Sports in Perspective
The head coach storming out of a press conference, a player shot in the hand, another player arrested, and four straight losses. All of the problems Illinois (6-4, 2-4) is dealing with make Wisconsin’s (8-2, 4-2) seem small by comparison. Sure the Badgers’ special teams are a joke and they just lost center Peter Konz, [...]
Russell Wilson completed 16 of 17 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns to lead Wisconsin past Minnesota, 42-13. The victory was never in doubt, as the Gophers managed just 156 yards of offense compared to the Badgers’ 461. Montee Ball had a momentous game, setting the single season touchdown record in the Big Ten with 27. [...]
One look at the season records for Wisconsin (7-2, 3-2) and Minnesota (2-7, 1-4), and you’d think the Badgers had the clear advantage. And you’d probably be right. But the Gophers always play the Badgers tough. In fact, since 2003– the last time Minnesota won the rivalry (35-32)– the Badgers have won by single digit [...]
Wisconsin’s junior running back does it all. He runs hard, he’s quick, he can pick up a blitz, and he can catch the ball out of the backfield. And Montee Ball has done it all while being overshadowed by his quarterback, Russell Wilson. While Wilson deserves much of the attention because of his pure playmaking [...]
‘Upset’ was the buzz word in the Big Ten today, but No. 20 Wisconsin left no room for that, running over Purdue, 62-17. Northwestern beat No. 10 Nebraska, 28-25, Iowa beat No. 15 Michigan 24-16, and Minnesota nearly beat No. 17 Michigan State, but came up just short, losing 24-31. None of the losers from [...]
The Wisconsin Badgers (6-2, 2-2) will be back at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday to take on the Purdue Boilermakers (4-4, 2-2). The teams are tied (along with Ohio State) for second place in the Leaders division behind Penn State (5-0 in conference), but the Badgers have dominated the matchup lately, with their last loss to [...]
The Wisconsin Badgers knew the toughest part of their schedule would be consecutive road games against two of the most consistently dominant teams in the Big Ten, but they probably didn’t expect those two games to turn out the way they did. Now, after two late, soul-crushing losses, the Badgers are on the outside of [...]
Down 26-14 with under four minutes left in the game, Russell Wilson led the offense on a furious comeback, throwing two touchdowns to Jared Abbrederis to give Wisconsin a 29-26 lead with just over a minute to go. But, just like in last week’s heartbreaking loss to Michigan State, the Badgers’ defense couldn’t keep the [...]
After a perfect storm of fluke plays shatters your dreams of grandeur and national recognition, it’s best to forget and not slow down. Pretend like it didn’t even happen. Anger isn’t going to get the Badgers anywhere because they had the right mindset going into their game last week. They just need to keep that [...]
When your team has hopes for an unbeaten season and then loses on a last second, overturned-by-replay touchdown, irrational statements are bound to be made. This was the case after the Badgers’ last second, 37-31, loss to Michigan State last Saturday, which likely ended Wisconsin’s chances for a shot at the national championship. Emotional fans [...]