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Brett McMurphy Predicts Wisconsin Will Play Utah In The Rose Bowl

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Brett McMurphy believes the Wisconsin Badgers will have a very successful football season.

The college football reporter and pundit released his bowl projections for the 2021 season Tuesday, and he has the Badgers playing Utah in the Rose Bowl. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

McMurphy’s playoff field is Ohio State, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alabama.

 

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Would I be happy with Wisconsin making the Rose Bowl? I would be satisfied, but I do expect better. Don’t get me wrong on this issue.

The Rose Bowl is a hell of a great bowl game, and any fan should be excited to play in it. Yet, I just expect more out of this Wisconsin team.

 

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Fans are growing sick and tired of our 10+ win seasons but no playoff appearances. Does that sound selfish? For sure, and I’m not going to pretend it’s not.

The reality is simply that fans have come to expect the Badgers to take the next step forward. That means we have to make the playoff and compete for a national title.

Winning the whole thing is why we play the game. We don’t just play the game to play. We play to bring a championship home.

So, I’ll be okay with playing in the Rose Bowl, but I damn sure expect to be playing in the playoff.