LETTER TO THE EDITOR Wealthy coaches have no incentive to succeed | Loran Schulz From the 16 readers sound off on the NIL era of college sports series Oct 23, 2025 Oct 23, 2025 Updated Feb 17, 2026 × Follow along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon comparing beer sales with coach Luke Fickell's salary. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kudos to last Thursday's letter to the editor "Don't blame Fickell for broken college system." Don't blame Luke Fickell for broken college sports system | Roger Johnson Funny how "fickle" University of Wisconsin football fans are. kAmxE 9:E E96 ?2:= @? E96 9625 H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 4@==686 7@@E32== 82>6 2D :E DE2?5D E@52J] x 8F6DD E96 >@E:G2E:@? 7@C 2?J FA\2?5\4@>:?8 4@249 H@F=5 36 E@ 86E 9:C65 3J 2 =2C86 D49@@=[ C646:G6 2 4@?EC24E H:E9 E96 C:5:4F=@FD 3FJ@FE 4=2FD6 2?5 E96? ;FDE =:>A 2=@?8[ 86E 7:C65 2?5 4@==64E >:==:@?D]k^AmkAm(92E 2 ;@<6 E9:D 2== 92D 364@>6] x E9@F89E E96 :562 @7 9:896C 65F42E:@? H2D E96 @C56C @7 E96 52J[ 2?5 DA@CED AC@8C2>D H6C6 ;FDE 2? 255\@?]k^Am kAm}@H ?2>6[ :>286 2?5 =:<6?6DD 4@?EC24ED 2?5 E96 EC2?D76C A@CE2= 92G6 4@>A=6E6=J CF:?65 4@==686 DA@CED] %96 >@?6J A6@A=6 92G6 =@DE 7@4FD @? H92E 4@==686 :D 23@FE] xE ?665D E@ 2== C6EFC? E@ E96 H2J :E H2D 367@C6[ @C H6 H:== D66 E96 56>:D6 @7 2 =@E @7 3:8 D49@@= E62>D E92E H:== ?6G6C 4@>6 324< E@ E96 DE2EFD E96J @?46 96=5]k^Am People are also reading… Former Mount Horeb star sidelined for freshman season with Wisconsin men's basketball Lake Geneva considers options for adding more boat slips Phil Hands cartoon: What's allowed to be higher than the Capitol in Madison? MLB playoff heroes' stories teach us about value of low-cost youth sports 3 things to know about Bucks' new signee, Johni Broome Town of Delavan conducts annual Oktoberfest Instant analysis from the Brewers' NLDS-clinching Game 4 win over the Padres Lake Geneva artist to have works displayed during fall show Week 8 high school football scores Mom says Wautoma player can't walk, talk after hit in football game Bottles for Brewers celebration featured names of Wisconsin cities City of Kenosha curbside compostable collection begins Oct. 12 Ronald Rindo to discuss novel Oct. 14 at Lake Geneva Public Library Watch UW-Madison news conference on Francis Halzen’s Nobel Prize Dragon Days Fantasy Festival conducted in Lake Geneva kAmyFDE E9:?<[ :7 J@FC 6G6CJ52J ;@3 H2D :? 2 4@?EC24E =:<6 E96D6 4@2496D 92G6 ?@H[ H@F=5 J@F H2?E E@ H@C< @C ;FDE E2<6 E96 >@?6J 2?5 CF?nk^AmkAm{@C2? $49F=K[ {@5:k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack In this Series 16 readers sound off on the NIL era of college sports Feb 18, 2026 Professional sports teams should help cover NIL costs | Dennis Carlson Updated Feb 17, 2026 Streaming and big money are ruining college athletics | Thomas Gebhart Updated Feb 17, 2026 Big money is destroying amateur college athletics | Ed Garvoille 16 updates Previous Next 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: Phil Hands draws a cartoon about beer sales at Camp Randall Follow along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon comparing beer sales with coach Luke Fickell's salary.Â
Don't blame Luke Fickell for broken college sports system | Roger Johnson Funny how "fickle" University of Wisconsin football fans are.
Watch Now: Phil Hands draws a cartoon about beer sales at Camp Randall Follow along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon comparing beer sales with coach Luke Fickell's salary.Â
