Danny O'Brien, the quarterback that transferred to Wisconsin from Maryland after two years as the Terps' QB, has been named the starter for the Badgers' opening game against University of Northern Iowa. O'Brien is taking advantage of the same transfer rule that allowed Russell Wilson to come to Wisconsin last season, however, O'Brien has two years of eligibility left. He was the ACC Rookie of t...

The new, non-BCS way of doing things will mean even more scrutiny on teams that could be eligible for the four-team playoff. One of the things the selection committee will be looking at is strength of schedule, something Wisconsin has struggled with for as long as I can remember. Maybe it's because the Big 10 had an auto bid and the Rose Bowl and because UW has never been a national player, but he...

The Badgers refusal/inability to adapt to the Ohio State defense last night cost them the game. Ohio State knew that the heart of the Badger offense was the run game and they came prepared to keep Montee Ball in check. If you remove the late-in-the-fourth-quarter 40 yarder that Montee Ball had, the Badgers were able to muster just 49 yards rushing on 28 attempts. Ohio State was able to com...

There are many criticisms that are being rained down on Bret Bielema and the Badgers after last night's loss to Michigan State. The time management issue is a big one and a lot of people will talk about it, so I'm not going to spend a lot of time on it. I'll address the time management at the end of the blog post. Bret Bielema's post-game excuse for calling the timeouts during Michigan State's fin...

The Big Ten football writers have chosen Bret Bielema as the best coach in the league (right now). An informal poll garnered him seven of 24 first-place votes. With the NFL lockout having come to a close, its been a Free Agent frenzy for undrafted college football players. Last night, it was reported that former UW quarterback Scott Tolzien was headed to Seattle, but today's reports say that...

Journal-Sentinel preview says the Badgers have five great players The UW Marching Band can't afford the trip and will not be joining the football team in Las Vegas for the season-opener against UNLV When the Big Ten aligns into two divisions next season it looks like Iowa and Wisconsin will be on opposite sides, breaking up the rivalry. Bucky's 5th Quarter looks at what that means for the Badger...