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WTF?! Wisconsin Badgers Unacceptable Against Penn St; B1G Tourney Preview; Football Recruiting!
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An epic disaster of a final regular season game for Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team. After celebrating this deep class of seniors, the Badgers took a 40-27 lead...only to see it slip away in what can only be called a senior day meltdown. How will this loss affect the Badgers going into next week's Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tourney right after that? What's going on with John Tonje? Has Steven Crowl quietly been the most consistent player of the season??
We'll preview the Big Ten Tournament as well as talk about the Jackson Ball commitment
Plenty to dive into in football as well. We'll get into some chatter about the 2026 class with some key official visits planned.
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KEY PLAYERS: John Blackwell, John Tonje, Max Klesmit, Kamari McGee, Nolan Winter, Steven Crowl, Jack Janicki, Xavier Amos, Carter Gilmore, Greg Gard, Cam Hunter
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