If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me,
By the light, by the light, by the light of the moon.
If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me,
By the bright shining light of the moon.
By the light of the moon, by the light of the moon,
By the bright shining light, by the light of the moon.
If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me,
By the bright shining light of the moon.

Our beloved Wisconsin Badgers are in basketball's Elite Eight. Tomorrow afternoon they'll face #1 seed North Carolina with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Most national pundits won't give the Badgers a chance. And, in truth, Bucky does face a daunting task. But before you decide the Badgers are hopeless or that they don't belong here or that they got lucky in who they've faced so far, think about this: Wisconsin is now 25-8. Of those 8 losses, half are to teams still in the tournament. The Badgers lost three times to Illinois and once to Michigan State (they also beat Sparty once). And while the Badgers haven't been able to beat Illinois, they've given them a good run in every game. In particular, if they had been able to hit free throws, they would have handed Illinois a loss back in January in Madison.

Wisconsin is not a bad team. In fact, they're a very, very good team, and have been for years now. Just how good, we'll find out Sunday.