UW athletics are a big part of what it means to be a Badger
By Max Sternberg and Erin Schmidtke | Jun. 9, 2011
PASADENA, Calif. – A popular topic in many of the interviews after TCU's victory in the Rose Bowl was the idea that the team was playing this game for more than just their school. The Horned Frogs were playing, this story goes, for the little guys – programs from non-automatic qualifying conferences (like themselves) who don't get a chance to play for a national title.