USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest Amway Coaches Poll. USA TODAY
No matter how much you maximize what Wisconsin can be as a program, the Badgers are not going to win a college football national championship. Not now, and probably not ever. The recruiting landscape just doesn’t make it possible for Wisconsin in this day and age, and that’s completely fine.
But what’s been great about being a Wisconsin fan recently is having the illusion that it’s possible. And you do that by producing a legitimate top-10 team that plays in big games where it feels like there’s a lot stake — even if you come up short.