TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Wisconsin football team’s workouts during the last two offseasons have been buoyed by the satisfaction the team gained from victories over Southeastern Conference opponents in January bowl games.
This offseason will be quite different for Bret Bielema’s charges. Depending on how they respond, it may not be such a bad thing.
If the reaction by the Badgers’ underclassmen to a 21-17 loss to Tennessee in the Outback Bowl Tuesday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium is any indication, anger and regret may be the central themes over the next seven months before the Badgers arrive for 2008 preseason camp.