The 2002-03 year in Badger sports, as always, had its ups and downs. Here are a few things I would like to see next year:
Fans to never hear the words \Sorgi on the keeper.""
Our best athletes finally stop going to the Kollege Klub.
Men's hockey goalie Bernd Bruckler to take his rightful place on the all-American team.
Women's hockey to develop a large, dedicated fan base. Seriously sports fans, you're ignoring something special.
Incoming basketball center Brian Butch to avoid tall-oafy-white-guy syndrome.
A tied Wisconsin men's hockey game where Alex Leavitt, clad in a He Hate Me jersey with Metallica's ""Enter Sandman"" blasting from the speakers, makes his return to the ice and scores the winning goal.
Football safety Jim Leonhard to never step off the field.
Those lame slow songs at football games to stop. Keep ""Jump Around,"" add some AC/DC and it's all good.
Hockey's student section to fill up before the game, not halfway through the first period.
No crying from the new women's basketball coach.
Volleyball and track to continue kicking ass, albeit in anonymity.
A pass to Lee Evans on first down as opposed to the predictable off-tackle running play.
More cool names on our football team. Aside from Erasmus James and Kareem Timbers we're running low.
More obscure analogies from men's hockey coach Mike Eaves.
Bucky Badger to put Brutus Buckeye through a table.
Section P to defy security and toss that Iowa kid's hat over the side of the stadium, along with the fish and inflated condoms.
A more pimped out men's hockey jersey. The women's motion W uniforms wouldn't be a bad start.
A deafening version of ""Varsity"" at halftime of the 2004 Sugar Bowl.
At least one afro on the men's basketball team. Hell, women's too.
The Mighty Mites at halftime of hockey games to start scoring. No dollar bets are won without scoring.
That same level of viciousness from UW fans, Barry Alvarez e-mails be damned.
A new basketball player from New Zealand. Keep things going!
Dessert for the men's hockey team after practice. Basketball and football get it. Where's the love?
Chancellor Wiley to repel Barry Alvarez's attempts at a coup of all administrative positions.
More dunks. Can't say ""boom shaka-laka"" without dunks.
A fanbase as pleasurable to stand with as the one from this year.
gjporter@wisc.edu.
