Just saw that ESPN list of the best players by jersey numbr and I scrolled through it looking for Badgers representation. You know what I found? A whole lot of names from programs that have been buying talent for the last five years while we are over here trying to develop kids the old way. I guarantee you they spent maybe ten minutes on Wisconsin and called it a day. I remember when Camp Randall used to shake on third down and you could feel the concrete steps vibrating under your feet because the whole place was packed with people who actually grew up in this state. Now the stands are full of families scrolling their phones during timeouts and half the roster is from Florida or California because NIL made loyalty optional. The old stadium used to smell like brats and beer and cold November air and you knew every single name on that roster because they stayed for four years and married local girls. I miss the days when the band would play and the whole section would sing along without needing a jumbotron prompt. Camp Randall was a fortress built by farm boys and walk ons and that list from ESPN will never understand what it meant to be a Badger before the money changed everything.