The Early Accolades Continue

Count ESPN as another early booster of the 2007 football Badgers. This glowing article speaks of roster stability, team speed, and yes, potentially the best receiving corps in college football (what a difference a season makes)! The key competitions are at QB and LT as we all know. I'll put on the prognosticator hat here and predict that Alan Evridge wins the QB job (Bielema said no platoon) and Gabe Carimi wins the derby to replace Joe Thomas. I still contend that the TB job is not in PJ Hill's exclusive possession. Lance Smith has had a nice spring as the featured back and John Clay is probably the most talented of the lot. This is the most talented stable at RB U since Moss, Fletcher, and Montgomery roamed Camp Randall.

Medicine That's Good for Our Health

The BT's decision to return to an 18-game conference schedule for basketball is a necessary remedy due to the implications of an unbalanced schedule on post-season aspirations. With the addition of three quality coaches next season (and four with Sampson included from last year), the regular season schedule promises to be a perennial true test for any potential champion to navigate. Bo's Badgers will add this to a non-conference slate that includes road games at Duke and Texas and home matches against Marquette and Georgia.