Rich and Max discuss the announcement of Jim Leonhard as defensive coordinator, the surprise transfer of Dallas Jeanty, and finish the show with some great listener mail.   SHOW NOTES  2:15 Talking about the Super Bowl 8:00 Hawking apparel 11:30 Jim Leonhard as D.C. 14:00 Were external candidates even considered? 20:30 Will Tibesar leave? 22:00 Transfer, does Dallas 29:00 Zach in Tampa on Alvarez leaving the Playoff Committee 32:30 Ben from Chicago on Chryst's strengths 37:30 Matt from Mequon on what is most likely to derail the Chryst regime

Evan Flood makes his annual pilgrimage to the BuckAround to talk about the Badgers' latest recruiting class.

Rich and Max put a bow on the 2016 season with the latest edition of the Golden Buckys. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Don't expect any fancy editing 3:00 A tradition like thousands of others... The Golden Bucky's 4:15 Most Outstanding Player: Watt 6:30 Offensive MVP: M:Fumagalli R: Ramczyk 8:30 Defensive MVP: M: Musso R: TJ Edwards 11:45 Unsung Hero: M: Sheahy R: James 13:45 Frosh of the Year M: Shaw R: D Edwards 15:30 Future Star M: TJ Edwards R: Cephus and P Johnson 19:00 Biggest Disappointment M: Wheelwright R: B Benzschawel 20:30 Worst Game: B1G Title Game 21:15 Play of the Year M: Missouri scoop and score R: Watt pick 6 22:30 Game of the Year M: MSU R: LSU 25:00 Coach of the Year M: Wilcox R: Gilmore 29:00 Where does the 2016 season rank among post Alvarez years? 34:00 Prop bet results! 38:15 Defensive Coordinator

Rich and Max look back at the 2016 season with Jason Galloway before wrapping the show on the biggest question there is: can Badger Football win a National Championship? SHOW NOTES 2:00 Rich's poetry 4:00 Would you like hoodies? Tees? A vague idea of when and how much 6:15 Welcome back for the fourth(?) time, Jason Galloway of the WSJ 6:45 What was the rationale on Houston and Hornibrook's usage? 10:45 QB going forward 12:30 The most underrated aspect on offense 17:00 Clement's legacy 21:30 How did Wilcox put his stamp on the 2016 defense? 23:45 Who, besides Musso, outperformed expectations? 26:30 Two DL sets 28:30 #Noteworthy things from the Cotton Bowl 30:00 Steve in Portland, OR on the Lose-Lose Cotton Bowl 32:30 Jake in Sun Prairie on 2017 breakouts 34:45 Danny in Milwaukee on Team MVP's 36:45 Tom of the train on the LSU win and 2017 schedule 40:30 SILLY YAK! GO THERE (OR ORDER)! EAT! BE HAPPY! 43:00 Does Wisconsin have a shot to win a football National Championship?

Rich and Max dissect the 24-16 win over Western Michigan and look at the B1G's performance in bowl games overall as well as discuss the Minnesota hire of PJ Fleck. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Trailblazers blaze trails 4:30 The voicemails 8:15 Rich says he was wrong 8:45 What this game did for Max 10:45 What this game did for Rich 18:30 Hornibrook and his two series 20:15 Best win of the year? 21:45 UR Player(s) of the Game 25:15 Max watches the Badgers in the buff? 31:00 Big games in the B1G (and beyond) 37:45 Talking Minnesota becoming the Flecktones 45:00 Talking Bielema and lingering resentment

Rich and Max look ahead to the last game of the season with the Badgers' Cotton Bowl matchup with Western Michigan plus talk about the draft prospects of Ryan Ramczyk and the potential addition of Malik Zaire as a graduate transfer.  SHOW NOTES 1:15 Broken glass, everywhere 3:00 Nobody cares about the Cotton Bowl and l feel bad 5:00 Rich dislikes records as much as awards 6:45 Max is going to the Outback Bowl 8:00 The no win Cotton Bowl 12:15 Why should people watch? 16:00 Max tells the tale of Western Michigan and PJ Fleck 21:45 Max is getting upset! NIU tirade? Riff? Mention? 23:45 Max disparages the MAC. Calls them weak! 28:45 Ryan Ramczyk needs surgery... will he now return? 32:30 Malik Zaire is the new Russell Wilson... or maybe Danny O'Brien 36:00 Would he be an upgrade over Hornibrook? 41:30 The Minnesota situation

Rich and Max search for meaning in the Badgers' collapse against Penn State in the B1G Championship Game.  SHOW NOTES 1:45 Salt free BuckAround 2:30 Year round BuckAround 3:45 The voicemails 7:15 What happened to the defense?!? 10:45 "Shooter McGavin" McSorley and the lack of pressure 13:00 Depth on the defense 15:15 Angry Dylan in VA on the offense and finishing 18:30 Bart Houston played well 20:00 Clement had a great game 21:30 Peter in Madison on not challenging PSU deep 24:15 Where does this rank on the pain scale? 28:00 Rich on being a joyless Badger fan 31:30 UR Player of the Game 37:00 Big games in the B1G 43:00 Rich is going home "Go to your HOME Rich! Are you too good for your HOME?!?"

Rich and Max look at the Badger's 13th straight win over the Gophers and look ahead to the meeting with Penn State and what it might mean for a playoff berth. SHOW NOTES 1:30 Thanksgiving's highlight side dish 6:30 The Voicemails 9:15 Is the score more comforting than watching the game? 10:30 Did you panic in the first half? 13:00 Does the camp Randall turf get slippery when cold? 14:15 Why is Hacobs playing so much? 17:00 Chuck in South Dakota on the Badgers run game versus Minnesota 21:15 Balky in SLC on appreciating Clement 25:15 UR Player of the Game 31:15 Big Games in the B1G 33:00 Chris from Minny on change at QB 38:30 Looking ahead to the B1G Championship 44:45 PLAYOFFS?!? 52:00 Where do the Badgers play in the postseason? 54:15 Wes from Little Chit on getting married in the day of the playoff

Rich and Max attempt to take a novel approach to analysis after the Badgers 2nd overmatched opponent in a row.  SHOW NOTES 2:00 Rich is fatigued 7:00 Ross Ade Stadium... Max somehow ties this to Iowa 8:45 Why did the Badgers start slow? 15:45 Is Bradrick Shaw fast? 17:45 Is Wheelwright just a guy? 19:15 Is Figaro playing too much? 23:30 What UW defensive plays rival Watt's pick six? 26:30 UR Player of the Game (Connor Allen?!?) 30:00 Game Notes Trivia 32:00 Who is 2nd on the team in sacks? 34:15 Does 2015 or 2016 defense have more sacks/game? 35:15 Who's 3rd on team in tackles? 38:30 Do top 3 receivers have more Rec/Game in 2015 or 2016? 42:00 What is Hornibrook's QB rating? Houston's? 44:00 What RB has the highest YPC? 45:45 PJ Rosowski's touchback percentage? 48:00 Big games in the B1G 55:30 PLAYOFFS?!? 58:00 Listen to Podcast Ain't Played Nobody Wednesday as Rich chose topic

With a resounding Badger win and a surprise upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes, this was possibly the greatest sports Saturday in the life of Maxwell Brusky   SHOW NOTES 1:30 Max is happy 4:45 Voicemails 6:45 The running game 8:15 Illinois' defense was... Not good 11:15 Hornibrook didn't look good 15:45 The defense turning Illini over 17:00 Too many chunk plays allowed? 21:00 Putting stuff on film 21:45 Wilcox using less people on defense 23:30 Why are Watt and Biegel on the field so late in a blowout? 25:00 Illini offensive identity 27:45 Serge Trezy... DB 28:30 UR Player of the Game... Still not Connor Allen 35:45 Big Games in the B1G 36:15 Max Minute 39:15 Jake in Sun Prairie on common opponents 40:15 Scott in the Northeast on spacing tough opponents 43:45 Max is coming to your city... If your city is West Lafayette 49:00 Max Minute 2.0 50:30 Badgers playoff hopes