The Camp: A Wisconsin football podcast

On this week’s episode, Matt and Zach look back at the Florida Atlantic game, assess quarterback Alex Hornibrook’s play through the first two games for Wisconsin, talk about Matt’s favorite road trips and answer your Twitter questions. 1:14 to 3:00 — “Positives? What positives” — Bernie (kind of ) 7:15 to 8:09 — Expectations have fans looking at this team differently when they “only” win by 17 points. 10:49 to 14:38 — Fourth-and-short, and third-and-short should be automatic for Wisconsin. 16:02 to 18:45 — Thanks to Aaron Rodgers, fans in Wisconsin have lost the ability to fairly judge QBs. 24:25 to 29:07 — Bernie tells the story of Dontez Sanders nearly starting a brawl before the Wisconsin-Ohio State in 2004. 32:41 to end — Twitter questions 1) Do the Badgers deserve to be ranked in the top 10 right now? 2) Aside from a few guys, it seems like several vets aren’t playing loose. Are preseason expectations to blame? 3) Wisconsin is a run first team. When forced to pass, winning games is going to be tough. Agree? 4) Why has Wisconsin felt more conservative this season on defense? 5) Why are the offensive and defensive lines struggling? 6) Has Wisconsin’s offensive play-calling been vanilla? SUBSCRIBE on iTunes

Following Wisconsin’s 59-10 victory over Utah State, Matt and Zach give their positives and negatives, talk about the excitement around the young players, including running back Jonathan Taylor, and answer your Twitter questions. :55 to 2:48 — The guys give their positives from the Utah State game. 2:48 to 5:24 — Slow start, early OL play among the negatives from the game. 12:15 to 15:38 — The targeting rule in college football: Good intentions, horrible execution. 16:46 to 19:32 — Leon Jacobs…do you even work out? 19:37 to 22:30 — Jonathan Taylor is a beast 23:55 to 26:33 — Wisconsin’s TEs give Paul Chryst a lot of options 26:42 to 28:30 — So, yeah, Quintez Cephus has strong hands. Twitter questions 1) Does Jonathan Taylor move ahead of Chris James at RB? 2) Any explanation for the slow start along the OL? 3) Which offense is Wisconsin? The first 20 minutes of the game or the final 40? 4) What does burning Jack Coan’s redshirt mean for this year? 5) Can Alex Hornibrook be the best pro-style QB in the Big Ten?

On this week’s edition of ‘The Camp,’ Matt and Zach talk about Wisconsin releasing its first depth chart of the season that includes three true freshmen on offense, visit with Utah State beat writer Jason Turner, how Matt treated opposing fans when they came to Camp Randall Stadium, answer some Twitter questions and make their season predictions. 3:32 — Matt on whether it’s a good thing that Wisconsin QB Jack Coan is likely to see time in a blowout, and in doing so, using his redshirt year. 6:15 — “I have trust in him.” — Matt on whether he thinks Coan can get it done right now. 10:48 — Jonathan Taylor earned his spot with Chris James and Bradrick Shaw the Wisconsin backfield. 12:55 — No one could get Taylor on the ground during live scrimmages. 22:59 — What Matt used to put in his socks during games was a bit weird. 25:24 — Opposing fans at Camp Randall — how Matt welcomed them. 29:38 — Interview with Utah State beat writer Jason Turner 37:39 — The cliche is that you treat every game the same way. Is that really the case for a player? 40:26 — Twitter questions 1) What is Alex Hornibrook’s ceiling? 2) Barring injury, does Wisconsin even play Jack Coan in garbage time? Or is Kare Lyles? 3) Considering the uncertainty behind Hornibrook, is Wisconsin’s top-10 ranking too high? 46:29 — Season predictions

On the latest episode of the ‘The Camp,’ Matt and Zach talk about how outside social issues impact a locker room, the quick rise of freshman running back Jonathan Taylor, play a game of over/under and answer your Twitter questions. 2:37 — Matt on what a locker room is like when a major outside incident takes place. 13:05 — How good does running back Jonathan Taylor have to be to use him in 2017? 17:35 — True freshmen that made an impact at running back. Is Taylor ready? 20:43 — Lack of true freshmen expected to play speaks more to the talent in front of them than the talent in the class. 23:15 Over/Under 1) Any UW running back — over/under 1,000 yards rushing 2) QB Alex Hornibrook — over/under 22 TDs 3) OLB Leon Jacobs — over/under 11 sacks 4) CB Nick Nelson — over/under 5 interceptions 34:05 Twitter questions 1) Do you think the early bye week is a good thing? 2) Could Kayden Lyles potentially play this year? 3) Can Wisconsin become the explosive offense this year that it was when Paul Chryst was the OC? 4) Does this Wisconsin team have a realistic chance of making the playoff? 5) Under what scenario does Jonathan Taylor play? 43:20 — Matt on the players that scared him the most on the field and the ones he wouldn’t mess with off the field. Subscribe to ‘The Camp’ on iTunes.

Matt and Zach talk about the football series between Wisconsin and Notre Dame, the impact of Jack Cichy’s injury and whether he should try for a sixth-year of eligibility, and answer your Twitter questions. 1:35 to 4:01 — Notre Dame has struggled recently but it’s still Notre Dame. 6:55 to 8:19 — Matchup would be more fun at Camp Randall and Notre Dame Stadium 8:41 to 12:57 — Alternate uniforms for Wisconsin/Notre Dame games 14:42 to 24:26 — Should Jack Cichy pursue a 6th year of eligibility? And Bernie talks about how he handled a season-ending injury his senior year. 27:54 to 28:51 — Bernie on the time a teammate crashed his moped and went flying through the window of a car. 34:29 to 46:51 — Twitter questions

Matt and Zach are joined by former Wisconsin linebacker Jeff Mack to talk fall camp memories, the depth at inside linebacker, the potential for a more explosive offense and more. 11:55 to 12:48: Bernie on their version of team bonding compared to 2017 15:15 to 18:30: The year the team pushed their luck with Barry Alvarez too far during camp 23:41 to 29:40: How will the Badgers handle all the talent and depth at ILB 34:44 to 37:08: A more explosive Wisconsin offense? 52:50 to 54:40: Benching 405lbs is nice, but does it transfer to the field? 56:50 to 1:04:01: Reacting to Jamal Adams’ quote about dying on the field

Our first full show goes in-depth with the Wisconsin players at Big Ten Media Days, in addition to interviews with the Wisconsin State Journal’s Jason Galloway, Land of 10’s Jesse Temple and BadgerBlitz’s Jon McNamara. O:10 — Jason Galloway on the impact of no 2-a-days, biggest camp battle and his season prediction 12:44 — Jesse Temple on how realistic 12-0 is, whether QB Jack Coan should redshirt and gives his season prediction 24:05 — LB T.J. Edwards isn’t happy that there are no more 2-a-days, the backlog of bodies at ILB and whether he could turn pro after this year. 30:51 — TE Troy Fumgalli on if he thinks about his legacy, the development of Alex Hornibrook and young guys that jumped out to him. 38:47 — LB Jack Cichy on his lowest moment after his injury in 2016, whether he could have gone pro if he hadn’t gotten hurt and what would be a successful season. 47:00 — Jon McNamara talks Wisconsin wrapping up its 2018 recruiting class, Joey Hauser committing to Marquette and where Greg Gard and his staff go next.

Former Wisconsin fullback Matt Bernstein joins Zach Heilprin to preview Big Ten Media Days and the outlook for the Badgers in 2017.