Wisconsin at Fresno State; Big Ten credibility game…
12 September 2008The credibility of the Big Ten isn’t riding on the Ohio State vs. USC game. Any team in the country could be expected to lose to the Trojans in Los Angeles, especially with their star running back limited by injury.
No, the credibility of the Big Ten this week rests with 10th ranked Wisconsin vs. 21st ranked Fresno State.
The Badgers are accustomed to playing on the road in front of 100,000 screaming fans in places like Ann Arbor, MI, and Columbus, OH. When they do their walk through today in Fresno, they’ll see a stadium that would fit entirely inside a single concession stand in the Big House, and they’ll wonder how a great team could play in such a little place.
But that small stadium (about 44,000 capacity) puts those terrific Fresno fans within bad breath range of the opposing bench. Win or lose, the Badgers will be surprised by the volume from the crowd, and they’ll be shocked at the level of sheer nastiness put on them by coach Pat Hill’s Central California farm kids.
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