If you want to be a Badger, then come along with me... Part I

So this should be a fairly chronological view of GameDay in Madison. We started on campus, at the Union to pick-up our tickets from the guy who sold them to us on Ebay. Madison has joined the large group of cities who feature painted animal statues throughout the city. Clearly, this being Wisconsin, we have cows.

Next was lunch on State Street. The Badgermobile, carrying Bucky and the cheerleaders, make their way down the street (which is bus and pedestrian only). Then it's the long walk to the stadium.

For those who don't know, Camp Randall has its name because it was a Union Army base during the Civil War. The grounds were absorbed into the UW Campus. The stadium was built in 1917 and the Field House was built in 1930. Originally an open horseshore with a track, it was renovated in1958, 1966 and over the past two years.








The University cow.














Complete with UW "brand"















Looking down State St., with State St. Brats on the left.









We spent much of the game wondering what a man of the size of this guy

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was doing as a male cheerleader...









The Field House at Camp Randall
















The Camp Randall Memorial Wall of Fame













The entrance to Camp Randall military grounds.











There were a couple of memorial stones around, but this one was the prettiest.