Luke Fickell defenders use a common excuse, and maybe even Chris McIntosh also buys this excuse hook, line, and sinker. The blame is thrown in one direction that Fickell has only been bad in his Wisconsin tenure because he has never had his starting quarterback for an entire year. That excuse is nonsense, and don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
It's an easy excuse to use because when you look at just one small stat, you can see that he's 9-2 with his primary starting quarterback. Here are three reasons it's a garbage scapegoat.