Wisconsin already has a strange tradition in its athletic department to perform yearly extensions every year for all its coaches. However, it took an extra strange shift yesterday when Luke Fickell's name didn't appear in the fall coaches yearly extension list. Later, Chris McIntosh came out and said it was actually Fickell's decision not to receive it, and that feels off.
Who turns down a raise and a job extension? There's absolutely no reason not to take it unless something is not being said. It could be that Wisconsin told him it's a prove-it year and they "mutually" agreed to this, even though it was mostly Chris McIntosh.