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PODCAST

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast

Richard Branch/Maxwell Brusky

BuckAround is the original podcast focused exclusively on Wisconsin football. An outgrowth of the popular blog founded in 2012, the BuckAround podcast is for the Badger fan who can never get enough Bucky!

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Episode 127 - Spring Practice Preview: 2016 Edition

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/03/07

The Badgers hit the field on March 16th to officially begin the 2nd season of Paul Chryst's tenure as Wisconsin head coach. Max and Rich ready themselves for the next month of practices with discussions of the quarterback race, what the future holds for Taiwan Deal, and how much we can really learn about Justin Wilcox's defense in spring. They close the show with a listener voicemail and analysis of the hire of Lovie Smith. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Old business and new business 4:45 How will Paul Chryst

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59:38

Episode 126 - Football 101: Advanced Football Stats...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/03/01

In what is (hopefully) the first of many installments, Rich and Max are joined by Bill Connelly of SBNation and Football Study Hall Fame to get a crash course in advanced stats and talk about his newest book project. They close the show with some listener mail and talk the hire of Jim Leonhard - something neither of them saw coming. SHOW LINKS: SHOW NOTES: 4:00 Welcome SBNation's Bill Connelly 5:00 Least valuable stats? 6:15 Which stats should be used less? 8:00 The 5 factors of S&P+ 9:30 How

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51:51

Episode 125 - Way too Early 2016 Depth Charts:...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/02/16

In a jam packed show, Rich and Max analyze the impact of the departure of Daronte Jones and FINALLY get to their backlog of listener mail. Those segments bookend their detailed projections for what the Badger defense will look like in 2016. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Getting back to our roots... And talking weather 3:30 The loss of Daronte Jones 8:00 The Defensive depth charts 8:30 The DL 14:45 The ILBs 16:00 The OLBs 19:00 The CBs 24:00 Safety 32:15 Kicker 32:30 That was quick... Now the returners 33:45

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56:21

Episode 124 - Way too Early Offensive Depth Charts...

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2016/02/09

It's time to start looking ahead to 2016! Rich and Max are by themselves this week and give their best guesses as to what the Badger offense will look like in the coming season. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Looking at projected 2016 offensive depth chart 3:30 QB Depth Chart 7:15 RB Depth Chart 11:30 FB Depth Chart 16:15 The fellas show a poor grasp of the BSAPM 17:30 WR Depth Chart 27:00 TE Depth Chart 36:14 OL Depth Chart - Where there are some differences 42:30 How do we feel about this offense? 44:45 Who

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51:55

Episode 123 - National Signing Day with Evan Flood:...

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2016/02/04

Another signing day, another wall-to-wall, information packed recruiting wrap with Evan Flood. Evan breaks down Wisconsin's recruiting class including the sleepers, steals, and question marks in Paul Chryst's first full class as head coach. Evan has always been a listener favorite and doesn't disappoint. SHOW NOTES 1:15 Housekeeping 5:00 Finally the (Evan) Flood has come BACK... To the Buckaround 6:00 Was this cycle indicative of Chryst's future recruiting style? 7:45 Is the lack of drama

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58:50

Episode 122 - The Golden Buckys: 2015 Edition

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2016/01/26

The end of 2015 - from a BuckAround perspective - is here. Rich and Max hand out their post season awards and close the book on the season that was, but not until they reveal the results of the prop bet competition with friend of the show Andy Schaaf and discuss possible reasons behind the mysteriously quiet (and long!) search for a new defensive coordinator SHOW NOTES 1:30 Putting 2015 in the rear view 5:00 Recapping the Over/Unders with the illustrious Amos Schaff 16:15 Host Over/Under champ

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54:34

Episode 121 - Getting Offensive About the Offensive Line

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2016/01/19

Getting into the home stretch of their 2015 wrap up, Rich and Max are joined by long time listener Jon from Minneapolis to discuss the Badger offensive line from 2015. HE bring his background as a player and coach to break down their scheme, technique and condition. Rich and Max also carve out a few minutes before his appearance to talk about the emergence of Tim Tibesar as the leading candidate for the Wisconsin defensive coordinator job before finding out at the end of the show it may well end up

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33:49

Episode 120 - 2015 Retrospective with Jason Galloway

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/01/12

2015 was a weird season. There's no way of getting around that. But with that in mind Rich (flying solo this episode) tries to make sense of the year that was with Jason Galloway of Madison.com. He gives his take on the career arc of Joel Stave, the division of labor on the Badger coaching staff, and how he grades out Year 1 of Paul Chryst. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Old business 5:15 Welcome back Jason Galloway 6:15 Stave legacy... Galloway edition 8:15 The WR's jump forward 11:30 Evaluating Joe

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44:01

Episode 119 - The Legacy of Joel Stave

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/01/12

It's finally come to an end. Over 4 seasons Joel Stave has been a point of controversy amongst Badger fans. With his career as a Badger over, Rich and Max try to make sense of his time in Madison and figure out how he will be remembered. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome to the offseason 4:30 Prepare for some cold takes on Stave 8:00 Jarrett from Wauke$ha... What if Stave had gotten some breaks? 12:15 Um... Rich used to be positive?!? The year was 2012. It was a simpler time... 19:00 Travis from THE St

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59:05

Episode 118 - Holiday Bowl Recap

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2016/01/05

Winning bowl games is fun, and making podcasts about teams winning bowl games is also fun! Rich and Max carve out some time to discuss the Badgers thrilling victory over USC before diving into a discussion of the departure of Dave Aranda and what it means for the future of Wisconsin football. SHOW NOTES 1:00 Happy New Year!!! 1:45 A new co-host ain't walking through that door!!! 2:30 The tinder of podcasts 3:45 Voicemails 8:45 A microcosm of the season 9:45 The 2015 Badgers D... An effort

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Episode 117 - The USC Perspective with Lindsey Thiry

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/12/23

Filling out the BuckAround's Holiday Bowl preview, Lindsey Thiry joins Rich to discuss the state of USC heading into the December 30th matchup. Lindsey breaks down common threads in USC's 5 losses, what coaching changes mean for the Badgers in the bowl game, and the level of motivation for USC will be in the bowl given the high expectations going into the season.

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37:26

Episode 116 - Happy Holiday (Bowl)!

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/12/18

Rich and Max join forces to preview the Badgers' matchup with USC in the Holiday Bowl. They measure Wisconsin's secondary against USC's passing attack, the battle along the line of scrimmage, discuss the latest developments with Corey Clement and Dave Aranda, and open the show with a listener submitted, Badger-themed haiku. SHOW NOTES 1:15 A Badger Haiku for you and yours 4:30 Hotel, Motel, Holiday Bowl 6:30 What to watch 9:00 The quarterbacks 11:00 USC doesn't have bad losses 13:30 How will the

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15:21

BONUS SHOW: Talking all things Badgers with Cecil Martin

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2015/12/04

Surprise! Max was lucky enough to secure and interview with former Badger and NFL fullback Cecil Martin. We discusses his favorite coaches at Wisconsin, how recruiting has changed for players, and his time spent on the Allstate Good Works Day!

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Episode 115 - Minnesota Wrap Up: Make it a Dozen!

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2015/12/01

The Badgers closed the regular season with a convincing 31-21 victory over the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. They break down the "return" of the Badger running game, the defenses' turnover filled afternoon, Max's surprise pick for under the radar player of the game, and compare Thanksgiving recipes. SHOW NOTES 1:45 The sad tale of the scalloped oysters 4:15 The Badgers win at an 85% sold out TCF 5:30 The RB's get back on track 7:30 Rich points out all the Gophers DT's were hurt 12:30 The second half

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Episode 114 - Week 13 Mega Show: No Jazz Puns, Sorry

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2015/11/24

With the game overshadowed by questions about officiating, Rich and Max delve into the chaos that was the Badgers' 13-7 loss to Northwestern. They discuss the bevy of officiating controversies in the game, the bevy (I'm liking this word today!) of turnovers by the Badgers, and the dominating performance by the defense. They finish the show with a visit from Bizarro Max, a preview of the Minnesota game, and explore Max's Thanksgiving menu. SHOW NOTES 2:30 It's a montage!!! 6:45 Dude, Matt

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Episode 113 - Week 12 Northwestern Preview: Factual...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/11/17

As the Badgers prepare to take on Northwestern off the bye week, Rich and Max take a look at what Saturday's game will bring. They discuss the Wildcats' inconsistent offense, their stingy defense, and how much of a factor Corey Clement can be in this game. They also find time to discuss ' latest column on the state of the Badgers before closing the show with a set of lightning round questions from the audience and an update on the prop bet competition. SHOW NOTES 1:30 The team is back 2:00 The

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57:40

Episode 112 - Week 10 Maryland Review: Blueprint to...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/11/09

The Badgers head into the bye week with a tighter than expected 31-24 victory over Maryland. Rich and Max discuss the unexpectedly less than dominant performance from the defense, the schizophrenic performance from the offense, and special teams that were a puzzling mix of both good and bad. All this plus Rich's in person experience at Byrd Stadium. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Welcome to the bye week 3:00 Call us!!! 720-77-BUCKY 4:00 Is this the blueprint for attacking the Badgers D? 10:30 What happens when

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46:54

Episode 111 - Week 10 Maryland Preview: Rolling Solo...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/11/04

Rich and Max examine the Badgers upcoming matchup with the Terrapins of Maryland. They discuss the relative lack of playmakers on the Maryland offense, the threat on special teams posed by Will Likely, and how they see the coaching staff dividing carries amongst the running backs once (if?) everyone is healthy. Finally, Rich breaks down his "tailgating crisis" for the weekend's game in College Park. SHOW NOTES 2:00 HOLD YOUR HORSES!!! The new intro will be after the season 3:15 Call us!!! (720)

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Episode 110 - Week 9 Review: Rutgers "Lunacy"

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/11/03

Off the Badgers' 48-10 stomping of Rutgers, Rich and Max have plenty of positives to discuss. They examine the return of Corey Clement, another dominating performance from the defense, and the curious case of DJ Gillins. All this and more but not before Rich issues a heartfelt apology at the top of the podcast...again. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Matt Millen 3 weeks in a row 3:00 Rich makes a public apology 10:00 Let's get happy and talk about the game 11:30 The return of Corey Clement 15:30 Dave Aranda's

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51:38

Episode 109 - Week 9 Preview: Rutgers and the B1G...

BuckAround: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast ·

2015/10/28

With Badger football fans abuzz with talk of a budding quarterback controversy, Rich and Max share their perspective but not before previewing "Rich's Iowa" (a.k.a Rutgers), look at how the team compensates for the loss of Dan Voltz and Rob Wheelwright, and deal with some misconceptions about the "disaster" that was Gary Andersen. Finally, they close the show looking at the potential dearth of bowl teams from the B1G West. SHOW NOTES 1:00 Welcome to Rich's Iowa 4:00 Rutgers Al isn't Rutgers Al 5:45

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