MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle insists his tailbacks maintained a sense of pride last season about doing the little things necessary to help the Badgers win. They pass protected, they ran routes, they tried to find whatever holes available behind a banged-up and inexperienced offensive line. And despite a dearth of backfield injuries, Wisconsin managed to win 10 games and beat USC in the Holiday Bowl.
But was last season a success on the ground? That's a harder sell to make. Because the way in which Wisconsin won could not have been more, well, un-Wisconsin-like.