CONTENTS
MARCH 8, 2012 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 31
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NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC
The Badgers once again finished among the Big Ten's top four and are NCAA tournament- bound yet again. How have they been so consistent under Bo Ryan? It's all part of the plan.
36 » DREAM ON J.J. Watt, the man who made "Dream Big, Work Hard" more than just a motto, is still living by those words as he looks to build on an impres- sive rookie season with the Houston Texans.
» BADGER HOCKEY DIGEST The Badgers surge into their "second season" with the opening round of the WCHA playoffs this weekend in Denver. Brian Posick and head coach Mike Eaves look ahead in a special edition of "Badger Hockey Digest" from inside La Bahn Arena.
48 DEPARTMENTS
10 LUCAS AT LARGE by Mike Lucas
12 BEHIND THE DESK by Barry Alvarez
14 THE VOICE by Matt Lepay
16 BY THE NUMBERS 18 5 THINGS TO WATCH
20 BADGERING... Josh Gasser
44 INSIDE SPORTS 48 INSIDE HOCKEY
52 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY State champions
