Taking a break from the B1G Picture series, Rich and Max take a listener-driven dive further into Milwaukee recruiting, talk safeties, and take a shot at what they think the distribution of receptions will look like in 2018 SHOW NOTES 1:30 Rich... Mover and Shaker... At least mover 4:00 Neil and revisiting the MKE football issue 16:15 Ben in Chicago on Dixon as most important player on the defense 18:45 Matt in MKE on the emergence of Scott Nelson 25:30 Who’s gonna catch passes... and how many? 34:30 Quintez Cephus 37:00 Danny Davis... where Max underestimates him 38:30 AJ Taylor 39:15 Kendrick Pryor 40:00 Aron Cruikshank 41:45 Jack Dunn 42:00 Zander Nueville 43:00 Kyle Penniston 47:00 Luke Benzschal 47:45 Jake Ferguson 48:30 Jonathan Taylor 50:15 Chris James 50:45 Garret Groschek 51:30 Alec Ingold 53:00 Adjustments 1:03:00 Merch

Scott Dochterman previews the Iowa Hawkeyes plus Rich and Max  talk about the potential for Kayden Lyles' to move to nose guard and the relative strength of Iowa and Wisconsin as football programs.  SHOW NOTES 2:00 Max, the college football polygamist 4:00 Welcome back Scott Dochterman soon to be of the Athletic 4:30 A look back at 2017 7:30 A look at the running game 15:00 Will the defense be able to replace the LB’s? 23:00 A look at the 2018 schedule 28:30 Rich no longer views Iowa as an equal 37:00 Ty(ler in) Deforest on Kaden Lyles to the D Line 45:30 Max leaves for his exacting social schedule 46:15 Rich did a Nebraska pod 47:00 Buy merch! 48:30 Rich quit the cable... and yelled at kids (not his) to get off his lawn

Rich and Max preview Rutgers with James Kratch before discussing how the Badgers might manage the injuries to Rand and Loudermilk, what "shutting down your recruitment" really means and work through some listener mail. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Back for the 3rd week in a row 2:45 Welcome James Kratch from 3:15 A look back at 2017 4:45 SO many offensive coordinators 11:30 Turnover on the DL 14:45 Will the defense still be a strength? 18:00 Does Ash have to make a bowl in 18? 22:00 Rich lives Rutgers like Max loves Iowa... and NIU... and Illinois... and 23:15 The suddenly thin Badger DL 33:45 Does Mertz shutting it down mean anything? 39:30 Journal Sentinel Jesse on being sentimental 41:30 Scoreboard Brin on Milwaukee football recruiting 47:30 Hawking Merch

Rich discusses Northwestern with Adam Hoge before he's joined by Max to break down the impact of the injuries to Garret Rand and Isaiah Loudermilk for 2018. SHOW NOTES 2:30 Lysol wipes on a keyboard is a no-no 4:00 Welcome back Adam Hoge 5:30 2017’s quietest 10 win season 7:30 Clayton Thorson’s return 9:30 Who else is of note for the 2018 offense? 12:15 Northwestern’s lack of explosiveness 14:15 Will the defense be as good as last year? 18:15 Expectations for 2018 27:45 2018 UW football as 2014-15 UW basketball 28:45 The impact of the DL injuries 40:00 Goofer QB 42:30 P.O.D. Breaks down Sota 44:00 Steve in Portland on the media’s perception of the Badgers 47:45 Pat in MKE on the lack of football talent in MKE 55:30 Shirts, hoodies AND hats!

Kyle Goblirsch previews the Gophers and Rich and Max discuss the assistant coach pay raises and work through some listener mail regarding Jim Leonhard and the defensive side of the ball.  SHOW NOTES 1:45 Your main source for Elite 11 talk 3:00 Welcome back Kyle Goblirsch from Minnesota 24/7 3:30 Was the plan evident to see in 2017? 6:00 Is the talent improving? 9:45 What does the 2018 offense look like and who to watch 15:45 Looking for a transfer QB? 21:00 The 2018 defense and who to watch 27:15 The prospects for 2018 32:00 Assistant Coach salaries 45:30 Ryan in Glenview on defense system vs coaching 49:00 Balky in SLC on changing the style of play to suit opponents 52:30 Max uses advanced hyperbole 55:00 A plug for Crooked Letters 1:00:45 We’re making hats... we’ll let you know when and how

Mike Carmin previews the Boilermakers in Jeff Brohm's 2nd year plus Rich and Max dissect the national title talk in the media of late.  SHOW NOTES 1:15 We always do Purdue early 2:30 Welcome back Mike Carmin from JC Online 3:15 Was last year's defensive success a surprise? 5:45 How much hype surrounds the 2018 season? 8:00 What to expect from the offense 11:00 WR and the JUCO route 13:00 How good is the defense going to be this year and who to watch? 15:30 A glance at the schedule 18:45 Jake in Madison is the listener of the week 20:45 Dylan in VA on the Badger players talking NC 33:30 Travis in St Louis on what would be a disappointment 35:15 Thoughts on the de-commits

Jeremy Werner previews Illinois plus Rich and Max discuss Ryan Connelly as an OLB, what consequences there are for canceling the spring game, and the transfer of Kare Lyles. SHOW NOTES 1:30 All you suckers missed out on a lively Ron Zook conversation 2:00 Welcome Jeremy Werner of Illini Enquiror 2:30 Looking back at Year 2 of Lovie 4:30 The part where Max compares Lovie to Theo Epstein (as a Bears and Red Sox fan this is a bad comp) 6:30 Changing direction at QB 9:45 Who will step up on defense? 13:00 Looking forward to an easier schedule 17:00 Max is all in on Illini positivity 18:30 Now on to the Badgers 19:30 Bob on the lack of a Spring Game 22:30 Connelly at OLB? 28:00 Rich's manifesto on The Kare Saga 37:30 Shirts or hoodies... or a hat?

Jason Galloway joins the podcast to give his thoughts at the conclusion of spring practice. SHOW NOTES 2:00 Welcome back, Jason Galloway 2:30 The backup QB situation 5:45 Adam in MN on if the O Line is as deep as portrayed 10:30 Will Sam Brodner play as a #3 RB? 12:30 Addie in Madison on Hornibrook or Taylor getting hurt 14:45 Ryan in Glenview on Cruikshank's future 19:00 Other WR's 21:15 How does TE play out if Nueville isn't ready? 25:00 And now... FULLBACK TALK 26:00 Ben in Chicago on the DL 28:30 DL hypothetical 29:45 OLB depth 34:00 DB's starring Scott Nelson 39:30 China Bob on underappreciated Badgers 41:30 Weekday Ryan on whose expectations are too high

The Badgers canceled the spring game. Rich and Max still talked about Spring Football SHOW NOTES 1:15 they got the weather talk out of the way off line 3:00 A call for spring practice questions 4:30 The schools attitude towards canceling the spring game 6:45 Travis in STL on Cruikshank staying healthy 15:00 The DL... a collection of candidates 18:45 Sam Brodner as a FB is big in Connecticut 25:00 Max goes hyperbolic on the offense 33:00 Buckaround recommends

Rich and Max take stock of a spring practice with minimal drama and little intrigue. How do you make this interesting? SHOW NOTES 1:15 I'm Rich and l'm here with my dying co-host Max 4:00 No QB controversy means no drama 9:45 South Jersey Pete on the Deal with Taiwan 14:30 Steve in NY on Taiwan Deal's flabby guns 15:45 Tom on the Train on where Farrar's role this year 20:15 Rich is getting what he wanted at DB 22:45 The injury list 24:30 Will there be a 50-50 run-pass play call this year? 27:30 The Spring Game 35:00 Kyle's closing the doors. Go say hi!!