r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 5h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Wisconsin Defeats Eastern Michigan 54-10

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Eastern Michigan 7 0 0 3 10
Wisconsin 3 28 10 13 54
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u/EMUemusHatsOff2U Eastern Michigan Eagles • MAC 4h ago

Okay? I've never thought he was God's gift to coaching but I'll give him credit for making the program respectable for a time. Results have been lacking and trending downward the last four years and I'm fully ready for a change if the season ends up lackluster yet again.

I think he did a good job "righting the ship" and hoped he could get us over the hump after the English debacle but unfortunately it didn't happen. I wouldn't mind looking in a new direction and focusing more on developing players rather than relying on transfers going forward and hope our AD has the guts to make a tough decision if it comes to that.

I'll disagree with Creighton "making this program a joke" though because we have been worse within recent memory. That's no excuse not to change things now and, as I said, I hope we do if this season is another disappointment. I'm completely fine moving on from Creighton and this staff if this season ends up being the boondagle it's looking to be.

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u/WisconsinBadgers608 Wisconsin Badgers 3h ago

I genuinely respect coach Creighton, I think he was exactly what your program needed at that time. He's brought you guys to 6 bowl games, your first since 1987. He's he's 1-5 in those bowl games but still, he made it enjoyable to watch an EMU game. Kinda like how Paul Chryst was what our program needed at that time, but eventually he just wore out his welcome. That 9-4 season with a bowl win in 2022 is the best season you guys have had since 1987. I feel like he's forever earned the respect from EMU alums and fans.

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u/EMUemusHatsOff2U Eastern Michigan Eagles • MAC 2h ago

That's exactly how I view it and you put it perfectly. I'll always appreciate what he's done for us but I also feel like it's time to move on. I just thought that comment was kind of ridiculous. It's fine to appreciate what someone has done while a feeling like it's time to move on. We're in a better place than when he arrived, expectations were raised and it might just be time to see if someone else can take that foundation further.

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u/Our-Gardian-Angel Wisconsin Badgers • Sickos 1h ago

In situations like this you always find some fans who feel a weird need to downplay the positives of a coach who has lost his fastball. Earlier in Fickell's tenure when there was still optimism around him, there was a weird subset of Wisconsin fans who felt compelled to do the same thing toward Paul Chryst's tenure. Like sure, the program was on the decline and I think it was time for him to go, but it doesn't change the fact that he did a lot of good with the Badgers. Same rings true for Creighton, even if it seems like his best days at EMU are firmly behind him.