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1 day ago | buckys5thquarter.com | Scary Alvarez

Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images As we all know, it’s all too easy to post hot takes on social media. We don’t need objective facts or evidence to seek those precious clicks. So, when I see (or post) RBU relating to the Wisconsin Badgers, it feels right. But, not a ton of deep thought usually goes into that sentiment. Today, I want to ask (then answer) the question: Is Wisconsin really RBU? Do the facts support this position, or are we being delusional?

1 week ago | buckys5thquarter.com | Scary Alvarez

Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images My two-part series examining the most vital Wisconsin Badgers players continues, with today’s installment moving across the line of scrimmage to examine the defense. (Part I is here.)Let’s dig in, shall we? 5. S Austin BrownWhile he might not be one of the first names that comes to mind for most Wisconsin fans, Brown, who should play safety exclusively this season, is a vital cog.

2 weeks ago | buckys5thquarter.com | Scary Alvarez

Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There are still over two months left until fall camp begins for Luke Fickell’s Wisconsin Badgers, so it’s a great time to take a deep breath and assess where the squad is as the summer doldrums descend on both the team and fanbase. Today’s task is detailing the five players on offense who I believe are the most vital to the team’s success this fall.

3 weeks ago | buckys5thquarter.com | Scary Alvarez

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK While debates on the state of the Wisconsin Badgers football program Luke Fickell inherited in late 2022 from Paul Chryst rage on, it’s as a good a time as any to examine a more old school debate focused on which recent ex-Wisconsin coach had the better tenure: Paul Chryst or Bret Bielema. The arguments for Chryst? Strong. Those for Bielema? Girthy and robust.

1 month ago | buckys5thquarter.com | Scary Alvarez

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images By now, we’ve all seen the Wisconsin Badgers’ Murderer’s Row of a 2025 football schedule—a brutal conveyor belt of contests that slots in somewhere between ghastly and a violation of the Geneva Convention. Roadies at Alabama, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, and Minnesota. A home slate welcoming defending national champion Ohio State, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Washington, Miami (OH), and Middle Tennessee State.