You’ll have to forgive Michael Garrison, an avid hoops fan, for vouching for another favorite sport of his — even if his top choice isn’t nearly as well-known in this country.
“I’m completely biased,” Garrison said with a chuckle, “but fencing’s so much cooler than basketball. I mean, we have swords.”
Thanks in large part to Garrison, the sport is once again considered cool at the University of Wisconsin — and at other colleges around the country whose varsity programs who have been slashed in the last two decades.