Welcome to your first-hand view from the press box for today's Big Ten finale between Wisconsin and Minnesota. It's about half an hour to kickoff and both teams are getting warmed up on the field.
For the second week in a row this writer is feeling a bit nostalgic up the box. Last week, if you recall, I was reminiscing about the great John Stocco sneak I witnessed during my last Wisconsin/Michigan experience. This week, the trip down memory lane shifts to my trip here a few years back when Jonathan Casillas blocked a Justin Kucek punt that was recovered in the endzone for a touchdown. I'm sure you all remember that, for me, I remember the guy in the stands in front of me losing his beer he was yelling so loud.
But enough of the trip down memory lane, here's a few notes about today's matchup:
- Tyler Donovan is suited up and was throwing during warmups. He didn't appear to be favoring his hand, but then again, it is just warmups.
-Wisconsin has dominated the Football Bowl Subdivision's (Formerly Division I-A) most-played series in recent years, winning 10 of the last 12 meetings and four of the last five at the Metrodome.
- Just in case there wasn't enough fuel in this rivalry fire, the Badgers received a verbal commitment from Brendan Kelly this week. Kelly, who hails from the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie, was originally a Minnesota recruit before changing his mind earlier this month.
- UW assistant coach Kerry Cooks was an assistant for the Gophers in 2005.
- It's senior day for Minnesota, which means it's the end of the road for 16 Gophers players.
- We're now about 10 minutes to game time by the time I write this note, and there's still quite a few seats empty here in Minneapolis.
-Adam Parks
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