The Wisconsin Badgers lost on the road against the #11 USC Trojans 38-21 on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Badgers dropped to 2-2 overall on the season and they are 0-1 in BIG10 Conference play. As for the Trojans, they improved to 3-1 on the year and they are 1-1 in BIG10 Conference play.
In this matchup, there was a coaching mismatch between Luke Fickell and Lincoln Riley. Wisconsin did not perform well after the bye week. The Badgers lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide before the bye week, 42-10.
Wisconsin Badgers Fans Fed Up With Head Coach Luke Fickell After the Latest Loss Against the USC Trojans
With the Badgers’ latest loss, they have been feeling impatient with head coach Luke Fickell. This is only his second season with the program after being the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats for many years. This is what Wisconson fans had to say about him after the game:
Wisconsin is now 0-4 vs. ranked teams under head coach Luke Fickell.
— Dillon Graff (@DillonGraff) September 28, 2024
Don Morton part 2
— Abe Bresn (@AbeBresn) September 29, 2024
Luke Fickell could have been the Bobby Bowden of Cincinnati football. He’ll be perenially mediocre at best at Wisconsin.
— Jon White (@JonWhite17) September 28, 2024
The fans will need to be patient with him. There will be many things that the Badgers will need to change this offseason if this keeps up. It is possible that Luke Fickell could look for new coordinators and find better players in the transfer portal.
Next Matchup Against the Purdue Boilermakers
The next matchup for the Wisconsin Badgers will be against the Purdue Boilermakers. They are 1-3 on the year. Purdue lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-10 on Saturday. The Boilermakers look like one of the worst teams in the BIG10 Conference.
If the Wisconsin Badgers and Luke Fickell don’t win against Purdue next weekend, it is going to be a problem for this fanbase to deal with. Wisconsin has to win this game if they don’t want to be considered a laughing stock in the BIG10 Conference this season.
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