Badger Bits: Alvarez reminded of '99 season

by John Veldhuis on Nov 26, 2010 5:00 AM CST in Badger Bits

Happy Black Friday everybody! If you've already gone out early to shop for the holiday season, here are some Badger Bits to wake you up a bit more. If you were lazy like me, then here are some Badger Bits anyway.

So far, Wisconsin's 2010 football season reminds athletic director Barry Alvarez of when he coached the 1999 Badgers to a Rose Bowl berth. Alvarez says that there are several similarities between the two teams, especially that both squads were able to overcome early season losses.

"You start off with a loss early in the Big Ten season and then you're looking down the barrel at Ohio State and Iowa," Alvarez said this week, referring to the current team. "In '99 we lose the opening Big Ten game to Michigan and you're looking down the barrel at Ohio State the following week."

More Badger Bits after the jump!

Football

Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com's Big Ten blog wrote about the thee reasons behind Wisconsin's offensive surge this year.

Madison.com has their football question of the week posted. They take a look at which Wisconsin stat better explains their success this year.

Andy Baggot of Madison.com says that the Badgers will know what they are playing for when they kick off against Northwestern on Saturday at 2:30 CST.

Mike Lucas of UWBadgers.com has his newest column posted.

Nothing is official yet, but it looks like Wisconsin's top high school running back is set to de-commit from Iowa and instead stay close to home and become a Badger.

Hockey

Andy Baggot continues Madison.com's series "5 Good Minutes" with center Derek Lee.

Chuck Schwartz of Sixty Minutes. No Alibis. No Regrets. has his preview up of this weekend's final College Hockey Showcase. The Badgers will play Michigan tonight at 7:00 CST, and then faceoff against Michigan State at 8:00 on Saturday night.

Basketball

The Badgers overcame a slow start yesterday in the Old Spice Classic, and defeated Manhattan 50-35.

A Final Note

The Badgers will kickoff their final regular season game of the year tomorrow against Northwestern at 2:30 PM CST. It's senior day, so please try to get there early if you can to show Wisconsin's seniors your appreciation! As always, be sure to keep it here at B5Q for predictions, game threads and post-game reaction.

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Wow Gordon looks great in those highlight reels – 38 TDs is not bad for one season

2010 Badgers I think are actually better than that fine ’99 team. Deeper at RB and WR with very good kicker, return game, QB, and defense.

He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is

by WarWolf on Nov 26, 2010 9:31 AM CST reply actions

Gordon is VERY good

I’ve only seen him play once, but a friend of mine goes to almost every Bradford game and raves about him all the time.

by Shanghai Badger on Nov 26, 2010 12:07 PM CST up reply actions

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Badgers Football Schedule

UNLV	Thu 09/01	W 51 - 17
Oregon St. Building The Dam	Sat 09/10	W 35 - 0
@ Northern Illinois Red And Black Attack	Sat 09/17	W 49 - 7
South Dakota Coyotes	Sat 09/24	W 59 - 10
Nebraska Corn Nation	Sat 10/01	W 48 - 17
Indiana The Crimson Quarry	Sat 10/15	W 59 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 10/22	L 31 - 37
@ Ohio St. Along The Olentangy	Sat 10/29	L 29 - 33
Purdue Hammer and Rails	Sat 11/05	W 62 - 17
@ Minnesota The Daily Gopher	Sat 11/12	W 42 - 13
@ Illinois Hail to the Orange	Sat 11/19	W 28 - 17
Penn St. Black Shoe Diaries	Sat 11/26	W 45 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 12/03	W 42 - 39
@ Oregon Addicted To Quack	Mon 01/02	L 38 - 45