B1G Championship vs. #8 Ohio State

In honor of #GKBWeek we need YOU, our fans, to tweet @ESPNMadison with #59-0 as a friendly reminder of the last Big Ten title meeting. Let it begin... pic.twitter.com/YidpOBXT1i

— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) November 27, 2017

Now, I don't think anyone out there needs a little something extra to get fired up for Saturday. Seek help if you are having a hard time NOT controlling your excitement about a chance to lock up Wisconsin's first trip to the College Football Playoff. Because this is, quite litrally, the single biggest game in Wisconsin football HISTORY.

You've been reading these long enough to know that I tend to shy away from unnecessary hyperbole. FALSE. I love hyperbole! But I really don't think I'm being dramatic when I make that statement about the gravity of this game. We are this close to reaching a level no UW team has dared to soar to. One win and we are in... the final four? It's weird we call the playoffs just 'the playoffs' everywhere but college sports. NBA/NFL/MLB/NHL all about making the playoffs. But at the collegiate ranks we get all these branded moneymaking NCAA Tournament™/College Football Playoff ®/Frozen Four © machines.

So let's go beat Ohio State. Let's avenge #59-0 which I'm going to hashtag because it happened. We'll never change the shitshow that was that night. The embarrassment of getting positively THROTTLED in primetime. THAT SUCKED.

But as painful as that night was, a win on Saturday will be 100x sweeter. Mike McDermott liked to say "Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career." All due respect to Mike McD: we're going all-in on Saturday night and we're gonna be re-watching this game on BTN for the next 7 decades.

#BeatOhioState

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WHO/WHERE/WHEN

TV: FOX

WEATHER: I HEAR INDY IS QUITE NICE THIS TIME OF YEAR

#19 Michigan

Up to #5, merely another indicator that we control our own DESTINY. And that destiny is staring the obnoxious Michigan entity square in its eyes. We all knew the schedule this year was backloaded: Iowa, Michigan, and a potential B1G Championship game would give us our 3 toughest opponents in our final 4 weeks. All the handwringing just goes to show that when it comes to college football rankings, it's as much about when you play as it is about who you play.

So buckle up for this one. It's going to be miserable weather for two teams with struggaling passing games and lockdown defenses. Enter the cliches about whoever makes the big plays, wins special teams, minimizes mistakes, has more heart, wants to win more than the other guys do, and leaves it ALL on the FIELD.

Win and we go grab an axe on our way to Indy for the biggest Badger game in the history of EARTH. Lose and we can scientifically confirm there is no god. Any way you slice it, there's a lot on the line Saturday.

LET'S GO WIN A FOOTBALL GAME

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WHO/WHERE/WHEN

TV: FOX

WEATHER: WINDY, RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, SLOBBERKNOCKER WEATHER

#25 Iowa

Another week, another batch of STRONG HOT TAKES wondering 'will an undefeated B1G champion Wisconsin get shut out of the Playoff? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT'. That's all it is: clickbait. You must have a brain the size of a marble to think 13-0 Wisconsin, fresh off wins over ranked Iowa, solid Michigan, and a top 10ish opponent in the championship game, is getting left out. IT'S NOT HAPPENING. WAKE UP SHEEPLE.

Stop clicking on those sensationalized headlines. The impossible is not happening. If we win out, we are in. And THEN things get interesting.

PS - If you get a reuben from Subway you should also get your head checked. How can they take something so delicious and make it seem so unappealing? And since it's Subway, they're gonna make your reuben and then ask what else you want on it and some savages are gonna get olives and mayo because that's what they're used to getting on their sandwiches at Subway. A fucking reuben with black olives and a bucket of mayo. That's how Subway rolls. If you like Subway you should start a blog about how 13-0 Wisconsin could end up in the Go Daddy Belkin Poinsettia Bowl.com in early December. That's the kind of mindset we're talking about. Disgusting individuals.

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WHO/WHERE/WHEN

TV: ABC

WEATHER: DARK, COLD, HEARTLESS

at Indiana

Surprise, surprise: 8-0 Wisconsin is 9th in the Playoff rankings, behind a bunch of one-loss teams. THIS IS NOT SURPRISING. Stay the damn course, win like you've never won before, and everything will fall into place. It is known, Khaleesi.

There are too many damn things to stress about in life, and our ranking in early November is not on that list.

No time to dwell any further. Let's get on with it and beat IU.

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WHO/WHERE/WHEN

TV: ABC

WEATHER: 60, CLOUDY, PLEASANT