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Former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez called fan chants to fire current coach Luke Fickell "disrespectful" and "not loyal."
The chants occurred during Wisconsin's Week 4 home loss to Maryland, a game in which the Badgers were double-digit favorites.
Current coach Luke Fickell acknowledged the fans' passion and said they have a right to expect more from the team.
Barry Alvarez is not a fan of the “Fire Fickell” chants that occurred during Wisconsin’s Week 4 loss to Maryland .
The revered former Wisconsin football coach and athletic director made that abundantly clear during the Sept. 23 episode of ESPN Madison’s Barry Alvarez Show .
“I think it’s embarrassing,” Alvarez said. “I think it’s terrible, despicable. They’re spoiled rotten.”
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