Three's and things. Three little pigs. Three bears. Three Muskateers. Three wisemen. Rock, paper, scissors. Snap, crackle, pop. Person, place, thing. Luke Fickell's votes of confidence from Chris McIntosh. Third time is the charm? Or see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil?

The sun setting in the west. Students delaying their entrance on Game Day. Road detours. Beltline gridlock. Chris McIntosh backing Luke Fickell. With poachers taking aim at UW’s committed recruits for ‘26 and more rows of empty seats on the horizon, it was predictable, inevitable

Revisiting 'America's Most Unlikely Basketball Dynasty of the '90s.' https://t.co/SqlqNT6Yoq

UW fans given assist for Gopher sweep and energizing Kohl Center https://t.co/XYH2cwb03M

A year ago, the Badgers defeated Holy Cross on opening night. Big 3 had 54 pts: John Tonje (23), John Blackwell (16), Nolan Winter (15). In Monday's opener, they beat Campbell, 96-64. Big 3 had 69 pts: Blackwell (31), Nick Boyd (21), Winter (17). Blackwell is ready for Big Stage.

The @ATGUSAMade Buddy Sled is a specific solution I kneeded for a school I’ve been helping. For my own workouts, I use the resisted treadmill - and all my shoes and equipment are on sale for the holidays! This video also covers the history of sled dragging:

Armed with 3 years of college experience (29 starts) at Minnesota/Tulsa, Braeden Carrington looms as versatile backcourt piece off the bench. Was 2020 Mr. BB in Minny. Park Center coach James Ware called him 'Ultimate team player.' Something that will earn him playing time at UW.

JT sees JT as a rallying point for Badger football blues... https://t.co/F9DZ1uagKi

Bracing for Halloween matchup with No. 1 ranked team in the nation https://t.co/2Zk4fhQdKN

One of the many adjustments to this portal landscape of college sports it devalues any true or fair early season evaluation while all the pieces in the roster try to mesh. Badgers are thus a puzzle for now. Still no hiding or excusing poor FT shooting. Got spoiled last season.

Barstool Big Cat has thoughts on how to revive Badger football https://t.co/EkaWOyEAI8

At least the burden of wondering when or if the Badgers would score again - along with the burden of listening to Devin Gardner - came to an end.

“Emergency powers” again? This time, the President is claiming authority to slap tariffs on Americans under IEEPA, a law that never even mentions tariffs. In this episode of Ask The Judge, Justice Daniel Kelly explains why taxing Americans isn’t just bad policy, it’s

To quote the Grateful Dead: 'Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.' Applies to the inept attempts by B10 officials to get the ball spotted correctly even upon review. What a long, strange trip it's been on such a simple task.

Never thought College GameDay could replace Tom Rinaldi, a 5star storyteller. But Jen Lada is proving to be up to challenge of delivering poignant narratives with weekly segments that are well crafted, emotion-provoking. Best yet are her Cheesehead ties to MU and Milwaukee radio.

At 6-10, Austin Rapp is a versatile big with 3-point range to stretch a defense. Reminded me a little of Nebraska's Rienk Mast, also 6-10. Rapp meshed well with B&B backcourt of Nick Boyd and John Blackwell. This team will score. But defense must be addressed. And surely will be.

Kohl Center fans are going to love watching stylish lefty Nick Boyd, animated point guard who didn't shy away from exhorting Milwaukee crowd to get engaged. Didn't shoot the ball well in exhibition loss but got to the rim with relative ease. What you'd expect from a floor leader.

Is this a revenge game for Aaron Rodgers despite what he's saying? https://t.co/TcsXTRbuDa

So close yet so far from inflection point for UW football? https://t.co/RhIs6numWJ

Checking all the boxes on UW's evaluation of preps and portal https://t.co/q6pQXICQi1

Luke Fickell has as many votes of confidence as he has wins.

“Many of the best things we’ve learned have come through failures.” @ipaananen built @supercell into Europe’s first decacorn by inverting the standard corporate hierarchy and radically accepting failures. Hear the story of Supercell today on a new episode of Crucible Moments.

According to Luke Fickell, linebacker Christian Alliegro broke his arm in the first half. Lauded his toughness for finishing the game. Rightly so. Set an example for everyone in the locker room especially the young guys who are still trying to figure things out at this level.