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Jim Polzin: Enough with the waffling, it's time to predict a season win total for Wisconsin football

JIM POLZIN
May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022 Updated Aug 13, 2024

trophy photo 5-26 — Jim Polzin foresees visiting UW falling to Iowa in the 2022 regular season. UW won the Heartland Trophy game last season 27-7 at Camp Randall Stadium.
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JIM POLZIN

When an email from a gambling service arrived earlier this week, my initial reaction after reading its content was to chuckle.

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