Wisconsin and Alabama square off this Saturday. Here's the kind of reaction you can expect if the Badgers pull off the upset.
HOLY $%^&, THE #$%*#$% BADGERS WON. THIS DIDN’T ACTUALLY HAPPEN. UW BEAT BAMA. *chugs rest of Miller Lite* *slams on ground.*
I can’t really even think right now because I’m so hammered from this all-day rager, but my editor said I have to write about the game, I guess because Wisconsin football beat another SEC team so suck it you NASCAR-loving hillbillies.
Not only do we have these things up here called books that make us smart, we can also whoop you on the gridiron these days. So much for the SEC being the best football conference in the nation. You ain’t seen power football ’til you’ve played a Big Ten school!
Going back to last year, the Big Ten was considered a weaker football conference, no match for the big, bad SEC. Of course in bowl season, Ohio State would go on to win the National Championship after beating Bama, the SEC champion, in the semifinal game. Wisconsin drew Auburn, a middle-of-the-road SEC West squad and came out on top after a back and forth barnburner.
Now, those meddling Badgers, who are too slow and unathletic to compete with the SEC, have yet again knocked off an opponent from football’s premier conference. The victory largely goes to the success of the offensive line, led by redshirt senior Tyler Marz and redshirt junior Dan Voltz. These two combined with redshirt sophomore Hayden Biegel, redshirt junior Walker Williams and redshirt freshman Michael Deiter to build a devastating front that created plenty of holes for Corey Clement. Once Clement got the space he needed, he ran all over the field, bruising the secondary one run after another.
Even though Clement was probably the MVP of the game, rushing for two scores and 150 yards, much can be said about Joel Stave’s play. He avoided throwing an interception into the talented Alabama secondary and took pressure off Clement with effective play-action passes. He may have had the biggest play of the game on his deep ball to junior Robert Wheelwright, which set up the go-ahead field goal.
All in all, this was a huge and impressive win for the Badgers and bodes well for the rest of the season. If the offensive line can continue its strong play, despite the inexperience, Wisconsin could be in for a special year. Add successful passing from Stave and the possibility of a regular deep ball threat in Wheelwright and the Badgers may have a legitimate shot at running away with a conference title.
