Did WISCONSIN Make THE WRONG COACHING Decision? (The Rise & Fall of Paul Chryst) 

What are your thoughts on Wisconsin football?

Headsup! Paul Chryst replaced Gary Anderson not Brett Bielema!

While the on field performances dipped, it's the internal stuff with Chryst that frustrated Wisconsin fans. His recruiting department left and he didn't restaff it for 9 months. He also didn't adapt to NIL because he didn't care or believe in it. He just never adapted. As for on the field, in his last 25 games, he went 15-10. He was a good coach, but he refused to adapt and just wanted to coach the football that he knew, which was far outdated. He's a great guy, but definitely fell off fast. The new changes to college football sped up this process for Wisconsin

Maybe I’m a little biased because I’m a Washington Husky fan but after seeing this segment about coaches I have a suggestion. The rise and fall of ex-coach Jimmy Lake. After what appears to be a phenomenal career getting credit as a Defensive coordinator (you could make a video on its own of all the drafted defensive backs that have come from UW) he suffered the strangest flame out. He was able to learn from a great head coach Chris Petersen and I still don’t know what the hell happened during his tenure….The only thing I can say is Thank God he’s gone and Kalen DeBoer is in there lol. That’s why I said “be careful what you wish for Wisconsin, hiring your defensive coordinator”.

Love your videos. Keep up the good work

Would love to see a vid about the rise of illinois this year last time they looked this good they had juice Williams

This guy really skip 3 years of Wiscy history and think he's gonna explain what's going on?

Paul Chryst is a good coach 🏈. He just lost his touch post COVID. In order to keep your job you must have a big win every year. In his case, he should have beaten at least one of the following schools on a yearly basis: Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State ,etc.

One thing that bothered me in this video, Chryst didn't get the job because Bielma left, but because Gary Anderson left. I know a lot of people forget about him because of how short and unsuccessful his tenure was. Anderson did produce a solid offense with Gordon and Stave

I believe in the concept of stop competing and start differentiating. Hard work, getting better, and family atmosphere WILL NOT make your program a winner. These mantras,while good and true, are far from enough and are what fired coaches compete for. Stop out working, out improving, and out family atmosphereing the other teams. START OUTSCORING the other teams. All teams, Wisconsin included, need to stop competing and start innovating. Find a coach who gets this and you'll get to the top.

Paul Chryst Is A Great Coach He Was Just Never Able To Get Over The Hump At Wisconsin

Where's the ranking undeafeted teams video at???

MD fan. You guys have always been a hard nosed tough brand of football. When we joined the B10, we aspire to be like you. Now we're hoping to beat you in 8 days. Let's have a good game.

He should’ve been gone 4 years ago. Looking at his overall win/loss record and concluding he’s a good coach is very surface level analysis. He took over a team that had an elite defense and an average offense. He’s an offensive guy who was supposed to elevate that side of the ball. Over his time the offense got worse and worse while the defense carried them through wins. On top of that, he had the benefit of playing in one of the worst power 5 divisions. If WI was in the east, they would struggle to get to .500. In his entire tenure, he had zero wins against OSU and PSU. Also only beat Michigan on their down years. Having Jonathan Taylor hid a lot of the team’s issues for 3 years, but as the roster became just his recruits, the talent became quite poor. His negligence to the recruiting department was a fireable offense on its own. There are so many hires WI could have made all those years ago that could’ve led to WI being a current CFB contender on a regular basis. Instead we got Chryst, who barely had a winning record against Minnesota and Illinois.

As a Wisconsin fan... I love the guy as person, seems like a great dude who knows what it's like growing up as a Badger fan... BUT... he was shit, we wasted so many great teams that could've (and should've) done way better. The fact that JT never even made the playoff is tragic, hopefully we can find a new guy who doesn't run the same bland offense and is actually able to beat Ohio State. I guess we'll see but man, what a waste of potential his run was (still think he's a good guy tho)

Very logical decision

The program has taken a noticeable decline over the past couple of years, and it was clear Chryst was falling short of expectations in Madison. Hate to say it, but it was time for him to go.

But, I do sense burn out. Lot of stops along the way and probably got there 10 years too late. Wish him well. Seemed like a good guy.

A lot of wins and exciting games but never a team that could compete for a championship. Excited to see if Fickell can take them to the next level.

If he comes to UAB we would love it.

Great video, but Gary Andersen took over for Bret Bielema and it was after Gary left Wisconsin, Paul Chryst took over.

The reason Gary Anderson left was because he was frustrated with Wisconsin high admissions for athletes so he couldn’t recruit like he wanted to. I think that what’s is going on in Wisconsin. While Ohio St, Michigan and Penn stay has left Wisconsin far as player quality. Maryland, Minnesota, Purdue and even Indiana has caught up with them.

Chryst is a good coach and great individual. But, as head coach, the issue has been energy on the sideline and repetitive issues such as penalties and turnovers and stale play calling. He also benched a Rose Bowl quarterback for Mertz who has been inconsistent.

They didn’t make a mistake at all just dude didn’t show up

I don't know what to say. He went 67 and 26. That is a lot of wins. News flash, every team is experiencing a talent gap with Ohio State. let's face it. There's bama, Ohio State and Georgia. Then there is all the other teams. U can't fire him cause he's not keeping up with Ohio State. No other team is.

Luke Fickell was a good hire, hiring Longo as the OC is what they need for the offense and Mike Tressel will be a good DC

He became compliance

it's weird idk maybe it's just me I feel like it was a rebuilding few years for Wisconsin they should have gave him more time. Paul did great his first how many years. should have gave him till 2024 or 2025. He is a good coach and I'm not even a Wisconsin fan lol.

He was never the right decision. It was an emotional hire because if his connection to the program. Great move by UW

I go to the cotton bowl every year and my first time was that Wisconsin vs Western Michigan game

Luke Fickell is a DUMPSTER FIRE. Not promoting Jim Leonhard to head coach of WI was a huge mistake.

You would not understand the UW unless you are around it. There is an almost Ivy League arrogance about what it means to be a student or administrator. In regards to sports and academia there is a belief not based in reality. Yes, Paul was a good guy with a good record but he no longer fit the image of the UW.

Paul Chryst should be a strong candidate at Purdue

You can't just hire your friends and buddy's for recruiting and coaches that don't have a lot of knowledge at the position you hired them for and expect to be competitive

I don’t quite understand firing a coach that won 72% of his games but he will land on his feet with $11 million in his pocket so it’s hard to feel too sorry for him

Chryst, great guy and did a lot for the program, but his time was up. Badgers need to head into a new direction to be competitive in the Big 10 especially with USC and UCLA joining the conference

As much as I love Jim Leonard the only way he is head coach next year is if UW can't pull Lance Leipold from Kansas.

Wisconsin is like Nebraska who think they're a better program than what they are. Nebraska fired coaches who had good records( Pelini, Solich) because they thought they were better than 9-3 every year. Look at them now and that's what's gonna happen at Wisconsin. 5 stars aren't going to these programs

Mertz is proof recruiting stars don’t always pan out. Of course they haven’t really helped by recruiting great receivers. Wisconsin is just a bit too old fashioned for the new fast pace style of football.

Paul was a great coach, however I think Covid and the events that took place after destroyed his career. Edit: 6-1 bowl record, winning in the Cotton bowl and Orange bowl only lose was at the Rose bowl, it think that speaks for itself.

The answer is no. Saved you 17 minutes.

People expect admissions standards to be eased for sports? That should never happen . Let Ohio State continue to have the lowest admissions standards in the league. A University is about academics not TV entertainment for sports fans .

Wisconsin did Paul Chryst wrong they're shouldn't fired him & Nebraska should've hired him but it's time for Paul Chryst, to go the NFL & the bad teams like the Bears,Chargers,Panthers,Colts,Giants,Jets,Commanders,Titans,Packers,should all interview him & go from there

Watch them hire Matt rhule after this

Paul Chryst makes 3.75 million per year

Run run pass. Wisconsin's offense was too predictable. The offensive scheme was outdated and complicated for quarterbacks to learn. Recruiting has been a joke for 2 years as well.

How about what college coach in non-fbs is innovating a new approach to football and finding success as a topic? Chip Kelly merged hurry-up, zone read, and going on 4th down into combined innovation called the blur offense. For 5 seasons Oregon had no competition. INNOVATE!!!!!!!!!! What's next on the football landscape? More has-been re- treads tired coaches trying to out work the next clueless meat head. Or, is a coach out there using his head and innovating?????? Wise up. Good guys, players coaches, tough guys they all run out of juice. Be the scoring guy and keep your job. if you have no competition you never have to compete

We all know what failed this coach not developing Graham Mertz

I think Paul Chryst to Nebraska could be karma and perfect for fit

I don't feel bad for them. They made 2-4 million a year. more than most have in their retirement accounts to last them through retirement.

Getting beat by ‘The Fat Man’ was just unconsciously BAD

I think Chryst is a decent coach, and was very successful initially, but I think Mertz is the real issue. Mertz is a massive bust as a recruit.

Chryst probably should have been let go a few years ago. He never had the fire to get his higher rated players to play harder.

I think they are in top tier in Big 10 but with this firing they risk dropping even more.

His failure to get a qb that can play is more than enough to sack him .

Short sighted decision. Mac is a terrible AD. The entire department is a dumpster fire.

VERY SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS, 9-4 LAST YEAR, BOWL GAMES - ALL THE TEAMS THAT BEAT THEM EXCEPT MSU, ARE SOLID TEAMS - YES WISCONSIN DID MAKE A MISTAKE AND THEY PROBALY WILL NOT WIN ANOTHER GAME THIS YEAR. EVERY TEAM THEY FACE FROM HERE OUT IS HIGHER RANKED AND BETTER ORGANIZED.

They did not destroy Western Michigan, that game was close 😂

Sark at Texas Needs to be Out Also, 10-10

Had to remind me of Voytik be transferred to Arkansas State, and was pure ass

Sounds like the Badgers Fans maybe have unrealistic expectations. Sounds like this Coach did pretty good for Wisconsin.

I love that colleges have so much money that they can pay millions to buy out a contract. Hell, they've got more money coming in as long as Jack Ass Joe "cancels" student loans.

Tragic?!?! Stop it.

Im lucky enough to at least have one conversation with the coach. He was really friendly and he’ll talk about anything. This is a terrible move by Wisconsin.

They will regret the firing.

Yeah it was the wrong decision. It’s Wisconsin. Who are you gonna find that’s better?

their mistake was letting Barry Alvarez tower over the program as much as they did after he retired. That kept the program in the stone age schematically and in recruiting and it finally caught up to them. The chancellor is also an issue... With the new CFB format and landscape coming, wisconsin will be back to being an average CFB program with zero percent chance of ever contending for a national title or B10 Title and that's ok with the chancelor. Mediocrity so ingrained so deep in wisconsin athletics, the athletic department and their alumni have an inferiority complex because they all remember how bad everything was in the 70's and 80's that even making a bowl is still a victory to them, most of them still think the Rose Bowl matters when its not a CFB playoff game and it really is just another bowl game. Until those people pass on or are irrelevant wisconsin will sludge in mediocrity in most sports.

going down the nebraska loophole to mediocrity

without a doubt they did.

Chryst did nit succeed Bielema at Wisconsin. Bielema left after 2012 season and was succeeded by Gary Andersen who coached the Badgers in 2013 and 2014. Chryst then succeeded Andersen after the 2014 season and coached from 2015 through 5 games into the 2022 season. When you have your facts wrong like this it discredits your entire broadcast. I figure why should I listen to this guy at all when he cannot even ger his FACTS right.