Wisconsin, who has shown the ability to play dominant hockey, especially offensively, has struggled to assert their dominance early.
The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (13-2 Big Ten, 23-3 overall) made a statement with their dominating performance against No. 18 Michigan (10-7, 21-8), after almost losing to them earlier in the season. The first set didn’t start how the Badgers would have liked, with them giving up three early points, but they quickly bounced back and had a four-point run of their own.
In this week's podcast, host Bobby Ehrlich talks football with beat writer Lorin Cox. Cox believes that Wisconsin can make the College Football Playoff if they win out, but that it doesn't really matter because Alabama will run away with the title.
48 Outside of the early-season game against Akron, the Badgers' 48-3 victory over the Fighting Illini was Wisconsin's first blowout win of the season.
Purdue Which Blough show? In his first full season as the starter, sophomore quarterback David Blough has been unpredictable, showing flashes of exceptional play that would put him among the best in the conference, mixed with games in which one bad decision seems to lead to more and more.
Sitting upon his throne made of the skulls of his vanquished foes while sipping from a goblet of virgin blood, Nick Saban gazed down on the unwashed masses before shifting his Chaos Lever into maximum overdrive.
What a weekend for college football. Five of the top 10 ranked teams in college football lost this past weekend including Clemson, Michigan and Washington.
What’s in a name? For the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers, a lot. From Aaron to Zander and everything in between, this team keeps stenographers busy and announcers tongue-twisted with a colorful roster that uses the whole alphabet. The Badgers have names starting with 22 of the 26 letters on their 114-man roster.
Wisconsin score prediction: Lorin Cox: Wisconsin 48, Purdue 6 The Badgers’ late-season cakewalk continues through West Lafayette, and we should see plenty of backups in the game by the fourth quarter as Wisconsin has the game in the bag by the end of the first quarter. Ben Pickman: Wisconsin 45, Purdue 10 UW’s vaunted stretch of October games is a mere memory as the Badgers look forward to yet another matchup against a Big Ten bottom-feeder.
The Badgers’ running game put on a blistering performance Saturday evening, propelling Wisconsin to a 48-3 trouncing of Illinois.
Citing Purdue’s complete lack of ability to play quality football, head coach Paul Chryst decided it would be best for his starters to remain in Wisconsin and scrimmage the Madison West high school team this weekend.
Purdue football has long been a bottom-feeder in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have not been ranked since 2003, and have not been to a Rose Bowl or won a conference title since 2000.
It had been a long time since senior forward Nigel Hayes was held to three or fewer points in a game.
Thirty-nine three-pointers, 16 turnovers and five free throws. Those are just a few of the numbers that jump out from No. 9 Wisconsin’s (1-1) 79-67 loss to No. 22 Creighton (2-0) earlier this week. UW’s box score from Tuesday night looks less like that of a classic Badger team and more like that of a pickup game at a local gym. The Badgers learned Tuesday night that they have a lot of room to grow.
What began as a promising night for Wisconsin women’s basketball ended up being a crushing loss in front of its home crowd. Wisconsin (0-3) welcomed the Dayton Flyers (1-2) to the Kohl Center in what truly was a tale of two halves and would eventually result in Dayton snagging its first victory of the season.
Every state has a designated state flower. Wisconsin’s is the wood violet. But the Badger women’s soccer team may start a petition to change Wisconsin’s to the rose.
Following a week off after maybe their most promising win of the season, the Badgers (5-3-0) are looking to carry momentum into a weekend series against Merrimack (4-5-3) at the Kohl Center.
The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (14-2 Big Ten, 22-3 overall) have another grueling weekend ahead of them as they will take on No. 18 Michigan (10-6, 21-7) and No. 13 Michigan State (12-4, 23-5) at the UW Field House. If Wisconsin is to extend its win streak over the weekend, the defense will need to be on the top of its game.
Through 12 games and almost two months, No. 1 Wisconsin (9-0-1 WCHA, 11-0-1 overall) has proven itself as the clear best team in women’s collegiate hockey this season, holding the top spot in every USCHO.com poll and collecting every first place vote in all but three of them. The only piece missing from the Badgers’ résumé is a win against another top team, the squads that Wisconsin will have to beat to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
Head coach Jonathan Tsipis leads his Badger squad into a battle with an old foe Wednesday as the Atlantic-10’s Dayton Flyers come to town.
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