All Things Fickell

[Chewbacca2099]

Kind of surprised he isn't fired already after that embarrassing performance yesterday... Iowa never scores that many points...

[Longtime Lurker]

I thought that exact same thing. Even expanded beyond the Tulane game.

In retrospect, I felt that way about at least the last 1/2-3/4 of that season-game management decisions that he would have never made a year or two prior that showed his focus was already elsewhere.

[bearcatbret]

ironic. the article questions CLF's time / game management. i remember his last game here, vs. tulane, and thought the same thing. two days later, after looking like he was coaching not to win that tulane game, he's announced as wisky's new coach.

I thought that exact same thing. Even expanded beyond the Tulane game.

[London 'Cat]

Fickell was a topic of discussion over dinner on Saturday evening with a group of UC fans. The consensus was he made a grave error leaving for Wisconsin. Had he remained at UC, he could have cemented his legacy at UC and been a fixture associated with the program. UW was always going to be no better than 3-4 in the B1G. I think his assistant coaches knew that and bailed at the first opportunity to leave. Now he struggles to recreate the success he once had at UC and will eventually pay for it. That was the summary of our conversation.

[D.A.H.]

More bad news.
https://fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bear...mCIkyZSxqo6ojQ

ironic. the article questions CLF's time / game management. i remember his last game here, vs. tulane, and thought the same thing. two days later, after looking like he was coaching not to win that tulane game, he's announced as wisky's new coach.

[bearcatbret]

More bad news.
https://fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bear...mCIkyZSxqo6ojQ

[bearcatbret]

Wisconsin lost to an overrated UM team today by 2 touchdowns.

[Lobot]

$25M buyout keeps fickle at Wisconsin. https://fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bear...7xFXDim84V6Tpw

I betcha they pay it. They can't keep him at this point unless he runs the table in Big 10 play which isn't happening.

[bearcatbret]

$25M buyout keeps fickle at Wisconsin. https://fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bear...7xFXDim84V6Tpw

[leo from jersey]

Looking at his schedule... they definitely aren't going to a bowl game this year. Entirely possible they don't win another game... I'm guessing they do but 3-4 wins at Wisconsin ain't gonna do it.... He will be fired within a year or 2. Wonder if he regrets leaving Cincy or if he knew he would struggle here too after all of the NFL talent we had during his tenure had left. Or maybe he was cashing in on his bag while he could get the most, hard to say... I'll always appreciate him staying for our playoff run though... most of our past coaches would have bailed ahead of that

I believe he saw a major loss of talent and without his coordinators to do the proper rebuilding - Mike Denbrock and Marcus Freeman. Were these two the secret to the successful teams.

[Chewbacca2099]

Looking at his schedule... they definitely aren't going to a bowl game this year. Entirely possible they don't win another game... I'm guessing they do but 3-4 wins at Wisconsin ain't gonna do it.... He will be fired within a year or 2. Wonder if he regrets leaving Cincy or if he knew he would struggle here too after all of the NFL talent we had during his tenure had left. Or maybe he was cashing in on his bag while he could get the most, hard to say... I'll always appreciate him staying for our playoff run though... most of our past coaches would have bailed ahead of that

[bearcatjd]

They owe him $25 million if the let him go. I doubt they fire him during the year. Maybe after the season.
Couldn't happen to a nicer traitor!

[Lobot]

FU FIckell and Fire FIckell chants yesterday at half time from the Wisconsin fan base.

[leo from jersey]

Chris Vannini of The Athletic:

”Luke Fickell another reminder that we never know how coaching hires are going to turn out. That was the most obvious of good hires by Wisconsin, yet here we are.”

I can see the coaches that won are at ND now.

[GoBearcats31]

Chris Vannini of The Athletic:

”Luke Fickell another reminder that we never know how coaching hires are going to turn out. That was the most obvious of good hires by Wisconsin, yet here we are.”