My alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison is playing Texas Christian University (TCU).
U.W. plays in the Big Ten, which is about the toughest leagues out there to play in week in and week out. There are no easy teams in the Big Ten.
TCU plays in the Mountain West Conference and it is a weak conference. It has the likes of UNLV, New Mexico and Colorado State. A good Division 2 team could beat these teams. TCU just beat San Diego State 40-35 in a game played in mid November. SDSU is 9-4 for the season.
The Badgers are on a roll and their offense has just been devastating with their passing and running. The defense has been just as good. The Badgers are bigger and for the most part faster than TCU. TCU has not played a big and fast team like the Badgers this year and they won't know what hit them.
The Badgers also have on their team: Outland Trphey Winner (best interior lineman) Gabe Carimi, Ronnie Lott award winner J.J. Watt and the Johnny Unitas Golden arm Award winner, Scott Tolzein. They also have a finalist in the John Mackey Award (Best Tight End) Lance Kendricks, A Doak Walker Award (Best Running Back) finalist, John Clay, Ted Hendricks Award finalist (top Defensive End) and Chuck Bednarik (Best defensive player of the year) finalist: J.J. Watt. In addition, coaches Brett Bilema and Paul Chryst have been up for 3 awards. On the other hand, TCU has the best center in the nation this year.
The Badgers will also have their fans and band with them. There is no team in the nation that travels as well as Wisconsin, so this advantage will go the the Badgers.
Prediction: Badgers 48 TCU 10. And yes, I will put my money where my mouth is by placing a bet at a local casino.
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