The reason I ask is because this morning on the Mike & Mike show, during the “what everyone’s talking about” segment, there was a list of three topics. The first two related to this weekends upcoming NFL playoff games, and the third one was concerning the Wisconsin Badgers Men’s Basketball team’s game from last night. Funny thing is, you wouldn’t have know that unless you were watching the show on TV, as I was. That’s because when it came to talking about the last item, they instead went off on some other NFL related tangent. Personally, I was flabbergasted. They stuck faithfully to the script through the first two, then completely disregarded the concerning Wisconsin. Just let me cry “no respect!” and I’ll move on.
Are the Badgers for real? It’s tough to say at this point. They have had some quality wins against good opponents, including last nights blowout against a ranked, conference rival in the Fighting Illini. But it was in the Kohl Center, and the road to the Tournament isn’t going to get any easier. Big Ten basketball is shaping up to be very formidable this year, with some other highly ranked teams. In fact, right now UW finds themselves sandwiched between Ohio State and Michigan State in the rankings. They are off to a 16-0 start, the best in school history, and at #4 as highly ranked as I ever remember them.
The team is built differently than in past years as well, with athletic big men that can run the perimeter AND drive to the basket. This is a formula that could do well in March, and after a less the spectacular end to the football team’s season, could be just the tonic for UW fans everywhere.
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