AP Photo
Everybody wants a mulligan every now and then.
In golf. At the buffet line. In marriage.
And now, it seems, Wisconsin wants a do-over of the 2011 Rose Bowl.
That's the inside poop, at least, from Badgers head coach Bret Bielema, who reportedly told Madison, Wis., radio station WTSO-AM/1070 that he was approached about a rematch with TCU in Wisconsin next season and was ready to jump at the chance.
Of course he was. The Horned Frogs defeated the Big Ten Conference Badgers 21-19 in Pasadena just six weeks ago. What football coach wouldn't want a rematch in his own stadium against a team that lost 26 players, 14 of them starters, and that would be fielding a sophomore quarterback starting his first game?
Actually, there's a more realistic answer...
Of all the love stories ever told, there may none purer than the Big Ten's undying devotion, commitment and pure heart-throbbing lust to the Rose Bowl. True love always. Best friends forever. A Romeo and Juliet for the modern... more »
A secret affair. Hidden payoffs. A bungled cover-up. The John Edwards trial? Not exactly. More like the worst week in the life of Arkansas football this spring. In fact, I can't remember an early college offseason that was less... more »
There cannot possibly be a tougher job in college football than Big East commissioner. That is not meant as a defense of the outgoing John Marinatto, who is as responsible for what has happened to the league as the dueling ... more »
Football players are killing each other. The death sentence isn't immediate, but it's there -- and we all know it. Whether they die from dementia or Alzheimer's or their own hand, NFL players are dying too ... more »
Email
Print
Share