Countdown to Wisky...Who's in?

[BigAppleBucky]

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- The walk to the stadium was filled with "**** you... Eat ****." Little did I know that was the student section theme. Stay classy Madison.

Ah yes. The 'ol ES-FU chant. There is a long history to that dating back to my days as a student when it was Section O (freshmen seating at the time) against the neighboring sections.

The administration has been trying to get rid of it for decades.

Really gets going when the band or PA system plays Steve Miller band's Swingtown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilo35Od1WJA

Even at the Badger bar I sometimes go to they play Swingtown and encourage the ES-FU chant.

[NortedeIowa]

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We had a great time in Madison - it was awesome to see all the packs of UNI fans roaming around before and after the game. The vast majority of the UW fans were great, and the ones that did heckle us were pretty good-natured about it (they also usually shut up after my wife yelled "SCOTT WALKER!" back at them...)

Big thanks to FOTY and his tailgate crew!! We were lucky enough to stumble across their tailgate on the way to the stadium, and we were treated to some excellent brats, ribs and desserts! They even accommodated our two Madison friends who were wearing UW gear. A great time had by all!

[Jonsoup]

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I just got back and awesome experience even at the alumni tailgate was pretty good. Dannen hinted a comment we sold 2000 tickets total allotment for the game and mention something about Hawaii in 2014 maybe for a game.

[jnutt]

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i heard from a few people that we sold 2000 tix

[ubuntuCAT]

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mention something about Hawaii in 2014 maybe for a game.

I seriously hope that is not true. Would we even make any money?

[TravelingPanther]

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I seriously hope that is not true. Would we even make any money?

I'm sure the guarantee is adjusted for travel expenses. Does that also allow us a 12th game, or is that a 12 game season anyway?

[DomeIsHome]

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I'm sure the guarantee is adjusted for travel expenses. Does that also allow us a 12th game, or is that a 12 game season anyway?

FBS teams travelling to Hawaii get an extra game, so I don't know why UNI wouldn't. Unless FCS teams have different rules concerning that.

[Khan4Cats]

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FBS teams travelling to Hawaii get an extra game, so I don't know why UNI wouldn't. Unless FCS teams have different rules concerning that.

I don't think FBS get the extra game since they went to the 12 game schedule a few years ago.

What TP is asking is is it a year where the Saturdays fall such as to allow a regularly scheduled 12 game for FCS or would it be an exemption for us to make the trip? I believe every so many years the number of Saturdays before Thanksgiving to allow an extra game to be scheduled.

[JayJ79]

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2013, 2014 and 2019 are the years in this decade where 12 games would be allowed, if the current policy is maintained.

[9YRPLAN]

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it seems to me like wisconsin played 13 + a bowl game just a couple years ago

[UNIpanther99]

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A game at Hawaii would be very cool with the Stan Sheriff connection.

[JayJ79]

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it seems to me like wisconsin played 13 + a bowl game just a couple years ago

in 2002, Wisconsin hosted Fresno State in the "John Thompson Classic", which lead to them playing 13 regular season games. So I don't know if such "classics" have an excemption or something.

[casbern]

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A game at Hawaii would be very cool with the Stan Sheriff connection.

It's interesting to know how instrumental he was in getting both the UNI-dome and Stan Sheriff Center built... We need a reincarnation of his abilities to get a new stadium with a retractable roof built.

[jegbomb52]

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1208/cfb-super-fans-week-1/content.13.html

neat little photo on SI.com. A very small Northern Iowa reference in it....

[9YRPLAN]

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it was 2009. 12 games plus hawaii in week 13, and a bowl game