What the Huskers Can Learn From Wisconsin

[Mavric]

Tonight in Madison Square Garden, the Wisconsin Badgers continue their pursuit of a third Final Four in four seasons. The Georgetown Hoyas try to pick up the pieces.

 

Wait…what?

 

Twenty years ago, that paragraph would’ve been insane. From 1968-1993, guess how many times Wisconsin basketball had a winning record.

 

Four!

 

The Badgers were a joke. Then Stu Jackson gave the program hope. Then Dick Bennett took the Badgers to the Final Four as a No. 8 seed in 2000. Then Bo Ryan raised it another level.

 

Now they’ve made the NCAAs 19 straight seasons. Even more impressive, they’ve finished top-four in the Big Ten 17 consecutive years. That doesn’t seem possible for Indiana or Michigan State, let alone Wisconsin, which is one of the best turnaround stories in college basketball history and it doesn’t get enough credit.

OWH

[Mavric]

[B.B. Hemingway]

Has this thread been started in the football forum yet?

[B.B. Hemingway]

Jokes aside, I envy the schools that get to enjoy Football, and Basketball success. I suppose the good news is, that over the past five years UNL actually seems to be invested in becoming one of those schools.