# 4PM: Badgers Didn't Close the Gap vs Notre Dame! + Jason Wilde Joins!

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Published: 2026-09-08T23:20:24+00:00
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Molly & Jim react to the Badgers' season-opening 41-13 loss to #4 Notre Dame at Lambeau Field, as they hold it down on a Matt Hamilton Tuesday! Producer Primetime Wollersheim fills in for Riley, bringing the full Jim, Matt & Molly crew back together! They get into the encouraging first half of Badgers football followed by what looked like the same old story for Luke Fickell in the second half... but does it look like they CLOSED THE GAP at all against the best teams in CFB? Also, did it seem like Luke Fickell was holding something back with his play-calling and decisions at the end of the first half? Then, they react to Luke Fickell's postgame comments saying that "the season starts now" after the blowout loss... Does Fickell need to just stop talking, and did he accidentally admit that his team ran out of gas in the 2nd half? Jason Wilde joins Molly & Jim on a Matt Hamilton Tuesday, as he shares his opinion on Wisconsin's 41-13 loss to #4 Notre Dame -- what did Jason actually find encouraging for Badgers football? They also get into Luke Fickell's poorly-worded postgame message that "the season starts now." They also talk about two national analysts who think the Packers' defense will be worst than the offense, and Jason CAN'T WAIT for the season to finally start! They wrap up Hour 1 with Luke Fickell's over-use of acronyms and mantras.

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