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  1. Badger fan here. Just FYI, there are two names on this questionable list that are key contributors for the Badgers - Hicks and Van Ginkel. Hicks has been a pleasant surprise in the defensive backfield this year so far in a corps that is very inexperienced except for one guy (D'Cota Dixon). Van Ginkel got hurt a couple of games ago and played only a few snaps at Iowa - he is one of the leaders and makes a lot of splash plays. There is more depth at LB than at other positions (though it's getting thinner . . .), but it's still a pretty significant loss if he's not able to go. One more comment on another name on the list - Shaw, when healthy, would be competing for the #2 RB, but there are 2-3 nearly equal alternatives, so not much of an issue there - he hasn't played this year at all.
  2. Badger fan here and native Madisonian, but I haven't lived there for a long time and don't go to many games. I did grow up in the neighborhood surrounding CR, though, and can tell you that the on-street parking will fill up really early. I assume this is still the case, but there are people who are selling parking on their lawns, and there are also a few nearby churches who sell parking in their lots, too - the last time we visited, we parked at Blessed Sacrament, and had less than a 10 minute walk. There is a big lot at Edgewood college, which you also pay for, and is close to 10 minutes walking, too. Then you have ramps downtown, which can be anywhere from 15-30+ minute walks. Finally, there is Lot 60, which is a big first-come, first-served university lot that has a shuttle. I don't know if that helps or not, but that's what I know. If you've been before, you know that UW has multiple bars/beer gardens set up as the preferred pre-game festivities as opposed to tailgating.
  3. Pedantically speaking, it's in less than 1/11th of the time (4 games vs. 45), but if you think a dime is about a quarter, then who I am I to quibble? If it makes you feel better, the BYU fans expressed similar fatalistic tendencies prior to playing us. I am legitimately worried about this game.
  4. As a badger fan perusing the board this week, I assumed the OP was asking why the Badgers have losses. Alas, if only wishing made it so we could avoid those things. To answer the question, I thought I would cover all the Badger losses in the Paul Chryst era in reverse chronological order: 2018: BYU 21-24. Ugh. Missed a late FG to tie, but shouldn't have been in that position in the first place 2017: OSU 21-27 (B1G CG). Had the ball in buckeye territory with a chance to win as time was waning, got called for holding on a pass where PI probably should have been called - would have been offsetting and not forced UW to convert a longer down and distance (which, anyone could tell you, is not UW's forte). 2016: PSU 31-38 (B1G CG). Raced out to a huge lead and let McSorely come back and beat us in the end 2016: OSU 20-23 (OT). We had'em, gosh darnit. 2016: @ Michy 7-14. Defensive struggle where Michy had one long pass play to make the difference 2015: NW 7-13. Still mad. Badgers scored to take the lead late, but overturned as refs ruled ball hit ground after three steps out of bounds and WR falling to the ground - he had control, gosh darnit. 2015: Iowa 6-10. Badgers fumbled on the one yard line going in for a score. Hawkeyes run the table, but lose in the B1G CG and Rose Bowl. 2015: Alabama 17-35 (@ Jerryworld, and Chryst's first game). Uh, yeah. Alabama good. UW was in it for awhile, but big plays doomed Bucky that night. That's it. I hadn't realized that Chryst's teams have only lost one true road game so far. So, you guys getting us in Madison is a break! Also hadn't realized they were all one possession games (except 'Bama). So, when it comes to this week's game, I am worried about your offense against our defense - we have not been up to our standards, especially on the perimeter. And I am worried our offense has been its own worst enemy with both the play calling and untimely penalties - we are not a high-scoring offense and I fear we might need to be this week. Anyway, keep your collective chin up, I think better days are ahead for you (yeah, low bar at the moment, but you get what I mean).
  5. My suggestion is to go to the Wisconsin scout site and find the tailgating board. There's a pinned post near the top of the board that has a lot of good advice. The farmer's market on the Capitol square is great for people watching tomorrow morning, but it's a night game, so you might want to save your energy a little. Also, lot 60 does have tailgating, but in my opinion, the pageantry is more at the bars and beer gardens nearer to the stadium. I would also recommend checking out the student Union and going out on the terrace at some point in your visit.
  6. FYI, the a-hole chant is an unfortunate tradition on the Brees Terrace entrances of Camp Randall. It doesn't matter who you are or how nice you act, you'll hear it.
  7. Excuse my re-entry into this discussion, but geographic proximity is an element that adds intensity to a rivalry. It's not absolutely required, but a lot of the best ones have that. Ann Arbor is like 40 minutes to the Ohio border (& Sparty fans are all over, too). UNC & Duke are 8 miles apart. The Twin Cities are 15 miles to the Wisconsin border, and a lot of UW grads work there. There are, of course, exceptions to the norm - you had Okla, and there's USC/ND, too. We had/have a fairly heated rivalry with MSU in basketball (it's cooled down a bit as UW has established itself). But if you run into fans of the other team on a regular basis in real life (not just on a message board), like us with Minnesota, it makes a big difference in the heat of the rivalry. I don't know if there's enough crossover between our two fanbases' footprints that we'll ever really develop "the hate."
  8. Johnny Rodgers in 1974? I was pretty young at the time and Rodgers was one of the earliest college football stars I remembered growing up & I naturally associated him with Nebraska & over the years I must've talked myself into thinking I actually saw him that day. So I was off by a couple years - you did have David Humm, though.
  9. Wisconsin fan here, I'll try to respond to some of the things here. First, most serious longtime (and mostly long-suffering) Badger fans recognize that Alvarez patterned the program after Devaney and Nebraska. Fans under the age of about 30-35 haven't really suffered in their conscious sports lives, and they tend to be the cockier, less grounded in reality types. Second, I don't think we've known you long enough to be a rivalry. Although one of the great highlights in a dark era of Badger lore was beating the Johnny Rodgers Huskers in 1974, we just haven't played many times yet. We've also had the better of it when we've met while you've been in the B1G, so we haven't built up much animosity. I would understand if you've built up animosity towards us given the results, though. Third, we hate Minnesota and they hate us, and it spills over into pro sports (or maybe it's the other way around, but anyway, there is mutual disdain). The UW-MN game is the longest continuously played rivalry in college football (at least in major college football - DePauw-Wabash might actually be longer). Despite the suckitude of Minnesota football for a half-century, and Wisconsin winning the last dozen and 19 of the last 21, UW still trails in the overall series 58-59-8. We love carrying around the axe when we win and chopping down the goalposts (I'm sure the Gophers would too, if they ever got the chance) - a couple of years ago, the Gopher players decided they weren't going to let the Badgers cut down the goalposts on their end in Mpls (see pic below). In my opinion, it should always be the last game, despite Nebraska clearly being more of a peer program. I do like the idea of Halloween week, though.
  10. Before the game, the bars on State Street will be navigable. Not sure there's a designated Husker bar, but State Street Brats is kind of the one that visitors tend to congregate at. After the game, it will be very very very crowded on State St. (Freakfest) - There are bars nearer to the stadium on Regent St. that might be a bit less crowded, but probably still busy.
  11. Here's a more recent pic from Freakfest, and yes, there are some nsfw costumes out there - note there is now live music and a stage at the capitol: Here's a pic from 1981, when it was an unofficial event, without a concert:
  12. Hey guys, Wisconsin fan here and I come in peace with information. In addition to this being a night game at Camp Randall - which is normally a recipe for a bunch of "well-served" patrons - it is also the Madison Halloween celebration night known as Freakfest, held on State St (which is an 8 block stretch between the capitol and campus). It is a lot more "corporate" than it used to be, but it attracts people from all over. It will be crowded in Madison that night, and chances are a lot of them will be quite drunk. So, if you're looking for trouble, you will likely find it. You still might find it even if you're not looking for it. This is not something we're proud of at all, but thought you should be forewarned.
  13. Ummm. . . . No. If you don't know, you better ask somebody. UW is very strong in hoops -- finished no lower than 4th in conference for a decade under our Coach Bo (Ryan) and has been to the NCAA tourney like 14 years in a row. The comments about low scoring are about UW's deliberate style. It's somewhat of a myth because UW routinely scores in the 60s while holding its opponents to the 40s and 50s. Our football team scored over 70 three times last year, so that's where the jokes come from.
  14. But it could have also been worse -- the ball was fumbled 3 times (2 by NU & 1 by UW) and Nebraska got all 3. Imagine if the reverse were true. I do agree with Enhance that the gameplan or playcalling (whichever it was) did not play to Nebraska's offensive strengths (or more specifically TMart's). That can be cleaned up quite a bit, but you guys have to take care of the ball a lot better.
  15. Just bolding the statements above to see what you think now. I didn't believe any of them going in, but I attribute that more to a lack of knowledge of UW than pure blind homerism. I also didn't believe Toon would be negated like so many posters had wishfully stated -- perhaps Dennard wasn't fully healthy. UW showed a power running game for the first time this year, and they got some turnovers, so they are still on an upward arc (though still not much room to the ceiling -- maybe we can get better at defending kick returns). As I wrote in another thread, I do believe the NU deficiencies are correctable. I still see you as winning the Legends division, but you'll have some tussles along the way. Kill Brutus!
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