Seriously?!
The football Badgers scheduled a Nov. 22 home contest against Cal Poly today. This comes on the heels of talks of a two-year agreement with budding powerhouse Rutgers, which would have done much for both programs. True, the Mustangs are no 1AA slouch, but it's hard to see this as anything but a cash cow, when a true race horse, the Scarlet Knights, where waiting there with all of their shining armor.
Such are the choices in a world where bowl games drive the success of entire athletic departments.
posted by Shawn Healy @ 5:24 PM
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Embarrassing.
This is a pure money grab. I have no doubt that a home and away deal could have been made with a BCS conference opponent but Wisconsin backed away because of financial reasons -- they didn't want to give up the gate receipts of an extra home game this year or next.
Wisconsin may "sell-out" the Cal Poly game, but I guarantee that there will be empty seats.
How do you explain to the seniors that their last game at home is against a Div. 1-AA opponent looking to get paid?
Barry and Coach B need to take some "toughen-up pills" -- VTech would have made for a difficult opponent in the Sept. 20 spot, but if this team happens to be 10-1 going into the Cal Poly game, how is playing that caliber of opponent going to look to the national media?
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