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Wisconsin Badgers 2018 Football Preview

The Badgers might not just be the favorites to win the west, but also win in Indy and make the playoff.

Bill Connelly talks about Wisconsin committing to a “type” in his SB Nation preview of the Badgers. And it works for Wisconsin, not because it’s so much innovative as the fact that Wisconsin simply executes the formula to near perfection. Barry Alvarez implemented, Bret Bielema and Gary Anderson maintained, and now Paul Chryst is seemingly perfecting it.

“The Badgers are going to run the ball, produce All-American offensive linemen, and create contributors out of walk-ons. They’re going to hold their own in the trenches, slow the game down, and make you play by their rules, and most of the time that will be enough.“— Bill Connelly

You see an awful lot of conceptual similarities between what Wisconsin does and what Mike RIley appeared to be trying to do; it’s just that Wisconsin does it the opposite way. Use those fullbacks and tight ends to create a powerful rushing attack which frees up an efficient passing game to make plays. It works in Madison because they’ve got the formula down pat; they know what the heck they are doing and just keep doing it, getting better and better at it. (Unlike Nebraska’s previous regime, who took some of those same concepts except do everything in a opposite manner…and getting results the opposite of Wisconsin…)

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