Column: Big Ten football not ready to match SEC
By Matt Masterson and Maureen Backman | Sep. 5, 2012How far apart are the Big Ten and the SEC?
How far apart are the Big Ten and the SEC?
I had two Jameses on my mind this summer who (hopefully) bear no relation by blood and other family fluids. The first I could not escape: E.L. James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” I didn’t read the book, but I did hear a top-notch live reading by Gilbert Gottfried; it was delightful and bespoke eldritch abominations of the written language. The second I came quite voluntarily to: Henry James, the indomitable (and even to some English majors, a thoroughly frightening) prose maestro.
Sometimes I ask myself: Why New York City?
After one of the most prolific careers in Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey history, junior defenseman Justin Schultz has decided to leave the university in order to pursue his NHL future. While this marks the end of Schultz’s time as a Badger, it is only another step in his unique path to the NHL.
In case you haven’t heard, Tiger Woods won the Memorial Tournament June 3 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.
The college newspaper farewell column—recognizable by the 800 words it spends saying goodbye to people readers have never met and reminiscing over an office where they’ve never been—is a pointless beast. And yet, each spring, we find ourselves at this point as graduating seniors get ready to move on.
The music world lost a great man this past weekend, as Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away from cancer. I won’t claim to be a huge fan of the Beastie Boys, I honestly only know a few songs well, but Yauch is part of a generation that has influenced pop culture for 25 years, and his contributions deserve acknowledgement.
The other day, as I was perusing around the “Truth and Rumors” portion of Sports Illustrated’s website, I came across a headline that caught my eye: “Harper’s call-up may not last long.”
The end is nigh. In only two excruciatingly short weeks I’ll be graduating from the Badger state’s finest institution of higher learning, finally earning that elusive descriptor of “real adult”—or more likely just “that depressed guy who drinks at the Union all day and pretends he’s still a student here, drowning his delusions in pint after pint of Spotted Cow.”
No player encompassed what football fans love about the game more than Tiaina Seau, Jr.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team handed out its nine player awards Thursday at a team gathering at the Kohl Center.
A little more than six years ago, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team transformed Lambeau Field into a hockey venue, skating to 4-2 win over Ohio State in an outdoor game no one who saw it will soon forget. Then, in 2010, the Badgers moved the Kohl Center’s atmosphere a few blocks up Dayton Street, topping Michigan in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic.
At no other time of year does Green Bay Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson shine brighter than during the NFL Draft.
The Gaslight Anthem released a new single yesterday, from their upcoming major-label debut Handwritten, on Mercury records. The song is a return to some of the more punk energies from their debut, but it still maintains some of the Springsteen-esque qualities that engineered their success.
Adolf Hitler was a dictator-tot. Jesus hates you for masturbating. We can fix Africa through laughter. By this point, you are either laughing or nodding disapprovingly at the comedic styling of 21-year-old Robert Burnham. Known affectionately to the world as “Burnham”, he singlehandedly placed the world of comedy into a chokehold from his bedroom piano five years ago. Equipped with a tie-dye T-shirt, a happy disposition and a post-Catholic-school allure that would make any humor-seeker uncomfortable, Burnham has transitioned from viral video phenomenon to beloved comedian for his well-tuned satire.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team has officially signed on to play rival Minnesota in an outdoor game at Soldier Field in Chicago next February, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal Thursday.
The story starts with a sandwich bag that “brims with weed.”
Record Store Day always reminds me of my love for physical media, and this year was no exception. One of the best parts about the event is all of the singles that would otherwise not be released. Be it the Warner’s “Side by Side” series or a heart-shaped Neon Trees single. All of the songs are classics and most feature my favorite part of the single: the B-side.
With one week and four practices to go for the Wisconsin football team before its spring game next Saturday the Badger coaches are getting a look at the players competing for playing time on offense.
With spring practice now over halfway done, the Wisconsin football team is looking forward to its spring game on April 28, and, to this point, head coach Bret Bielema likes the way his team is shaping up.