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No, I think we're Wisconsin by SEE

consistent top 10, top 15 team with good not great talent.

UW certainly has less talent than ND, but the overall story: good not great talent, consistently good not great results is likely where we are IMO. Are we EXACTLY Wisconsin, of course not. Are we playing out a version of their story? I think so.

2009 Wisconsin 10–3 5–3 T–4th W Champs Sports 16 16
2010 Wisconsin 11–2 7–1 T–1st L Rose† 8 7
2011 Wisconsin 11–3 6–2 1st (Leaders) L Rose† 11 10
2012 Wisconsin 8–5 4–4 3rd (Leaders)* Rose† 23‡ Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (2013–2014)
2013 Wisconsin 9–4 6–2 2nd (Leaders) L Capital One 21 22
2014 Wisconsin 11–3 7–1 1st (West) Outback[a] 17[a] 17[a
2015 Wisconsin 10–3 6–2 T–2nd (West) W Holiday 21 21
2016 Wisconsin 11–3 7–2 1st (West) W Cotton† 9 9
2017 Wisconsin 13–1 9–0 1st (West) W Orange† 6 7
2018 Wisconsin 8–5 5–4 T–2nd (West) W Pinstripe