With the start of another school year just around the corner, it is once again time to make the dreaded stop to the book store to purchase $400 worth of books that will most likely only be opened for one solitary moment in mid-December. Time to realize you got ripped off by your landlord and that your house will be the front runner for the \Worst House in Madison"" award. But more importantly, it is time for the most anticipated events of the year-football Saturdays!
It is a time when returning students realize how much they missed Madison the past three months, and when new students will understand, for the first time, why they chose to wear the cardinal and white for the next four years. It is a time when the new students will understand why their friends from back home will be red with envy every football season until graduation.
With that said, here is a compilation of the Top 5 reasons why you should continue to attend UW football games this fall, and for those who have not attended in the past, the reasons why you should start showing up!
-For the first time in quite a while, the Badgers boast two linebackers worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as an NFL hall of famer. Seniors Jeff Mack and Alex Lewis are both on the preseason watch list for the Dick Butkus award, given yearly to the nation's top linebacker.
The man just keeps getting better and better and according to his coaches and teammates, the 2003 Anthony Davis will be faster and more agile than ever. The junior has tallied 17 100-yard games in 24 career contests and is ranked by many to be one of the top five running backs in the country.
With more seating, the sea of red at Camp Randall only gets bigger making it even more difficult for opponents to overcome the atmosphere and crowd noise at UW football games.
What more could a football fan ask for than to get the opportunity to knock off the reigning NCAA champs in the first home conference game of the year? The dream is realized Oct. 11 when the hated Buckeyes of Ohio State enter Madison.
One of the best receivers ever to play in the Big Ten is back for the Badgers as senior wideout Lee Evans returns for the 2003 campaign. Plain and simple: Superman is back.
