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Wisconsin Fans Erupt With Rage After Unacceptable Loss
Wisconsin football fans are livid following the team losing to Oregon.
The Badgers lost to the number one Ducks at home 16-13, and it’s the team’s third straight loss. Luke Fickell’s program now sits at 5-5, and what fans witnessed late Saturday night was beyond unacceptable.
The offensive was so atrocious that it made me want to puke. Quarterback Braedyn Locke finished the game with 96 yards on 12/28 passing with one touchdown and a game-ending interception.
The defense did everything necessary to beat the top team in the country, and the Badgers went into the second half winning.
Wisconsin lost at home to Oregon 16-13, and fans aren’t happy. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
Wisconsin fans seethe with anger after blowing golden opportunity against Oregon.
Instead of getting the biggest win of the year, Fickell and his squad blew another second half lead to lose. Fans have had enough, and they’re taking their frustration out on social media.
Check out some of the reactions below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com:
- I’ve watched a million mid quarterbacks for the Badgers and almost all of them win this game
- I don’t think Locke outperforms a single QB from the last decade. I’d take Bart Houston, Hornibrook, Coan, Van Dyke, literally anyone.
- Two things changed this game: The phantom chop block call killed all momentum Inexplicable delay of game out of a tv time out Although we all agree any sort of competent qb play we win.
- Locke needs to ride pine unless there’s an emergency situation, the dude sucks. That said, taking Oregon and Penn State to the deep waters is nothing to scoff at. OC can take a hike but Fickell has them going the right direction.
- Woof… on the plus side this had to be better for recruiting than losing by 30 and the fans being gone by half time.
- I never want to see Locke play another snap of football – we win that game with anything but a black hole at QB.
- 12/29 96 yards. Should be lockes last game
- 96. F*cking. Yards. Golly. That’s just unfathomable. Air raid though amirite.
- Locke is in his third year of college football and being this bad can’t be acceptable
- When I die, I want those Wisconsin Badgers to be my pallbearers so they can let me down one last time
- How many winnable games that result in pathetic backbreaking losses in big time games can this program endure before we collectively just lose hope. Because I’m losing hope.
- Locke might be even worse than Allan Evridge and Danny O’Brien
- I cannot wait until the day that I no longer have to watch Braedyn Locke play football.
- Enough with Locke. A student from the damn student section would have won us that game!!!
- Team would be at least 8-2 with any competent QB. Locke is an embarrassment and better not be on the roster next year. He shouldn’t be starting for a D3 team let alone a FBS school.
- Oregon might be the better team. But they were not better than us today.
- Longo is not the problem. It’s Braedyn.
- Longo is a big problem, but Locke is an even bigger problem
It’s pretty obvious Braedyn Locke has found himself as the main target of frustration, anger and disappointment from fans.
By all accounts, he’s a great person and a very smart guy. However, being highly intelligent and a great dude doesn’t change the fact he’s simply not up to the task of playing high-level FBS football.
He has two passing touchdowns and five interceptions over the past three games and Wisconsin has lost every single one.
Wisconsin QB Braedyn Locke played terribly against Oregon. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The tough part for fans to swallow is that Mabrey Mettauer – the team’s future at QB – is simply not ready right now.
If he were, then he’d be playing. It’s that simple. Instead, the Badgers have to keep riding with Locke, and it’s an absolute disaster.
As a Wisconsin man, I’m every bit as upset as everyone else. There’s no excuse for blowing games to Oregon and Penn State at home. The team wins those games and people are talking about having a very different season.
Wisconsin quarterback Mabrey Mettauer hasn’t been able to get reps over Braedyn Locke. The Badgers are 5-5 after losing a winnable game against Oregon. (Photo by Tony Ding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Now, there’s just two games left against Nebraska and Minnesota. Get to 7-5, win a bowl game, finish 8-5 and fans can start talking about whether there’s a clear upset to the program.
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Was Dan Lanning out of line to fake a field goal rather than put the ball in Dillon Gabriel’s hands? Oregon keeps their perfect season alive on the road at Wisconsin but not without some controversy. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down that game plus, in the SEC, Carson Beck finally looks like the QB we thought he’d be as the Georgia Bulldogs take down the Tennessee Volunteers. Elsewhere, LSU goes down HARD to the Florida Gators whose bowl chances are looking up after the win.
Caroline, Fitz & Adam share their biggest takeaways from the weekend including why Billy Napier and Florida will be the talk of the town in the offseason and which two players have pulled ahead in the Heisman race.
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A hydrologic outlook was issued on Saturday at 3:52 p.m. for Clatsop County Coast, Tillamook County Coast, Central Coast of Oregon, North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, Central Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, North Oregon Coast Range, Central Oregon Coast Range, Lower Columbia River, Tualatin Valley, West Hills and Chehalem Mountains, Inner Portland Metro, East Portland Metro, Outer Southeast Portland Metro, West Central Willamette Valley, East Central Willamette Valley, Benton County Lowlands, Linn County Lowlands, Lane County Lowlands, West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Upper Hood River Valley, Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn counties and Lane County Cascade Foothills.
“It is shaping up to be a wet week ahead. Of particular concern is the potential for heavy rain Tuesday night through Friday morning, which could result in some flooding for area creeks and rivers. Current projections of the most likely amounts for storm total precipitation range from 5 to 8 inches for the Coast, Coast Range, and Cascades, with 2.5 to 4 inches for inland valley locations, including Portland, Salem, and Eugene. Upper end projections, with about a 10 percent chance of occurring, range from 6 to 11 inches for the Coast, Coast Range, and Cascades, with 5 to 7 inches for inland valleys. Snowmelt in the Cascades from 2000 to 4000 feet elevation could add runoff, although the main cause for flooding would be the heavy rain. Rivers will rise starting Wednesday. Small streams and fast-responding rivers could see flooding as early as Wednesday night or Thursday, with slow-responding rivers potentially flooding by this weekend. Heavy rainfall will also cause water ponding in low-lying areas and other areas of poor drainage,” says the National Weather Service.
Dillon Gabriel has led the Oregon Ducks to a 10-0 overall record and the No. 1 ranking the for the past four weeks. The Hawaiian native has thrown for 22 touchdowns (tied for No. 6 in the nation) on 2,848 passing yards (No. 8 in the nation) this season so far. His 74.1 completion rate (No. 1 in the nation) and 168.38 passer rating (No. 6 in the nation) are the stats that have stood out the most from his remarkable campaign.
Because of his efforts, he’s being considered as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy plus was announced as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. Adding to this long list of honors, he’s now being considered for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award which is given to the top senior at the quarterback position in college football.
Joining Gabriel as the finalists for this award are Ole Miss Running Rebels Jaxson Dart, Colorado Buffaloes Shedeur Sanders, Miami Hurricanes Cam Ward, and Indiana Hoosiers Kurtis Rourke. Gabriel isn’t the first Duck to be considered for the Johnny Unitas Award. Only Marcus Mariota in 2014 has actually won it, but Joey Harrington (2001), Kellen Clemons (2005), Dennis Dixon (2007), Justin Herbert (2019, Anthony Brown Jr. (2021), and Bo Nix (2022 and 2023) were all named finalists.
Gabriel recently broke the NCAA’s all-time record for total touchdowns with 180 total throughout his career spent with the UCF Golden Knights, Oklahoma Sooners, and Oregon. He passed Houston’s Case Keenum previous record of 178 total last week during the 39-18 victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
Gabriel is on the precipice of two major NCAA awards. Gabriel is just three starts by a quarterback away from breaking former Duck Nix’s all-time record at 61 which he should have full control of at some point this season. Gabriel will now set his sights on Keenum’s all-time record for touchdown passes of 155, entering Saturday with 147 in his career.
“You can’t go through that game without recognizing, you know, having the all-time NCAA touchdown record for Dillon Gabriel and what he was able to accomplish there. He’ll be the first one to tell you he doesn’t care, but he should, because that’s a really special moment for him.”
– Coach Dan Lanning after Maryland-Oregon
Coach Dan Lanning and his quarterback have bigger things to worry about than individual awards and records. Oregon will play at Wisconsin this Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. PT.
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