BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast

Listener favorite Mike'l Severe returns to preview Nebraska plus Rich and Max talk roster news, Media Days, and debate the best linebacker of the last 30 years. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back Mike'l Severe from Omaha.com (somewhere in middle internet) 3:00 What went wrong with Riley? 4:15 What changes with the hiring of Frost? 6:30 Why all the roster turnover? 7:30 Who to know on defense 11:15 How d...

Kyle Rowland joins the podcast to preview the 2018 Wolverines, and then Rich and Max discuss the "Bielema Paradox", revisit bag men, and take a 2nd look at their receiver exercise from episode 228 SHOW NOTES 1:00 A less verbose intro... or is it? 2:45 Welcome Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade 3:15 Were expectations in 2017 fair? 6:00 What will the offense look like and what are the names to know? 9...

Taking a break from the B1G Picture series, Rich and Max take a listener-driven dive further into Milwaukee recruiting, talk safeties, and take a shot at what they think the distribution of receptions will look like in 2018 SHOW NOTES 1:30 Rich... Mover and Shaker... At least mover 4:00 Neil and revisiting the MKE football issue 16:15 Ben in Chicago on Dixon as most important player on the defense...

Scott Dochterman previews the Iowa Hawkeyes plus Rich and Max talk about the potential for Kayden Lyles' to move to nose guard and the relative strength of Iowa and Wisconsin as football programs. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Max, the college football polygamist 4:00 Welcome back Scott Dochterman soon to be of the Athletic 4:30 A look back at 2017 7:30 A look at the running game 15:00 Will the defense be able...

Rich and Max preview Rutgers with James Kratch before discussing how the Badgers might manage the injuries to Rand and Loudermilk, what "shutting down your recruitment" really means and work through some listener mail. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Back for the 3rd week in a row 2:45 Welcome James Kratch from nj.com 3:15 A look back at 2017 4:45 SO many offensive coordinators 11:30 Turnover on the DL 14:45 Will...

Rich discusses Northwestern with Adam Hoge before he's joined by Max to break down the impact of the injuries to Garret Rand and Isaiah Loudermilk for 2018. SHOW NOTES 2:30 Lysol wipes on a keyboard is a no-no 4:00 Welcome back Adam Hoge 5:30 2017's quietest 10 win season 7:30 Clayton Thorson's return 9:30 Who else is of note for the 2018 offense? 12:15 Northwestern's lack of explosiveness 14:15 W...

Kyle Goblirsch previews the Gophers and Rich and Max discuss the assistant coach pay raises and work through some listener mail regarding Jim Leonhard and the defensive side of the ball. SHOW NOTES 1:45 Your main source for Elite 11 talk 3:00 Welcome back Kyle Goblirsch from Minnesota 24/7 3:30 Was the plan evident to see in 2017? 6:00 Is the talent improving? 9:45 What does the 2018 offense look...

Mike Carmin previews the Boilermakers in Jeff Brohm's 2nd year plus Rich and Max dissect the national title talk in the media of late. SHOW NOTES 1:15 We always do Purdue early 2:30 Welcome back Mike Carmin from JC Online 3:15 Was last year's defensive success a surprise? 5:45 How much hype surrounds the 2018 season? 8:00 What to expect from the offense 11:00 WR and the JUCO route 13:00 How good i...

Jeremy Werner previews Illinois plus Rich and Max discuss Ryan Connelly as an OLB, what consequences there are for canceling the spring game, and the transfer of Kare Lyles. SHOW NOTES 1:30 All you suckers missed out on a lively Ron Zook conversation 2:00 Welcome Jeremy Werner of Illini Enquiror 2:30 Looking back at Year 2 of Lovie 4:30 The part where Max compares Lovie to Theo Epstein (as a Bears...

Jason Galloway joins the podcast to give his thoughts at the conclusion of spring practice. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back, Jason Galloway 2:30 The backup QB situation 5:45 Adam in MN on if the O Line is as deep as portrayed 10:30 Will Sam Brodner play as a #3 RB? 12:30 Addie in Madison on Hornibrook or Taylor getting hurt 14:45 Ryan in Glenview on Cruikshank's future 19:00 Other WR's 21:15 How does...

The Badgers canceled the spring game. Rich and Max still talked about Spring Football SHOW NOTES 1:15 they got the weather talk out of the way off line 3:00 A call for spring practice questions 4:30 The schools attitude towards canceling the spring game 6:45 Travis in STL on Cruikshank staying healthy 15:00 The DL... a collection of candidates 18:45 Sam Brodner as a FB is big in Connecticut 25:00...

Rich and Max take stock of a spring practice with minimal drama and little intrigue. How do you make this interesting? SHOW NOTES 1:15 I'm Rich and l'm here with my dying co-host Max 4:00 No QB controversy means no drama 9:45 South Jersey Pete on the Deal with Taiwan 14:30 Steve in NY on Taiwan Deal's flabby guns 15:45 Tom on the Train on where Farrar's role this year 20:15 Rich is getting what he...

Rich and Max look at what can be learned about the Badgers as they head into another spring practice. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The biggest of Rich's many podcast mistakes 4:45 Into the Paul Jackson weeds 9:15 The players NOT participating 12:00 Missing from the roster 14:00 Weight changes 18:00 The freshman 21:30 Things to watch in spring 22:00 Taiwan Deal 23:30 Cornerback... wherein Faion Hicks may be the...

Rich and Max examine the future of the Badger defense. SHOW NOTES 3:30 Diving into the defense 6:00 DE... zero career starts 19:15 We take you live to the Hawkeyearound 20:30 NT... lots of recent misses 27:30 ILB... not so fast Arrington 36:15 OLB... Van Ginkel is coming to steal your goats 43:15 CB... young and inexperienced 52:15 Safety... let's check back in with the Hawkeyearound 59:15 The spe...

It's time to turn the page to 2018 as Rich and Max give their thoughts on what the offense will look like in 2018. SHOW NOTES 2:45 Turning the page to 2018 5:00 To answer their question: In 17 they didn't give future grades or even current grades 8:00 QB Hornibrook is our quarterback 18:15 RB and depth behind Taylor 32:15 FB... there's only two on the roster 36:30 WR... boringly awesome 44:45 TE.....

Evan Flood returns to the BuckAround to break down the Badgers' latest signing class and look ahead at what is in store on the recruiting trail in 2019. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Slow signing day 4:00 Welcome back Evan Flood of 247 4:45 Noticeable changes at CB 7:30 Max forgets the name Wildgoose somehow 9:30 Kyle in Silver Springs on Florida recruiting 11:45 The impact of the early signing period on Bucky...

Rich and Max present the most prestigious awards show in all of sports: The Golden Buckys! SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max couldn't hear Rich in the first attempt at this ep (seems ideal), but fixed now 4:30 Your 2017 Golden Bucky's 5:30 Most Outstanding Player M: J Taylor R: TJ Edwards 8:30 Offensive MVP M: Hornibrook R: D Davis 12:00 Deffensive MVP M: TJ Edwards R: Nelson 14:00 Most Improved M: Van Ginkel R...

Rich is joined by Jason Galloway to review the 2017 Badgers and take a few minutes to talk about Jason's alma mater. SHOW NOTES 1:00 No Max means no Golden Bucky's 2:15 Welcome back Jason Galloway 3:15 Was Hornibrook the QB we expected? 8:30 Was 2017 Hornibrook better than Stave? 10:45 Running Back talk 13:00 Groshek going forward 15:00 The OL development 18:00 WR's ALL THE TALENT!!! 22:30 The ove...

The Badgers come home victorious over Miami in the Orange Bowl and Rich and Max look back on a historic 13-1 season. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max is under the weather 3:15 The Talkaround 6:00 Was the game unremarkable? 12:00 The announcers 15:00 Played out the way we thought 17:00 The Badgers were/are appropriately ranked 19:00 Badger football is as good as ever 20:00 Edwards' injury 21:30 The Badgers had...

Rich and Max preview the Badgers' matchup with Miami in the Orange Bowl, discuss the early signing period, and close the show with talk of the Badgers' changes on the coaching staff. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The boys are back and they are over the loss 5:30 Breaking promises 7:15 The matchup 9:00 Talking efficiencies 15:30 Shades of 2009 17:00 Will the Badger be able to block? 19:00 The Miami schedule 23:3...

Rich and Max recap the Badgers 27-21 loss to Ohio State SHOW NOTES 1:00 First time this season discussing a loss 3:30 Mrs Buckaround is a jinx 6:30 The Talkaround 12:30 The game in a sentence 24:30 OSU had to play hard to win 28:15 The Badger offense 35:45 The OL 39:00 The OSU pass coverage 40:15 Missing Neuville 43:00 Did they miss Cephus? 52:15 Matty Singer of Whitnall on punting inside the 40 5...

The Badgers have finished the regular season 12-0. Rich and Max aren't sure how to handle this at all. SHOW NOTES 1:15 Thanksgiving's highlight side dish 3:00 Rich's cooking Pod 6:15 A business like win 7:00 The Talkaround 9:00 The Badgers just finished the regular season undefeated 13:30 A capstone game 17:30 How is Demry Croft the QB?!? 19:30 UM played to lose and not get humiliated... but did a...

Rich and Max break down the finer points of Wisconsin's convincing 24-10 win over Michigan SHOW NOTES 2:00 Rich has notes 6:45 The Talkaround 9:00 #RollerCoasterQB 11:15 What is there left to say about this defense?!? 20:45 The emergence of Taylor has made James largely irrelevant 24:15 Ben in LA on figuring out Chryst 30:30 Was this Hornibrook's best game? 33:45 JS Jesse on Hornibrook on 3rd down...

The Badgers turned in an all time defensive performance against the Iowa Hawkeyes in their 38-14 victory. Rich and Max try to make sense of what this means. SHOW NOTES 2:00 The Dynamic Duo is back 6:00 The Talkaround 8:15 Was this performance surprising? 12:00 The safeties 16:00 The Iowa run game 17:45 Is the UW front 7 THAT good? 19:00 Defensive MVP of the game 24:00 Journal Sentinel Jesse on Sha...

Max (and a super secret guest host!) review the Badgers' win over Indiana plus preview the Badgers' big matchup against Iowa. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Welcome back Nate Cravill 4:15 The Talkaround 6:15 The Hornibrook pick 8:15 Nate takes all of you arm chair QB's to task 12:00 Jonathan Taylor Tailback 15:15 Iowa Around 17:30 Cephus will be missed 20:00 Balky on Cephus' timeframe 22:00 Ryan from Chicago on...