Despite the recent loss to Alabama’s football team, there is still no denying that there isn’t a better place to go to college than UW-Madison. Here are the top 10 reasons why win or lose, you should still choose to be a badger.
1.We have Bucky as our mascot
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Is an animal that is afraid of mice really an intimidating mascot?
2.We can wear red on game days
Because game day bibs are more practical to wear to a football game than cowboy boots.
3. Camp Randall
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Packing the stadium with 80,000 passionate badger fans makes for the perfect game day atmosphere.
4. We can go to games when it’s snowing
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There are few sights more majestic than the Wisconsin Badgers throwing the pigskin around in a field covered in snow.
5. Brats
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This staple of the Wisconsin diet is well worth the line in the concession stand.
6. Jump Around
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Sweet Home Alabama has got nothing on House of Pain’s 90’s classic.
7. Madison is one of the best college football towns
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Madison has long been considered one of America’s best college sports towns and has even been ranked #1 on Sports Illustrated’s list and USA Today’s list.
8. Our marching band
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Alabama may claim to be the million-dollar band, but I’d argue that Wisconsin is the two million dollar band.
9. Madison is one of the top party schools in the nation
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Madison made it to #8 on the Princeton Review’s ranking of the top party schools for 2015. Alabama didn’t seem to make the cut.
10. What does roll tide even mean!?
Even Ryan Gosling doesn’t know.
Because when you say Wisconsin, you’ve said it all!