re: That was our seed.

I don't disagree, and that's pretty well what I have to tell myself to not let Hog fandom keep me down. That said, a certain degree of luck is required for many teams to make it to a respectable post-season position in any sport. The Elite 8 would have reinvigorated Hog fans everywhere. We would be eager for next season and would go into our upcoming shitty football season in high spirits.

But, nope. That's not the way it goes. Ever. We get to chew and seethe on that stolen game, and then we get to hope and pray that Bielema's brain has finally adjusted to the change in air pressure down south and remembers how to win football games again.