Bucky's 5th Quarter: For Wisconsin Badgers Fans

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast Adam Hefty joins the show again to help break down the disaster that was the Washington State/Wisconsin contest. To start the show, we talk about the positive play of Graham Mertz before transitioning to the offensive line that had a... not so great day. Later, we talk about some positives in the wideout room and discuss how the defense held up throughout the contest and what areas improved. After that, we talk about another week of special teams blunders as well as a handful of penalties that severely hampered the Badgers in this contest. To finish, we touch on our feelings for the rest of the season and whether or not all hope should be lost. (It shouldn't) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we dive into the Badger's week two contest against the Washington State Cougars. To start, we dive into how we expect the Badger's offense to attack an aggressive Washington State defense. After that, we discuss how the Badger's defense will look to slow the Cougar's pass-happy attack. Later, we dive into some other keys to the contest before getting into players to watch, score prediction, and Big Ten predictions. To finish the show we are joined by Michael Preston of Coug Center to get an insider's perspective on the Washington State Cougars to discuss how they have faired thus far, and how the program is trending under new Head Coach Jake Dickert. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a week one recap to get to as well as a quick look ahead into week two. To start, we recap the Badger's season-opening win and dive into what we thought looked good, and what we thought needed some work heading into the second week. After that, we touch on some injury news before handing out some game balls and putting a bow on all things week one. To finish the show we take a quick look ahead into week two and discuss what we might be watching for as the Badgers prep for their next contest with the Washington State Cougars. Programming note: apologies for the delay on this pod, we generally like to have recap episodes out on Monday or Tuesday morning but things are a little delayed with the holiday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we are finally back to game previews for the 2022 Wisconsin football season. Oh, what a long off-season it has been! To start the show we discuss the injury to backup quarterback Chase Wolf. After that, we do a quick rundown on the depth chart and discuss a couple of surprises from that. Later, dive into what to look for from Wisconsin in this matchup, followed by a matchup to watch and a usual score prediction for this season opener. After that, we are joined by Jared Miller of Underdog Dynasty to get a deeper look at just who the Illinois State Redbirds are, what went well for them in 2021, and what went wrong for them as well. If you’re looking for more podcasts be sure to check out our Big Ten Preview, as well as our offensive and defensive breakdowns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks, it's finally here. A few Big Ten teams have already hit the field in week zero, but the big dogs get to play this weekend. With that, it’s time to get into our Big Ten Conference preview for the 2022 season. To help us do that, we are joined by Steve Braun of Off Tackle Empire to break down the greatest conference of them all. If you aren’t already, be sure to follow them on Twitter as they do a great job covering the conference and are one of the funniest accounts out there. In our conversation, we break down each team and division, talk about who we expect to meet in the conference title game, and more. This was an incredibly fun conversation, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last episode we did a deep dive into Wisconsin’s offense, and today we’re joined by another new voice in Adam Hefty to take a look at the Badger defense. To start, we talk about our overall expectations for this group which remain quite high despite the roster turnover. After that, we get into a position breakdown for each spot starting with the defensive line and working our way down into the new-look secondary. Who will shine at inside linebacker? Which new defensive back will shine the most? We take a look at each. Lastly, we dive into some hypotheticals to finish out the show. Who do we think will lead the team in tackles this Fall? Over/under sacks for Nick Herbig? Which Badger leads the team in interceptions? We’ll try to predict all of that and more on today’s show. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we first get into some news and then introduce Rohan Chakravarthi one of our many new voices you’ll hear on the podcast this season! After that, we get into the second installment of our season positional previews. Last episode we did a breakdown of the special teams' room, and today, we take a look at the offensive side of the football. To start, we get into the projected starters of each position room and then talk about what we project to see from each group. After that, we dive into some questions surrounding the offense including what we think the strength of this group will be, our main concerns with the offense, and who we think could be a breakout player for this group in 2022. We’ll be back with a similar breakdown of the defense later this week. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got plenty to catch you up on as the Badgers get into their second week of fall camp. To start, we discuss who is standing out in the running back room, the latest updates on the offensive line, and how the passing game is looking thus far. After that, we give a rundown for the defense and update you on who has been getting 1st team reps in practices thus far. Later on, we dive into our first position preview looking at the special team's rooms. After years of little production in these rooms are these groups expected to be improved? I wouldn't hold my breath! Next week, we’ll be back to two episodes a week. First, we’ll do a full offensive preview, followed by a defensive preview. The following week we’ll do some Big Ten and college football predictions, and then finally a game prep episode. We’re almost there folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got plenty of things to get to. First, we discuss some changes on the B5Q front. After that, we will dive into some football as Fall camp has now been open for almost a week! In our discussion, we talk about the reshuffling of the offensive line and an interesting competition at right tackle. After that, we talk about some injury news to both sides of the ball. Later on, we talk about who is making plays at camp and the nice progression of Chez Mellusi. To finish things out we discuss how Wisconsin basketball is fairing during their trip over to France for some exhibition contests. Rumor has it the boys went 12-21 from the three-point line. What a nice sight that is! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a lot to get to on the football side as Big Ten Media Days took place this week. To start, we talk about some notable roster changes for the Badgers including a new fullback, a safety rejoining the team, and a departure from the offensive line room. After that, we dive into what was said at Big Ten Media Days by the respective Badger members in attendance. First, we talk takeaways from Head Coach Paul Chryst which includes some tidbits on Bobby Engram, Graham Mertz, and more. After that, we talk about what Graham Mertz, Keanu Benton, and Nick Herbig had to say during their presser on the Big Ten network. All in all, it was an exciting day and it now feels like football is really just around the corner. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th podcast, we’ve got some things to catch up on from both the basketball and football side. To start, we discuss some news for Wisconsin basketball including two new additions to the roster, a new official visit, and a trip to France. After that, we dive into some football news. We start with the positive as the Badgers picked up a 2023 long snapper! We then turn to the negatives though as the Badgers lost out on two top-of-the-board players to other schools on Monday. Linebacker Tackett Curtis elected to head to USC while offensive lineman Joe Crocker chose Mississippi State. Just how tough of a blow is it for Wisconsin on the recruiting trail? We take a look. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got some big news to discuss after a wild week in college football. Before that though, we’ve got some recruiting news to catch you up on. First, we talk about some updates regarding a couple of top prospects for Wisconsin in Joe Crocker (Nashville, TN) and Tackett Curtis (Many, LA). After that, we dive into some losses in the recruiting world as the Badgers missed out on their top prospect at tight end and another two quarterback offers. Just how concerning is each miss for the big picture? We’ll discuss. In the back half of the show, we dive into the Big Ten’s big splash out West as they added the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins to the conference. What does it mean? How do we feel about it? What’s next? We’ll dive into all of that on today’s show. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th podcast, we’ve got a little bit of everything to get to. First, we start with Dana Rettke winning another award which adds to the insane list of awards during her UW career. After that, we get into some basketball and discuss Johnny Davis heading to the Washington Wizards as a top ten pick! Later, we give some other quick basketball updates including the Badgers ACC/Big Ten matchup and some recruiting news surrounding Gehrig Normand and a top-of-the-board player in the 2024 class. In the back half of the show, we focus in on Wisconsin football recruiting as the Badgers picked up another two BIG commits to bolster the trenches this week. First, we discuss Jamel Howard and his possible impact at nose tackle. After that, we get into Christopher Terek who should bring some serious size and strength to the offensive line room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast we’ve got plenty to cover on both the basketball and football front. First, we talk about some basketball news as the NBA draft gets closer for Johnny Davis. After that, we talk about the Big Ten opponents being announced and how that favors the Badgers. Lastly, we talk about a new 2024 offer from Greg Gard. In the back half of the show we dive into some football starting with three commitments for the Badgers in corner AJ Tisdell, wideout Trech Kekahuna, and 4-star cornerback Jace Arnold (Arnold committed 20 minutes after I finished recording, but I said he was likely a commit to it counts). After that, we dive into a rundown of the class after all the new commits and give you guys some other quick recruiting updates. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a lot to catch up on after a brief hiatus last week (apologies on that, the new house brought some headaches with it). To start, we talk about some unfortunate injury news for the Wisconsin football secondary. After that, we dive into the latest hire for the Badgers coaching staff as they filled their inside linebacker coaching vacancy. After that, we dive into some basketball news surrounding assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft and the Badgers scheduling an interesting non-conference game at a familiar venue in the state of Wisconsin. To finish up the show we dive into some recruiting updates and get you caught up on the two new commitments for Wisconsin football as well as some other recruiting tidbits, including the Badgers throwing out some interesting quarterback offers. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a lot to discuss. To start, we talk about the possibility of Wisconsin bringing back its baseball program after 20+ years. Are there some hiccups? Sure. Are there solutions if they wanted to? Absolutely. After that, we dive into some football news including the Big Ten possibly scrapping divisions, Wisconsin getting some kick times announced, and Nick Herbig being added to a prestigious watch list award. Later, we dive into some recruiting updates as Wisconsin gets ready for a HUGE weekend this upcoming Friday/Saturday with 11 prospects set to take their official visits to Madison. Lastly, we talk about a new Wisconsin basketball offer and touch on the non-conference schedule for Wisconsin volleyball. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a lot to get to as the cannons continued to fire throughout the end of last week. To start, we discuss Wisconsin basketball getting a huge commitment from 2023 4-star forward Gus Yalden. Yalden has been a top-of-the-board player for the Badgers for some time and has decided to take his talents to Madison. How will he fit? Let's discuss. Later on, we’ve got a ton of new recruiting updates to catch up on starting with two new commits in the 2023 class in running back Nate White and defensive lineman Roderick Pierce. After that, we discuss some other news including some cut-down lists, some new offers, and more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we've got lots to recap after a busy weekend. To start, we talk about the latest pickup for Greg Gard and Wisconsin basketball as they nabbed a new 2022 walk-on commit. After that, we get into some football news starting with inside linebacker coach Bill Sheridan resigning from his position amid an NCAA investigation into his time at Air Force. Later, we continue on with the big news as Wisconsin picked up two new commitments in the 2023 class from running back Jaquez Keyes and athlete Justin Taylor to push the class number to four commits. To round out the show we continue our spring position outlook and dive into a look at the defensive line for this upcoming season. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got a whole lot to catch up on from the past week. First, we discuss the recent commitment of 2023 lineman James Durand and what he brings to Wisconsin as one of the first players in the 2023 group. After that, we discuss the commitment of former Utah safety Kamo’i Latu who joined the Badgers via the transfer portal. Later on, we dive into some recruiting updates with new offers being thrown out. Following that, we discuss the transfer portal and continue our Spring Position Outlook by diving into the inside linebacker group. To finish things out we’ve got some basketball to discuss including a commitment watch for Gus Yalden, one of the top players on Wisconsin’s board. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of Bucky’s 5th Podcast, we’ve got plenty to recap with all sorts of action from the last week. To start, we recap the NFL draft and break down how each former Badger will fit with their new teams. After that, we get into some recruiting updates as the Badgers have a new offer out in the transfer portal for an intriguing safety. Following that we discuss the handful of offers out to the various recruiting classes. Later on, we dive into some basketball talk as the Badgers picked up a solid commitment from the transfer portal in shooting guard Max Klesmit. After that, we touch on 2023 4-star big man Gus Yalden’s visit to Wisconsin this week. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices