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Usually when one college football team is favored by better than three touchdowns over another, the outcome is predictable. The annual rivalry game between Wisconsin and Minnesota, however, rarely is.
There are few rivalries in sports as storied as the one between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This weekend's border battle will mark the 120th time these two teams have met on the gridiron, making it the most-played rivalry in all of college football. This weekend Paul Bunyan's Axe will again be on the line, as it has been since 1948.
1: Three is the magic number
Since Saturday's loss against Michigan State, plenty of people have noted that head coach Bret Bielema's career record against ranked Big Ten teams now stands at 1-8. Minnesota is not ranked this year—not even close, really—but they are Wisconsin's archrival, and Bielema has their number.
In a season filled with inconsistency on the offensive side of the ball, the Badgers' football team has found a youthful surge beginning to emerge through the first five games.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Badgers (4-1) entered Saturday's top-25 showdown with Michigan State (5-0) looking to make a statement in their Big Ten opener. Instead, the message came loud and clear from the Spartans in the fourth quarter.
From the beginning of his weekly press conference Monday, Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema made it clear that he is excited to get back to work following a tough loss to Michigan State in East Lansing Saturday.
clay: Junior running back John Clay ranks ninth in the country with 501 rushing yards. The punishing running back will lead a potent UW offense agaisnt Michigan State's stout defensive front.
Not only do the No. 24 Michigan State Spartans (4-0) qualify as a familiar opponent for No. 11 Wisconsin (4-0) as time conference foes, they also happen to look an awful lot like the Badgers on the field.
As a general rule, I will try to avoid rambling on, column after column, talking about the Brewers and the Packers. However, something happened at Miller Park on Sunday afternoon (yes, they're still playing baseball in Milwaukee) that—though it was not necessarily surprising—caught my attention.
If Wisconsin fans had any concerns about UW's inability to overwhelm a non-conference team this season, they should feel better now.
Woah, calm down.
John Clay, Scott Tolzien: The natural chemisty of John Clay and Scott Tolzien on the field this season has led to a dynamic offensive threat for the Badgers.
John Clay, Scott Tolzien: The natural chemisty of John Clay and Scott Tolzien on the field this season has led to a dynamic offensive threat for the Badgers.
Facing their toughest opponent yet this season, the Wisconsin football team suffered various critical breakdowns in all facets of their game but made the big plays when they mattered, including a Jay Valai blocked extra point in the fourth quarter to preserve the lead. And that, against a high powered but discipline lacking Arizona State team, was just enough to pull out the 20-19 victory and improve to 3-0.
Facing their toughest opponent yet this season, the Wisconsin football team suffered various critical breakdowns in all facets of their game but made the big plays when they mattered, including a Jay Valai blocked extra point in the fourth quarter to preserve the lead. And that, against a high powered but discipline lacking Arizona State team, was just enough to pull out the 20-19 victory and improve to 3-0.
After last year's record of 10-3 in his first season starting, senior quarterback Scott Tolzien looked poised to have a breakout year behind center. However, a slow start with turnover troubles, mental misques and an injured receiving corps has fans and opponents alike wondering if Tolzien and the Badger passing game will ever reach its full potential.
1: Tolzien's tribulations
Teachers like to establish in their discussion section that, ""All comments are valued and respected. The classroom is a sanctuary and we aren't going to make fun of the kid who spends 15 minutes talking about that time in third grade when he made a miniature clay pueblo and how it brought him closer to a cultural understanding of the Spanish Conquistadors, and how he thinks blah, blah, blah.""
Freshman running back James White may find himself behind the reigning Big Ten offensive player of the year, co-listed as the No. 2 running back on the depth chart with sophomore Montee Ball, but sharing a backfield is nothing new for the talented rookie out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Solutions by The State News
