If the No. 1 team in the country falls in Columbus, and almost nobody in Madison can see it, did it really happen?
That’s the potential scenario Saturday when the Big Ten Network televises the football showdown between the University of Wisconsin and top-ranked and undefeated Ohio State at 11 a.m. UW is 21st in the BCS rankings.
BTN is available on satellite TV services DirecTV and DISH Network, but not Madison area cable provider Charter Communications, making the game a virtual blackout in the Madison area and forcing Charter customers to find a friend or a bar with satellite TV in order to see the game.