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Send us a text The NFL Draft has come and gone and 2 members of the Wisconsin Badgers football team heard their name get called, along with 1 former Badger!  The boys get into Tanor Bortolini, Braelon Allen, and Isaac Guerendo!  Who will be the best pro? Luke Fickell continues to add critical pieces to his team, this time in the form of offensive line depth!  Leyton Nelson and Joey Okla are the ne...

Send us a text Starting point guard Chucky Hepburn has entered the transfer portal!  Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team suffer perhaps their biggest blow ever of the transfer portal era.  What does Gard need to do this offseason to make up for this monumental loss?! Can this team and head coach compete in this wild west NIL world?? Who will Gard target?  Who does he NEED?? PLUS! M...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers football team has lost a quarterback.  Highly regarded transfer from Oklahoma Nick Evers is leaving Madison.  What kind of impact will that have on Luke Fickell and Phil Longo's QB room?  We get into other spring practice updates and touch on some new recruits PLUS..Frankie Fidler makes the decision tomorrow on whether he will join Greg Gard and the Badger...

Send us a text It's time to dive into Wisconsin Badgers Football!  Luke Fickell and his team are   in Spring practice.  What observations have been made thus far?  What's the Quarterback battle looking like between Tyler Van Dyke, Braedyn Locke, Nick Evers?  Who is showing out on defense and moving up the Spring depth chart?  Nick Osen from 247Sports joins the show to talk about what he&...

Send us a text Now that the Wisconsin Badgers Basketball season has officially come to an end, its time for reflection and a massive debate...should Greg Gard still be the coach of this team?  Rajeev and Justin sit on opposite sides of this argument.  Where do you sit?? Join the show to see which of the guys you agree with.  The cases for both sides are laid out and debated on this very polarizing...

Send us a text Another early exit for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Tournament.  Was this team properly prepared by the coaching staff and Greg Gard?  Where did it all go wrong?  The guys are back to share in the sadness that was the end of the great Tyler Wahl's career.  We thank him for his amazing career but ask questions about how this program is set to move forward.     Connor Essegi...

Send us a text March Madness is here!!  Rajeev is back from vacation just in time for the madness.  The Wisconsin Badgers go in to the tournament on a bit of a high note.  How far can Greg Gard's boys go in the best tournament in the land??  Does this team have the quality to make a Sweet 16 run...or more?  After a mid-season slump, the Badgers finished strong to put themselves in a solid pos...

Send us a text Rajeev is on vacation and Justin has been left unsupervised so what's a guy to do? Invite Badger 247 Nick Osen to come and talk some Badger football recruiting. We start by recapping the Wisconsin Badgers vs Purdue game and take a look into Bucky's Big Ten tournament outlook. We then dive into the top 5 players Wisconsin needs for their 2025 class. Can coach Fickell get it...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers lose yet another Big Ten game, and have now reached another low point in the season.  2-7 in the last 9 games leaves a lot of questions to be answered by head coach Greg Gard.  While Tyler Wahl had a good game, the defense continues to be a major issue for this team.  Fans seem to be reaching a boiling point of frustration with Gard.  What is a fair level of cr...

Send us a text After a historic ruling this week, the future of college sports looks even more murky than it did last week!  Rajeev and Justin get into the fascinating subject of NIL and how it will shape the NCAA landscape for years to come.  Is the NCAA done?  It is time for contracts?  How will this all affect the Wisconsin Badgers and Luke Fickell?  Greg Gard's boys get back on track with...

Send us a text Spring footall is closer than you think, and the boys are back to give you their 2024 football depth chart predictions!  Who will Luke Fickell select as the top Wideouts, Linebackers, Defensive Lineman, and so much more!  Where will Will Pauling, Bryson Green, Trech Kekahuna and the other receivers slot in?  Will young lineman like Jamel Howard make an early appearance?  Tune in to...

Send us a text In what can only be described as the worst conceivable week of the season, the Wisconsin Badgers suffer two huge defeats to the Michigan Wolverines and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.  Greg Gard's men are falling apart.  Veterans Chucky Hepburn, Tyler Wahl, and Steven Crowl can't seem to stop the bleeding, and all of a sudden, what looked like a special season has fallen vict...

Send us a text What started as a defining week ended up being a painful one...Greg Gard's Wisconsin Badgers went down mid week to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and then again over the weekend to the #2 ranked Purdue Boilermakers.  What happened in that infamous second half in Lincoln?  Where is Chucky Hepburn?  The boys talk about both games, give their player ratings for the Purdue game, and get...

Send us a text In what may prove to be the defining week for Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers, the team start on the road at the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Led by Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast, Nebraska has yet to lose a Big Ten game at home.  On Sunday, the Badgers have a massive top 10 matchup at home against the Purdue Boilermakers led by big man Zach Edey. Can Wisconsin go 2-0 this week and ta...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers basketball team continues to top the Big Ten Conference! Greg Gard's boys got a season sweep over Tom Izzo's Michigan St Spartans on Friday night at the Kohl Center! Led by AJ Storr and Steven Crowl, the Badgers led wire to wire with big bench performances from Nolan Winter and Connor Essegian.  Chucky Hepburn owned the court defensively as usual, and...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers basketball team finished the week 1-1 after a loss to Penn St, but a big win at home against the Indiana Hoosiers where Max Klesmit continued his incredible run of form dropping 26 points!  The boys get into Max, and where he can take Greg Gard's team.  Further discussion on the team defense and Chucky Hepburn.  PLUS, football recruiting in full effect as...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers lost a huge piece of the coaching staff with Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safties Coach Collin Hitschler now heading to Alabama for a similar role.  The boys give their thoughts on that, along with the addition of Cody Haddad to the safety group in 2025.  The show is rounded out by doing a quick preview of the basketball game against the Indiana Hoosiers!  Tune in...

Send us a text Are the Wisconsin Badgers the new favorites to win the Big Ten Conference?  After wins over the Ohio St Buckeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats, Greg Gard's men sit in the poll position in the conference with a 2 game lead on 2nd place! How has Max Klesmit helped lead this charge to the top?  Chucky Hepburn and AJ Storr continue to be great, and the Badgers just keep winning. PL...

Send us a text The boys are back with their mid-week episode giving you 3 Big Things to watch for when Greg Gard's Wisconsin Badgers basketball team take on the Ohio St Buckeyes.  Can Connor Essegian keep the momentum going?  Will the Badgers dominate the paint like they have with big men Tyler Wahl and Steven Crowl?  The boys get into AJ Storr and how important he is to the team.  Lastly, PR...

Send us a text Greg Gard's Wisconsin Badgers basketball team got a huge win at home against the Nebraska Cornhuskers!  The boys break down the game get into how good this offense has looked thus far this season.   PLUS, Luke Fickell has big changes with this coaching staff as Jack Bicknell has been re-assigned and will no longer coach the offensive line.  Kenny Guiton joins as the WR Coach. ...

Send us a text The Wisconsin Badgers play their final game of Luke Fickell's first year as Head Coach against the LSU Tigers in the Reliaquest Bowl!  How will the absences affect both teams?  Will Tanner Mordecai finish his time at Wisconsin on a high and get a huge victory over a SEC powerhouse?  Tune in for final score predictions!  PLUS, the boys break down the CFP, discussing all 4 teams...

Send us a text The boys are back from a mini holiday break to talk about a huge transfer portal addition for Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers!  Sebastian Cheeks, Linebacker out of North Carolina is heading to Madison.  What do Rajeev and Justin like about his film, and what kind of tools will he add to this growing linebacker room?!  PLUS, if The Bucky Report could set some new years resolut...

Send us a text Justin takes a look at Wisconsin Badgers Cornerback recruiting for the period of 2019-2023. What do the numbers say? Have Mike Tressel, Luke Fickell, and the staff made any changes from what we've seen in the past? What does this first class say about what the future holds? Find out and give it a listen. Help The Bucky Report get some feedback! We would appreciate any listeners...

Send us a text Its National Signing Day and The Bucky Report has you covered!  The boys go through all the recruits who made their commitments official on this huge day in the recruiting calendar!  Rajeev, Justin, and Ryan talk about what they like and don't like about each recruit, who the Badgers may have missed out on, and go over any Signing Day drama!! Who signed on the dotted line and o...

Send us a text Badger Notes writer and data analytics specialist @GardYourFickell joins the show to talk all things Wisconsin Badgers football and basketball!  The boys along with their guest break down Tyler Van Dyke's game, going deep into the numbers to see if he will be a good fit with Luke Fickell's club.  With the holidays upon us, what is on the boys' wish list for positions...