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Links at Lunch: Madison Painted Red; Bama-UF Lock Up in SEC Showcase; There’s No D in USF

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Bucky Badger better stop scouring Facebook for pool shots of oh-so fine Wilma Wildcat (presumably lounging on a Sunday afternoon at The Standard on Stone), and get ready for Saturday’s big showdown. Anticipation of Nebraska vs. Wisconsin is reaching a fever pitch. Wisconsin is being painted, uh…a different shade of red? as Cornhusker fans invade the town writes Sam Zastrow at Bucky’s 5th Quarter.

Our friends at HuskerLocker.com were supposed to appear on the SaturdayBlitz.com Podcast, but because of this blogger’s own domestic issues that fell through. However, you can still get their insight on Nebraska vs. Wisconsin via the Husker Locker podcast.

AlligatorArmy.com breaks down the Tide’s top players, as well as Alabama’s vaunted defense.

Former Nick Saban disciple Will Muschamp knows a lot…just not about Star Wars.

  • BYU is in its second Friday night game, this time against Utah State. Last year the Aggies depantsed the Cougars, usually a felony in Utah. The Cougars’ inability to stop USU led to a change at defensiev coordinator. Does BYU have something big in store for this year’s contest? Jeremy Kidd at BYUFootblog examines the in-state match-up.
  • Here’s a very subtle, quite hilarious recap of USF’s debacle last night at Pitt courtesy of Voodoo Five.
  • The first of three Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy games is played Saturday in Annapolis, when Air Force faces Navy. AFA is the reigning CiC Trophy winner, having snapped Navy’s seven-year streak with a low scoring win in 2010. This season’s game figures to be high scoring, and Mike James breaks it down at Navy Bird Dog.