It wasn't pretty for the last 8 minutes of the second half but UW pulled out another Big Ten road win at Minnesota.
UW went 8 minutes and 49 seconds in the 2nd half and OT without scoring. How many perrenial top-20 programs consistently have prolonged scoring droughts like the Badgers? I'm guessing just them.
I've given up on ever being able to defend UW's style of play to any other fan but they got the win and that's all that matters these days.
Fan Reaction
If you want to read, or join in, on a mostly civil discussion of the game, check out Eric's 10 Things thread at Buckyville. Needless to say Tubby Smith doesn't impress a lot of Badger fans with his coaching skills. Minnesota fans seem to like him but mediocrity is a step up for them.
Blogger Reaction
Phil notes in his game recap at B5Q that UW had a 6-minute FG drought in the first half. Add that to the cold freeze at the end of regulation and UW went almost 15 minutes without scoring a FG. ...
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