MIAMI -- Wisconsin safety Joe Ferguson said his team has talked at length about finding an appropriate version of Miami's famed turnover chain for the Badgers. He suggested a cane, for a bit of class, or perhaps an over-the-shoulder fur coat, similar to what Jon Snow wears on "Game of Thrones."
"We're up north, so it makes sense," Ferguson joked.
The truth, however, is there's no topping the chain. Imitators are always left wanting. And in a season in which Miami reached highs it hadn't enjoyed in more than a decade, the chain took on a life of its own, so much so that even its opponent in the Capital One Orange Bowl had to spend much of the run-up to the game talking about it.