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>>> THE FOLLOWING IS A PRODUCTION OF LEARFIELD SPORTS.
>> WISCONSIN BADGERS ARE NINE GAMES INTO THE BIG TEN PORTION
OF THEIR SCHEDULE. A HOME MATCH-UP THIS PAST
WEDNESDAY AGAINST NORTHWESTERN AND A SATURDAY MORNING TIP-OFF
AGAINST OHIO STATE. WE'LL LOOK BACK AT THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE TWO GAMES AND SIT DOWN WITH HEAD COACH BO
RYAN. WE CHECK IN WITH ANOTHER
FRESHMAN, THIS WEEK IT'S VITTO BROWN.
>> HIGH SCREEN FROM HAYES, AND THOMPSON WORKS OVER IT.
HE LAUNCHES A THREE OVER THE CIRCLE.
IT'S GOOD. BEN BRUST GIVES THE BADGERS A
LEAD. OUTSIDE SHOT, RIGHT SIDE BY
JOHNSON. SECOND LOWER ON THE LEFT, SLAM
DUNK. HE'LL FLUSH WITH TWO HANDS, SAM
DEKKER. JACKSON OUT HIGH.
TREY TO THE RIGHT WING. KAMINSKY WITH THE REBOUND, AND
LOWER TO THE LEFT AND BANKS IT IN.
TWO SECONDS LEFT IN THE HALF WITH ONE HALF WHERE HE SHOT OFF
THE GLASS FOR GOOD. BADGERS GO INTO THE LOCKER ROOM
UP BY FOUR. DEKKER UP TOP TO KAMINSKY RIGHT
IN THE PAINT. KAMINSKY BACKING, ONCE IT UP
AND UNDER, CAN'T GET LOOSE. TOUGH SHOT AND TIPPED IN FROM
NIGEL HAYES. THE BOUNCE PASS FOR HAYES ON
THE RIGHT WING. AMIR WILLIAMS HAS IT FOR CAMCY,
AND GASSER LOW ON THE LEFT. SHANNON SCOTT SHUFFLES RIGHT
LANE LINE. NO CHANCE, REBOUND HAYES.
GASSER WITH GLOVE-LIKE DEFENSE. HERE'S GASSER OPEN FOR THREE,
LEFT SIDE. DRIVES GASSER TO THE FRONT,
47-44 WISCONSIN WITH 10:45 REMAINING.
OUTSIDE THE RIGHT ELBOW. A PASS FOR JACKSON RIGHT SIDE,
HAYES AGAIN. JUMPER AWAY FROM 17.
HE DID IT. NIGEL HAYES IS FEELING GOOD ON
THE OFFENSIVE END. KAMINSKY OUT HIGH, FEEDS HAYES
RIGHT DOWN ON AN EXTENDED JUMP AND DOWN AGAIN.
NIGEL HAYES IN RHYTHM. >> I THINK EVERYONE IN THE ROOM
KNOWS THAT I MISSED MORE FREE THROWS THAN I MADE, AND THAT'S
A BIG PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE TO
START CONVERTING FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE.
GETTING THERE ISN'T THE PROBLEM.
I JUST NEED TO START MAKING MY SHOTS SO I CAN HELP THE TEAM.
>> GASSER LOOKING, AND LOOKING TO JACKSON WITH 7.
TREY UP THE MIDDLE WITH 5. JACKSON WITH 3.
RIGHT AT THE CIRCLE. TAKES THE THREE, AND IT'S NO
GOOD. IT'S OVER.
OHIO STATE WINS IT. >> FIRST THING'S FIRST.
GOT TO GET THE BALL IN. NO TIME-OUTS.
MAKE SURE WE GET THE BALL IN AND GIVE US A SHOT, AND GOT THE
TRAINING. >> THAT SITUATION, YOU CAN'T
REALLY DROP A SET PLAY NECESSARILY IN EIGHT SECONDS
AND GO THE FULL-LENGTH OF THE COURT.
THAT'S JUST A SITUATION TO MAKE A PLAY.
HE DREW TWO DEFENDERS AND TRY TO GIVE THEM A LOOK.
IT'S A TOUGH SHOT. SO, YOU KNOW, DO THE BEST LOOK
YOU CAN AND WE GOT ONE AT LEAST.
YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF A SHOT TO WIN AND GET IT UP
THERE FOR THE BALL. >> DOWN THE LANE, RIGHT HAND
SLAM DUNK SAM DEKKER. INBOUND PASS TO BRUST, ACROSS
THE COURT. FOR THREE!
FOR THREE AT THE CIRCLE. OFF THE RIM AND IN.
JACKSON STRIKES AGAIN. GASSER FOR THREE, AND HE HIT IT
AGAIN. >>> "THE BADGERS SPORTS REPORT"
WITH BO RYAN IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY†--
>>> WE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK THE TALK AND WALK THE WALK.
THIS GAME WAS BETTER THAN SOME OF THE PREVIOUS ONES WE HAD.
WE'RE JUST GIVING UP EASY LAY-UPS.
IT WASN'T A LACK OF PLAYING HARD OR PHYSICAL.
IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE BALL DOESN'T
BOUNCE YOUR WAY. WE HAVE TO WIN GAMES AND FIND
WAYS TO MAKE THE BALL BOUNCE OUR WAY.
WE'LL TAKE A CRACK AT IT AGAIN IN OUR NEXT GAME.
>> WE DID WHAT WE WANTED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE GAME, BUT IN
THIS LEAGUE AGAINST GOOD TEAMS YOU HAVE TO PLAY A FULL 40
MINUTES AND CAN'T GIVE ANY OFFENSE REBOUNDS.
GUYS STAY FOCUSED BACK IN POSSESSION, AND SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE TO MAKE A PLAY OR TWO. LIKE I SAID, THEY JUST MADE ONE
MORE THAN WE DID. >> YOU NEVER WANT TO LOSE
ESPECIALLY ON YOUR OWN COURT. THIS IS OUR PLACE.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE GOT 16,000 THAT COME OUT EVERY
NIGHT TO WATCH US, TO SUPPORT US, AND WE OWE IT TO THEM TO
GIVE IT OUR BEST EFFORT AND TO LOSE HERE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, I GUESS.
IF YOU DON'T BRING IT FOR A FULL 40 MINUTES, THAT'S WHAT IS
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NO MATTER WHERE YOU PLAY OR WHO
YOU PLAY. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT TO GET
BACK ON TRACK HERE. >> YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY A
COUPLE TIMES WE WERE UP 6, 7, AND EITHER WITH THE BALL OR
WITHOUT THE BALL, AND WE COULDN'T GET THAT.
THE NEXT BUCKET. WE COULDN'T GET THE NET†-- NEXT
STOP. WE HAD A FEW TURNOVERS AND
MISSED, OPEN LOOKS. THEY MADE SOME PLAYS THAT KEPT
IT IN IT. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO
COME FROM BEHIND, KEEP CHIPPING AWAY, KEEP CHIPPING AWAY.
THEY MADE ONE MORE PLAY THAN THEY DID.
>> THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THEM. THEN WHEN THEY GOT THEIR CHANCE
AFTER WE DIDN'T, THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE TO KEEP THEMSELVES
AROUND IN THE GAME AND ULTIMATELY WE GOT TO DO BETTER.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT UP HERE AND SAY, BUT WE GOT TO DO†-- WE GOT
TO CHANGE SOMETHING. WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK AT IT.
I MEAN, I'M NOT JUST GOING TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, GO†-- WE CAN'T
SULK. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON, AND THERE'S
NINE GAMES LEFT. WE HAVE TO TRY AND TURN THOSE
NINE GAMES POSITIVELY. >>> A ONE-POINT LEAD.
CRAWFORD BOUNCING IN IT. THAT'S TOO FAR.
STOLEN BY BRUST. BRUST TO THE FRONTCOURT RIGHT
SIDE AGAINST CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD WENT DOWN.
SHORT JUMPER FOR BRUST. ON THE BASELINE.
SANJAY IS IN THE BACKCOURT TAKEN AWAY BY BRUST.
LAY-UP GOOD, AND IT'S OUT TO THE FOUL.
BRUST FORCING THE TURNOVER. DEKKER WITH THE LAY-UP.
>> BADGERS NOW AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE BIG TEN SEASON.
WE'VE TALKED AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THIS
LEAGUE, AND CERTAINLY MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN STATE IN A TIGHT
BATTLE AT THE HALFWAY POINT. STILL A LOT OF BASKETBALL TO BE
PLAYED. IT JUST SEEMS EVERY NIGHT IN
THIS LEAGUE†-- THIS IS MAKE THE BROKEN RECORD PORTION OF THIS
WEEK'S SHOW WHEN I BRING THIS UP.
NEBRASKA COMES UP AND WINS A GATE AND PENN STATE GOES INTO
COLUMBUS AND WINS A BALL GAME. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS
ON IF NOT A NIGHTLY BASIS, ALMOST.
>> YEAH. IT JUST†-- IT JUST KEEPS
MAGNIFYING ITSELF, BECAUSE EVERYBODY BELIEVES NOW.
EVERYBODY FEELS THEY CAN GET THE NEXT ONE.
YOU KNOW, WE GO INTO EVERY GAME FEELING, OKAY, IF WE CAN DO
THIS, THIS, AND THIS, THEN WE CAN GET THE TEAM THAT WE'RE
PLAYING. EVERYBODY IN THE CONFERENCE IS
FEELING THAT WAY. SO IT'S†-- FOR THE FANS IN THE
LEAGUE, IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE YEAR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S†-- EVERY CONTEST IS SUCH A BATTLE, AND, YOU
KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE
SEASON. >> THIS TEAM†-- I DON'T KNOW IF
WE'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT IT'S WORTH BRINGING IT UP
AGAIN. YOU HAVE A LOT OF YOUNGER GUYS
GETTING A LOT MORE MINUTES THIS YEAR THAN IN THE PAST OBVIOUSLY
WITH NIGEL HAZE†-- HAYES AND BRONSON, BUT IT'S INTERESTING
HOW THEY HANDLE IT AND STAY ON COURSE AND GET THE NEXT ONE, AS
YOU WOULD SAY. >> THE THING IS, IT ISN'T GOING
TO CHANGE. YOU KNOW, YOUR DEMEANOR HAS A
LOT TO DO WITH OBVIOUSLY HOW YOU APPROACH EVERYTHING.
IF YOU'RE NOT A COMPETITIVE PERSON, IF THERE'S A WEAKNESS
IN THERE, THEN PEOPLE FIND IT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO EXPLOIT
IT. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO KEEP
WORKING ON THE COMPETITIVE LEVEL OF YOUR PLAYERS AND KEEP
CHALLENGING THEM. I MEAN, THE OTHER TEAMS ARE
CHALLENGING ENOUGH. TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE EVERYTHING
THAT THEY GO THROUGH AND STILL BE ABLE TO†-- WHEN THINGS DON'T
GO THEIR WAY, YOU HAVE TO†-- THEY AREN'T GOING TO GO THEIR
WAY IN LIFE. NOT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO†-- I
KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT 60 YEARS IS WHAT AS A COACH AND
TEACHER WE'RE TRYING TO PREPARE THE PLAYERS FOR.
THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PAGE WILL TURN, AND
PREPARATION FOR THAT NEXT PAGE IS YOU JUST KEEP WORKING AND
YOU JUST KEEP TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> YOU SAID IT MANY TIMES. YOU CAN'T YELL GUYS INTO MAKING
SHOTS. GOING BACK TO THE GAME AGAINST
NORTHWESTERN, BUT YOU GOT TO THE FOUL LINE A LOT.
27 ATTEMPTS. IT WOULD SEEM†-- YOU'VE SEEN
THE CLIPS AND WHAT SHARPER EYES CAN DO THAN THE REST OF US, BUT
THE LOOKS WERE PRETTY GOOD. >> THE EASY WAY TO LOOK AT THAT
IS TO LOOK AT A SHOT CHART. YOU KNOW, AFTER A GAME WHERE
YOU TONIGHT MAKE BASKETS, IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE, WELL, IT HAS
TO BE MORE THAN JUST THAT. WELL, UP UNTIL THAT STREAK, FOR
EXAMPLE, THAT NORTHWESTERN HIT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE SHOOTING
PRETTY PALTRY SHOOTING PERCENTAGE ALSO.
THEY GOT HOT IN THAT STREAK. THEY BREADED CONFIDENCE.
WE TALKED TO OUR PLAYERS A LOT ABOUT NOT LETTING GUYS GET
STARTED, AND THAT'S ALL A GUY LIKE CRAWFORD, FOR EXAMPLE, HAD
TO DO. WE'VE HAD GUYS DO THE SAME
THING HOME AND ON THE ROAD. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LEARNING
PROCESS, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP THAT
ATTITUDE OF, ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE NEXT ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS AND THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY HARD AND CONTROL THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN
CONTROL. >> THE GOOD NEWS IS†--
>> THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. >> THE GOOD NEWS IS BADGERS
HAVE DONE IT OTHERS FAR MORE THAN THEY HAVE DONE IT TO THE
BADGERS. DREW CRAWFORD IS AWFULLY GOOD.
HE HAD A TERRIFIC SECOND HALF, BUT HE'S CAPABLE OF MAYBE DOING
THAT AGAIN A TIME OR TWO BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER.
>> HE WAS HUGE IN OTHER WINS THEY HAD.
SO IT'S†-- THERE'S TOO MANY GOOD TEAMS THIS YEAR THAT ARE
SO COMPETITIVE THAT IF YOU'RE OFF AT ALL, YOU'RE TAKING A
BUMP. >> YEAH.
THE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE. THIS PAST WEEK IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
IOWA TOOK THEM ON AT HOME. OHIO STATE LOST ONE EARLIER IN
THE WEEK AT HOME. THE MORE NOISE OUT OF THE HOME
CROWD THE TOUGHER FOR THE GUYS IN THE DARKER JERSEYS THE
BETTER, RIGHT? >> YEAH.
OUR FANS HAVE BEEN UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW WHEN THINGS AREN'T GOING AS WELL AS THEY
SHOULD. A LOT OF THEM HAVE PLAYED A LOT
OF PICKUP BASKETBALL, AND THEY KNOW THAT SOMEDAYS THEY'RE HOT
AND SOMEDAYS THEY'RE NOT. COLLECTIVELY, IF YOU HAVE TOO
MANY GUYS ON ONE GIVEN DAY OR NIGHT, OBVIOUSLY, YOU AREN'T
GOING TO GET DID DONE. YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOURSELF ON
THE DEFENSIVE END, WORK HARD AND DIVE FOR THE LOOSE ONES AND
GET TO THE SHOOTING PERCENTAGE THAT WE HAD COMING INTO THIS
PART OF THE SEASON WHERE WE WERE SHOWING THAT WE WERE
PRETTY CONSISTENT. SO WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT.
>> HIGH 40s, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS IN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE IN
CONFERENCE GAMES. THE SECOND HALF OF THE BIG TEN
SEASON STARTS FOR THE BADGERS TUESDAY NIGHT.
BACK HOME ON SUNDAY, A NOONTIME TIP AGAINST THE MICHIGAN STATE
SPARTANS. COACH RYAN REJOINING US IN A
FEW MINUTES AND WE'LL HEAR FROM ANOTHER FRESHMAN.
WE'LL TALK WITH VITTO BROWN. ALL THAT AND MORE WHEN "THE
BADGERS SPORTS REPORT" CONTINUES.
>>> IT'S BEEN ALL WISCONSIN TONIGHT.
BROWN WITH A RIGHT ELBOW, AND THE JUMPER IS SWEET.
VITTO BROWN'S FIRST POINTS OF THE NIGHT.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN EXCITING.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A GOOD WINNING SEASON IN HIGH SCHOOL GOING
UNDEFEATED IN THE LEAGUE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS
HERE ON THIS LEVEL. JUST GIVING YOUR 100% ALL THE
TIME. IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS GOING
AGAINST 6-FOOTERS IN PRACTICE, A JCJV GUARDING ME.
IT'S NOT REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR ALL
THE TIME. >> EVERYTHING YOU WERE GOING
AGAINST WAS THE BEST PLAYER ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.
THERE'S SIX FRESHMEN ON THIS YEAR'S ROSTER.
HOW HAS COMING IN WITH A BIG GROUP HELPED YOUR TRANSITION?
>> IT'S BEEN A GREAT HELP. EVER SINCE THE SUMMER BEING
HERE, WE'RE NOT EVEN LIKE FRIENDS ANYMORE.
WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS NOW. WE KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER THAN
ANYBODY ELSE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TOGETHER
RATHER THAN AS INDIVIDUALS. >> WHO ARE SOME OF THE OLDER
GUYS THAT HAVE TAKEN YOU UNDER THEIR WINGS AND GIVEN YOU
REALLY GOOD ADVICE? >> I'D PROBABLY SAY TRAEVON
JACKSON AND JACK BOHANNON. TRAYVON BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE
SAME SITUATION HIS FRESHMAN YEAR NOT KNOWING WHETHER HE
WOULD PLAY OR NOT, BUT STILL GOING THROUGH IT AND PLAYING AS
HARD AS HE CAN. AND THEN ZACH WITH HIM BEING A
SENIOR IN THE SAME POSITION AS ME, HE'S ALWAYS TELLING ME TO
BE READY IN CASE AND ALWAYS GIVING ME POINTERS.
>> A BIG BODY WITH GOOD STRENGTH, GOOD LATERAL
QUICKNESS AND MOVEMENT. ALSO, HE'S A VERY SKILLED JUMP
SHOOTER. SO REALLY GOOD REBOUNDER THAT
CAN DEFEND AND BLOCK SOME SHOTS, BUT JUST WITH THE GROUP
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, HE'S TRYING TO MAKE HIS WAY INTO THE
LINE-UP IN REGULAR MINUTES. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF COMING
INTO PRACTICE AND DOING WHAT WE HAVE ASKED HIM TO DO, AND IT'S
DEVELOPED, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST THING OUT OF THE WHOLE THING,
TO IMPROVE ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS.
>> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON TO GET BETTER AND MAYBE EARN SOME
MORE MINUTES? >> PROBABLY MY EXPLOSION, MY
EXPLOSION. SO JUMPING.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRONG ENOUGH, LIKE, UPPER BODY-WISE BEING
ABLE TO RUN, BUT BEING ABLE TO PLAY AT THE RIM IS JUST AN
ADVANTAGE ALL THE TIME. SO YEAH, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE
THE MOST IMPORTANT. >> WHAT WERE SOME FACTORS THAT
INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION NOT TO RED-SHIRT?
>> LIKE YOU SAID, THE TEAM. SO BEING THERE JUST IN CASE
ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO ANYBODY OR THEY NEEDED ME IN A
FOUL SITUATION. WHO KNOWS.
JUST KNOWING THAT I COULD BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
TEAM'S SUCCESS AS WELL. YOU JUST HAD TO BE READY
WHENEVER YOUR NAME IS CALLED. YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN
YOU'LL GET IN OR IF YOU'LL GET IN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOURSELF MENTALLY IN TUNE WITH
THE GAME WHILE YOU'RE ON THE BENCH, AND BE ABLE TO KEEP
LOOSE AND STRETCH YOUR LEGS OUT WHENEVER YOU CAN, BECAUSE THEY
MIGHT NEED YOU AT ANY TIME. SINCE I'M NOT EXPECTING TOO
MANY MINUTES NOW, I USUALLY GO A LITTLE HARDER THAN MAYBE THE
ROTATION ALLOWS, BUT NOT TOO HARD TO WHERE I CAN'T PRODUCE
WHETHER I GET OUT THERE. >> WHEN YOU SCORE AND GET IN
AND CONTRIBUTE, IS THAT LIKE THE CHERRY ON TOP TO YOUR HARD
WORK YOU PUT IN THROUGH THE WEEK?
>> YEAH. IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO
STRIVE FOR AND KEEP WORKING FOR, KNOWING YOU CAN GET OUT
THERE AND CONTRIBUTE, LIKE YOU SAID.
YEAH, WHEN YOU SCORE A BUCKET, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL
RIGHT THERE. YOU WANT MORE AND CONTINUE
GROW. >>> "THE BADGERS SPORTS REPORT
WITH BO RYAN" IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY†--
>>> WE MOVE ON TO THE
GREAT QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
IT IS FROM WALTER. WITH THE FLU SEASON THEY TRAVEL
IN CLOSE QUARTERS, HOW DO YOU KEEP THE GUYS HEALTHY ENOUGH TO
PLAY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON? GUYS ARE GOING TO GET SICK.
GUYS ARE ABLE TO†-- NOT TO MENTION THE COACHES.
SORRY TO KEEP BRINGING IT UP. YOU ALL TOUGH IT OUT HERE
PRETTY WELL. >> YOU DO GET TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT IT, BUT OUR TRAINING STAFF, HENRY DOES A GREAT JOB
OF EDUCATING ALL OF US IN HOW TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO PREPARE
FOR IT. WE ALL HAVE FLU SHOTS.
FORTUNATELY, THE PLAYERS, WHEN THEY PICKED IT UP, IT WAS THE
24-HOUR BUG. UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOURS TRULY,
IT WAS ABOUT A TEN-DAY INCIDENT.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT STRAIN. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED SOME
ABOUT CRACKING THE WINDOW, GETTING FRESH AIR.
OF COURSE, WHEN IT'S MINUS WHATEVER, IT'S EASY TO SAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY EAT RIGHT, SLEEP RIGHT.
I THINK A BIG PART SOMETIMES IS WHEN YOU GET THE DELAYS LIKE WE
HAD AT MINNESOTA AND GET BACK LATE IN THE MORNING AND YOU'RE
UP EARLY FOR CLASS FOR THE GUYS, YOU KIND OF GET OUT OF
YOUR CYCLE. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO
HANDLE ALL THAT, AND OUR GUYS HAVE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF
STAYING PHYSICALLY COMPETITIVE AND TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING TO KEEP THEMSELVES HEALTHY.
I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE STRUGGLE. I JUST TALK IN THE DIFFERENT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING
THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, LET ALONE
COLLEGE. SO THE BUSES, THE DRY AIR IN
THE HOTELS, THE DRY AIR ON THE BUS, YOU ARE IN CLOSE QUARTERS
AS YOU MENTIONED. WHAT TO DO IS JUST TRY TO KEEP
EATING RIGHT, GETTING YOUR REST, PLENTY OF LIQUIDS AND BE
ABLE TO HANDLE WHAT THE OTHER TEAMS THROW AT YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE
TIME, AND IT'S A VERY STRESSFUL TIME SOMETIMES FOR THE PLAYERS
TO BE ABLE TO JUGGLE EVERYTHING.
OUR GUYS USUALLY DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF IT.
>> THERE YOU GO. ALL THAT AND WASH YOUR HANDS A
LOT, TOO. >> YEAH.
>> THIS HEALTH UPDATE BROUGHT TO YOU BY†-- WE THANK HIM FOR
THAT QUESTION. BADGERS AT ILLINOIS TUESDAY
NIGHT, 8:00 TIP-OFF TIME IN CHAMPAIGN AND SUNDAY NOON TIP
AT THE KOHL'S CENTER, MICHIGAN AND THE SPARTANS.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU NEXT WEEK. THANKS FOR WATCHING.
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