Badgers to face No. 14 Miami in Champs Sports Bowl

The Outback Bowl surprisingly passed on the Badgers in favor of Northwestern and UW will head back to Orlando for the fourth time in five years.

Lots to discuss on this one and we'll have more later in the evening.

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Surprise?

NW beat Wisconsin. The pick makes sense.

by Rusty23 on Dec 6, 2009 7:33 PM CST reply actions

Yes, surprise.

Even NW figured they were for sure headed to the Champs Sports Bowl.

by rcpratt on Dec 6, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions

Who said that?

Since I live in NW country, I’ve been hearing expectations of the Outback.

by Rusty23 on Dec 6, 2009 7:54 PM CST up reply actions

Not when you consider fan following/attendance factors or overall record, which usually matters more to bowls than head to head matchups.

"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker

by texwestern on Dec 6, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions

I would rather beat a ranked team (Miami) in a less-prestigious bowl than beat a lower quality opponent. This game will come down to whether or not the Canes can stop what they know is coming on almost every play: John Clay.

by John Veldhuis on Dec 6, 2009 7:48 PM CST reply actions

I'd rather have a game to watch on January 1st.

by Rusty23 on Dec 6, 2009 7:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

The Outback bowl is a joke. I’m a big UGA fan and I’ve started following Wisconsin basketball, although it is hard to in Atlanta. They screwed over the whole SEC by picking Auburn, which was the worst 7-5 team in the SEC. Tennessee and Georgia being much better, since we, well, beat them. So now Georgia is headed to Shreveport. At least you guys get to play in Florida.

by acie4mvp on Dec 7, 2009 9:05 PM CST reply actions

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