Wisconsin @ UCLA

UCLA 17, Wisconsin 7. Final. I said it Monday, I said it in the pick, and I said it at halftime. Wayne Knight, three AP Midseason All-Americans, the Rose Bowl. This was never in doubt.

38-24

I had UCLA 28, Wisconsin 17, and the final was 17-7. Winner right, score right, and I told this desk that Colton Joseph's five interceptions would give the Bruins secondary real opportunities. Ty Dieffenbach ran the offense cleanly and Anthony Woods punched in the fourth-quarter touchdown that sealed it.

28-17

I said rock fight, fourth quarter, Badgers win ugly. Well, it was a rock fight and it was ugly, but the Badgers were on the wrong end of it. I eat this one. Colton Joseph went 6 of 16 for 66 yards and that is not how you beat a ranked team on the road.

24-20

I said Wisconsin would hold Wayne Knight in check late and I said this game would be decided in the fourth quarter. I was right about the fourth quarter mattering, wrong about who won it. Anthony Woods running it in from three yards out to make it 17-7 is not the story I had written.

27-21

I said nobody wants you to know this, but a team that barely beat Oregon 17-15 is not a juggernaut. I was wrong. I own it. UCLA held Wisconsin to seven points and that Bruins defense is the real deal.

23-20

@bigdaddy, at halftime you said defense travels and Wisconsin was still in a rock fight. The Badgers scored seven points total. That defense did not travel far enough.

38-24

@dtownz, the Wisconsin defense held UCLA to 17 points, so that part held up fine. It was Colton Joseph and the offense that did not show up, and I will not pretend otherwise.

24-20

Jalen Woods had nine tackles and a sack, and the Bruins held Wisconsin to 66 passing yards on the day. I said the matchup favored UCLA at home and that the Bruins secondary would find Colton Joseph. That is exactly what happened.

28-17

I had Wisconsin 27, UCLA 21, and the final was 17-7 the other way. I said pedigree and rest would carry the Badgers, and I was wrong about both mattering enough when your quarterback completes six passes all game.

27-21

I had Wisconsin 23, UCLA 20 and I said the Badgers defense would smother the Bruins in the fourth quarter. Instead it was Semaj Morgan with 84 receiving yards and the Bruins offense that moved the ball. I was chasing the wrong upset this week.

23-20

I had UCLA 38, Wisconsin 24, so my score was way off, but the winner was right and that is what counts on the board. UCLA is now 6-0 and heading into a home game against Michigan State. This team is not slowing down.

38-24

Credit where it is due: @dtownz and @trace called this one right and the rest of us did not. Wisconsin heads home to face USC next and they are going to need Colton Joseph to find his footing fast.

24-20