I have been to about ten badger games in Camp Randall over the past few years and i would be happy to give you a few tips to prepare you for a trip to Madison:
1. Get ready for the "Asshole, Asshole" chant. Whether you are at a bar on state street, walking to the stadium, or sitting in your seats... one common chant you'll hear from young badger fans is to point and call you an asshole. Don't think much of it though... they do it to everybody. Just wave to them like you've won the lottery and eventually they'll move on to their next drink.
2. Be ready to DRINK or be the sober guy amongst a sea of drunks. Like many others have pointed out, there will be some serious drinking going on so make sure you are ready for it. Whereas it may be a lot of fun to take young kids to other road games in the Big Ten, i would suggest you leave the young ones at home for this and the other reason listed above.
3. Understand and accept the fact that badger fans care far less about the overall picture of college football then your average buckeye fan. Badger fans love cheering on their football team and dreaming of a potential rose bowl run. The UW football program has never been involved in a national title chase though so they know little about the football being played in other conferences or how those games impact the BCS standings. Your average badger fan wants to just watch their badgers destroy the visitors and they have a fun time doing it so don't be shocked when your attempts at discussion of college football doesn't go much further than badger football.
4. Whereas the tradition of a gameday at experience at the shoe is tough to beat, the intention of badger football home games is entertainment so be ready for a GREAT time. I have never seen a stadium do a better job of the wave, fast wave, slow motion wave, reverse wave and split wave better than the badger fans to do. This tradition and others like the jump around make their gameday experience a great time so be sure to participate in their traditions just like you would if you were at Ohio stadium.
5. Don't blow a wad of cash trying to find tickets in the days leading up to the game. Almost every badger game i've been to i have seen a lot of tickets available in the streets at a good price prior to the game. I know it's always a gamble waiting until the last minute but i have never been left in the cold on game day so don't feel like you need to sell your first born to get tickets during the days leading up to the game.
6. If you can get to campus the night before the game or sometime during the day before i would highly suggest checking out the state street bar scene while you visit. Bars such as State Street Brats are a great place to mingle with other fans while you watch the days other games. It is about a 20 minute walk from State Street to Camp Randall so fit it in if you have time.
7. Lastly, be ready for a battle. Every badger game i've been to against Ohio State at Camp Randall has been a great game so expect the badgers to raise their level of play to make this game a close one. I'm hoping the end result ends up more like our games there in 2000, 2002 and 2008 instead of 2003!
Feel free to let me know if anybody has any questions! :osu:
