An initial “no” from Alabama football coach Nick Saban wasn?t enough to stop University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez from pursuing a non-conference game against the Crimson Tide. Neither, apparently, was the whuppin? that ?Bama put on Big Ten compatriot Michigan in the season opener at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez took his campaign to the heart of Dixie on Monday night, telling attendees at a function in Mobile, Ala., that he wants the Badgers and Crimson Tide to kick off the 2015 season ? and hinting that it?s a real possibility.
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