LINCOLN, Neb. — Maybe they were just saying what they thought should be said.
Surely, given all that it meant to what lies ahead, the University of Wisconsin football team would be intently watching Minnesota’s game with Iowa after finishing off a 37-21 win over Nebraska, right?
After all, Iowa’s 23-19 win over the Golden Gophers at Kinnick Stadium gave UW (8-2, 5-2) control over its destiny once again. Win its next two games — home for Purdue for a 3 p.m. kickoff Saturday, and then at Minnesota (9-1, 6-1) in the regular season’s final week — and the Badgers are in the Big Ten Championship Game as the West Division champions.