2008 Wisconsin Badgers Additional Information

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2008 Wisconsin Badgers Additional Information​

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
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Official School Bio - Bret Bielema

Assistant Coaches:
Official School Bios - Assistant Coaches
Paul Chryst - Asst. Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Dave Doeren - Asst. Coach - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
DelVaughn Alexander - Asst. Coach - Wide Receivers
Bob Bostad - Asst. Coach - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Kerry Cooks - Asst. Coach - Defensive Backs
Henry Mason - Assoc. Head Coach/Wide Receivers
Randall McCray - Asst. Coach - Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers
Charles Partridge - Asst. Coach - Defensive Line/Specialists
Joe Rudolph - Asst. Coach - Tight Ends
John Settle - Asst. Coach - Running Backs
Bill Nayes - Football Operations
Mark Taurisani - Football Operations
Craig Knoche - Graduate Assistant
Kevin Kane - Graduate Assistant
Andy Richman - Quality Control
Sharon Betlach - Program Assistant
Sandy Freye - Program Assistant
Lisa Powell - Program Assistant
Jason Kradman - Quality Control
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Recruiting

Starters Returning: 17 (Offense 8, Defense 9, Special Teams 0)
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Letterman Returning: 48 (Offense 25, Defense 23, Special Teams 0)
Notable Returners:
RB P.J. Hill, FB Chris Pressley, WR Kyle Jefferson, TE Travis Beckum, OL Gabe Carimi, OL Andy Kemp, OL Kraig Urbik, OL Eric Vanden Heuvel, DL Mike Newkirk, DL Matt Shaughnessy, DL Jason Chapman, LB Elijah Hodge, LB Jonathan Casillas, LB DeAndre Levy, DB Shane Carter, DB Aubrey Pleasant, DB Allen Langford

Starters Lost: 7 (Offense 3, Defense 2, Special Teams 2)
Letterman Lost: 24 (Offense 10, Defense 10, Special Teams 4)
Notable Losses:
QB Tyler Donovan, WR Paul Hubbard, C Marcus Coleman, DL Nick Hayden, DB Jack Ikegwuonu, P Ken DeBauche, K Taylor Mehlhaff

Incoming Recruits:
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Verbals for 2009

Montee Ball RB 5-11 205 Wentzville, MO
Chris Borland ATH 6-0 213 Kettering, OH
Jon Budmayr QB 6-0 194 Woodstock, IL
Casey Dehn OL 6-6 265 Owatonna, MN
Tyler Dippel DE 6-4 248 Hartford, WI
Jeff Duckworth WR 6-0 194 Cincinnati, OH
A.J. Fenton ATH 6-1 215 Erie, PA
Travis Frederick OL 6-5 310 Walworth, WI
Ryan Groy OL 6-5 285 Middleton, WI
Shelby Harris DE 6-3 235 Mequon, WI
Jordan Kohout DT 6-4 265 Waupun, WI
Zac Matthias OL 6-4 297 Hemlock, MI
Josh Peprah DB 6-0 195 Plano, TX
Brian Wozniak TE 6-4 223 Loveland, OH

2008 Recruiting Class

Eriks Briedis DT 6-5 263 Miami, FL
Jake Byrne TE 6-5 240 Rogers, AR
Kevin Claxton DB 6-2 192 Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Marcus Cromartie DB 6-0 159 Mansfield, TX
Jake Current OL 6-3 270 Troy, OH
Zach Davison DE 6-4 219 Waukee, IA
Antonio Fenelus DB 5-9 170 Boca Raton, FL
Christopher Garner OL 6-5 315 Augusta, WI
Leonard Hubbard LB 6-2 225 Springfield, IL
Shelton Johnson DB 6-0 167 Carrollton, TX
Dex Jones RB 6-1 215 Lombard, IL
Brendan Kelly DE 6-6 225 Eden Prairie, MN
Peter Konz OL 6-6 285 Neenah, WI
Anthony Mains DE 6-7 225 Naples, FL
Daniel Moore DT 6-2 290 Joliet, IL
Bradley Nortman K 6-3 210 Brookfield, WI
Curt Phillips QB 6-3 212 Kingsport, TN
Joe Schafer OL 6-5 265 St. Paul, MN
Devin Smith DB 5-11 179 Coppell, TX
Erik Smith RB 5-11 185 Bolingbrook, IL
Michael Taylor LB 6-2 195 Ashwaubenon, WI
Tyler Westphal DE 6-6 230 Menasha, WI
T.J. Williams WR 6-0 180 Kenosha, WI
Kevin Zeitler OL 6-4 279 Milwaukee, WI

2007 Recruiting Class

Zach Brown RB 5-10 198 Royal Palm Beach, FL
Patrick Butrym TE 6-4 245 Waukesha, WI
John Clay RB 6-0 222 Racine, WI
David Gilreath WR 5-9 150 Robbinsdale, MN
Mario Goins DB 6-0 173 Copperas Cove, TX
Jasper Grimes DT 6-2 280 Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Aaron Henry DB 5-11 169 Immokalee, FL
Kyle Jefferson WR 6-5 195 Cleveland, OH
Daven Jones WR 6-0 185 Cleveland, OH
Quincy Landingham DB 5-10 202 Bloomfield Hills, MI
Otis Merrill DB 5-11 170 Cleveland, OH
Louis Nzegwu RB 6-2 230 Platteville, WI
Josh Oglesby OL 6-7 315 Milwaukee, WI
Kevin Rouse LB 6-0 217 Joliet, IL
Blake Sorensen LB 6-2 204 Eden Prairie, MN
James Stallons QB 6-6 171 Macomb, MI
Nick Toon WR 6-3 200 Madison, WI
Phil Welch K 6-3 185 Fort Collins, CO

2006 Recruiting Class

Isaac Anderson WR 5-11 156 Hopkins, MN
Niles Brinkley ATH 5-10 176 St. Louis, MO
Jake Bscherer OL 6-7 270 Sturgeon Bay, WI
Gabe Carimi OL 6-7 268 Monona Grove, WI
Kirk DeCremer DE 6-5 240 Verona, WI
Ricky Garner DE 6-5 225 Pasadena, CA
Xavier Harris WR 5-10 170 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Brandon Hoey DT 6-5 280 Shoreview, MN
Jamathan Ingram-Lyle DB 5-10 150 Boulder, CO
Diondrae Jenkins ATH 6-2 190 Racine, WI
Lance Kendricks WR 6-4 207 Milwaukee, WI
John Moffitt OL 6-4 290 West Haven, CT
Maurice Moore DB 5-11 165 Fort Worth, TX
Bill Nagy OL 6-5 295 Hudson, OH
Josh Nettles ATH 5-11 180 Walton, FL
Kimuel Royston DB 5-11 180 Minneapolis, MN
Lance Smith RB 5-10 190 Warren, OH
Culmer St. Jean DB 6-0 221 Naples, FL
Brad Thorson OL 6-4 290 Mequon, WI
Scott Tolzien QB 6-2 174 Palatine, IL
Mickey Turner TE 6-3 233 Camdenton, MO
Jay Valai DB 5-9 195 Colleyville, TX

2005 Recruiting Class

Travis Beckum LB 6-5 220 Oak Creek, WI
Jerry Butler ATH 5-8 164 Philadelphia, PA
Shane Carter WR 6-2 180 Troy, OH
Dan Cascone DT 6-3 305 Sandy Hook, CT
Jonathan Casillas LB 6-2 200 New Brunswick, NJ
Dion Foster RB 5-9 180 Oak Lawn, IL
Garrett Graham TE 6-4 223 Brick, NJ
P.J. Hill RB 5-11 220 Brooklyn, NY
Elijah Hodge LB 6-0 195 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Terrance Jamison DE 6-4 225 Harvey, IL
Andrew Kemp OL 6-5 315 Menasha, WI
DeAndre Levy LB 6-2 211 Milwaukee, WI
Jae McFadden ATH 6-1 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Prince Moody DB 5-11 191 Columbus, OH
Aubrey Pleasant DB 5-10 195 Montrose, MI
Jarmal Ruffin ATH 6-2 199 Scotland, PA
O'Brien Schofield DE 6-3 216 Great Lakes, IL
Matt Shaughnessy DE 6-6 210 Norwich, CT
Dustin Sherer QB 6-2 194 Cicero, IN
Jeff Stehle DE 6-6 275 Central Square, NY
Elijah Theus WR 6-2 185 Sugarland, TX
Eric VandenHeuvel OL 6-7 330 Hudson, WI
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Behind the Numbers

The Buckeyes and Badgers played similar games last Saturday. They both built up sizable leads before giving up a few late scores. The main difference was, by the time the Buckeyes relaxed the game was in hand.
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For the Badgers, it was deja vu. A similar game played out in Ohio Stadium last year as the Badgers took a 17-10 lead in the 3rd quarter, only to give up several late scores and fade down the stretch. Look for that trend to continue on Saturday.

Comparing the Melt Downs

When you peek Behind the Numbers of the two Badger swoons ('07 OSU, '08 Mich), they look even more similar. In both games, the Badgers appeared to wear down up front.

Neither opposing quarterback mounted much of a threat in the 2nd half of either game. Last year, Boeckman's pass efficiency was only a pedestrian 110.4 in the 2nd half vs. the Badgers. And while Threet's 104.5 efficiency rating in the 2nd half last week was much better than his abysmal 1st half (-25.9); it was not enough to mount a credible threat.

In spite of the lack of a passing threat, the Badgers failed miserably against the run in both games. Compare the yards per rush average vs. the Badger defense by halves:

'07 OSU

1st Half: 4.18 yards per carry
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2nd Half: 6.60 yards per carry
(...in spite of a 25:7 run/pass ratio in the 2nd half. Can you say "Beanie"?)
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'08 Mich

1st Half: 2.00 yards per carry
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2nd Half: 7.2 yards per carry
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And the Badger offense's own rushing game fell off considerably in the 2nd half of both games:

vs. '07 OSU

1st Half: 0.50 yards per carry
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2nd Half: 0.16 yards per carry
(OK, they were pretty helpless in the 1st Half too)
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vs. '08 Mich

1st Half: 4.63 yards per carry
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2nd Half: 2.35 yards per carry
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A sample size of 2 does not make for perfect statistics, but it certainly raises serious questions in this case: questions about Wisconsin's conditioning among other things. This bodes ill for the Badgers when one considers Eric Lichter's brutal summer conditioning program. But it gets worse.

The late swoon vs. the Buckeyes was all about Beanie. Last week, the late swoon had a great deal to do with the zone read. Much like when Juice Williams and company ran for over 300 yards against Wisconsin last year; even the plodding Threet looked like a thoroughbred against the Badgers after they tired. Now combine the zone read and the aforementioned Beanie; and top it off with a liberal dose of Terrelle Pryor. That's a recipe for a nasty hang-over for the thousands of drunken Badger fans at Camp Randall.

Back to the Future

The only question remaining is the Badger offense against the Buckeye defense. Can the Badger's keep up?

Last week, our look Behind the Numbers showed how Ohio State's offensive coaches like to catch opponents over-correcting for their weaknesses. Sure enough, the Buckeyes ran all over Minnesota while they tried to shore up their wretched pass defense.

This week, we need look no further than last year's Wisconsin game to show that the Buckeye defensive staff also prefers to attack the opponents' strength. Allowing Tyler Donovan to post a pass efficiency rating of 157.32; Ohio State totally shut down the Badger rushing attack, limiting them to 12 yards on 37 attempts.

While Wisconsin does have P.J. Hill at their disposal this year, and the Buckeyes are clearly feeling the loss of Vernon Gholston; it is doubtful that the Badgers will keep up with the new-look Buckeyes. Tyler Donovan was able to keep things close into the 3rd quarter last year; but unlike Travis Beckum, he's not coming back this week.
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The Lighter Side

There were two big lessons to be learned last Saturday which saw: #1 USC loses to a team which was completely dismantled by Penn State; #3 Georgia succumbs to the fighting Sabans on Alabama; #4 Florida gets housed by the Ole Miss "yeah, we still play football... kind of" Rebels in the Swamp; and #9 Wisconsin loses to a Michigan team which managed a pathetic 20 total yards in the first half. First, the football season does not end in September. While this seems rather obvious, each and every year the media can't stop itself from coronating teams like USC well before the final whistle has been blown. As the Trojans enjoyed their 2nd bye week of the season, it was a done deal. USC was in the BCS Championship waiting on an opponent. But, no matter how impressive a bye week you manage, you still have to play your schedule - even when you're 25 point favorites. The Trojans blew it once again to a team which had no business beating them setting the stage for BCS anarchy.
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Which is the second lesson to be learned. The polling system, or the voters who participate in it, rather, need to take a step back and do some recalibration. Let us review who the "winners" were on Saturday among the carnage.

#2 Oklahoma beat Texas Christian 35-10
#5 LSU beat hapless Mississippi State 34-24
#7 Texas shamed Arkansas 52-10
#8 Alabama against Georgia 41-30
#12 Penn State took it to an over-rated Illinois 38-24

while the following licked their wounds on bye:
#6 Missouri, #10 Texas Tech, and #11 BYU

Logically, then, we are left with the following poll results:

1 Oklahoma
2 LSU
3 Missouri
4 Texas
5 Alabama
6 Texas Tech
7 BYU
8 Penn State
9 Ohio State

Lets examine each in turn and see how comfortable we are with this result. (Note: the above is simply a "monkey move up" based on Saturday's results, the actual polls are different with respect to order of the first 8, and certainly with regard to the 9th team listed. The numbers listed prior to the names below reflect actual AP/Coaches rankings)

1/1 Oklahoma - You don't need me to tell you about these guys. While Ohio State has been out losing consecutive BCS Championship games, the Sooners have been losing to non-BCS darlings and teams with fill-in coaches. OU made a living running over Big XII teams which may as well been shucking corn on Saturdays, while also struggling with off the field issues and dropping the occasional "what the hell" game a la USC. This year? Your number one team in the nation has beaten: Chattanooga (1-4 D-IAA), Big East also ran Cincinnati (3-1), Washington (0-4) and non-BCS darling TCU (4-1). On a similar schedule in 2007, voters reluctantly gave your Buckeyes a number 4 ranking (week 5).

3/2 LSU - Speaking of light schedules thus far, consider your defending national champion Bayou Bengals who have dumped Appalachian State, North Texas, continually whining for more curb appeal Auburn, and Mississippi State - all without the services of a legitimate D-I Quarterback. By force, LSU is #2, I suppose. But, who among us thinks LSU gets to Miami with games against Florida, Georgia and Alabama (as well as an SEC championship game) looming? OK, who among us other than Nutriaitch?

4/3 Missouri - "Hi! I'm a team which was 5-6 as recently as 2004. This year, I've beaten the bajebus out of the likes of over-hyped Illinois, Buffalo, Nevada and Southeast Missouri State! Rank me 3rd!" Are you kidding me? Missouri? This could only be more forceful a joke if it wasn't for Texas Tech who we'll get to in a moment.

5/5 Texas - Remember Texas? They used to have a QB named Vince Young and they won the 2005 BCS Championship. Now they're quietly beating the likes of Florida Atlantic, UTEP, Rice and 2-2 Arkansas while adding more Big XII top-heaviness to our rankings. Really? Three Big XII teams in the top 4? I looked, the Big XII is not the SEC. 'Splain me that one.

2/4 Alabama - More scheduling delights. ACC "power" (I use that as loosely as possible) 3-2 Clemson, Directional Kentucky, Tulane and the aforementioned Bobby Petrino lead Razorbacks. True enough, Bama took it to Georgia, but wasn't the Tide 7-6 last year? I realize worst to first happens, but no one bets heavily on it.

7/8 Texas Tech - Now, here is where the rankings really start to reveal themselves as completely ridiculous. Not only does Tech represent the fourth Big XII team in the top 6, it represents the team with possibly the worst schedule imaginable. Randomly give me 22 posters off this board and TTU's schedule and we'll be undefeated as well. Eastern Washington (2-2)? Nevada (the "big game" of the non conference slate) (2-2)? SMU (1-4)? Colonial Conference also ran UMass (2-2)? Are you kidding me? This is the 6th best team in the nation? No wonder the vid of a TTU kid going hard at his junk in to some bell still gets YouTube hits.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJY-pch6FA"]TTU kid going hard at his junk [/ame]​

8/7 BYU - I seriously thought we learned our lesson in 1984. Apparently not. 'Nough said.

6/6 Penn State - While I must confess that the Nits have looked pretty while crushing the only schedule in America which rivals Texas Tech's for most ridiculous of all time, I'm less than convinced JoPa's furloughed marauders are the real deal. True enough the Beavers of Oregon State took down the "greatest team ever assembled" just last Thursday, but beating Coastal Carolina, Temple, and Syracuse strikes one as highly illegitimate wins. I suppose Penn State benefits from being a "real state," whatever that's supposed to mean.

Finally, your 14/12 Ohio State Buckeyes. First, there really was no way imaginable that Ohio State would be rated 9th this week, especially ahead of USC who pummeled them. The Buckeyes win over Minnesota was viewed as no "better" than Georgia's loss to Alabama, and while Ole Miss is dreadful, they're still in th SEC I guess so Florida gets a pass too. Ridiculous. All that last weekend's carnage did is place Wisconsin below the Buckeyes, moving the good guys in to 12th, (coaches), and making next week's game "no big deal."

Worse is the AP Poll. The AP pollsters, unbelievably, still have the Buckeyes 14th. Think about that: USC and Florida lost to awful, unranked teams and remain in front of the Buckeyes who lost to the number 1 team in the nation (at the time). Granted, that No 1 team was one of the teams that dropped a game last weekened. Still, by way of contrast, Georgia got manhandled by the #8 team in the nation and drops only to 11th. But, it's this slap in the face that truly says it all: Auburn, which barely managed to beat 1-3 Tennessee (14-12) moves ahead of Ohio State in the AP Poll this week. 1-3 Tennessee... 4-0 Minnesota. 2 Point win v. 13 point win. Auburn, who beat Mississippi State 3-2. Yes... three, to two.. jumps ahead of the Buckeyes this week. There is absurd, and then there is criminal. You be the judge. Fortunatley, the AP poll doesn't count for anything. The fix is in.

Oh yes... speaking of Wisconsin.... they're Ohio State's next opponent. Here's something to think about. Steven Threet managed a 58 yard run against them. Steven Threet. I think that pretty much says it all. Expect an Ohio State win, and expect no upward movement in the polls 6th straight week despite a 5-1 mark.

It's nice to have Beanie back though, isn't it?
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Traditions & Opponent Perspective

The Wisconsin Badgers are a team rich with traditions.
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The team's nickname, 'Badgers,' was borrowed from the state of Wisconsin. The territory was dubbed the 'Badger State,' not because of animals in the region, but rather an association with lead miners in the 1820s. Prospectors came to the state looking for minerals. Without shelter in the winter, the miners had to 'live like badgers' in tunnels burrowed into hillsides.

When a Badger team wins an athletic contest, members of the band turn their hats around and wear them backwards. The practice started in the 1920s to symbolize the band looking back at the victory in days when they marched out with the departing crowd.

Badgers in various forms have been recognized as the school mascot for decades. The version currently known as Bucky, sporting a cardinal and white letter sweater, was first drawn in 1940 by artist Art Evans. At that time, the badger went by names like Benny, Buddy, Bernie, Bobby and Bouncey. Art Lentz, the department's publicity director, had the idea to bring the mascot to life. The original badger mascot was too vicious to control. On more than one occasion, the live badger escaped handlers before a sideline hero recaptured the animal with a flying tackle. It was decided in the interest of fan and player safety that Wisconsin's mascot be retired to the Madison Zoo. The Badger Yearbook replaced the live badger with a small raccoon named Regdab (badger backwards) and passed it off as a 'badger in a raccoon coat.' In 1949, a student in the university's art department, Connie Conrad, was commissioned to mold a paper-mache badger head. Gymnast and cheerleader, Bill Sagal, of Plymouth, Wis., was directed by homecoming chair Bill Sachse, to wear the outfit at the homecoming game. A contest was staged to name the popular mascot. The winner was Buckingham U. Badger, or Bucky. The name apparently came from the lyrics in a song which encouraged the football team to 'buck right through that line.'

An integral part of any Wisconsin band performance is the playing of the Bud song. The tune is a spinoff of the song 'You've Said It All,' a jingle with words and music originally written by Steve Karmen for Budweiser beer commercials. Copyrighted by Sandlee Publishing Corporation in 1970, the song has become legendary at the University because of its polka-like rhythm. The song became a football tradition after a 1978 victory over Oregon. "Wisconsin was behind by three touchdowns, and the crowd was really dead. I played the song to get everyone pepped up. About 20 seconds after that, Wisconsin scored a TD. I played it again, and Wisconsin scored another touchdown. From then on, the band could never play enough 'Bud,'" said Leckrone.

History of the Camp Randall Arch
The Camp Randall Memorial Arch commemorates one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history: the Civil War. At that time, Camp Randall was not a football stadium - it was a training camp for 70,000 Wisconsin troops, representing nearly all of the state's military might.

Named for Gov. Alexander W. Randall, the encampment also served as a stockade and hospital for 1,400 Confederate soldiers captured at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. Many of them died at Camp Randall and were buried at "soldiers' rest" at a cemetery on Madison's west side (Forest Hills) - the northernmost Confederate cemetery in the United States. Union soldiers who died at Camp Randall are also buried at soldiers' rest, in a separate section of the cemetery.

The Camp Randall Memorial Arch on Monroe Street was dedicated in 1912, and it serves as the entrance to the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Park. It's also the entrance to Camp Randall Stadium for the UW Marching Band on football Saturdays.
The two statues that flank the arch - an enlisted solider and an officer - do not have names, because they represent all of Wisconsin's Civil War soldiers. The "1912" inscription on the officer's pedestal refers to the dedication date of the arch, and the "1861-1865" inscription on the enlisted soldier's pedestal marks the years our country fought the Civil War.

The University of Wisconsin Athletic Department's official colors are Cardinal and White. PMS 200 is the designated color of the cardinal.

Fifth Quarter
The Wisconsin Band is nationally famous for its post-game celebration called the Fifth Quarter. Win or lose, fans sing, dance and cheer with the band as they play traditional favorites. Originally, the post-game concert was designed to give the fans something to listen to on their way out of the stadium, but it developed into a post-game party as the band built in audience participation activities.

Graduating Law Students
At the homecoming game, graduating law students throw canes over the crossbar of the goal post in a pre-game ceremony. If students catch their cane, legend claims they will win their first case. If the cane is dropped, the case will be lost. The custom originated at Harvard and came to the UW-Madison in 1910.

Paul Bunyan Axe
The most-played rivalry in Division I football occurs when Wisconsin and Minnesota meet. The UW-UM series is the nation's oldest and has been played continuously for since 1890 (except for 1906). The game has alternated sites between the university campuses since 1946. Much prestige was always associated with the game, and the significance was emphasized with its place on the schedule. Between 1933 and 1982, the Wisconsin-Minnesota game was always the final regular-season contest for each school.
The series took an added twist in 1948 when more than state bragging rights were on the line. After a 16-0 setback that season, the Wisconsin lettermen's group, the National 'W' Club, presented Minnesota with an axe wielded by Paul Bunyan. He was the mythical giant of Midwestern lumber camps. Each year since, the winner of the annual battle between the Big Ten rivals is presented with the axe, complete with scores inscribed on the handle, for display on its campus.

Slab of Bacon
The Slab of Bacon trophy was the precursor to Paul Bunyan's Axe as the prize in the Wisconsin-Minnesota football series. Apparently, the trophy was presented to the winning school by a sorority from the losing institution. The trophy was discontinued in the 1940s and was discovered in a storage room at the UW Department of Athletics in 1994. It is currently housed in the football office at Wisconsin. 'We took home the bacon,' Coach Barry Alvarez said, 'and kept it.'

"Varsity"
The traditional arm-waving at the end of the song, 'Varsity,' was the 1934 brainstorm of band leader Ray Dvorak. He saw Pennsylvania students wave their caps after losing a game. Dvorak later instructed Wisconsin students to salute UW President Glenn Frank after each game.
Var-sity! Var-sity! U-rah-rah! Wisconsin!
Praise to thee we sing
Praise to thee our Alma Mater
U-rah-rah, Wisconsin

Before each home game, the UW cheerleaders and the Red Squad help spread Badger Spirit around Madison. The day begins with a trip to the chancellor?s house on the official Bucky Wagon. The Wagon Crew drives around downtown Madison, the Capitol, and around campus. The trip ends at Camp Randall, where the cheerleaders chant, ?Let?s Go Red Peppers,? and each eat a red hot chili pepper.

The time honored "Jump Around" could possibly be the most amazing tradition on any college campus for its students. Just before the fourth quarter 10,500 energy-shocked students literally jump up, down, and around for three minutes preparing our team for fourth quarter battle. The "Jump Around" will get all fans out of their seats unless they don't mind their seat vibrating. The "Jump Around" is so powerful the stadium starts to shake.
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Historical Data

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) Founded in 1849

Football 1st Season: 1889
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Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium (Renovated 2005)
Constructed: 1917
Seating Capacity: 80,321
Playing Surface: FieldTurf (2003)
Conference: Big Ten Conference since 1896 (Independent in previous years)
Colors: Cardinal & White
Mascot: Badgers - Buckingham U. Badger, A.K.A. "Bucky Badger"
College Classification: D-IA (or equivalent) since 1937 (first year of NCAA classification)
Conference Championships: 11 Big Ten Titles: 1896, 1897, 1901*, 1906*, 1912, 1952*, 1959, 1962, 1993*, 1998* and 1999 (* = Co-Champions)
Consensus All-Americans: 20 (as of 2005)
College Hall-of-Famers: 9
Pro Hall-of-Famers: 3 (Arnie Herber*, Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch*, Mike Webster)
Award Winners: 1 COY (AFCA), 1 COY (Bobby Dodd), 1 Doak Walker, 2 Heisman, 1 Jim Thorpe, 1 Maxwell, 1 Outland, 1 Walter Camp POY, 1 AP POY, 1 Ray Guy, and 1 Sammy Baugh
National Championships: 4 non-Recognized Championships
Number of AP/Coaches final rankings: AP-16 years, Coaches-18 years
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Records

All Time: 599-457-53 (.564)
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Bowl Games: 10-9-1 (.525) Most recently a 21-17- loss to Tennessee in the Outback Bowl (2008)
All Time vs the BigTen: 310-351-40 (.471)
All Time vs the Ohio State Buckeyes: 17-51-5 (.271) Most recently a 38-17 loss in Columbus (2007).
Coach's Reord: Brett Bielema, 2006-current, 24-6-0 (.800)

2007 Season: 9-4-0 (.692)
09/01 vs.Washington State W 42-21
09/08 @ Nevada-Las Vegas W 20-13
09/15 vs. Citadel W 45-31
09/22 vs. Iowa W 17-13
09/29 vs. Michigan State W 37-34
10/06 @ Illinois L 26-31
10/13 @ Penn State L 7-38
10/20 vs. Northern Illinois W 44-3
10/27 vs. Indiana W 33-3
11/03 @ Ohio State L 17-38
11/10 vs. Michigan W 37-21
11/17 @ Minnesota W 41-34
01/01 vs. Tennessee L 17-21

2008 Schedule
08/30 vs. Akron W 38-17
09/06 vs. Marshall W 51-14
09/13 @ Fresno State W 13-10
09/27 vs. Michigan L 25-27
10/04 vs. Ohio State 8:00 PM
10/11 vs. Penn State 8:00 PM
10/18 @ Iowa TBA
10/25 vs. Illinois 12:00 PM (Homecoming)
11/01 @ Michigan State TBA
11/08 @ Indiana TBA
11/15 vs. Minnesota TBA (Parents' Day)
11/22 vs. Cal Poly TBA (Senior Day, National W Club Day)
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Links

Official Sites:
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Official School Site - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Official Alumni Site - Wisconsin Alumni Association
Student Newspaper - The Daily Cardinal
Student Newspaper - Badger Herald
Official Athletic Site - UW Badgers
Official Conference Site - Big Ten Conference

Message Boards & Team Pages:
Message Boards - Badger Nation (Scout)
Message Boards - Badger Blitz (Rivals)
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Blog - Bucky Biz (MVN)
Blog - I'm A Badger Fan
Blog - Bucky's Faithful
Blog - All Encompassing Football Blog

Local News Sources:
The Capital Times - Local News
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Local News
State Journal - Local News
Green Bay Press Gazette - Local News

Preseason Rankings
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#3 - Street & Smith's
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#3 - Game Plan
#4 - Athlon
#4 - ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
#4 - New Orleans Times Picayune
#4 - StatFox
#5 - CFN
#5 - Fox Sports
#5 - Chicago Tribune (Teddy Greenstein)
#5 - CSTV (post-spring)
#5 - CBS Sportsline (Dennis Dodd - 4/30/07 & 7/20/07)
#6 - Lindy's
#6 - CBS Sportsline (Dennis Dodd - 3/26/07)
#6 - CBS Sportsline (preview magazine)
#6 - National Champs (season preview)
#6 - CSTV (pre-spring)
#6 - FanBlogs
#7 - USA Today Coaches
#7 - AP
#7 - ESPN (Mike Golic)
#7 - Yahoo Sports (Terry Bowden)
#7 - Football.com
#8 - The Sporting News
#8 - Rivals.com
#10 - Rivals.com (early)
#10 - CNN/SI (Steward Mandel)
#10 - CCR Projected Final
#12 - National Champs (early)
#12 - MSNBC
#12 - Jim Feist
#13 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
#15 - Playboy
#16 - Phil Steel
#17 - Surefire Scouting
#24 - AutumnSpectacle.com
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Preseason Watch Lists

Travis Beckum, TE - John Mackey Award Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Fred Biletnikoff Award
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Jonathan Casillas, LB - Lott Trophy Watch List, Bednarik Award Watch List, Lombardi Award Watch List
Marcus Coleman, C - Rimington Trophy Watch List
Ken DeBauche, P - Ray Guy Award Watch List
P.J. Hill, RB - Doak Walker Award Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year
Taylor Mehlhaff, PK - Lou Groza Award Watch List
Matt Shaughnessy, DE - Ted Hendricks Award Watch List, Lombardi Award Watch List
Luke Swan, WR - Draddy Trophy semifi nalist
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Big Ten Conference Players of the Week

Week 1 - Aug. 30, 2008
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Offense - QB Juice Williams, Illinois & QB Kellen Lewis, Indiana
Defense - LB Obi Ezeh, Michigan
Special Teams - P Stefan Demos, Northwestern

Week 2 - Sept. 6, 2008
Offense - RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State & QB Adam Weber, Minnesota & RB Evan Royster, Penn State
Defense - DE Karl Klug, Iowa
Special Teams - FB Frank Halliburton, Purdue

Week 3 - Sept. 13, 2008
Offense - RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State
Defense - LB DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin
Special Teams - PR Andy Brodell, Iowa

Week 4 - Sept. 20, 2008
Offense - RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State
Defense - DE Vince Browne, Northwestern & LB Navorro Bowman, Penn State
Special Teams - PK Amado Villarreal, Northwestern

Week 5 - Sept. 27, 2008
Offense - QB C.J. Bacher, Northwestern
Defense - DE Brandon Graham, Michigan
Special Teams - KR Derrick Williams, Penn State


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LINK TO WISCONSIN BADGERS GAME PREVIEW
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