Ball steps up in second half, helps seal game
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. —Holding the ball on a crucial carry late in the fourth quarter near the goal line, few running backs want to see a linebacker standing in the hole with a good shot to make the tackle.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. —Holding the ball on a crucial carry late in the fourth quarter near the goal line, few running backs want to see a linebacker standing in the hole with a good shot to make the tackle.
It sounds just like last week: Wisconsin facing a team from Indiana that suffered through a slew of close losses but has been playing well for much of the year.
As it turns out, the fanfare of griping about polls is not limited to the world of college football, especially in Madison.
For three weeks the doubts and questions festered. Can the Badgers respond well to a loss? How do they avoid the snowball effect that led to a four-game losing streak last season?
For most of the season, the Badger defense has looked for that complete game, one where it came out and dictated the terms of a game to an FBS offense.
After two games against top-10 opponents, is seemed like a bye week came at a good time for Wisconsin. With most of its injured players back and rested, now comes the challenge of getting back on the winning track.
The mantle for Badger athletics is usually carried by football and basketball, two sports that have a certain style to them. Both have an aura of teams that boast less talent than top foes, but can hang with the best due to strong fundamentals, good coaching and a slow-paced, disciplined approach. Furthermore, neither sport was considered a powerhouse in any fashion before 1990, and since have been seen as spunky overachievers.
Coming back from a torn knee ligament to play college football is no easy task. Going through three surgeries on the same knee and returning to play after a year and a half away from the game is even tougher.
What isn't there to like about Boise State? It plays on a blue field, runs loads of trick plays and has the potential to turn the college football world on its head by eventually breaking into the BCS title game usually reserved for teams from the top six conferences and, perhaps, Notre Dame.
At halftime Saturday, 30 minutes were all that stood between the Badgers and a spot atop the Big Ten standings. And then everything went awry.
In the last two seasons, the Badgers have not been quite able to shake off their first loss. In 2008, the team fell three more times after its first defeat, and in 2007 it followed its first setback with a 31-0 trouncing at the hands of a middling Penn State team.
For years we accepted that Bill Belichick was a football genius. The guy just never made a wrong move.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Before Saturday, the mindset in Madison was, ""Why can't it happen?""
With how much Badgers fans have played the ""no respect"" card this week, Rodney Dangerfield should be in line for some serious royalties.
There's a lot that can come from a big quarterback sack: the lost down, the lost yardage and usually a little less confidence and sharpness from the now bludgeoned signal caller.
MINNEAPOLIS—As the Wisconsin Badgers paraded around TCF Bank Stadium's field with Paul Bunyan's axe, allowing as many red clad fans to touch it as they could, the celebration almost felt like an emotional release of all the tension that led up to it.
It says something about the rivalry when Paul Bunyan's Axe came out in the locker room after Wisconsin held off Michigan State. Make no mistake about it, this game is special.
For years we heard the excuse.
Last Monday saw a long-due celebration for the authorized domestic-partner health insurance benefits at UW-Madison. After years of fierce debates, Gov. Jim Doyle signed the plan into law this summer. This is also seen as a solid move to support education and promote equity.
Coming into Saturday's game, most of the talk was about Wisconsin's chances of slowing down the Spartans' prolific passing offense. At day's end, however, it was the Badgers' signal caller who made the big impression.