B5Q Blogopean Union: Cole Caufield is an American hero

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• Wisconsin Badgers forward and Montreal Canadians draft pick Cole Caufield is an American hero.

The Americans, already having lost to Canada, needed to beat the hosts (the Czech Republic) to solidify their standing in the Group of Death in the World Junior Championship. Thanks to the Stevens Point native, they did.

AND THE ASSIST FROM FELLOW BADGER ALEX TURCOTTE! OHHHHH YOU LOVE TO SEE IT!

Here is the full play where you’ll note that Caufield and Turcotte were joined on the ice by K’Andre Miller who ALSO PLAYS FOR THE BADGERS! WE ARE AMERICA’S TEAM!

• Hopefully the didn’t spill any Ace on their sick J’s. (If my wife is reading this, that’s a reference to a rap lyric.)

• The volleyball team lending the football team some of their championship energy. That’s nice of them.

• Michael Finley looking like he could still lace em up.

• Uh-oh, did the Badges wrestling social media person have a stroke?

Ohhhh, no stroke, just Seth Gross just winning his weight class at the Midland Championships! By beating No. 1!!!! This was the first time a Badger had won at Midlands since 2010.

• I had been reading these breakdowns on /r/CFB for the last few years and didn’t realize that the person who did them now write for Addicted to Quack! Anyways, these are some of the best write ups you’ll see on Oregon opponents and now there’s one for the Badgers.
• Bob Diaco was hired to be Purdue’s new defensive coordinator.
• The B1G has five teams in the NET top-25 through Dec. 30th. The Badgers are, maybe surprisingly, ranked No. 31.
• A 3-star 2021 TE from Colorado joins the Buckeyes.
• Thankfully Wisconsin is only on the list of top-10 Rutgers basketball wins of the decade once.
• MSU CB Josiah Scott is entering the NFL Draft. So is OSU RB J.K. Dobbins.

• Illinois may have lost the Redbox Bowl to Cal, but Brandon Peters endeared himself to the Illini faithful forever with this equal parts meaningless and meaninful dive to get a first down.