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Name: Barry The Bear
Email: Barrythebear@webtv.net
Date: Sun Nov 22 10:32:05 1998

Headline: ROSE BOWL!!!! ROSE BOWL!!!! ROSE BOWL!! ROSE BOWL!!! ROSE BOWL!!!!

ROSE BOWL MERCHANDISE! Wisconsin Badgers Beat Penn State 24-3 Badgers earn a trip to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California January 1st, 1999 Congratulations University of Wisconsin Athletics!

A few weeks ago in this colum, I predicted that the Wisconsin Badgers WOULD WIN at least one of ther last two games this year, and that they WOULD smell the roses in Pasadena this New Year's Day!!!! Well....... I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!
On Saturday, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated Penn State 24-3 in front of a capacity crowd of 78,964, the victory combined with the Michigan loss to Ohio State earlier in the day, gives the Wisconsin Badgers a share of the Big Ten CHAMPIONSHIP for 1998 and a return trip to the Rose Bowl!!!!
This victory accomplished several MAJOR things for Wisconsin Football history........
> FIRST team in school history to win 10 REGULAR season games
> TIES the 1993 Rose Bowl team as the winningest in school history
> Registers a school record SEVEN Big Ten wins in one season
> Posted only the school's fourth UNDEFEATED home campaign in the modern era
> Won six home games for the first time since 1962!!!
> Establishes a .875 winning percentage in conference play...tops at the U.W. since 1912, when the Wisconsin Badgers were 5-0 against Big Ten Competition.

After the game in the joyous Badger locker room, Barry Alvarez was qouted as saying.... " These kids started two-a-day camps back in August with one goal in mind and that was to go to the Rose Bowl. Two of the senior captains came to me and said......coach.....we came here not just to go to a bowl game. We would like to go to the Rose Bowl. I said to them....Enough said.....thats our goal. We did not share that with anyone else. "
Well Barry....... Enough said......You're going to the ROSE BOWL for the SECOND TIME in the past five years!!!!!
Here's how the Wisconsin Badgers birth in the 1999 ROSE BOWL developed on Saturday.........
After the Wisconsin Badgers took the opening kick-off and failed to move it in three plays, they punted it to Penn State. Penn State went right to work, and began stufing the ball down the Wisconsin Badgers defense and into scoring position. Penn State advanced it down to the five and had a first and goal, they were then penalized for a personal foul. That poushed them back to the 29 with a first and goal. The drive stalled and forced them to kick a 42 yard field goal which was NO GOOD.The next two drives by both teams resulted in punts. Following Penn State's third possession they punted... from the 28...... NICK DAVIS received the ball at the 18...... following his blockers Davis found open field and 82 yards later was in the end zone for a touchdown!!!!
In the second quarter.....the Wisconsin Badgers turned 2 Penn State FUMBLES into ten points to open up a 17-0 lead at the half.The touchdown was scored on a beautiful 23 yard pass from Mike Samuel to Chris Chambers.
In the third quarter, the two teams once again traded punts and field position. However....Penn State avoided the shut-out when Travis Forney would boot a 34 yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter to make it 17-3.
In the fourth quarter, the Wisconsin Badgers sealed up victory number 10 and STAMPED their tickets to Pasadena with a 15 play-76 yard drive which was aided by strong runs by Ron Dayne and a 1 yard dash into the endzone by Samuel for the final score of the day 24-3.
For the day.....BOTH Ron Dayne and Samuel rushed the ball well. Dayne carried the ball 23 times for 101 yards, while Samuel carried the ball 18 times for 104 yards.
Next up........ROSE BOWL.....ROSE BOWL......ROSE BOWL....
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