Wisconsin Badgers

[bamorin]

Jul 25, 2015 12:41:37 GMT -5 daleko said:

Jul 25, 2015 12:29:47 GMT -5 bamorin said:

GPA?

It's more than that. I found an explanation once somewhere. Need to dig it up. Core subjects above NCAA mins. Difference isn't great but enough in this case. The fact is not all athletes who meet NCAA mins get into Wisky. It is what it is.

I understand that part......and that is a good thing to me. Not off topic..when working my way through college I was working at a service station. The station owner was a good friend of Hop Cassidy, and he would come in once a week or so. One day Woody came in for gas, and I asked if he was going to offer the kid playing QB, DE at my former high school. This is before the NCAA really started looking at GPA. Woody told me he couldn't make it at OSU ......he went on to play at a JC in Kansas.....became all pro TE with the Bengals....and his son was the QB for Bowling Green when Urban started making a legend of himself.

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Jul 25, 2015 12:41:37 GMT -5 daleko said:

Jul 25, 2015 12:29:47 GMT -5 bamorin said:

GPA?

It's more than that. I found an explanation once somewhere. Need to dig it up. Core subjects above NCAA mins. Difference isn't great but enough in this case. The fact is not all athletes who meet NCAA mins get into Wisky. It is what it is.

I don't think he'll end up at UF who also has slightly higher standards than the NCAA. It'll be easier for him to get into UT or bama if he wants to come to the SEC.

[daleko]

Jul 25, 2015 13:46:59 GMT -5 ETGator1 said:

Jul 25, 2015 12:41:37 GMT -5 daleko said:

It's more than that. I found an explanation once somewhere. Need to dig it up. Core subjects above NCAA mins. Difference isn't great but enough in this case. The fact is not all athletes who meet NCAA mins get into Wisky. It is what it is.

I don't think he'll end up at UF who also has slightly higher standards than the NCAA. It'll be easier for him to get into UT or bama if he wants to come to the SEC.

what about Tiger High in Auburn, Al?

[oujour76]

Jul 25, 2015 0:37:27 GMT -5 daleko said:

Anyone in the SEC or the B12 need a RB?

Badgers football: Top recruit Jordan Stevenson denied admission to UW

Incoming freshman running back Jordan Stevenson was denied admission to the University of Wisconsin, according to a report by 247sports.com.
Stevenson, a four-star prospect who was considered one of the Badgers’ top recruits for the 2015 class, confirmed on Twitter that his recruitment is open to any Division I program.
“#Badgernation Thanks for all the love also all the support through all I have been through much love,” Stevenson tweeted.
“With all do respect My recruitment is Official open to any Division One program for the 2015 season….”
The report stated Stevenson will receive his release from UW on Friday morning after speaking with head coach Paul Chryst and running backs coach John Settle about the matter Thursday.

Read more: host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-top-recruit-jordan-stevenson-denied-admission-to-uw/article_7faa172a-31ae-11e5-b243-9383445f9d35.html#ixzz3gsVc6Aw7

edit: Oregon State, Nebraska, Louisville, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee have all given Stevenson a call on Friday.

Saw today that he ended up at Nebraska.

[daleko]

Jul 30, 2015 14:38:40 GMT -5 oujour76 said:

Jul 25, 2015 0:37:27 GMT -5 daleko said:

Anyone in the SEC or the B12 need a RB?

Badgers football: Top recruit Jordan Stevenson denied admission to UW

Incoming freshman running back Jordan Stevenson was denied admission to the University of Wisconsin, according to a report by 247sports.com.
Stevenson, a four-star prospect who was considered one of the Badgers’ top recruits for the 2015 class, confirmed on Twitter that his recruitment is open to any Division I program.
“#Badgernation Thanks for all the love also all the support through all I have been through much love,” Stevenson tweeted.
“With all do respect My recruitment is Official open to any Division One program for the 2015 season….”
The report stated Stevenson will receive his release from UW on Friday morning after speaking with head coach Paul Chryst and running backs coach John Settle about the matter Thursday.

Read more: host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-top-recruit-jordan-stevenson-denied-admission-to-uw/article_7faa172a-31ae-11e5-b243-9383445f9d35.html#ixzz3gsVc6Aw7

edit: Oregon State, Nebraska, Louisville, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee have all given Stevenson a call on Friday.

Saw today that he ended up at Nebraska.

Ah Husker High. Good for him. From what I heard a fine young man. Great historical program. Certainly Wisky's loss. He would have been an asset to W and will be to Nebackdoor.

[daleko]

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Barry Alvarez wants UW to return to former appeals process for recruits

By Jeff Potrykus of the Journal Sentinel
Updated: 2:11 p.m.
Chicago – Although Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez insists a change five years ago in the appeals process for prospective UW athletes has not hurt the Badgers’ ability to compete in the athletic arena, school officials are working to return to the old process.

According to Alvarez, who spoke to reporters Thursday at the Big Ten preseason football meetings:

Under the previous system, if recruits were denied admission to UW coaches could appeal to the individual college at UW.

“You had coaches who knew student-athletes and recruited them and had been through the screening process,” Alvarez said. “They’ve done the screening. That is what we try to emphasize.

“Our coaches understand the profile of our incoming student-athletes…And they feel that certain people will have success or have a chance for success.

“And they can present that case because they know they have researched these individuals.”

The change, which coincides with the hiring in May 2010 of Adele Brumfield as UW’s director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment, meant that all appeals were handled first by UW’s Admissions Department.

“Now, when it goes to Admissions,” Alvarez said, “they don’t talk to the coaches. They look at scores. They look at numbers. They look at whatever they see…

“We’re discussing with our administration going back to the way we did it, where we take our appeals to the individual colleges rather than through Admissions first.

“Hopefully we can have this in place by next year.”

Several high-profile football recruits in the 2014 and ’15 cycles were not admitted to UW.

The latest, Dallas tailback Jordan Stevenson, announced via Twitter on Thursday he has been admitted to Nebraska and will play this season. UW, coincidentally, plays at Nebraska on Oct. 10.

“I feel bad,” head coach Paul Chryst said. “The kid did everything we asked him to do. I feel for him and the time of the announcement.

“But I also think it gives us the opportunity to visit to make sure we’re doing the right thing for the university and the program.”

Asked if the change in the appeals process had hurt UW’s ability to compete in the Big Ten and nationally,
Alvarez smiled. He then noted UW made it to the Final Four in each of the last two seasons under Bo Ryan and that UW has competed in three of the first four Big Ten football title games.

The Badgers are picked to win the Big Ten West Division again this season.

So why change back to the old process?

“I think it is only fair to our coaches and some student-athletes and our coaches that their stories should be heard,” he said.

Chryst insisted UW can get enough quality athletes to remain competitive.

“All recruiting is is about finding the fit,” he said. “And there’s enough players that Wisconsin is a great fit for.

“That is our job to go recruit them and get them to campus and once they get to campus make them the best players they can be.”

Find this article at:
www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/320154291.html

[bamorin]

Jul 30, 2015 20:49:45 GMT -5 daleko said:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Barry Alvarez wants UW to return to former appeals process for recruits

And, when Barry gets that done, he needs to do what meatchicken did, and open a "college" of kinesiology
how else ya suppose they get all of them knuckle dragging silver-backs enrolled?

[daleko]

Wisconsin football recruiting: Four-star ATH A.J. Taylor commits to Badgers

www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/8/1/9061085/aj-taylor-commits-wisconsin-badgers-recruiting

[daleko]

Wisconsin football recruiting: Clemson transfer LB Kellen Jones signs with Badgers. ILB 6' 230 ready to go this fall. Fills a position of need for an experienced hand.

www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/7/31/9078705/kellen-jones-transfer-wisconsin-football-recruiting

[daleko]

College Game Day will open the season in Fort Worth, Texas, as the University of Wisconsin opens the season against Alabama.

It's the first regular-season Badgers game to be featured by ESPN's pre-game show since Oct. 22, 2011, when fourth-ranked UW played at No. 15 Michigan State.
It will be the ninth time a UW game has been featured on the traveling studio show and the first time for a Badgers season opener.

[daleko]

[bamorin]

Aug 11, 2015 18:29:07 GMT -5 daleko said:

Hey?? where's the highlights of the B10CG? And, are those the total passes Stave had for the season.....to guys wearing the flying W hats.

[daleko]

Aug 12, 2015 8:13:17 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Aug 11, 2015 18:29:07 GMT -5 daleko said:

Hey?? where's the highlights of the B10CG? And, are those the total passes Stave had for the season.....to guys wearing the flying W hats.

I must be getting old, I can only remember as far back as an Auburn game.

[daleko]

Earlier this summer, various media reports suggested Wisconsin and Syracuse were discussing a football series at some point down the road. On Thursday, the Badgers confirmed the scheduling: Wisconsin will host Syracuse at Camp Randall Stadium on Sept. 12, 2020. Syracuse will host Wisconsin the following year at the Carrier Dome on Sept. 11, 2021.

Wisconsin and Syracuse have met five times, most recently in the 1997 Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, N.J. The Orange won that game 34-0. In fact, Wisconsin's only win in the series came in 1972, when the Badgers won 31-8 in Madison. In total, the series stands 3-1-1 in favor of Syracuse.

Additionally, Wisconsin has rescheduled previously scheduled games with BYU and South Florida. The Badgers were originally slated to travel to USF in 2017; instead, that game has been moved to Aug. 31, 2019, to open that season. As for the BYU game, Wisconsin will now travel to Provo, Utah, to face the Cougars on Sept. 16, 2017. BYU will return to Madison the following season. The trip to Provo was previously slated for 2019.

Finally, Wisconsin finalized a few more future non-conference home games: New Mexico (Sept. 8, 2018), Central Michigan (Sept. 7, 2019) and North Texas (Oct. 5, 2019).

Other future home-and-homes Wisconsin has on tap include Washington State (2022 and 2023), Virignia Tech (2024 and 2025) and Hawaii (2022 and 2024).

[daleko]

The Wisconsin Football Season Preview Superquiz

By Andrew Rosin


1. When Wisconsin plays Alabama, how are the Badgers most likely to lose the game?

A. Derrick Henry wears down the defense in the second half and Alabama pulls away.
B. Alabama's front seven overpowers an inexperienced Wisconsin offensive line.
C. Alabama's quarterback concerns were merely a long con and the Crimson Tide pass to victory.
D. Joel Stave.
E. Joel Stave finally turns on the jerks who have been riding him for the past few years.
F. Lose? What kind of a fan are you? They got this!

2. Last season, Miami (Ohio) allowed over 5 yards per carry. Who will join Corey Clement in rushing for more than 100 yards?

A. Taiwan Deal.
B. Dare Ogunbowale.
C. Both A and B.
D. A, B and Serge Trezy gets six carries for 104 yards.

3. Troy allowed over 36 points and 5.67 yards per carry last season. How many yards will Wisconsin rush for as a team?

A. Over 250.
B. Over 350.
C. Over 500.
D. The only limit is your imagination.

4. Why am I concerned that Hawaii might give Wisconsin more of a game than expected?

A. The next week is a rivalry game with Iowa.
B. Hawaii has a passing game with multiple consistent receiving targets.
C. Past history with Mountain West teams in regular-season night games.
D. All of the above.
E. THE BADGERS WILL BEAT HAWAII BY 40 AND THIS WAS JUST A CLEVER RUSE.

5. How many games will Iowa lose in non-conference play?

A. Zero.
B. The Hawkeyes will lose to Pittsburgh, which is at least somewhat justifiable.
C. The Hawkeyes will lose to someone really embarrassing.
D. Multiple non-conference losses and no one outside the Veishea triangle is happy in Iowa.
E. If they lose to Wisconsin, the Hawkeyes are 0-5 and Kirk Ferentz is walking home.

6. Is this the year #Karma catches up to Wisconsin for all the delight in #WisconsinJustScoredAgain?

A. Yes.
B. Yes, and getting a four-star running back to fall in the Badgers' lap is just dessert.
C. No.
D. No, and the Badgers will mount a 35-point comeback in the second half to beat Nebraska.
E. No, Jordan Stevenson has to get starter's carries before we can talk like that.

7. Will Purdue beat Wisconsin?

A. No.
B. Yes, I mean, eventually the Boilermakers are going to have to, right?

8. Will Tim Beckman coach so hard that Illinois quits on him by the time Wisconsin comes to town?

A. Yes.
B. Yes, but the Illini will still score 24 points.
C. They're only going to give the OSK in Tim Beckman's OSKEE.

9. Rutgers plays Ohio State the week before Wisconsin. Will the Scarlet Knights be too sad to play football the next week?

A. Yes
B, No, Rutgers is kind of good and with the game in Piscataway, it will be morally boosted by giving the Buckeyes a game.
C. No, but the Badgers will win anyway.
D. Buttgers.

10, Will beating Maryland make up for losing Diamond Stone's commitment?

A. Yes.
B. If the Badgers lose, it means Rosin's going to ban people because Maryland fans tend to get banned and we love Rosin! Thanks for coming back! We missed you!

11. Will Northwestern be the game where the Badgers shoot themselves in the foot and costs themselves a win?

A. No, it's in Camp Randall and the Badgers handle their business at home.
B. No, because it's already happened.
C. Why don't you trust the Badgers will win all the games they're supposed to?

12. What will Minnesota's highlight be for 2015?

A. The Badgers losing the national championship in Basketball
B. Bo Ryan announcing his retirement.
C. The Badgers losing to Alabama.
D. Doesn't matter -- Wisconsin keeps the Axe anyway.