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Looking at it comparatively to some of the "super powers" of Division 1, UW will be hard pressed to find the funding necessary to keep talent or to bring in top-tier transfers. There is support for the program outside of the university. However, with the current state of the program, Bucky will find it difficult to keep that support or to bring in new money. People are generally suffering "Bono burn-out." He came into Madison with fire, talked about building the program, etc. His energy is palpable; however, the results have not matched his energy. I am honestly not sure if a new coach could do any better given the current state of affairs. For a BIG program, even the team facilities have to be considered subpar.

The general consensus in the Wisconsin wrestling community is that it is time for Bono to move on. However, unless the university/collective/et al figure out a way to raise the funds to be competitive, the Badgers wrestling program is dead; it just doesn't know it yet. Badger meets come with little energy. While the wrestlers on the team give their best, the difference in talent level between the Badgers and most of the rest of the BIG is more than evident. Pretty sure that the Hawkeyes brought more fans to the meet than the home team did.

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Note: I am a life-long Hawkeye fan but live just south of Madison. We are Badger wrestling season ticket holders. Bucky has commitments from a handful of in-state guys. While they are great wrestlers, they are not the best of the in-state talent. Heiser, who should win his fourth wrestling for my local high school, is off to Missouri. Herm, another great talent, is off to South Dakota St with Neitzel, a northwestern WI kid. There is very little fanfare concerning the class of 2025. Honestly, until they are on campus and in the program, I am not sure the fan base trusts their commitment. They got a couple pretty solid in-state guys out of the class of 24, but they weren’t “THOSE GUYS” who went to Penn State and Missouri, respectively. We have the season tickets, in part, because we get to see them wrestle some great teams every other year. The fan base seems pretty much done with Bono. The Badger program simply does not have what it takes to be competitive in the BIG. Many are worried the program will not survive long-term, given NIL and the new scholarship “limits.”

Why is today a "great day to be a Badger?"

Notre Dame has made very clear their intent to remain an independent, especially given that the football playoff is now a 12 team format… headline feels like clickbait.

Wisconsin season ticket holder but lifelong Hawkeye fan… I know, right. 1. Wisconsin’s wrestling facilities are abysmal. They sorely need an upgrade. 2. The Badgers simply cannot compete with the NIL capabilities of Penn State and others. What is the answer to increase the collective funding? 3. Like it or not, having Askren “on board with whomever the Badgers might hire is extremely important… losing too many high-quality wrestlers to out-of-state programs. The in-state wrestlers who stay, honestly, are not “those guys!” 4. Attendance at home meets is not amazing… wrestling is most definitely a fringe sport at Madison. Can changing that help grow the program? Gents, these are just my random thoughts about the program; take them for what they are worth.

Question for the masses: should Hamiti look to transfer?

Carr with a gift in the finals.

Listed capacity is 7,039… NOW Arena is over 11,000 Allstate Arena is listed 18,500

A capacity of barely over 7,000… and doesn’t look very impressive. on

2025-Northwestern 2026-Penn State Will Northwestern host on campus or at another venue in Chicagoland?

If he is successful on the football field as a freshman, will Badger fans ever see him in a singlet?

One of the trends on the Wisconsin wrestling forum is praise for the Wisconsin gents on the team… really probably having the opposite effect the poster wanted. Can anyone tell me how Messenbrink, O’Toole, and Keckeisen did over the weekend?

This is an interesting topic; on the Wisconsin wrestling forum, a Reader to CMU thread was started. That thread predates this thread. While the early response was a bit snarky… Minnesota fan coming on the Wisconsin forum to stir the pot, it now seems there just might be a little something to the Reader to CMU? thread. If that happens, that might increase the murmurs of discontent with Bono to full fledged screams for immediate change!!