Saturday marks the end of the summer slumber that many Badger fans have suffered through the last three months, as the Wisconsin Badger football team takes on the Akron Zips in the opening game of the 2008-'09 season.
The Badgers enter the season ranked No. 12 and No. 13 in the AP and USA Today polls, with many critics and analysts expecting them to make a run at the Big Ten title, battling for the top spot against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
For Wisconsin, Saturday marks the end of six long months of preparation and planning.
It's just kind of like 'Let's go
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