2025 Badger Football Thread

I wish I bookmarked it but I just saw a clip of Kirby Smart talking about out players need to stop announcing that they’re entering the portal and announce how they’re going to get better. Assuming it wasn’t AI.

Was a good point. One of the annoying things about today’s NFL is the lack of talent the kids from college are bringing to the pros.

Smart hit the nail on the head. The kids in college are not improving. They’re shopping for the easiest path. And so they aren’t getting better or putting in the work.

I don’t blame the kids. They’re taking advantage of the system just like adults do every day. But we all knew this is where things were heading when the NCAA refused to address issues before.

Hopefully they figure something out if it’s not too late. Otherwise we are stuck in an age of mediocrity.
 
Cheesedog said:
I wish I bookmarked it but I just saw a clip of Kirby Smart talking about out players need to stop announcing that they’re entering the portal and announce how they’re going to get better. Assuming it wasn’t AI.

Was a good point. One of the annoying things about today’s NFL is the lack of talent the kids from college are bringing to the pros.

Smart hit the nail on the head. The kids in college are not improving. They’re shopping for the easiest path. And so they aren’t getting better or putting in the work.

I don’t blame the kids. They’re taking advantage of the system just like adults do every day. But we all knew this is where things were heading when the NCAA refused to address issues before.

Hopefully they figure something out if it’s not too late. Otherwise we are stuck in an age of mediocrity.
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here's the full quote:

“And for a while it’s been intrinsically looking at ourselves and asking each player: ‘Did you come here to develop? Did you truly come here to develop?’ Because if you did, all your buddies are out there right now, everybody’s announcing what they’re doing, announcing that I’m going into the portal, announcing that I’m re-signing. How about you announce that you’re getting better and you’re going to practice and actually do what (for the prior) 20 and 30 years college football players did before you, which was practice in December – when they’re on good teams – and get better.

“Because if you’re going to play somewhere else, you know what you need to do? You need to get better. If you’re going to play here, you know what you need to do? You need to get better,” Smart continued. “If you want to go to the National Football League and play, this is your last chance to get better. Because they’re not going to give you much opportunity, they’re going to cut you or keep you based on how you do, and they don’t get to practice in pads so many days. So development occurs in December for us, and that’s what we’ve been focused on."
 
BREAKING: Iowa State transfer safety Carson Van Dinter has committed to Wisconsin. Local kid from Kaukauna
 
Badgers have 3 more portal commits tonight.

Abu Sama a 5'11"-210# RB from Iowa St has committed. Sama has 2yrs of eligibility left. He ran 140 times for 732yds last season. Should be a solid part of the rotation at RB.

Jacob Harris a 6'4"-255# TE from Bowling Green. Harris is a R-Soph who caught 19 passes for 182yds and 5 TDs in 2025. Seems like more of a receiver than a blocker. Kind of a Lance Mason replacement.

Eric Fletcher a 6'1"-180# CB from Ok.St. He's a R-Fr. with 3 trs of eligibility left who's originally from Ft. Myers, FL. He appeared in 12 games for Ok.St. last season. He also supposedly had visits scheduled with Florida and Arkansas.
 
realitybytes said:
here's the full quote:

“And for a while it’s been intrinsically looking at ourselves and asking each player: ‘Did you come here to develop? Did you truly come here to develop?’ Because if you did, all your buddies are out there right now, everybody’s announcing what they’re doing, announcing that I’m going into the portal, announcing that I’m re-signing. How about you announce that you’re getting better and you’re going to practice and actually do what (for the prior) 20 and 30 years college football players did before you, which was practice in December – when they’re on good teams – and get better.

“Because if you’re going to play somewhere else, you know what you need to do? You need to get better. If you’re going to play here, you know what you need to do? You need to get better,” Smart continued. “If you want to go to the National Football League and play, this is your last chance to get better. Because they’re not going to give you much opportunity, they’re going to cut you or keep you based on how you do, and they don’t get to practice in pads so many days. So development occurs in December for us, and that’s what we’ve been focused on."
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NCAA basketball has been like this for years now, with teams like KY and Duke thriving on acquiring talented “individuals “. They’re only there to put in their time, and move on - which is why those teams lose in the tournament to lesser talented teams that put in the work.
 
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