| The Big Ten Conference has become a
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| | week in Iowa City.
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| two-team race and we are now just one
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| | But the biggest story of this game was
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| week away from the dream match-up between
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| | the broken leg suffered by 79-year-old
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| Michigan and Ohio State. These two teams
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| | coach Joe Paterno. He was knocked over on
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| were looking ahead last weekend and both
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| | a pass play that went to the sidelines
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| survived single-digit victories over bad
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| | and one could easily tell that he was in
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| teams. After these two programs, there is
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| | pain. He was holding his leg for several
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| a clear-cut No. 3 team that plays just 25
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| | minutes before doctors finally convinced
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| minutes away from our main office in
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| | him to sit down. He eventually agreed to
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| Wisconsin.
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| | a leg brace before being carted off the
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| I stated a couple of weeks ago that
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| | field and flew back to State College
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| Wisconsin and Iowa would be vying for the
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| | ahead of the team. My guess is that Joe
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| third spot and a berth in the Capitol One
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| | Pa will be back next week when his team
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| Bowl when the two teams met on Nov. 11.
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| | host Temple in some capacity. That being
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| But since then Iowa has fallen apart and
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| | said, State is favored by 35 points
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| it will be interesting to see what kind
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| | against the in-state rival and I could
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| of effort they give this week. Coach
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| | easily coach this team to a victory, so a
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| Ferentz has won the last four meetings in
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| | week of rest may not be that bad of an
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| this series and it well be interesting to
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| | idea.
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| see if he can get his team up for this
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| | Finally, Purdue moved within one triumph
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| border rivalry after such a disappointing
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| | of a bowl game with a victory in East
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| 2006 season. The following will recap
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| | Lansing, 17-15. The Boilermakers led
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| some of the highlights from last weekend
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| | throughout this contest until early in
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| and preview a very important week ahead:
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| | the fourth quarter when T.J. Williams
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| Iowa hosted Northwestern and it appeared
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| | caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from QB
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| that they would have no problem notching
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| | Drew Stanton. Sparty went up by one
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| their seventh victory on the season. They
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| | point, but like so many games this season
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| entered as a 20-point favorite and
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| | they could not hold the lead. The loss
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| another sports service released them as
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| | was disheartening for Coach John L.
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| the Midwest Game of the Year. This was
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| | Smith, who learned last week that his
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| too much weight to put on the shoulders
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| | remaining two years on his contract would
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| of QB Drew Tate, as his team came out
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| | be bought out. Purdue drove down the
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| flat and was dominated by the Cats.
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| | field late in the fourth and with 4:49
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| Northwestern controlled the first half,
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| | remaining in the game Casey Welch kicked
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| scoring two touchdowns and picking up a
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| | a 19-yard field goal to give them the
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| key interception in the endzone to thwart
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| | lead for good by two points.
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| a Hawkeye drive. This score could have
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| | The statistics in this game were even
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| been much worse than 14-0, as the Cats
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| | with both teams having more than 300
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| came away empty on two other trips into
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| | total yards, but Michigan State was much
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| the red zone.
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| | more balanced as they rushed for 145
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| The second half was much like the first.
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| | yards. This team seems to find ways to
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| Neither team was able to generate much
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| | lose football games and that is a
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| offense, and each team managed just a
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| | nightmare when trying to handicap. Nobody
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| touchdown apiece. The Cats did not luck
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| | knows what type of effort to expect from
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| their way into this victory, as they
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| | them and thus they are a team to stay
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| dominated the total yardage, 445-266.
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| | away from when gambling.
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| They had great balance going for more
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| | This is a nice victory for Purdue, who
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| than 200 yards in rushing and passing and
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| | will now take on two bottom feeders to
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| this reminded me of the days when Randy
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| | close out conference play. Both of these
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| Walker was at the helm. This was their
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| | games are winnable before their season
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| first conference win on the season and I
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| | ends with a trip to Hawaii. It's very
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| would expect them to play well for the
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| | possible this team could record nine
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| remainder of this campaign. They have
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| | wins. They will enter Champaign next
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| another winnable game in two weeks when
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| | weekend as a two-point underdog and I
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| they host Illinois.
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| | would take a serious look at the road
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| As for Iowa, this was their second
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| | team. Michigan State will host Minnesota
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| embarrassing loss on the season. They
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| | and the line in this game is even. But
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| suffered a loss to Indiana as well and
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| | like I said, State is a team that cannot
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| now may struggle to win another game this
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| | be trusted and I would expect a
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| season. They will host Wisconsin this
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| | double-digit winner in this game
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| weekend and currently the line is off the
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| | whichever side that it may be.
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| board because of the status of Badger QB
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| | As it stands now, just six of the eleven
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| John Stocco. The Badgers will never get a
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| | teams in the conference will be going
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| more favorable situation to end their
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| | bowling. The conference could receive a
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| current losing streak against the
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| | seventh bid if Indiana could pull an
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| Hawkeyes. Iowa has already qualified for
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| | upset in one of their last two games, but
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| a bowl game but it will be one taking
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| | they will be a big underdog in both of
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| place before New Year's Day. Northwestern
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| | these contests (Michigan +19, at Purdue).
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| will host Ohio State next weekend and
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| | The conference should receive two BCS
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| currently enter as a 23-point dog. Unlike
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| | bids with the loser of the Ohio
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| last week, I do not expect Ohio State to
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| | State-Michigan game going to the Rose
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| be looking ahead in this one.
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| | Bowl and the winner going to Glendale.
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| The Wisconsin Badgers all but wrapped up
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| | Final Thoughts from Around College
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| a trip to Orlando with their victory
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| | Football
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| against Penn State last weekend. We had
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| | 1) Arkansas continues to win football
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| the 'under' in this game and everything
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| | games, but fails to impress people in the
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| worked out perfectly with only 16 points
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| | standings. They have three tough games
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| being tallied. State did move the ball
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| | ahead and I expect them to lose at least
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| between the thirties, but their drives
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| | two of them because of the lack of a
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| seemed to stall once they got near the
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| | passing game.
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| red zone. The Lions did force two
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| | 2) The Louisville/West Virginia game
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| turnovers but that could have easily been
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| | lived up to expectations and I feel that
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| more were it not for some dropped
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| | if Louisville can run the table, they
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| interceptions by the secondary. Wisconsin
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| | will be in Glendale playing for the
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| broke a 3-3 tie late in the second
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| | National Championship. This will not be a
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| quarter when Paul Hubbard caught a
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| | cakewalk game either since this team can
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| 14-yard touchdown pass from Stocco. This
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| | put points on the scoreboard and may be
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| would be the only touchdown scored in the
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| | worth a look as an underdog.
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| game and Stocco would go out with a
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| | 3) I still believe Florida will win the
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| shoulder injury in the fourth.
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| | SEC having played a brutal schedule and
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| The Badgers went up by two scores early
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| | will defeat Arkansas easily if the two
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| in the fourth quarter when Taylor Melhaff
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| | teams would happen to meet in Atlanta. If
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| kicked a chip shot field goal to give
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| | a one-loss team would emerge into the
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| Wisconsin the lead, 13-3. This scoring
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| | title game, I would suspect it would be
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| drive was set up when a punt bounced off
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| | them.
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| a Lion player deep inside the red zone.
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| | This week we will be going with our,
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| The Badgers looked bad all day on offense
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| | "College Game of the Year" after our one
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| and did not ask back-up QB Donovan to
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| | in September pushed. We will earn the
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| light up the scoreboard. He threw just
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| | victory with this game and would like you
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| one pass and Badger fans will be worried
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| | to jump aboard, as we have had three
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| if Stocco cannot return to action next
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| | remarkable weekends in football.
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