Ep. 11: Badgers Football vs #1 Oregon, Basketball vs #9 Arizona, & Barry Alvarez Joins! - 11.14.24

Wisconsin Badgers football hosts No. 1 Oregon and basketball hosts No. 9 Arizona!  Wisconsin is facing the AP No. 1 team for the first time since 2010, and Badgers fans like Ben Brust are becoming extremely frustrated with the struggles in Luke Fickell's first two seasons. Jim Rutledge reacts to the comments from Ben Brust and the response from new ESPN Madison host Barry Alvarez this week, discussing if it's unfair to compare the start of Fickell's tenure to Indiana football's immediate turnaround with Curt Cignetti? New ESPN Madison teammate and Badgers legend Barry Alvarez also joins to discuss the opportunity vs Oregon, the mindset to pull off an upset, fans' frustration with Luke Fickell's first two seasons, and the importance of coaching and player recruitment/retention in the NIL age!