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A Wisconsin football fan’s guide to playoff rooting interests

I know some of you were thinking that Saturday’s Ohio State game was fun and a delight and you like Penn State for pulling off the upset. While the Nittany Lions’ upset could retroactively become something more fun than, “this should have been us,” it makes the slim chance of a Wisconsin playoff run even slimmer. To put it simply, the Badgers needed an unscathed Ohio State to keep their reputation as the best two-loss team in the country impeccable.

While I’m more than willing to tell you the chances of a Badgers playoff berth are slim, and they could have them ended before November, hope is more fun than pragmatism.