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The business of ball: working and sweating for free

By By Tyler Davis | Jan. 21, 2013

College football isn’t just a sport. College football is a business. With Bret Bielema, the former head coach of the Badgers, leaving a $2.7 million salary for a $700,000 raise, we’re reminded of the amount of money that changes hands. Consider that the Big Ten generates hundreds of millions of dollars per year solely from licensing of television rights and you’ll gain insight into just how huge the industry is. The television networks make millions, the advertising agencies make millions, and the coaches make millions. There’s only one group that’s left out: the players.

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Football: Stanford’s early trickery, Taylor’s late push too much for Badger defense

By Ryan Hill | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—In the end, Stanford senior running back Stepfan Taylor made just a couple more clutch plays than the Wisconsin defense.

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Football: Late turnover, second-half struggles lead to Badgers' third straight Rose Bowl loss

By Parker Gabriel | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—Since Montee Ball announced he would return for his senior season 360 days ago, almost nothing has been predictable for the University of Wisconsin football program.

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Game column: Close to victory again, Badgers far from greatness

By Max Sternberg | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—Wisconsin has lost its third straight Rose Bowl game, now destined to being nicknamed “the Buffalo Bills of college football.” As with both the 2011 and 2012 editions, the Badgers had a chance to win a Rose Bowl title on the game’s final possession, only to see their hopes crushed when redshirt junior Stanford cornerback Usua Amanam intercepted UW redshirt senior quarterback Curt Phillips with just 2:03 left.

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Football: Alvarez looks to improve to 4-0

By Whitney Newman and Ryan Hill | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) head coach Barry Alvarez will take the field one last time Tuesday in an attempt to protect his unscathed Rose Bowl resume against No. 6 Stanford (8-1 Pac 12, 11-2).

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Football: Rose Bowl facts and notes

By Max Sternberg | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—With just over two hours before kickoff at the Rose Bowl, here are some pre-game notes about Wisconsin and Stanford.

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Football: Rose Bowl matchups to watch

By Molly Reppen and Parker Gabriel | Jan. 1, 2013

PASADENA, Calif.—When the Wisconsin football team meets No. 6 Stanford in the 99th Rose Bowl later this afternoon, there appear to be more known qualities about the matchup. The Badgers’ opponent is not a little-tested but very talented Texas Christian team or an exotic, high-powered Oregon attack. This is power against power. Strength against strength. Each team relies on fundamentals to power stout front-sevens on defense. Each team has an offense built around a cornerstone talent at running back—Montee Ball for UW and Stepfan Taylor for Stanford (11-2).

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Football: Stanford's Shaw praises Ertz, Hogan

By Ryan Hill | Dec. 29, 2012

LOS ANGELES—Stanford head coach David Shaw addressed the media Saturday morning at LA Hotel Downtown and praised his freshman quarterback Kevin Hogan and junior tight end Zach Ertz.

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Football: Rose Bowl media day notes and quotes

By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 29, 2012

LOS ANGELES—Saturday morning, Stanford and Wisconsin players and coaches participated in the Rose Bowl’s media day, giving reporters access to everybody on both rosters. Here are some quick bits and pieces from both teams. Wisconsin’s practice and media availability scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled, likely because it has rained all morning here. Look for more Daily Cardinal coverage this evening and leading up to kickoff Tuesday afternoon.

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Football: Andersen introduced as next Wisconsin head football coach

By Ryan Hill | Dec. 21, 2012

New Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen had to do some thinking when interviewed by a couple of athletic directors over the past few weeks while still with Utah State.

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Football: Badgers hire Andersen as new head coach

By Vince Huth | Dec. 20, 2012

University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Thursday the Badger football program has hired former Utah State head coach Gary Andersen to the same position at Wisconsin.

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Football: Alvarez optimistic on search for new head coach

By Andrew Haffner and Ryan Hill | Dec. 16, 2012

Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin’s Director of Athletics and head coach for the upcoming Rose Bowl game against Stanford, met with the media Sunday after practice and assured everyone that the Wisconsin football team is not in panic mode.

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Top five fall semester sports moments

By Daily Cardinal sports staff | Dec. 14, 2012

Ball sets all-time touchdown record against Penn State

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Five ideas for successful Rose Bowl trip

By Daily Cardinal sports staff | Dec. 14, 2012

The 99th Rose Bowl game kicks off at 2 p.m. (pst), but there’s much more to be had in the Pasadena, Los Angeles and Santa Monica areas than the 60 minutes of football Jan. 1. While none of these gigs will likely top the main event, we’d like to suggest a few things to do for those trekking west to watch the Badgers face Stanford.

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Badgers return to practice, begin Rose Bowl prep with Alvarez

By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 8, 2012

The Wisconsin football team conducted practice without Bret Bielema at the helm of the program for the first time in seven years Saturday afternoon. With Barry Alvarez adding interim head coaching duties to his standing duties as the school’s director of athletics, the energy level appeared to be high throughout.

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Football: Alvarez to coach Badgers in Rose Bowl

By Ryan Hill | Dec. 7, 2012

If it was not for a meeting put together by team captains following the news that former head coach Bret Bielema had bolted to Arkansas, Barry Alvarez would still be carrying out normal duties of Director of Athletics and searching for a new head football coach. Now, Alvarez’s next month will be even busier.

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Football: Badgers moving on after Bielema bolts for Arkansas

By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 5, 2012

Bret Bielema’s seven-year tenure as the Wisconsin football team’s head coach came to a sudden, unexpected end Tuesday when he was hired by the Arkansas Razorbacks, throwing the UW program into a state of turmoil four weeks before the Badgers face Stanford in the Rose Bowl.

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Update: Bret Bielema to leave Badgers for Arkansas

By Matt Masterson | Dec. 4, 2012

UPDATE: UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez has issued a press release stating:

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Big plays, creativity spur blowout win

By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 3, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS—Moments after Montee Ball hoisted the Grange-Griffin trophy, presented to the Big Ten Football Championship Game’s most valuable player, he tried to hand it off the stage to Melvin Gordon.

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Badgers earn third-consecutive Rose Bowl trip

By Ryan Hill | Dec. 3, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS—It isn’t hard to imagine Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) offensive coordinator Matt Canada licking his chops leading up to the rematch with Nebraska (7-1, 10-3) in the Big Ten Championship game.