Champs Sports Bowl Gameday Blog is live
December 21, 2008 | Football
Welcome Badger Fans to the 2008 Champs Sports Bowl between your Wisconsin Badgers and the Seminoles of Florida State. Follow Justin Doherty's live Champs Sports Bowl Gameday Blog by clicking postid=1749"> --> here .
UWBadgers.com is your home for comprehensive coverage of the Badgers' trip to Orlando, including practices, team and fan events.
The build up to the game started before UW even left Madison. Assistant director of athletic communications Brian Lucas accompanied head coach Bret Bielema to a media event in Orlando, also attended by FSU head coach Bobby Bowden. Read all about it in this postid=1708"> --> blog .
Did you know this is the first-ever meeting between Wisconsin and Florida State ' How many victories the two coaches have combined for' How about how many Heisman Trophy winners each school has' Find out all that and more postid=1709"> --> here .
UW center John Moffitt, a prolific UWBadgers.com blogger, has his own unique take on the bowl game. Read about it postid=1715"> --> here .
Ever wonder how schools move their entire operation thousands of miles for a whole week ' Well it takes a lot of planning and behind the scenes work from some dedicated people. Read about UW's travel preparations postid=1718"> --> here .
Finally, get all the updates on what's happening in Orlando right here. Below is a schedule of updates to UWBadgers.com so be sure to check back often.
Monday, Dec. 22 ' Travel Day
postid=1735"> --> Brian Lucas' travel blog (with mid=2867"> --> video )
sportid=111&storyid=16172"> --> Rudy Nigl's practice report
Tuesday, Dec. 23
sportid=111&storyid=16184"> --> Brian Lucas ' practice report (with photos)
postid=1739"> --> Rudy Nigl's blog on the team's hospital visit (with mid=2877"> --> video )
Wednesday, Dec. 24
sportid=111&storyid=16195"> --> Brian Lucas ' practice report (with photos)
postid=1741"> --> Rudy Nigl's blog on Sea World (with photos and mid=2881"> --> video )
Thursday, Dec. 25
sportid=111&storyid=16196"> --> Rudy Nigl's practice report (with photos)
postid=1742"> --> Brian Lucas' blog on Christmas in Orlando
postid=1744"> --> John Moffitt's Christmas Video Blog
Friday, Dec. 26
sportid=111&storyid=16200"> --> Brian Lucas' practice report (with photos)
postid=1746"> --> Justin Doherty's blog on the coaches' wives' service event (with typeid=2&deptid=111&eventid=1067"> --> photos and mid=2883"> --> video )
postid=1745"> --> Rudy Nigl's blog on the Champs Sports Bowl fan events (with typeid=2&deptid=111&eventid=1068"> --> photos and mid=2884"> --> video )
Friday, Dec. 27 ' Game day
In-game live blog
Comprehensive post-game coverage
- UW Bowl Central
- UW's Champs Sports Bowl media guide
- &DB_OEM_ID=11300&SPID=6636"> --> Champs Sports Bowl web site
- Official Florida State football web site
