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Rationalizing a Badger Win

I heard a lot of explanations on the airwaves this morning for how the Wisconsin Badgers were able to defeat the University of Miami 20-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Tuesday evening.  Commentators, including ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge during the game broadcast, cited everything from the unseasonably cool weather in Orlando to the condition of a [...]

Badgers? Thank Heavens for Golf

The most enjoyable part of the Wisconsin – Ohio State game this past Saturday were the 6 birdies in 8 holes streak put together during The President’s Cup by Steve Stricker. I really, really needed The President’s Cup late Saturday afternoon. The Badgers had the ball for almost ¾ of the game, held Ohio State [...]

The Week That Was

A weekly review of the past week in sports and maybe not sports.  Everyone else has a weekly list or 8 so why not us. 1. That’s Better: Last Sunday’s Packers game was a bit better.  Still some concerns at first with protection but the O-Line shored up and gave Rodgers some protection.  Not a [...]

Flying to Minny with the Axe

Air Wisconsin (the Badger football version) flies north this week as the Badgers take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Stadium in the first Big Ten game played at the new venue. Weather permitting, this one looks like a shootout. The Badgers and Michigan State tallied 68 combined points a week ago, and Minnesota [...]

The Badger Review

Wisconsin for six…music to my ears except when that six is six fumbles. The 3-0 Wisconsin Badger football team heads into its Big Ten opener with Michigan State with many questions yet to be answered. We do know the following: Scott Tolzien looks tremendous at quarterback…the best start as a Badger signal caller since Brooks [...]