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Talking points: Wisconsin State Journal beat writer Jason Galloway

We asked Wisconsin State Journal beat writer Jason Galloway for his take on the Badgers going into today's game against Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium:

There were high expectations for the Badgers this season. How have the fans reacted to the 4-2 start?

Like the sky is falling. ... OK, maybe not, but fans are extremely disappointed in the way this season's playing out. At this point, we can see that the BYU loss clearly wasn't a fluke, and this team simply isn't as good as we all thought it would be. Fans were spoiled the past two years watching Wisconsin get to the cusp of the College Football Playoff, and the expectation was this could be the year for the Badgers to break through.