Wisconsin football fans won?t ever forget Barry Alvarez. He arrived in Madison in 1990, resurrected a moribund program that had won a total of six games in the previous three seasons and eventually won at least a share of three Big Ten Conference titles in 16 seasons.
Police in Pasadena, Calif., confirmed that the Rose Bowl Stadium was put on a precautionary lockdown Friday evening.
The University of Connecticut women?s basketball team?s impressive run aside, a sizable number of streaks have ended recently. The Detroit Lions? road losing streak. Brett Favre?s consecutive starts streak. Survivor?s streak of entertaining seasons. (Guess CBS should sign Russell Hantz up to a long-term contract.)
They may be on top of most published academic rankings, but when it comes to brand presence and recognition on the Internet, Harvard, Yale, Chicago and many other top runners have conceded the numero uno position to the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the TrendTopper MediaBuzz Internet analysis published by the Global Language Monitor.
Margaret Konz of Neenah is in Pasadena, Calif., to watch her son, Peter, who is the starting center on the University of Wisconsin?s football team, play against Texas Christian University on Saturday. She has agreed to share some of her experiences with Post-Crescent readers.
Quoted: “Any government or any governor has limited impact on employment growth, but that doesn?t mean zero,” said Andrew Reschovsky, a professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sea urchins are perhaps best known for their armor of spines. But their mouths may be even more daunting?urchin teeth can literally chew through stone without getting dull. (Related: “Eyeless Urchins ?See? With Spines.”)
Quoted: “I think it?s more than just rhetoric right now,” said Donald Downs, a professor of political science, law and journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of a forthcoming book on the military and universities. “Especially at the administrative level, I think the schools are sincere. The real question is how willing the military might be.”
Although attending a University of Wisconsin Badgers football game turned out to be one of Steve and Beth Sternitzky?s worst experiences, their medical emergency ended up showing them how much others care.
Quoted: The cosmic event excited scientists and treasure hunters alike. The appeal was understandable, said John Valley, a geology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
We?re not saying the Badgers are favored to win tomorrow?s Rose Bowl, but on Tuesday ESPN?s online merchandise store ESPNShop.com briefly offered T-shirts for sale with the red Wisconsin “W” and text that read: “2011 Rose Bowl Game Champions.”
Quoted: “This is no country for young men,” said Timothy Smeeding, a public policy professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who is among a growing legion of social scientists who fret about the fate of working men.
You can invite the Wisconsin Badgers to a bowl game without expecting thousands of fans to paint the host city red.
LOS ANGELES — In a city obsessed with fame, there?s a palpable buzz this week about an unlikely group of celebrities: University of Wisconsin fans.
Quoted: To learn more about Doyle?s overall legacy, WUWM?s Ann-Elise Henzl chatted with John Witte, a professor with the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin at Madison beat storied institutions like Harvard and Yale in terms of brand presence on the Internet in 2010, according to a survey released on Thursday.
JANESVILLE ? On Tuesday, 19 local residents left for Pasadena, Calif.
Downtown Madison is quiet during the campus? winter break, but even more quiet this year than usual.
Quoted: “It?s a very experienced cabinet,” UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin said. “There are a lot of people with legislative experience, and there are also at least three people that have experience from the Thompson administration.”
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez still regrets his failure after the 1994 Rose Bowl to meet with Indiana men?s basketball coach Bobby Knight.
The state Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the owners of Hilldale Shopping Center forged documents when the company purchased the property in 2004 from the University of Wisconsin Foundation, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Just before spring break this year, University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chyrst took his quarterbacks over to the Kohl Center to talk to Badgers men?s basketball coach Bo Ryan.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Badgers have arrived in Los Angeles.
The UW Varsity Band made a special appearance at Disneyland Wednesday evening, with quite the fan following, too.
It was an interesting morning at the Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles as the entire Badger football team showed up for Media Day.
Heavy fog canceled dozens of flights at Dane County Regional Airport Thursday, sending Badgers fans scrambling to find ways to Pasadena.
While clutching luggage while looking at the list of flights at the Dane county regional airport, one by one, those headed to Pasadena got the bad news, they won?t be leaving any time soon.
A trademark dispute between the University of Wisconsin System and a private software company appears headed to trial in federal court, after an appeals court ruling this week.
Arleene and Chuck Atkinson of Germantown can breathe a little easier. The $5,400 Rose Bowl tour package they had to give up because of Chuck?s sudden illness has been purchased by a Fond du Lac couple.
John Moffitt is something of a free spirit and a free thinker.
With all the success the UW Badger football team has had this year, supported by the expertise of the coaches and the unquestioned skill and motivation of the players, there is one quality not to be overlooked ? the character of the members of the team.
Things are going to be a little different around the Dane County Regional Airport in the next few days, and not just because there will be more people dressed in red than usual.
With all due respect to the many other college bowl games – lower-end entries such as the Poinsettia Bowl and the Little Caesars Bowl, and even the more marquee bowl names such as Sugar, Cotton and Orange – it is not for nothing that the Rose Bowl is called The Granddaddy of Them All.
The Rose Bowl remains a gift that keeps giving, even in the days after Christmas.
Quoted: Beth Graue, a UW-Madison professor of early childhood education, said the benefits of early childhood programs can?t be limited to test results.
Mike, meet Mickey. That?s Mike Leckrone, director of the UW Marching Band, who got an introduction to the famous mouse on Wednesday at Disneyland. He led his band down Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland to perform in front of a small, albeit adoring, crowd of Badgers fans.
The University of Wisconsin says that 58 companies have licensed trademarks to produce Rose Bowl memorabilia of everything from shirts to Christmas ornaments.
Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said the hiring made sense. He said idealism only gets a Senator so far in Washington.
There are nearly 26,000 UW-Madison alumni living in California, more than any other state except Wisconsin and Illinois.
Bad weather and canceled flights are shredding some Badgers Rose Bowl dreams and discombobulating others, sending one 2009 UW-Madison alumna on a 26-hour travel odyssey from Hinsdale, Ill., to Pasadena in time to watch Wisconsin take on Texas Christian University.
The holiday shopping season isn?t over yet, thanks, in part, to the Badgers.
Madison police said a University of Wisconsin fan is facing charges after punching two Minnesota Golden Gophers fans in the face following Tuesday night?s basketball game between the two schools.
The Dane County Regional Airport said several flights arriving at and departing Madison have been delayed because of heavy fog.
A sun-drenched Santa Monica Pier welcomed thousands of Badgers faithful Thursday for a party that may be one for the record books.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. ? The fans gathered by the tens of thousands before a stage framed by the Santa Monica Pier, the sun setting into the Pacific Ocean.
Branding is HUGE for universities. Attracts $ and students. UW-Madison is kicking major ass.
Quoted: Joel Rogers, director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), says that despite the gains made mostly earlier this year, the cumulative job loss since the recession began is considerable.
They?re seeing red: and will be for the next couple days. The first charter flight left Tuesday from the Dane County Regional Airport, headed to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl.
The Pasadena area is expected to get up to a half inch of rain today. A storm system came in from the Pacific late last night, making it a wet day in California. But that?s not stopping thousands of Badger fans from flying into the LA area, gearing up for Saturday?s Rose Bowl game.
A spokesperson from Lawry?s tells 27 News this morning that the Badgers have won the Beef Bowl.The tie-breaker was the number of players eating the beef, and TCU had more people.
The Badger football team is closing in fast for their Rose Bowl date against TCU on Saturday.
The famous Rose Parade is just days away. The UW Marching Band is in Pasadena practicing and preparing for miles of marching.
In 1960, the University of Wisconsin played and lost in their second-ever Rose Bowl. A member of that historic team is now a professor at UW. 71-year-old Jerry Kulcinski was a hard-hitting linebacker for the Badgers in the late 1950?s and early 1960?s. He?s one of only a few people to ever experience what it?s like to play in the granddaddy of them all.
The Badger spirit is taking off! Thousands of fans bound for the Rose Bowl — ready to paint the Golden State red! The first charter flight from Madison was scheduled to depart Tuesday afternoon for California.”We were looking for a trip. And when that came up, we said, well it?s a once in a lifetime opportunity… so we decided to go,” Cheryl and Rich Wittmann say.
Normally this time of year the refrigerator doors at Felly?s Flowers don?t open that often. But, thanks to the Badgers and their trip to the Rose Bowl, business is up as much as 20%.
Quoted: Wisconsin Innocence Project co-director Keith Findley says that recommendation can be read as a strong indicator that state officials are beginning to realize state law needs to be changed. He says there is a growing awareness that Wisconsin?s compensation statute is simply inadequate.
With little fanfare earlier this month, the House passed a commending resolution recognizing the University of Wisconsin?s football team for making it to the Rose Bowl. But if the team wins, it?s likely to have to go without a pat on the back from the country?s 435 House members ? at least as far as official recognition goes.
Aaron Rodgers has Brett Favre. Drew Carey has Bob Barker. Steven Tyler will have Simon Cowell. And Bret Bielema has Barry Alvarez.
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Regional Airport will be filled with travelers wearing red for the next few days as Wisconsin fans flock to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Three state public defender offices and four University of Wisconsin System campuses will shut down Thursday for a furlough day.
