The Wisconsin Badgers started the season with legitimate College Football Playoff hype surrounding them from both the fan base and the media.
Each week, as they won yet another game, the hype grew and grew, as it should have.
It reached its peak right before the Big Ten Championship Game, and then quickly started going downhill from there.
By the time the dust settled, the Badgers were 12–1 and losers of the Big Ten Championship Game and a playoff berth after a disappointing effort.
And when the final particles of dust had settled, the Badgers discovered that they would head to the Orange Bowl to face Miami.