UW Badgers Basketball Power Ranking Variety
We don't normally put all that much stock in "power rankings" when it comes to Badger basketball, however we do check them out quick out of curiosity to see what people think of the team. Currently for instance the Badgers are ranked number 15 in this weeks ESPN Power Rankings, that seems pretty fair given the play on the court at the moment. What is interesting about this week is that as per usual with the UW Badgers basketball team in the Power Rankings there is an interesting variety on where the individual voters placed the team, however the oddity is that out of 17 voters 16 put the Badgers around 11 through 18 on their balots and 1 Doug Gottlieb decided to leave the Badgers out of his top 25. To Mr. Gottlieb we say that is fine as fans we are concerned about our offense as well but at this point in the season it is pretty clear that the defense is legitimate which begs the question how does the top defense in the country in college basketball not make your top 25 when they have proven it is legit against top 25 offenses. Sure the Badgers picked bad nights to completely suck on offense, but that defense would win those games 7 out of 10 times in our mind.
UW Badger Basketball vs UW Milwaukee - Live Blog, TV Info
The UW Badger basketball team takes on the UW Milwaukee Panthers tonight and we are going to try for a live game blog for a good junk of the game. For those of you Badger fans looking for the UW Badgers vs UW Milwaukee on TV hopefully it is on in your area otherwise you are in luck for this one as it is on the internet legally at http://www.horizonleague.org/live/4577, now just because we gave you the link doesn't mean to not follow the live blog at all.
What we are looking for in this game is first can Jordan Taylor snap out of his shooting troubles, next can Ben Brust show he is reliable game in and game out, the same goes for Berggren can he be consistant, and finally how will the Badgers do against a team that defends behind the arc. We look for this game to go pretty well in the Badgers favor due to the defense but you never know.
UW Badgers Basketball Live game blog:
Badger score 60 Milwaukee 54
Milwaukee scores the first 2, we missed it.
Ryan Evans converts down low to tie it at 2, good idea early.
Milwaukee with a couple chances misses from 3.
Ryan Evans again down low putting 2 more in, nice hustle tipping in his miss.
Milwaukee with a quick miss from 3.
Taylor drives and puts it in Badgers up 8 to 4.
Evans gets out muscled down low and gives up 2 points for Milwaukee.
Timeout
Badger score 8 Milwaukee 6
So far not a lot of great defense for the Badgers, the Badgers so far are going to work down low with fairly good success.
Evans works down low and hits a wide open Bergrren and he buries the open 3, 11-6.
Milwaukee takes another 3 off the front iron.
The Badgers swing to Brust and he is wide open for a deep 3 and drills it, long look but don't leave the kid open.
Milwaukee puts up another hard 3. Badgers foul down low. Milwaukee hits 1 of 2. 14-7.
Taylor stops and shoots and he is cold early again.
Milwaukee with another hard 3 miss and the Badgers can't get the board. Bergrren with a nice block. Bruiser gets beat down low and fouls his second. Milwaukee makes 1 of 2. 14-8.
Kaminsky with an early 3 and it is hard, Badgers miss another 3 and it goes the other way.
Nice job of Taylor drawing the charge, Taylor sits.
Evans backs it in for 2 more so he has 6,, nice work.
Rough jumper by Milwaukee.
Brust on the dribble, kicks it back. Brust handling a lot on this position. Brust had a great runner that looked like it was going down anyways but then Kaminsky goaltends. Shoot, nice move by Brust.
Timeout: That was a real nice looking position by Brust as he was clearly being counted on to generate offense. Where is Gasser? Kaminsky getting some good minutes there but it was a learning experience.
Badger score 16 Milwaukee 8
Milwaukee working hard on offense now, settle for a three that is way off.
Badgers working the offense on this trip and Taylor turns it over.
Milwaukee really working offense now and they don't get a shot off. Out of the timeout they clearly stressed movement but they aren't shooting now.
Taylor drives and forces up a bad runner.
Milwaukee misses down low and Taylor goes on the break and it gets ugly for the UW but Taylor gets it back and finishes.
Quick Milwaukee miss. Ryan Evans almost with a nice shot down low, really pretty just didn't get the roll.
Milwaukee rushes up a shot, misses and fouls Taylor out of frustration. 18-8.
Badgers work Kaminsky a wide open 3 and he misses, they get the rebound but can't put it back.
Milwaukee rushes the other way to a quick miss down low.
Timeout:
Badger score 18 Milwaukee 8 7:30
Well that little bit of basketbal got pretty ugly on both sides, interesting to see the Badgers really looking to get Brust and Kaminsky involved. Milwaukee in an 0-11 shooting slump.
Ryan Evans takes it to the hole and gets hacked hard. Evans smooth on the first and the second. Nice game so far by Evans.
Badgers with a team block down low, Evans might have been involved again.
Brust with the pretty pass on the drive down low to Kaminsky for the finish and that was great.
Milwaukee gets open down low for the easy two.
Nice pass to a cutting Brust, he is fouled but can't finish. Brust hits his 2 foul shots 23-10.
Milwaukee works for a good luck at a three and hits it, gets the crowd involved.
Badgers miss a couple down low, Wilson with a tough shot.
Milwuakee misses on the runner, bad Badger defense.
Nice ball movement to the cutting Gosser and he finishes. 26-13.
Off the dribble Milwaukee hits a three, that was bad defense.
Double dribble by Taylor and that is his second turnover, his play is unfortunately brutal right now. The Badgers would be well served to maybe try and get Finley or someone to give him a pep talk because he is really struggling now.
Timeout
Badger score 26 Milwaukee 13
Badgers abused down low and give up the foul. Milwuakee misses both.
Brust drives and pops but misses, you could tell he thought it was money but no.
Brust and Evans abused down low and give up the easy 2.
Bergrren with an early three shot that was way short and Milwaukee is getting back into this.
Milwaukee stops and hits the mid range jumper now down 6.
Badgers really need a timeout, Brust misses on three and he was going the other way because he thought he hit it and he didn't. Badgers lucky to get the ball back.
Bergrren hits a three after some nice movement.
Milwaukee shoots a quick 3 and turns it over.
Timeout:
Badgers score 44 Milwaukee 39
Badgers aren't finishing this half very well, nice to see the cofidence from Brust but he needs to learn to follow the shot if he thinks he nailed it or not.
Shot clock is off as the Badgers work clock. Badgers work it down low and Evans puts it in with 3 seconds left.
Halftime:
Badger score 41 Milwaukee 27Well Evans came out and has had a real nice half. Brust is playing hard on offense and he has had a couple just not fall the way he wanted, overall really pretty great except not following all shots. Kaminsky got a lot of minutes and needs them to improve. Taylor is just really struggling right now, don't know what else to say. Bergrren has done some nice things on offense at times but also has been abused at times on defense. The Badgers are shooting the ball well from the free throw line, not missing one as of yet.
Second Half:
Milwaukee doesn't go up hard enough down low.
Taylor hits a three on the Badgers first trip maybe that gets him going.
Bruiser picks up another 3 down low. Evans almost gets the steal on the inbound.
Badgers give an easy two on a switch down low.
Bergrren backs it in and is fouled but can't convert the bucket. He hits 2. 36-22.
Milwaukee drives the lane and is fouled. Panthers miss both from the stripe.
Evans works down low and gets fouled on the turn around jumper. Evans knocks home 1 of 2.
Gasser gets abused by the taller player down low. Panthers make 1 of 2 37-23
Badgers work it down low to Bergrren and he converts.
Nice move down low by Harsma for Milwaukee for the score.
Brust does a nice fake to get an open 3 but is a little off.
Bergrren gets abused down low and gives up the bucket.
Taylor fouled out high on the dribble. Evans draws the foul and hits 2 foul shots and now has 13.
Harsma abuses Kavinsky and he will get to shoot 2.
Timeout
Milwaukee misses both free throws and they are brutal from the line.
Badger score 41 Milwaukee 27
Evans on the stop jumper and he is on fire, draws the foul as well and makes it the old fashion 3.
Milwaukee misses the three and another shot.
Taylor with a quick miss but Evans with a rebound in a career night for him.
Timeout:
Badger score 44 Milwaukee 27
Badgers with a quick miss down low.
Milwaukee can't hit in the paint and the Badgers clear the boards.
Badgers working the offense this trip, and Brust tries a runner and gets blocked.
Nice runner by Milwaukee, a little bit of a transition play.
Evans tries another jumper but can't connect.
Kaminsky picks up a foul battling down low away from the play.
Milwaukee misses the straight away three.
Bergrren turns it over as he steps on the line down low. Bo Ryan upset on the hip check that pushes him out a little.
Timeout:
Badgers give up a quick three pointer and that gets the crowd going.
Taylor tries to go the other way and score quick down low and is way off.
Milwaukee goes down the other way and hits another three to get within 9. At this point Bo might need to actually bench Taylor as he is hurting this team.
Timeout
Badger score 44 Milwaukee 39
Badgers make one of 2 foul shots and then Milwaukee hits a three in transition.
Badgers turn it over down low.
Milwaukee drives and Taylor gets beat and another bucket Milwaukee on a 13-1 run. Taylor needs to sit.
Taylor drives and misses quick, he is still out there.
Taylor gets abused again in the paint, Milwaukee makes the shot and Taylor fouls. Taylor needs to sit the heck down becuase this is brutal.
Badger score 45 Milwaukee 43.
Taylor on the dribble on the wrong side of a 16 to 1 run. Crowd into the game.
Taylor pusts up an absolute brick of a forced three.
Milwaukee tries a quick 3 but misses and Badgrs coming back.
Gasser finally scores down low. 47-43.
Timeout Milwaukee
Hopefully this timeout give Bo enough time to think about placing the senior Taylor at the end of the bench before he looses this game. Taylor has been abused on defense and on offense has been a disaster missing bad shots leading to buckets going the other way.
Milwaukee misses a nice look down low.
Taylor on the dribble and he turns it over, what does Bo not see.
Milwaukee misses an open 3 and the Badgers get the board.
Long three by the Badgers is off and then Bergrren commits a foul trying to get the board.
Timeout
Badger score 47 Milwaukee 43.
Not sure how Bo can't sit Taylor now, his play has been beyond bad senior leader or pre-season All American unfortunately for the good of the team he needs to sit.
Milwaukee scores and it is now 47-46 Badgers.
Badgers can't score and Milwaukee back the other way. Shot goes up and out of bounds off of Milwaukee.
Taylor still on the dribble, Bergrren goes up with the jumper and is fouled. 5 minutes left.
Bergrren hits 1 of 2.
Milwaukee drives the lane and ties it, the Badgers can't do anything on defense down low.
Brust throws it down low on a wild pass and lucky it hit a Panther out of bounds.
Badgers run down the clock and Bergrren hits a three out top at the buzzer. Big shot. 51-48.
Brust abused down low and gives up the easy 2. 51 - 50.
Taylor drives down low, spins and finally scores. 53-50.
Milwaukee travels.
Timeout
Badger score 53 Milwaukee 50
Milwaukee goes big out of the break, Milwaukee fouls away from the ball. Taylor was trying to cut and gut a bump. Taylor hits 2 of 2. 55-50.
Milwaukee shoots a long quick 3 and the Badgers get the board.
Evans works down low and throws to Brust who is well off on the stop jumper.
Bergrren redirects the ball and Gasses can't slide and save it.
Milwaukee has to shoot a deep three and it doesn't draw iron.
Under 2 minutes and the Badgers work clock. Taylor on the dribble and he drives and throws up a terrible shot.
Evans gets beat to the rim and Milwaukee scores and is down 3.
Timeout
Badger score 55 Milwaukee 52
Taylor still in the game and on the dribble, Badgers need points only up 3. Taylor with a deep 3 and he hits it.
Milwaukee shoots a long 3 and that is way off. Badger tie it up on the board but it stays with the Panthers.
Milwaukee down 6, Milwaukee with an open look and the Badgers foul on the board what a critical mistake.
Milwaukee hits both.
Milwaukee with the full court press but Gasser breaks it and runs a bunch of time of the clock.Gasser misses the front end and Milwaukee misses a quick 3.
6.6 seconds left and it looks like the Badgers will likely pull it out. Bergrren with the foul shot make.
Badgers win this one 60 to 54 in what was an ugly second half for the Badgers on the road as they were outplayed and dominated inside.
What we are looking for in this game is first can Jordan Taylor snap out of his shooting troubles, next can Ben Brust show he is reliable game in and game out, the same goes for Berggren can he be consistant, and finally how will the Badgers do against a team that defends behind the arc. We look for this game to go pretty well in the Badgers favor due to the defense but you never know.
UW Badgers Basketball Live game blog:
Badger score 60 Milwaukee 54
Milwaukee scores the first 2, we missed it.
Ryan Evans converts down low to tie it at 2, good idea early.
Milwaukee with a couple chances misses from 3.
Ryan Evans again down low putting 2 more in, nice hustle tipping in his miss.
Milwaukee with a quick miss from 3.
Taylor drives and puts it in Badgers up 8 to 4.
Evans gets out muscled down low and gives up 2 points for Milwaukee.
Timeout
Badger score 8 Milwaukee 6
So far not a lot of great defense for the Badgers, the Badgers so far are going to work down low with fairly good success.
Evans works down low and hits a wide open Bergrren and he buries the open 3, 11-6.
Milwaukee takes another 3 off the front iron.
The Badgers swing to Brust and he is wide open for a deep 3 and drills it, long look but don't leave the kid open.
Milwaukee puts up another hard 3. Badgers foul down low. Milwaukee hits 1 of 2. 14-7.
Taylor stops and shoots and he is cold early again.
Milwaukee with another hard 3 miss and the Badgers can't get the board. Bergrren with a nice block. Bruiser gets beat down low and fouls his second. Milwaukee makes 1 of 2. 14-8.
Kaminsky with an early 3 and it is hard, Badgers miss another 3 and it goes the other way.
Nice job of Taylor drawing the charge, Taylor sits.
Evans backs it in for 2 more so he has 6,, nice work.
Rough jumper by Milwaukee.
Brust on the dribble, kicks it back. Brust handling a lot on this position. Brust had a great runner that looked like it was going down anyways but then Kaminsky goaltends. Shoot, nice move by Brust.
Timeout: That was a real nice looking position by Brust as he was clearly being counted on to generate offense. Where is Gasser? Kaminsky getting some good minutes there but it was a learning experience.
Badger score 16 Milwaukee 8
Milwaukee working hard on offense now, settle for a three that is way off.
Badgers working the offense on this trip and Taylor turns it over.
Milwaukee really working offense now and they don't get a shot off. Out of the timeout they clearly stressed movement but they aren't shooting now.
Taylor drives and forces up a bad runner.
Milwaukee misses down low and Taylor goes on the break and it gets ugly for the UW but Taylor gets it back and finishes.
Quick Milwaukee miss. Ryan Evans almost with a nice shot down low, really pretty just didn't get the roll.
Milwaukee rushes up a shot, misses and fouls Taylor out of frustration. 18-8.
Badgers work Kaminsky a wide open 3 and he misses, they get the rebound but can't put it back.
Milwaukee rushes the other way to a quick miss down low.
Timeout:
Badger score 18 Milwaukee 8 7:30
Well that little bit of basketbal got pretty ugly on both sides, interesting to see the Badgers really looking to get Brust and Kaminsky involved. Milwaukee in an 0-11 shooting slump.
Ryan Evans takes it to the hole and gets hacked hard. Evans smooth on the first and the second. Nice game so far by Evans.
Badgers with a team block down low, Evans might have been involved again.
Brust with the pretty pass on the drive down low to Kaminsky for the finish and that was great.
Milwaukee gets open down low for the easy two.
Nice pass to a cutting Brust, he is fouled but can't finish. Brust hits his 2 foul shots 23-10.
Milwaukee works for a good luck at a three and hits it, gets the crowd involved.
Badgers miss a couple down low, Wilson with a tough shot.
Milwuakee misses on the runner, bad Badger defense.
Nice ball movement to the cutting Gosser and he finishes. 26-13.
Off the dribble Milwaukee hits a three, that was bad defense.
Double dribble by Taylor and that is his second turnover, his play is unfortunately brutal right now. The Badgers would be well served to maybe try and get Finley or someone to give him a pep talk because he is really struggling now.
Timeout
Badger score 26 Milwaukee 13
Badgers abused down low and give up the foul. Milwuakee misses both.
Brust drives and pops but misses, you could tell he thought it was money but no.
Brust and Evans abused down low and give up the easy 2.
Bergrren with an early three shot that was way short and Milwaukee is getting back into this.
Milwaukee stops and hits the mid range jumper now down 6.
Badgers really need a timeout, Brust misses on three and he was going the other way because he thought he hit it and he didn't. Badgers lucky to get the ball back.
Bergrren hits a three after some nice movement.
Milwaukee shoots a quick 3 and turns it over.
Timeout:
Badgers score 44 Milwaukee 39
Badgers aren't finishing this half very well, nice to see the cofidence from Brust but he needs to learn to follow the shot if he thinks he nailed it or not.
Shot clock is off as the Badgers work clock. Badgers work it down low and Evans puts it in with 3 seconds left.
Halftime:
Badger score 41 Milwaukee 27Well Evans came out and has had a real nice half. Brust is playing hard on offense and he has had a couple just not fall the way he wanted, overall really pretty great except not following all shots. Kaminsky got a lot of minutes and needs them to improve. Taylor is just really struggling right now, don't know what else to say. Bergrren has done some nice things on offense at times but also has been abused at times on defense. The Badgers are shooting the ball well from the free throw line, not missing one as of yet.
Second Half:
Milwaukee doesn't go up hard enough down low.
Taylor hits a three on the Badgers first trip maybe that gets him going.
Bruiser picks up another 3 down low. Evans almost gets the steal on the inbound.
Badgers give an easy two on a switch down low.
Bergrren backs it in and is fouled but can't convert the bucket. He hits 2. 36-22.
Milwaukee drives the lane and is fouled. Panthers miss both from the stripe.
Evans works down low and gets fouled on the turn around jumper. Evans knocks home 1 of 2.
Gasser gets abused by the taller player down low. Panthers make 1 of 2 37-23
Badgers work it down low to Bergrren and he converts.
Nice move down low by Harsma for Milwaukee for the score.
Brust does a nice fake to get an open 3 but is a little off.
Bergrren gets abused down low and gives up the bucket.
Taylor fouled out high on the dribble. Evans draws the foul and hits 2 foul shots and now has 13.
Harsma abuses Kavinsky and he will get to shoot 2.
Timeout
Milwaukee misses both free throws and they are brutal from the line.
Badger score 41 Milwaukee 27
Evans on the stop jumper and he is on fire, draws the foul as well and makes it the old fashion 3.
Milwaukee misses the three and another shot.
Taylor with a quick miss but Evans with a rebound in a career night for him.
Timeout:
Badger score 44 Milwaukee 27
Badgers with a quick miss down low.
Milwaukee can't hit in the paint and the Badgers clear the boards.
Badgers working the offense this trip, and Brust tries a runner and gets blocked.
Nice runner by Milwaukee, a little bit of a transition play.
Evans tries another jumper but can't connect.
Kaminsky picks up a foul battling down low away from the play.
Milwaukee misses the straight away three.
Bergrren turns it over as he steps on the line down low. Bo Ryan upset on the hip check that pushes him out a little.
Timeout:
Badgers give up a quick three pointer and that gets the crowd going.
Taylor tries to go the other way and score quick down low and is way off.
Milwaukee goes down the other way and hits another three to get within 9. At this point Bo might need to actually bench Taylor as he is hurting this team.
Timeout
Badger score 44 Milwaukee 39
Badgers make one of 2 foul shots and then Milwaukee hits a three in transition.
Badgers turn it over down low.
Milwaukee drives and Taylor gets beat and another bucket Milwaukee on a 13-1 run. Taylor needs to sit.
Taylor drives and misses quick, he is still out there.
Taylor gets abused again in the paint, Milwaukee makes the shot and Taylor fouls. Taylor needs to sit the heck down becuase this is brutal.
Badger score 45 Milwaukee 43.
Taylor on the dribble on the wrong side of a 16 to 1 run. Crowd into the game.
Taylor pusts up an absolute brick of a forced three.
Milwaukee tries a quick 3 but misses and Badgrs coming back.
Gasser finally scores down low. 47-43.
Timeout Milwaukee
Hopefully this timeout give Bo enough time to think about placing the senior Taylor at the end of the bench before he looses this game. Taylor has been abused on defense and on offense has been a disaster missing bad shots leading to buckets going the other way.
Milwaukee misses a nice look down low.
Taylor on the dribble and he turns it over, what does Bo not see.
Milwaukee misses an open 3 and the Badgers get the board.
Long three by the Badgers is off and then Bergrren commits a foul trying to get the board.
Timeout
Badger score 47 Milwaukee 43.
Not sure how Bo can't sit Taylor now, his play has been beyond bad senior leader or pre-season All American unfortunately for the good of the team he needs to sit.
Milwaukee scores and it is now 47-46 Badgers.
Badgers can't score and Milwaukee back the other way. Shot goes up and out of bounds off of Milwaukee.
Taylor still on the dribble, Bergrren goes up with the jumper and is fouled. 5 minutes left.
Bergrren hits 1 of 2.
Milwaukee drives the lane and ties it, the Badgers can't do anything on defense down low.
Brust throws it down low on a wild pass and lucky it hit a Panther out of bounds.
Badgers run down the clock and Bergrren hits a three out top at the buzzer. Big shot. 51-48.
Brust abused down low and gives up the easy 2. 51 - 50.
Taylor drives down low, spins and finally scores. 53-50.
Milwaukee travels.
Timeout
Badger score 53 Milwaukee 50
Milwaukee goes big out of the break, Milwaukee fouls away from the ball. Taylor was trying to cut and gut a bump. Taylor hits 2 of 2. 55-50.
Milwaukee shoots a long quick 3 and the Badgers get the board.
Evans works down low and throws to Brust who is well off on the stop jumper.
Bergrren redirects the ball and Gasses can't slide and save it.
Milwaukee has to shoot a deep three and it doesn't draw iron.
Under 2 minutes and the Badgers work clock. Taylor on the dribble and he drives and throws up a terrible shot.
Evans gets beat to the rim and Milwaukee scores and is down 3.
Timeout
Badger score 55 Milwaukee 52
Taylor still in the game and on the dribble, Badgers need points only up 3. Taylor with a deep 3 and he hits it.
Milwaukee shoots a long 3 and that is way off. Badger tie it up on the board but it stays with the Panthers.
Milwaukee down 6, Milwaukee with an open look and the Badgers foul on the board what a critical mistake.
Milwaukee hits both.
Milwaukee with the full court press but Gasser breaks it and runs a bunch of time of the clock.Gasser misses the front end and Milwaukee misses a quick 3.
6.6 seconds left and it looks like the Badgers will likely pull it out. Bergrren with the foul shot make.
Badgers win this one 60 to 54 in what was an ugly second half for the Badgers on the road as they were outplayed and dominated inside.
UW Badgers Basketball vs UNLV - Ben Brust on Fire Video
The UW Badgers basketball team was able to pick up the win vs UNLV 62 to 51 despite pre-season All American Jordan Taylor going 0-10 from the floor and finishing with just 4 points. You ask how can a team win like that, well that is why you need help from other scorers throughout the season and it is becoming clear the best scorer on the team is in fact sophomore Ben Brust. Ben Brust led all scorers with 25 points vs UNLV and was 8 for 9 from the floor and 7 for 7 from three point range. You will recall that Brust had a touch a week as you can have last week from beyond the arc so it is exciting as can be to see him have the shooters mentality that it won't phase him very long. You need to check out the below video of Ben Brust and his threes, the most impressive part is that he is getting himself open. Brust is not just some three pointer shooter that needs the right pass to make it happen, he can do it all on his own.
here is the video -
The next big thing to get excited about is the Badger's defense continued to do their thing holding UNLV to 51 points. UNLV just missed the top 25 this week and was 9 and 1 coming into the game based on a really strong offense that was 13th in the nation in scoring. Chase Stanback the senior guard is a stud for UNLV still had 16 points on 5 of 9 shooting but overall the Badgers showed some moxy in this one.
here is the video -
The next big thing to get excited about is the Badger's defense continued to do their thing holding UNLV to 51 points. UNLV just missed the top 25 this week and was 9 and 1 coming into the game based on a really strong offense that was 13th in the nation in scoring. Chase Stanback the senior guard is a stud for UNLV still had 16 points on 5 of 9 shooting but overall the Badgers showed some moxy in this one.
Montee Ball Denied Doak Walker? What, How?
Montee Ball was denied the Doak Walker award we sort of saw it coming with the clear hype machine, but this is one of the most blatant screwups in recent voting for "major" trophies. As you know Alabama's Trent Richardson won the award given to the "nations best" running back". I really thought this award was more of a pure award that was actually based more in reality but clearly that was wrong.
We haven't touched on this yet but want to throw this out there on how impressive Ball's touchdown numbers are in reality. What the nation somehow hasn't grasped is that Ball is scoring a historic level of touchdowns on a team with a number of other big time playmakers that could be getting the opportunity and responsibility in the red zone. The Badgers have a legit Heisman trophy QB contender and he isn't looked at to throw it into the end zone to two very capable receivers and a high quality tight end. You combine this with the fact that Big Ten defenses know who is getting the rock in the red zone and they haven't done one thing to stop it and it is extremely remarkable. Plus you add on the fact, how many time can you think of that the plan failed? Complete joke of an award, you can't have a historic season in a major conference and not pick up the hardware. Richardson's season wasn't even that remarkable for a top running back if you look at other years and how he didn't deliver in big games. Plus the final point is Montee Ball is a more complete back when you look at things besides rushing. Montee there are those who apparently have heard of cable and the internet and those who may or may not be living in the Southeast or in the East and are living under rocks, don't know what else to say. Wish there was one more game for you in Madison to start the Heisman chant for you.
We haven't touched on this yet but want to throw this out there on how impressive Ball's touchdown numbers are in reality. What the nation somehow hasn't grasped is that Ball is scoring a historic level of touchdowns on a team with a number of other big time playmakers that could be getting the opportunity and responsibility in the red zone. The Badgers have a legit Heisman trophy QB contender and he isn't looked at to throw it into the end zone to two very capable receivers and a high quality tight end. You combine this with the fact that Big Ten defenses know who is getting the rock in the red zone and they haven't done one thing to stop it and it is extremely remarkable. Plus you add on the fact, how many time can you think of that the plan failed? Complete joke of an award, you can't have a historic season in a major conference and not pick up the hardware. Richardson's season wasn't even that remarkable for a top running back if you look at other years and how he didn't deliver in big games. Plus the final point is Montee Ball is a more complete back when you look at things besides rushing. Montee there are those who apparently have heard of cable and the internet and those who may or may not be living in the Southeast or in the East and are living under rocks, don't know what else to say. Wish there was one more game for you in Madison to start the Heisman chant for you.
Montee Ball Heisman 2012
Montee Ball should win the Heisman in 2012, because when you say Montee Ball you said it all. Of course the last part is our catchy slogan that Montee Ball needed from day one going into this tough Heisman trophy pageant, and that is what it is a pageant because if this was a real deal award they would already be polishing that good looking thing up for Montee. We have the utmost respect for the other players in contention for the 2012 Heisman but lets be realistic now, playing in a conference with great defenses built to stop the running game Mr. Montee Ball put on a rushing show this nation hasn't seen in probably a decade or more. What the other Heisman candidates have done is great but it isn't legendary. Montee Ball just had 4 touchdowns in an epic Championship game against an extraordinarily talented defense, he has 32 rushing touchdowns and 6 receiving touchdowns, he leads the nation in rushing while playing in a balanced offense, and a passer rating of 504.4.
We are going to give you the quick argument as to why Montee Ball should win the Heisman by comparing to the other competitors.
First lets take care of the running back competition vs pretty much only Trent Richardson of Alabama. Trent is a quality player but his Heisman worthiness shouldn't even be a topic with Ball in the mix, for comparison Montee has 14 touchdowns against ranked teams and Richardson has 3; end of story. Montee also has a 6.4 yards per carry versus Richardson's 6.0 and Montee has more yards, and a better arm what more do you need to hear.
Next lets take care of the real competition and that is the Quarterbacks. The real competition comes from Baylor's Robert Griffin. Griffin has had a great season even exceptional if you look at past years except for one key stat and that is he isn't leading to touchdowns which are the ultimate goal, this year the running back has had the more special season and frankly his passer efficiency rating is off the charts at 504.4 so if you need your Heisman winner to be a passer you are in luck. In all seriousness Griffin is great, however how much better is he than the Badger's own Wilson and the stats and the tape will tell you not much. Sure Griffin now leads the nation in passer rating over Wilson but it is 192.3 vs 191.6, he has thrown for 5 more touchdowns than Wilson but actually trails Case Keenum by 9. Griffin is great but Ball had the better season and what people forget is that as shown by his passing and 6 touchdown catches he is also more multi-dimensional than the competition.
The football nation needs to see the facts for what they are Montee Ball pretty much had the quietest historic season in history. Griffin's season was great and will live on, Ball's is the season that should be celebrated for years and years to come.
We are going to give you the quick argument as to why Montee Ball should win the Heisman by comparing to the other competitors.
First lets take care of the running back competition vs pretty much only Trent Richardson of Alabama. Trent is a quality player but his Heisman worthiness shouldn't even be a topic with Ball in the mix, for comparison Montee has 14 touchdowns against ranked teams and Richardson has 3; end of story. Montee also has a 6.4 yards per carry versus Richardson's 6.0 and Montee has more yards, and a better arm what more do you need to hear.
Next lets take care of the real competition and that is the Quarterbacks. The real competition comes from Baylor's Robert Griffin. Griffin has had a great season even exceptional if you look at past years except for one key stat and that is he isn't leading to touchdowns which are the ultimate goal, this year the running back has had the more special season and frankly his passer efficiency rating is off the charts at 504.4 so if you need your Heisman winner to be a passer you are in luck. In all seriousness Griffin is great, however how much better is he than the Badger's own Wilson and the stats and the tape will tell you not much. Sure Griffin now leads the nation in passer rating over Wilson but it is 192.3 vs 191.6, he has thrown for 5 more touchdowns than Wilson but actually trails Case Keenum by 9. Griffin is great but Ball had the better season and what people forget is that as shown by his passing and 6 touchdown catches he is also more multi-dimensional than the competition.
The football nation needs to see the facts for what they are Montee Ball pretty much had the quietest historic season in history. Griffin's season was great and will live on, Ball's is the season that should be celebrated for years and years to come.
UW Badgers 2012 Rose Bowl
The UW Badgers will take on the Oregon Ducks in the 2012 Rose Bowl January 2nd, 2012 and how sweet it is to return to the Grand Daddy of them all for the second straight year. Let us be clear the ultimate goal for the 2011 Badgers after the signing of the outstanding QB Russell Wilson was the National Championship, however that goal was flawed due to the caliber of this years defense making a trip to the 2012 Rose Bowl for the Badgers is a real accomplishment and don't forget it. In sports the toughest thing is repeating your success and the Badgers have done that, the Big Ten Championship win over a MSU playing with all the desire in the world was a real accomplishment that this program, its players, coaches and all associated should be extremely proud of for years to come.
Right now the UW Badgers are not favored in the 2012 Rose Bowl against Oregon and we will get to breaking down the game in the coming days, however we want to first state why this game is great. First unlike 2011 the Badgers get a traditional Pac 12 foe in Oregon unlike TCU last year, TCU deserved to be in that game and was a truly great team it is a shame that the 2011 squad has to listen to the junk about loosing to a "lower" program in TCU. Next call us sentimental but it is pretty cool Ron Dayne will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame as the Badgers make a return trip with the should be Heismen winner Montee Ball (yes we know he is going to be ripped off). There are all sorts of reasons to be grateful but we will leave with the obviuse and that is despite not being favored the two high octain offenses in Wisconsin and Oregon guarantee this game to be sexy in the eyes of the media and the nation (always a good thing recruiting wise), and if the Badgers beat Oregon the nation will see the Badgers for the top 3 or 4 team they were this season.
On Wisconsin,
Stay tuned for our extensive coverage of the Badgers in the 2012 Rose Bowl in the days to come.
Right now the UW Badgers are not favored in the 2012 Rose Bowl against Oregon and we will get to breaking down the game in the coming days, however we want to first state why this game is great. First unlike 2011 the Badgers get a traditional Pac 12 foe in Oregon unlike TCU last year, TCU deserved to be in that game and was a truly great team it is a shame that the 2011 squad has to listen to the junk about loosing to a "lower" program in TCU. Next call us sentimental but it is pretty cool Ron Dayne will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame as the Badgers make a return trip with the should be Heismen winner Montee Ball (yes we know he is going to be ripped off). There are all sorts of reasons to be grateful but we will leave with the obviuse and that is despite not being favored the two high octain offenses in Wisconsin and Oregon guarantee this game to be sexy in the eyes of the media and the nation (always a good thing recruiting wise), and if the Badgers beat Oregon the nation will see the Badgers for the top 3 or 4 team they were this season.
On Wisconsin,
Stay tuned for our extensive coverage of the Badgers in the 2012 Rose Bowl in the days to come.
UW Badger Basketball Roster 2011 / 2012 Season
UW Badger Basketball Roster 2010 / 2011 Season
| No. | Name | Year / Position | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Brust | Sophomore / Guard | 6-1 | 190 |
| 2 | Jordan Smith | Freshman / Guard | 6-1 | 175 |
| 3 | George Marshall | Freshman / Guard | 5-11 | 180 |
| 5 | Ryan Evans | Junior / Guard, Forward | 6-6 | 210 |
| 10 | Dan Fayey | Junior / Guard | 6-3 | 195 |
| 11 | Jordan Taylor | Senior / Guard | 6-1 | 195 |
| 12 | Traevon Jackson | Freshman / Guard | 6-2 | 215 |
| 13 | Duje Dukan | Sophomore / Forward | 6-8 | 205 |
| 21 | Josh Gasser | Sophomore / Guard | 6-3 | 190 |
| 22 | J.D. Wise | Junior / Guard | 6-0 | 185 |
| 31 | Mike Bruesewitz | Junior / Forward | 6-6 | 222 |
| 32 | Evan Anderson | Freshman / Center | 6-10 | 260 |
| 33 | Rob Wilson | Senior / Guard, Forward | 6-4 | 200 |
| 40 | Jared Berggren | Junior / Forward, Center | 6-10 | 235 |
| 44 | Frank Kaminsky | Feshman / Forward | 6-11 | 230 |
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