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I went offline for the second half but man, that was a great game.  Probably one of the best in a long time.  Stave did make the throws at the end, but man he is not a good QB overall.  And I did NOT get the play calling...keep running the damn ball.  They couldn't stop Gordon or Clement.

 

But a great win...nice to finally win a bowl game again!

 

I have to think that any decent high school QB would love to come to Wisconsin.  Great line, great RBs, and they will have opportunities to throw.

From SI:

 

The SEC’s reputation as the best conference in football has taken a major hit this post season. The league is currently 4-4 overall in bowl games. After Wisconsin’s win over Auburn, ranked SEC teams are 1-4 this postseason, while teams hailing from the vaunted SEC West are 2-4.

The SEC has also lost its biggest bowl games of the season thus far in its New Year’s Six matchups. TCU kicked Ole Miss out of the building Wednesday in the Chick-fl-A Peach Bowl with a 42-3 rout before Georgia Tech topped Mississippi State 49-34 in the Orange Bowl. Top-ranked Alabama still must tango with Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday, but the SEC is hardly looking as dominant in December as it did during the regular season.

Great game to watch. 

 

Stave  is maddening. He's a big guy with a good arm, but The only pass he can consistently complete is when the receiver sits down in a zone and stays stationary. He completed a couple of outs, but other than that it was curl routes and WR screens. He has a terrible time leading receivers. He tends to throw the ball to where the receiver is when he releases, not where he's going to be. Even the TD to Clement was thrown behind him. The int. off Ericksons hands should have been caught, but it was a bit in front of him and leading him right into a big hit from the safety. 

Stave either needs significantly step up his game or we need a new player under center (side note, I said that with Stave last year, was excited by McEvoy, only to learn that we could, in fact, do worse).  

 

Oline, running back, defense should be fine.  Need a punter and a QB, with some serious upgrades at WR.  

 

 

Didn't get to see all the game but did catch some of the second half.   Very entertaining game and good to see Wisconsin win one of these close ones. 

If not for Stave's inconsistent play the Badgers win this one by double digits.   Game should not have been this close. 

Good luck to Gordon at the next level.  He is a tremendous talent and I'll be interested to see what he does at the next level.  The 25 yard TD in particular was a thing of beauty

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