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re: Looks like Mike Norvell AND Luke Fickell are safe for now
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:05 am to tigerfan84
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:05 am to tigerfan84
What the frick happened to them this year though? They looked great during non conference.
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Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:13 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
It looks like they spent all of fall camp game planning for Alabama
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:34 am to tigerfan84
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:37 am to tigerfan84
We’re now in a time where Illinois and Indiana are more competent programs than Wisconsin, what a time to be alive.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:41 am to tigerfan84
At least Norvell had two years of success. Fickell has been an unmitigated disaster in every aspect.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:47 am to tigerfan84
Fickell still having a job is insane
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:54 am to tigerfan84
So Wisconsin is saying that they didn't give the head coach enough resources to compete but will start.
So how long of a leash does he get once 'fully funded'? 1 year? 3 years?
I'm not saying Fickell is the answer at Wisconsin but if he hasn't had the resources you can't expect them to be successful.
Am I mistaken?
So how long of a leash does he get once 'fully funded'? 1 year? 3 years?
I'm not saying Fickell is the answer at Wisconsin but if he hasn't had the resources you can't expect them to be successful.
Am I mistaken?
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:04 am to usc6158
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At least Norvell had two years of success. Fickell has been an unmitigated disaster in every aspect.
Shocking really
Fickell was such a highly touted coach a couple of years ago
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:09 am to dupergreenie
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So Wisconsin is saying that they didn't give the head coach enough resources to compete but will start.
Newish Chancellor is a count and is tight with the purse strings for the athletic programs despite having a massive war chest.
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I'm not saying Fickell is the answer at Wisconsin but if he hasn't had the resources you can't expect them to be successful.
Wisconsin has struggled to recruit and have yet to land a QB close to Russel Wilson since Bert left who imo was the best recruiter in the program history.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:32 am to dupergreenie
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So Wisconsin is saying that they didn't give the head coach enough resources to compete but will start. So how long of a leash does he get once 'fully funded'? 1 year? 3 years? I'm not saying Fickell is the answer at Wisconsin but if he hasn't had the resources you can't expect them to be successful. Am I mistaken?
You’re not totally mistaken, but they aren’t 18th in spending and yet they are likely the worst team in the big ten. There’s no improvement (in fact the opposite) and his teams fold at the slightest bit of adversity.
Will throwing money at the problem make them somewhat better next year? Probably, but to your point, what if it doesn’t because he’s a crap coach? Then you spent a bunch of money and still have a $19 million buyout to deal with. Do you then give him another “fully funded” year?
And so you give him more to hire better assistants. What evidence is there that he can hire better assistants? They dumped Longo (good) but their offense is worse.
Money matters but plenty of schools spending tons of money with crap results because their coaches are garbage.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:43 am to Bruco
Could next year be a ‘make a bowl game or your fired’ type of year?
Would a bowl game be enough to make the fans happy?
I know the program has a good bowl run so I don’t know if that would be enough.
Would a bowl game be enough to make the fans happy?
I know the program has a good bowl run so I don’t know if that would be enough.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:44 am to red sox fan 13
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Isn’t his buyout huge
Yes
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FSU is kind of poor in the first place?
FSU is not poor but it does not have SEC or BIG money.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:59 am to Bruco
Wisconsin plays Oregon this week, then an open date.
I refuse to believe Fickell is safe until next week. Another ugly blowout loss leading into an open date is perfect timing to fire a coach midseason.
I refuse to believe Fickell is safe until next week. Another ugly blowout loss leading into an open date is perfect timing to fire a coach midseason.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:13 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I refuse to believe Fickell is safe until next week. Another ugly blowout loss leading into an open date is perfect timing to fire a coach midseason.
Yeah this seems like a divorce that would benefit both parties.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:43 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Wisconsin plays Oregon this week, then an open date.
I refuse to believe Fickell is safe until next week. Another ugly blowout loss leading into an open date is perfect timing to fire a coach midseason
Especially if they get shutout or held to less than 10 it's again. Their offense this year under Fickell is hilariously bad.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 2:11 pm to WeeWee
They aren't poor but their athletic dept takes over $20 million every year in public funding. Plus they just spent a shitload of money renovating their stadium.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 6:26 pm to tigerfan84
These people crack me up. Bang their chest about how much money they deserve because of eyeballs on football and try to tear their conference apart.
Then go on to have the worst records in recent school history and completely embarrass themselves.
Then go on to have the worst records in recent school history and completely embarrass themselves.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 8:15 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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I don’t understand how a university/program like FSU struggles with fan support and money.
For most of their history, they were a crappy state school
Then for a few decades they were a crappy state school with a good football team.
These days it’s a better school.
But they don’t have lot of successful wealthy old alumni. They have some NFL players but that’s kind of it.
The panhandle is redneck poor and lots of competition for college athletic dollars just in their state.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 8:18 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 10/20/25 at 8:24 pm to tigerfan84
I express shallow disappointment with FSU’s results so far this year
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