Friday, December 5, 2008

What bowl game will it be?


Just one day away from seeing what mediocre bowl game the football team will wind up in. It's pretty ironic that the USC-UCLA and Arizona State-Arizona games carry that kind of weight.

According to cbssportsline.com, the Badgers are slotted to take on Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

Now, I know a lot of you would sacrifice a month's pay to get oiled up in sunny Orlando, but how many people are really willing to go back to Florida for a third straight year?

Not only that, but after the forgettable season that was manned by Bret Bielema that proved he's in over his head, I think a miserable showing at a bowl game, from fans that are known to travel very well, would send a strong message to the athletic department.

I think the department got the message loud and clear when the Big Ten Network panned the Camp Randall Stadium for the final regular season debacle vs. Cal Poly in a game that resembled the Mequon Homestead-Hartland Arrowhead Division 1 high school state final the night before.

The Badgers do deserve a bowl, but that doesn't mean the fans have to approve of it.

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