Written by BTN.com staffFew could have seen that this group of overachievers would win the 1993 Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl. Relive how the Badgers announced the return to college football’s elite – including their victory over Michigan and the season-ending trip to Tokyo to face Michigan State that clinched their ticket to Pasadena. Featuring interviews with Alvarez, Joe Panos, Darrell Bevell and Brent Moss among others.
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Here’s a good 2011 story from at FoxSportsWisconsin.com’s Jesse Temple, who looks back at that season and the Rose Bowl game. Temple notes how far the Badgers had come.
“Wisconsin hadn’t even produced a winning season since 1984, let alone contended for a conference title. And when Alvarez took over the program in 1990, it stood in complete shambles, a perennial bottom-feeder considered an afterthought in the college football world. During his first season, the Badgers finished 1-10.”
Also, UWBadgers.com has a great section devoted to Alvarez and his accomplishments. Just check out this Badger team photo. And did you know that Alvarez’s 118 career victories made him just the 10th head coach to win 100 games at one Big Ten institution? Read more here.
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@swrtyjon Jon Hunt, Gloucester
Morning. It's Thursday. Have had the "calls" of badger activists for some of the night. #morning #thursday #badgers
@georgie_panos George Panos, Hartland, Wisconsin
Sounds like UW is gonna get another commit in @AndreGodfrey10 don't be shy bro! Come join the #badgers family!
@alyssa_louu Alyssa Louu, sixoheight, wisconsin.
My dad just surprised me with a regulation jersey and two tickets to a @BadgerMHockey hockey game. Is this real life? #hockey #badgers
@JudeMcCullough Jude McCullough
Congratulations to my little brother @LiamMcCullough2 for getting offered a full ride to play football at Wisconsin! #Badgers #TeamRubio
@LiamMcCullough2 Liam McCullough
Thanks everyone for all of the congrats and all of the support! #blessed #Badgers #TeamRubio
@NickBNovak Nick Novak
We get ice cream! Oh wait, that's the #Badgers. In any case 5 goals is awesome. Go Hawks.
@WiscosFinest_JD 'Cobes' Demler, The Badger State
MT "@BadgerFootball: #Badgers will host WSU in '22 & play in Pullman in '23." Can't wait to leave my future wife and baby home for that one.
@flaminglogxoxo flaminglog
Big shout out to the #badgers #girlshockeyteam on a big W tonight. Girls with a dominant 5-2 win over the hated #Ateam #BecauseItsTheCup
@AshleyNelson009 Ashley Nelson, La Crosse, WI
I cannot wait for football season #packers #badgers
I was one of the 70 injured and just watched myself get crushed and revived on national television. Watching this was unreal and to see myself go through that was…………well I’m speechless!!! So proud to be a Badger Alum and so thankful to be writing this comment and so thankful for all those parents, doctors and helpful Badgers who where there to help the students who where hurt on that Saturday 10/30/93 against Michigan! GO BADGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!