The New Look Badgers - 2023

[Voyageur]

The run/pass ratio will be determined by the read of the defense across the line of scimmage. Since the majority of plays will be run from a shot-gun formation, with one or two players as WRs or RBs back with the QB, they can choose either, with every play. The ability of the QB to decipher which priority is out there for the defense, and choose the opposite.

Since the Badgers are already a power running team, that won't change. But the results should. They'll get a better return on each run, maybe as much as 1 or 2 yards per carry more, than in the past. When the defense clamps down, and they start seeing 8 or 9 in the box, the ball is definitely going over the top. The key is having a QB who understands the system, and knows how to read those defenses, and exploit them.

This is the kind of offense that can even get the upper hand on a defensive giant like OSU at times, simply by out-scheming them, and putting up enough points to challenge them.

I think we're going to see roughly a 57-60% pass percentage in 2023, possibly even a little less, because there will be holes for our RBs to exploit. Of course, I'm basing this on the fact that the QBs we'll be seeing have already proven they can work in this particular offense.

 

[Krabs]

Interesting read on one of the new Badger QB's, Tanner Mordecai:

Deep Dive: Look into career of new QB Tanner Mordecai

Will Tanner Mordecai be Russell Wilson 2.0 for the Badgers?

www.yahoo.com

I think he will be this seasons starter and give Evers and others a chance to learn the offense and grow.

 

[Voyageur]

Interesting read on one of the new Badger QB's, Tanner Mordecai:

Deep Dive: Look into career of new QB Tanner Mordecai

Will Tanner Mordecai be Russell Wilson 2.0 for the Badgers?

www.yahoo.com

I think he will be this seasons starter and give Evers and others a chance to learn the offense and grow.

That seemed to be the plan. It gives Evers a chance to become proficient in the system, through practice. Tanner is already proficient in it, and can step in as a veteran type player.

This coming season could turn the entire recruitment issue into something that will favor the Badgers enormously, if they show immediate results on offense. Now, the question remains, can Tressel bring the defense up to speed to create a juggernaut out of the Badgers? I dunno about anyone else, but I have my fingers crossed.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

No surprise here, Wolf must have seen us all gushing about the new QB's!

Report: A Wisconsin quarterback will not return next season

 

[Krabs]

No surprise here, Wolf must have seen us all gushing about the new QB's!

Report: A Wisconsin quarterback will not return next season

He did state that he was coming back. That he wasn't in a hurry to graduate and that this time in his life won't last long. Wonder if he went into the portal.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Well this stings! The new coaching staff hasn't even coached a game yet and they are already getting poached!

BREAKING: Badgers top assistant on Luke Fickell’s staff expected to become Notre Dame QBs coach

The Badgers are reportedly losing a top assistant on Luke Fickell’s staff

www.buckys5thquarter.com

 

[Pkrjones]

Jim Leonhard remains unattached as most of the "prime" coaching gigs get filled. UW will be paying him $1mil IF he doesn't coach in the FBS or NFL in '23. Will being "out of the loop" for a year hurt is hire-ability in '24?

 

[longtimefan]

Jim Leonhard remains unattached as most of the "prime" coaching gigs get filled. UW will be paying him $1mil IF he doesn't coach in the FBS or NFL in '23. Will being "out of the loop" for a year hurt is hire-ability in '24?

No

that was easy

 

[Voyageur]

Well this stings! The new coaching staff hasn't even coached a game yet and they are already getting poached!

BREAKING: Badgers top assistant on Luke Fickell’s staff expected to become Notre Dame QBs coach

The Badgers are reportedly losing a top assistant on Luke Fickell’s staff

www.buckys5thquarter.com

I'm not certain he was his top assistant to be honest. His coaching position was even less than it was before. I have a hunch that the only reason he was given that job was because of his loyalty to Fickell in the past. Luke probably told him it was fine if he found another job somewhere else that was better. I think he'd hoped he'd be Fickell's offensive coordinator, and was far from that.

His recruiting was totally Midwest, but effective. The thing is, there are a couple of other big time Midwest recruiters in the mix of coaches, even after the change. It wasn't that concerning.

It does speak highly of the coaches Fickell is bringing in. Other programs want them too.

 

[Voyageur]

Jim Leonhard remains unattached as most of the "prime" coaching gigs get filled. UW will be paying him $1mil IF he doesn't coach in the FBS or NFL in '23. Will being "out of the loop" for a year hurt is hire-ability in '24?

I think he'll be fine. There are probably a lot of offers already on the table, that he's not discussing. There will be more.

What the Badgers need to be concerned about now, is the fact that they have too many scholarships given out starting next semester. They need to shed somewhere between 5 and 10 of them, to stay within the NCAA limits. There will be some natural attrition, and I think a few players will be told that they might want to try going through the portal in the next wave, so they can even have a shot at dressing for games, or even potentially losing their scholarships.

We have to remember that a scholarship can be taken away, since they aren't guaranteed for an entire 4-5 year cycle.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Jim Leonhard remains unattached as most of the "prime" coaching gigs get filled. UW will be paying him $1mil IF he doesn't coach in the FBS or NFL in '23. Will being "out of the loop" for a year hurt is hire-ability in '24?

The UW agreed to pay him $1 Million from this March until Jan. 24th in equal installments. However, if he takes a job within the NFL or the Football Bowl subdivision, he will loose a specified amount of that money.

If I had to guess, it isn't because teams aren't approaching Leonhard to interview for jobs, but more him wanting to spend a year with his young family, decompress from football and "coast" a bit on the million he is getting from the UW.

 

[Voyageur]

The UW agreed to pay him $1 Million from this March until Jan. 24th in equal installments. However, if he takes a job within the NFL or the Football Bowl subdivision, he will loose a specified amount of that money.

If I had to guess, it isn't because teams aren't approaching Leonhard to interview for jobs, but more him wanting to spend a year with his young family, decompress from football and "coast" a bit on the million he is getting from the UW.

I could do a lot of "coasting" for a million dollars to play house with my wife.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I could do a lot of "coasting" for a million dollars to play house with my wife.

Considering his full time pay as DC was $1.5M that wasn't a bad severance pay. Guessing that between his 10 year NFL career and 7 years as an assistant coach for the Badgers, he could comfortably retire. It will be interesting to see what he does, I hope he continues to do whatever he loves the most.

 

[Krabs]

This is kind of a good read.

Badgers listed as one of the big winners this offseason by 247Sports

The Badgers were listed as a winner when 247Sports released their big winners and losers of the offseason coaching carousel in college football on Monday. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise…

badgerswire.usatoday.com

A big winner in the offseason. I'm hoping it translates to the field.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Good presser by Fickell today.

Very obvious this guy has the chops to be a good HC!

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