WHAT WE SAID 50 YEARS AGO Wisconsin football tickets were $7 with ‘full rides’ in jeopardy Jan 21, 2026 Jan 21, 2026 Updated Jan 21, 2026 × Follow as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell and a deer commiserating in a bar. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This State Journal editorial ran on Jan. 22, 1976: UW Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch kicks the football in 1975 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES kAmxE :D @?=J 2 >2EE6C @7 E:>6 367@C6 E96 >6>36CD @7 E96 }rpp C6BF:C6 2E9=6E:4 C64CF:ED E@ D9@H ?665 @7 7:?2?4:2= 2DD:DE2?46 E@ @3E2:? 8C2?ED :? 2:5]k^AmkAm%9:D AC@A@D2=[ @?46 D4@C?65[ H2D EFC?65 5@H? :? E96 7:CDE }rpp C@== 42== G@E6 :? >6>@CJ 3J @?=J 2 92?57F= @7 G@E6D[ `a_\``a]k^AmkAmxE :D C64@8?:E:@? E92E 4@==686 2E9=6E:4D >FDE D@@? EFC? 2H2J 7C@> E96 “7F== C:56D” 7@C 2E9=6E6D — EF:E:@?[ C@@>[ 3@2C5[ 3@@<D[ 766D 2?5 D@>6 DA6?5:?8 >@?6J 7@C =2F?5CJ 2?5 E96 =:<6 — E92E :D 3J 72C E96 3:886DE 4@DE 724E@C :? 4@==686 2E9=6E:4D]k^Am People are also reading… Lake Geneva restaurant owner honored for quick response Lake Geneva considers speed bumps for slowing down traffic Lake Geneva recommends $580,000 bid for street improvements Lake Geneva BID presents awards during annual meeting Riga-Tony’s serves Italian with style, fun and flair Lake Geneva receives update on Hillmoor Zone 1 project Lake Geneva changes Highway 50 plat for planned path project Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins seat on Supreme Court Look Ahead: Happy Easter in Lake Geneva! Plus a best-selling author visit & local live music 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo 'That guy's a warrior': Strength coach's fight against cancer motivates Wisconsin men's hockey Wisconsin men's basketball just what Australian guard 'was looking for' In an unprecedented group of Frozen Four goalies, Wisconsin men's hockey's Daniel Hauser stands out kAmx7 D@>6E9:?8 :D?’E 5@?6 E@ 4FE 4@DED[ AC@8C2>D 2C6 8@:?8 F?56C] %96J 2=C625J 92G6]k^Am OUR VIEW: Luke Fickell proves need for cap on college coaching salaries, buyouts Congress need look no further than Luke Fickell’s absurd buyout clause for stark evidence that college coaches need a salary cap. kAmpE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C t=C@J w:CD49 @7 &(\|25:D@? @FE=:?65 E96 D6G6C6 7:?2?4:2= AC@3=6>D @7 >2;@C F?:G6CD:E:6D :? E96 (:D4@?D:? $E2E6 y@FC?2=] tG6? H:E9 7@@E32== 2EE6?52?46 2G6C28:?8 fb[hea 2 82>6[ 7@FCE9 =2C86DE :? E96 ?2E:@?[ 2?5 E:4<6ED 8@:?8 7@C Sf[ E96 4@DED @7 DFAA@CE:?8 7F==J 56G6=@A65 >6?’D 2?5 H@>6?’D 2E9=6E:4 AC@8C2>D 2E E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 2C6 :>>6?D6]k^AmkAmpH2C6?6DD @7 E9:D F?5@F3E65=J :?7=F6?465 &( E@ G@E6 7@C E96 ?665 724E@C 2E E96 }rpp 4@?G6?E:@?[ H9:49 :D 8@@5]k^Am kAm(92E 2 F?:G6CD2= ?665 724E@C H:== 5@ :D C65F46 4@DED 2?5 DE:== 2DD:DE E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 ?665[ H9:=6 =6EE:?8 @E96CD 49@@D6 D49@@=D @? E96 32D:D @7 4@249:?8[ 4@>A6E:E:@? 2?5[ J62[ G6C:=J[ 24256>:4 @AA@CEF?:E:6D]k^Am kAm%96 52J :D 4@>:?8] xE :D 8@@5 E92E &( :D :? E96 G2?8F2C5]k^Am Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Luke Fickell and a deer get drawn in a bar by Phil Hands Follow as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell and a deer commiserating in a bar.
OUR VIEW: Luke Fickell proves need for cap on college coaching salaries, buyouts Congress need look no further than Luke Fickell’s absurd buyout clause for stark evidence that college coaches need a salary cap.
Watch Now: Luke Fickell and a deer get drawn in a bar by Phil Hands Follow as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell and a deer commiserating in a bar.
