SHOW NOTES 1:00 Max is missing 2:15 Welcome Lamar Johnson of Testudo Times 2:45 With the Recruiting and the bowl was 2016 a success? 3:45 What was the biggest step forward? 4:30 What will the offense look like? 6:45 Will it be similar to Harbaugh? 7:30 What kind of performance can the D turn in? 10:00 How will 2017 play out? 11:30 What can Durkin do long term at Maryland? 13:30 It me. Show Lackey Steve 15:00 Why Lambeau? Why not Camp Randall? 22:00 Cichy's season ending injury 29:45 Steve rambles 30:30 What to make of the RB battle? 33:30 Is this the tipping point for Deal? 36:00 Nickelback... no, nickel back and the battle there 38:30 Why doesn't Cain know the signals? 40:00 The kick returners 43:15 Will Wheelwright's replacement have the same impact? 45:00 Rand Back to DT 48:45 PLAYOFFS?!? You want to talk PLAYOFFS?!? 51:30 Housekeeping 57:15 Paul from Madison

Without a guest this week Rich and Max talk about the latest developments in camp plus answer some listener mail SHOW NOTES 2:00 Paul Chryst's boring monolith 3:45 The guys got to... at least talk about... camp 5:15 Running Backs 11:00 Leon Jacobs likes to work out 16:00 Tom on the train on keys to success/failure 25:00 Ben in Chicago on underperformance 31:00 Ballky in SLC on All Badger Team and 36:30 Brian in Ogg on Twilight starring Barry Alvarez 47:45 Upcoming schedule

Rich and Max are joined by Mike'l Severe to preview Nebraska and then discuss what they're watching for as the Badgers open fall camp. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back Mike'l Severe of The Bottom Line on Omaha.com 2:45 Was the 2016 team much better than the 2015 team? 4:15 What to expect on offense? 5:45 is this the best OL that Riley has had? 7:45 Morgan and the WR core 11:30 Will the switch to 3-4 be a step in the right direction? 15:30 How will 2017 play out? 17:30 What if Scott Frost wins 10 games at UCF? 22:00 Run the dang ball Riley 27:30 Chryst press conference 28:15 Max brags about his self restraint... then totally succumbs to it 29:00 Weight changes 48:30 Deiter to LT. Biadasz ready for prime time?

Rich and Max preview the Hoosiers with Sammy Jacobs of Hoosier Huddle and answer listener mail SHOW NOTES 2:00 It's been a long time since UW played Indiana 3:15 Welcome Sammy Jacobs of Hoosier Huddle 3:45 What happened with Kevin Wilson? 7:15 What will be different on offense? 9:45 How will personnel match scheme? 11:00 Is the OL good? 12:45 Will the D sustain their success from 16? 15:30 What will make the Hoosiers fun to watch? 18:00 Where is Indiana football headed? 20:15 What to expect in 2017 25:00 The part where Rich starts to be negative 27:30 Steve from Portland on QB concerns 32:45 Ben in Chicago on the secondary's weak link 36:00 Bob from Oregon quality guests and the OL 40:00 Tyler in Stevens Point 47:15 Travis on St Louis on a spouse views of the show 52:30 Paul in Madison

Rich and Max are joined by listener and former offensive line coach Jon from Madison who gives his thoughts on the current state of the Badgers' offensive line. SHOW NOTES 1:00 Self proclaimed superheroes 3:45 Welcome back Jon from Madison (formerly of Minneapolis) 4:30 Jon's background 5:30 Recapping the 2016 O Line 9:15 How good was Ramczyk? 10:30 Projected 2017 Starting 5 12:15 Is Spring Football more important for OL than other spots? 13:45 Is Dietzen injury prone? 15:15 2017 OL strengths and weaknesses 18:45 Ryan from Chicago on Benzschawel 24:00 Is Dieter up to Frederick/Moffit level? 25:15 Thoughts on Biadasz 30:00 Who on the roster will be the future stars in coming years? 33:15 Anything to read from only taking 1 OL in 2018 class? 34:30 Show Jon your appreciation... by buying him some diapers... for his infant

Scott Dochterman previews Iowa plus Rich and Max answer listener mail and get feedback on their All-Badger* Teams SHOW NOTES 1:15 Christmas is early! 2:15 Welcome Scott Dochterman of landoften.com 3:30 What changed from 2015 to 2016? 5:30 What will the strengths of the offense be? 17:00 Can the front 7 make up for a depleted secondary? 20:00 The floor? The ceiling? 22:30 Ferentz's Future and the future of the B1G West 29:00 And now... MAX'S IOWA THOUGHTS 34:30 Bob in Oregon on Minnesota 40:15 Northwestern opinions 42:45 Nick in Glendale on Hornibrook's progression 47:00 The listeners All-Badger teams 1:08:00 NIU Minute

Evan Flood joins the podcast to give his insight into the Badgers and what the current recruiting class. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back Evan Flood of Badger 24/7 2:30 Kevin in DC on Recruits from MI 7:00 Hanzo Steel on Mickey Turner's Recruiting 9:15 Why is Cruickshank a big deal? 12:15 Kyle in Silver Springs on UW's geographic approach 15:45 How did the Bryant situation change so quickly? 21:30 Running Back this cycle 24:15 Sam Brunzel on the lack of a NT 27:15 Iowa ramming down the wall? 33:00 Who is Evan watching among incoming FR? 37:00 Rich wants to know who will decommit 43:30 Brodner injury 45:00 Hescock transfer 47:15 Leon Jacobs

Rich and Max preview Northwestern with Adam Hoge before completing their All-Badger team on the offensive side of the ball. SHOW NOTES 1:15 Please welcome Abby aka Child 1 4:00 Welcome Adam Hoge of the Northwestern sidelines 4:45 Were expectations met in 2016? 7:00 Will the offense be significantly better? 11:45 What does the defense look like? 15:45 What's one thing to watch? 19:00 How will 2017 play out? 22:30 Adam's take on the Badgers 26:30 All Representative Badger Team (Offense Edition) 29:45 Offensive Line 42:00 Tight End 49:45 Wide Reciever 58:15 Running Back 1:01:00 Fullback 1:03:30 Quarterback

Rich and Max reunite to discuss the surprise addition of Rachid Ibrahim as a graduate transfer and then dive into their thoughts on a defensive All Time "most representative" Badger team SHOW NOTES 1:30 Rich is happy to be back 5:45 A transfer... incoming 16:00 An All-Representative Badger Team (Defense) 18:30 Defensive Line 33:30 Linebacker 45:15 Defensive Backs... wherein Rich exacts revenge on Darrius Hillery for not loving him back

With Rich out due to illness, Max rolls solo and puts together a preview of the fighting Illini. SHOW NOTES 1:00 Rich has laryngitis... tonight is unbridled Max 1:30 Welcome Chris Kennedy a Daily Illini alum and sideline guy 3:30 Recapping a tumultuous 2016 4:00 Airplane view of the program 5:15 Lovie's grace period 6:30 Recruiting under Lovie 7:45 What could make this offense special? 10:15 How will the front seven look? 12:15 What will fans be encouraged by? 14:15 2017 outlook 16:30 The long term outlook

Rich and Max are joined by Kyle Goblirsch os Gopher247.com to preview 2017 Minnesota. Afterwards Rich and Max sift through listener mail and reexamine the Ben Bryant decommitment from a different angle. SHOW NOTES 1:45 BuckAround popping collars 3:30 Kyle Goblirsch of Gopher247 and his notes 4:00 What went into firing Claeys 8:00 When did they decide to move on? 12:00 How will Gophers replace 1st rounder Mitch Leidner? 14:00 What about WR? 20:30 Strengths and weaknesses on D? 27:15 How will 2017 play out? 28:30 What do Fleck teams look like long term? 37:15 Ryan in Ft Worth on improved recruiting at Minny and Nebraska 48:30 Adam from Barrington on the non-Conference games 52:30 Ross from Milwaukee on Orr taking a RS 54:30 Jeff in LaCrosse on the new RS proposal 57:45 Malik Zaire and Ben Bryant thoughts

Joel Nellis, Author of Walk on This Way, joins the show to talk about his book plus give an insiders view of Wisconsin football. Afterwards Rich and Max look at just how hard it is to "make it" as a Wisconsin football walk on. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max "Gumby" Brusky and his Brewers jersey 5:00 Welcoming Joel Nellis who co-wrote "Walk On This Way" 6:15 When Joel realized the end of HS wasn't the end of football 9:15 What does "hanging on" your first year entail? 12:45 What is the biggest adjustment from HS? 14:15 Tim in St Cloud on Chryst showing emotion 17:15 How does Chryst remember Joel? 20:30 Why write the book? 27:00 Expectations for 2017 29:30 Rich's walk on spreadsheet