This whole thread is weird. Fickell didn't want to leave Ohio because his two special needs sons got some of the best care possible in Cincinnati. His wife likely had a lot of pull since raising 6 kids, including two with special needs, as a football coaches wife would be hell. While OSU likely was never an option, he would have gladly taken ND, but his team was still playing and he didn't (knowingly) interview for that. He picked Wisconsin because they do have some good pieces leftover, his team wasn't playing anymore, and also because they started throwing around a shit ton of money and they also have amazing medical facilities that his children could use, if necessary. There's nothing more to it.