Football is family

Football is family

Football is family. Every player has heard that statement from every coach who ever held a clipboard. Mostly, they're talking about the players on the field. But, here in Wisconsin, we like to take that sentiment to a whole new level. For example, Saturday afternoon we took our two little munchkins and my mom to [...]

Lombardi’s captains and the Big Ten Championship

Lombardi’s captains and the Big Ten Championship

They’ll all be gathered around the big screen upstairs on Saturday, just like we will down here, as two Packer family members take the field for the Big Ten Championship game, proof that Coach Lombardi’s legacy lives on Wyatt Davis, grandson of Packer and NFL Hall of Famer and defensive team captain Willie Davis, and [...]

When you say Wisconsin you’ve said it all

Regardless of the well monitored political opinions of its residents, Wisconsin is a red state on Saturday afternoons for college football fans. Recently voted America’s best college football town in a survey conducted by USA Today, Madison gets hopping early on game days.  A steady stream of patient parents and alumni make their way via bumper-to-bumper [...]