Madison fans root en masse to cheer Badgers to victory - Madison.com
The 71-64 win guarantees that Bucky’s congregation will return Monday night for final services at Union South, Der Rathskeller and bars up and down State Street, around Madison and across the state. “It’s good to be here,” said Will Conley, 22, one of thousands to pack lower State Street. The last time the Badgers played for a national championship in basketball — 1941 — the UW Field House was just 11 years old, Mickies Dairy Bar was still five years away from opening and State Street jewelers and later philanthropists Irwin and... They came from State Street Brats, Hawks, Wandos, Vintage and the Nitty Gritty. Others likely from a viewing party at the Majestic Theatre on King Street or house parties around campus for those who didn’t skip town for, or returned early from, spring break. Peter Cooley, a 1978 graduate of the UW-Madison Medical School, watched the game at Union South but followed the crowd to State Street. “I knew it was going to happen eventually,” Cooley said of Wisconsin getting to a national title game. At State Street Brats, two televisions in the outdoor beer garden at State and Frances Streets drew a big crowd that cheered every time the Badgers scored or forced a Kentucky turnover. Source: host.madison.com
