Is this thing on? Apologies for being AWOL the last month. Things have been busy and we've missed a lot -- some small turnover on the football coaching staff, the ensuing freak-out about the state of the UW program, some crappy basketball, and a 5-game winning streak.
Hopefully we can get some fresh content on here more frequently. Thanks for sticking with us. Let's get onto some of the big Badger stories this week.
Penn State Previews
The Badgers look to extend their win streak to 6 games when they travel to Penn State tonight. BTN will broadcast the game with tip off set for 7pm CST. I'll be honest, I haven't followed Penn State at all this season. I just assume they suck every year.
One of the story-lines for the game is the point guard match-up between Jordan Taylor and Tim Frazier. Fox Sports WI takes a closer look at Frazier, who leads PSU in points, assists, rebounds, and steals. I feel OK about UW's ability to shut down a single guard.
You can read more previews at B5Q, Madison.com, and the JS, where Jeff Potrykus writes that UW's aggressiveness earlier in the shot clock is leading to a better offense (although still painful at times).
Movin' on Up
UW moved up to 19th and 20th in the Coaches and AP polls released Monday. Joe Lunardi also moved UW up to a #5 seed in his latest Bracketology.
Dave Heller looks at where UW was on the AP ballots. The Badgers are as high as 10th and don't appear on 3 ballots -- come on, even Seth Davis has UW at #20.
CBS Sports Gary Parrish attacks those 3 voters for their stupidity. If you're not a UConn fan I suggest clicking the link because Parrish spends more time talking about how much UConn sucks than how good UW is.
Recruiting Season Coming to a Close
With national signing day Wednesday there's still some drama left about which high school seniors will be wearing Cardinal next fall. Want to know how the class is shaping up? Read this thread on Buckyville.
Jeff Potrykus reports that a highly ranked safety picked Michigan State over UW and the Badgers could be losing highly ranked OL Kyle Dodson but has a chance at a couple of other highly tauted linemen.
A common theme with UW is recruiting is to talk about how UW's classes usually don't rank that high but UW continually churns out All-Americans and NFL players.
UWBadgers.com shares some facts and figures on the 2007-2010 classes, which never ranked higher than 6th in the Big Ten yet produced 5 All-Americans and a possible Heisman winner in 2012.
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