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A plea for the Gophers: TCB.

Everyone knows the Big Ten is big. We're a league dominated by 290 pound corn-fed good old boys, with big guts, and big hearts. But did you know that the Big Ten is fast too?

To restore our rightful reputation as a premiere competitor we need only to win now. The 132 games to date, and six sorry post-seasons mean nothing, compared to the opportunity we have over the next seven days to control our own destiny.

Make no mistake, this isn't the same Wisconsin team that got drilled 42-17 by Florida State in Orlando last year. In fact, there's one big difference that I think gives the Badgers more than a fighting chance: offensive balance.