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Wilde and Tausch look back on the 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football season and assess whether the season can be viewed as a success in Luke Fickell's first year leading the program.

Chris Orr joins the show to talk Badger football's win against the Gophers. Jim starts by asking Chris if he would take a bite out of the mascot in the Pop Tart Bowl, and then they get into a conversation about how the team's roster will change with the transfer portal opening next week and what the team's upcoming Bowl game could look like for some of the team's (likely) outgoing players like Braelon Allen.

Chris Orr joins the show to continue the reaction to the Badgers' OT win against the Cornhuskers. Chris talks about the importance of the win for previously sputtering Badgers, he talks about the value of chemistry-building for the Badgers after they secured an extra 3 weeks of bowl practices, and he talks about how important it is for the Badgers players to get the Axe back from Minnesota this coming weekend.

The Badgers Outsider presented by PDS, Derek Blakeslee, joins Wilde & Tausch sharing his thoughts not only on Wisconsin's loss to Indiana, but also Craig Counsell leaving the Brewers to become the new manager of the Cubs.

Chris Orr joins the Great Dane Huddle to break down the Badgers end of season expectations, and he believes things are trending upwards despite a couple emotional games.

Derek Blakeslee-The Badgers Outsider presented by PDS-joins for his weekly appearance on Wilde and Tausch following Wisconsin's 24-10 loss to Ohio State. Does Derek take more positives or negatives away from Wisconsin's performance?

Chris Orr joins Jim and Matt to give his evaluation of Saturday's respectable 24-10 loss to No. 3 Ohio State, and what the team might have to do if Braelon Allen is sidelined moving forward after he was forced out with a leg injury Saturday night.

The Badgers Outsider presented by PDS joins Wilde and Tausch following Wisconsin's comeback win over Illinois, hoping to carry momentum into Saturday night's showdown with Ohio State.

Chris Orr joins the show to talk about the Badgers' comeback win on the road against Illinois, what this win could mean for the team going forward, and he answers if the Badgers can get another big win against Ohio State in Camp Randall this coming Saturday night.

Jim and co-host Chris Orr are joined by Wisconsin State Journal columnist Jim Polzin. Jim talks about how the Badgers can bounce back this week against Illinois, how Phil Longo can help redshirt freshman QB Braedyn Locke, a little preview of the upcoming Badgers basketball season, his thoughts on Jordan Love and the Packers' offense, a nice BTS story about his feature on Mark Tauscher.