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Wisconsin is going to measure up against some of the best.
The Badgers are scheduled to play Alabama at Cowboys Stadium to open the 2015 season, and they're in talks about two games against LSU, with both games possibly coming at NFL stadiums.
While on with ESPN Radio in Madison, Gary Andersen talked about the excitement it brings to the program.
"No. 1, it puts you in the national spotlight for all preseason," he said. "Every magazine is going to be talking about those games all summer. It gives our kids the opportunity to know they get to play against the best, and it gives the opponent we're playing an opportunity to know they're playing against the best.
"It's two tremendous conferences facing off against each other in a big-time game early in the year. I like the timing of it. It's almost got a bowl-game feel, a neutral site. It's going be split right down the middle probably. Whoever we're playing, I know we'll fill our side for sure and I'm sure the other side will do their best to fill it up.
It will be a highly-competitive games on a national spotlight.
"That's why kids play the game, that's why we coach at the University of Wisconsin: You want to be on the highest stage and play the best of the best. It will also help us in recruiting young men, potentially in the south."
One of the LSU games could be played at Lambeau Field, and Andersen recently got an in-depth look at the Packers by attending some OTAs. In Wisconsin, everyone roots for the Badgers on Saturdays and the Packers on Sundays, so the relationship between the teams is strong.
"When you go there, I always want to learn," Andersen said. "My kids got to go with me, my wife was there, so it was a family outing. For my boys to get that close to watching professional practice is good for them as they move forward in football. I appreciate the Packers giving us that opportunity.
"I look around and watch practice, but anytime you get to sit down with the general manager of a professional football team and sit out there and talk about things is pretty special. I took back a few practice things I think we can tweak and we've never done before. The way they go about business is really impressive, which you would expect with the team in Green Bay. The other thing is it's amazing how that franchise is run with the state. It's so unique and so special and the Packers players and front office (love) the way it is."
You can listen to Andersen's interview by clicking here.
The Badgers are scheduled to play Alabama at Cowboys Stadium to open the 2015 season, and they're in talks about two games against LSU, with both games possibly coming at NFL stadiums.
While on with ESPN Radio in Madison, Gary Andersen talked about the excitement it brings to the program.
"No. 1, it puts you in the national spotlight for all preseason," he said. "Every magazine is going to be talking about those games all summer. It gives our kids the opportunity to know they get to play against the best, and it gives the opponent we're playing an opportunity to know they're playing against the best.
"It's two tremendous conferences facing off against each other in a big-time game early in the year. I like the timing of it. It's almost got a bowl-game feel, a neutral site. It's going be split right down the middle probably. Whoever we're playing, I know we'll fill our side for sure and I'm sure the other side will do their best to fill it up.
It will be a highly-competitive games on a national spotlight.
"That's why kids play the game, that's why we coach at the University of Wisconsin: You want to be on the highest stage and play the best of the best. It will also help us in recruiting young men, potentially in the south."
One of the LSU games could be played at Lambeau Field, and Andersen recently got an in-depth look at the Packers by attending some OTAs. In Wisconsin, everyone roots for the Badgers on Saturdays and the Packers on Sundays, so the relationship between the teams is strong.
"When you go there, I always want to learn," Andersen said. "My kids got to go with me, my wife was there, so it was a family outing. For my boys to get that close to watching professional practice is good for them as they move forward in football. I appreciate the Packers giving us that opportunity.
"I look around and watch practice, but anytime you get to sit down with the general manager of a professional football team and sit out there and talk about things is pretty special. I took back a few practice things I think we can tweak and we've never done before. The way they go about business is really impressive, which you would expect with the team in Green Bay. The other thing is it's amazing how that franchise is run with the state. It's so unique and so special and the Packers players and front office (love) the way it is."
You can listen to Andersen's interview by clicking here.
