On this week's episode of Talkin' Badgers, we’ve got some tough conversations to have today because Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers football team just suffered their worst home loss in 16 years to No. 4 Alabama, losing 42-10 at Camp Randall.

It wasn’t pretty, and now the Badgers are sitting at 2-1 heading into the bye week before a trip to USC. So the big question is—where do we go from here, especially now that it's been confirmed starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is out for the season with a torn ACL?

So, we discuss what Wisconsin football should be working on during the bye week. This week, in particular, offers a huge chance to reset and try to tailor their offense to Braedyn Locke's skill set.

Then, we talk about the worst-case scenario in 2024. If the dam breaks, at what point do you start playing for next year? How do you handle that fine line between competing now and prepping for the future? Could the program's lengthy bowl streak potentially be in jeopardy?

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