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Things We Totally Expect From Big Ten Media Days
The following are actual quotes and events that will absolutely occur Thursday morning in Chicago. 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Illinois head coach, Ron Zook: "Let me spell it for you hacks. U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-A-L. Didn't you hear I'm the 3rd longest-tenured coach in this conference, behind Paterno and...
Badgers Preseason Player Rankings: No. 21-25
As we inch toward another year of Badger football, we are going to start previewing the season by ranking the top 25 players on this year's team. In Badger Kickoff 2010, we introduced the player power rankings and we have updated those rankings in this year's edition. We'll slowly unveil those...
B1G 2011 // Keeping the Enemy Close: Please Let Me Hate Wisconsin
I don't know why I'm doing this. I'm sure that there are lots of reasons to hate Wisconsin. No, that's not strong enough. There are lots of reasons to hate Wisconsin. And I'm sure that I could get a cheap pop by taking shots at the fatties that live there (stuff like: Has anyone described to you...
Bret Bielema: Bold or cautious?
Football coaches everywhere would tell you that they never want to see penalties and they always want to win the turnover battle. Still, some coaches place more of an emphasis on limiting mistakes than others and the amount of mistakes a team makes is often a direct reflection of their coach's...
Addition of Wilson a bold, rare move for Badgers
Bret Bielema was one of the first to acknowledge it. "This is an unusual situation," he said. "Especially for a program that prides itself on developing players throughout their careers, as we do here at Wisconsin." Indeed, the addition of Russell Wilson to the Badgers is a bold power move that is...
Biegel clarifies comments about BYU
A day after being quoted saying Wisconsin and BYU had signed a contract to play each other in 2014 and 2015, UW commit Vince Biegel backed off that claim and reaffirmed his loyalty to the Badgers. The four-star linebacker from Wisconsin Rapids was quoted in a story on TotalBlueSports.com...
UW commit Biegel claims Wisconsin-BYU series is set for 2014-15
Wisconsin Rapids linebacker still considering Cougars In a story on TotalBlueSports.com (subscription required), UW commit Vince Biegel claims Wisconsin and BYU have signed a contract to play each other in 2014 and 2015. The four-star linebacker from Wisconsin Rapids also says he is still talking...
Badgers land four-star offensive tackle
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema received a verbal commitment from four-star offensive tackle Kyle Dodson (Cleveland Heights HS; University Heights, Ohio) Monday, according to both BadgerBlitz.com and Badger247.com (both sites require a subscription). Dodson reportedly received an offer from Ohio...
Rose Bowl Preview: Wisconsin, TCU Present the Season's Largest Contrast
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio, January 1, 5:00 p.m. ET, ESPN What it is: The grandaddy of them all begrudgingly fulfilling its obligation to take a non-AQ team once in the four-year period beginning with 2010. The teams: Wisconsin and TCU How Wisconsin got here: Wisconsin's 2010 season is somewhat...
Get to know TCU, Part 2: Head Coach Gary Patterson
This is the second of a four part series where we exchange five questions with Ben Findley, who covers TCU for SBNation's Mountain West Connection. This week we take a look at the head coaches. You can find my answers to MWC's questions about Bret Bielema here. The series continues every Thursday...
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