Three years ago, while looking at the prospective Badger Basketball rosters, this was the year where I knew things would change.

Whether it’s more consistency, or just the fact that Alando Tucker takes over in every situation where it counts… there’s something about this team that gives me shivers. One loss away from being perfect this year (14-1), the Badgers have a swagger about them when they walk onto the floor. There’s an eerie calm confidence about how they walk onto the floor… they feel what others are seeing in them… they really are one of the top few teams in the nation. Something special is happening in Madison this year.

Honestly, I don’t think anyone can beat them. I know that’s a strong statement, but when you have Tucker scoring at will whenever it matters, how can a team beat them?

Shut him down. Sure, then Kam, Butch, or Landry steps up and scores. It’s got to be hard being on the other side of the court for these teams seeing this happen. Just when you think you’ve figured out how to stop us, we get stronger somewhere else… like some type of organically grown living organism.

How do you beat a team with no weakness? You don’t.

The hard part of this year’s schedule is towards the end of the year when we’ll have grown even stronger - with a little bit of luck to avoid injury.

Let me apologize to the rest of the Big Ten in advance for the relentless pounding they’ll receive.