During the late moments of the game Wisconsin took a random timeout and that set Coach Howard over the edge. He let them know exactly how he felt about it, and then let those hands fly.

Video below:

Juwan Howard took offense to a late timeout from Wisconsin and took a swing in the handshake line, chaos ensues pic.twitter.com/dk4hnkTscP

— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) February 20, 2022

1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel announces the three finalists for 2014: Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Alabama receiver Amari Cooper and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon. -ESPN

So who will win?

I think it’s beyond obvious that Marcus Mariota will take home the hardware. Mariota boasts an impressive stat line of 3783 yards 38 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He also put down another 669 yards on the ground with 14 touchdowns. The Ducks are also #2 in the country with a 12-1 record.

Melvin Gordon is your likely second place runner up. Gordon has 2336 yards and 26 touchdowns of his own, but he’s shown an affinity to fumble the ball which voters will likely hold against him. #13 Wisconsin also finished up the season with a 59-0 loss at the hands of Ohio State which does Gordon no favors (76 yards.)

While not having the record season he had last year, ball has been pretty solid. He’s already amassed over 1200 yards and 16 touchdowns. He won’t get to the 33 scores from last year, but he will finish with respectable numbers.

With all that said, where does he stack up in the 2013 draft class of running backs?

Well his coach says that he is #1:

“I’ve had several guys comment to me this year that they thought he’s the first back to go in this year’s draft,” Bielema said. “Many make the statement without a doubt.”

“Again, there are a lot of good players around him, but I think Montee is going to be very, very happy on draft day.”

My thoughts: of course Bill Bielema is supposed to say that. He sees Montee every day and sees the work he puts in. Now what he probably hasn’t taken in consideration is the things all draft pundits tend to over analyze. You know, things like speed, agility, vision, injury risk, etc.

In my humble opinion Montee is the third best back in this class at best behind backs like Le’Veon Bell and Andre Ellington. That isn’t bad though. Montee will probably be a third or fourth round pick and be productive in the league even if he never becomes a superstar.

During a tough touchdown run Montee took a blow to the head, and it ended his day early:

Wisconsin RB Monte Ball will not return to game vs UTEP after suffering a head injury in 2nd quarter. #UTEPvsWIS es.pn/QuCF2R

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 22, 2012

This is a weird case but here are the details:

Wendell J. Venerable, Deonte J. Wilson and Robert A. Wilks, all 21 years old, were taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with substantial battery-party to a crime. No formal charges have been filed, though.

Ball suffered a concussion and a bruised jaw in the assault and missed the first week of preseason camp. A witness to the attack reported to police that he heard something along the lines of “one down, nine to go” by one of the assailants, possibly in reference to other UW football players.

Also had so many questions about our QB situation that want everyone to know we are going to start Danny O’Brien in our opener against UNI.

— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) August 20, 2012

Maybe Montee Ball can tweet what really cost him to get jumped?

Montee claims:

“I went out with a few friends. We weren’t getting rowdy or anything,” Ball said. “I was heading right back to my place a block away and I was attacked. That’s all I remember.”

So Montee is going with the amnesia defense. It is better to just not say anything if you are in any way guilty… I’m sure all of the events that led up to this are on camera. Police just have to find out where the tapes are.

The Badgers’ new adidas TECHFIT football uniform highlights the history of the Wisconsin “W” and celebrates the school’s rich football heritage. The white uniform features red shoulders and showcases a bold red “W” on the chest and player numbers above the heart.

Wisconsin’s red helmet featuring a black face mask and white “W” and the team’s adizero Smoke gloves showcasing the “W” logo pay homage to Badger pride. The reflective black uppers of the team’s adizero cleats combined with the red electro-plated bottom, will bring a bright and exciting look to Wisconsin’s footwear during their Unrivaled game.

The use of the “block W” harkens back to the days of Wisconsin’s 1962 Big Ten championship team, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall. That team wore the “block W” on their helmets and went on to play USC in the 1963 Rose Bowl, one of the most famous bowl games of all time.

They should rename this game to the red bowl.

If only Montee took my advice of sticking to the Fifth Amendment…

Now the Heisman candidate may be in hot water if he gave any false information to authorities (yes, thats illegal). TMZ reports:

“The Madison Police Department, through information developed by detectives, have determined that there was a fight that occurred Friday night (July 27th-28th) which involved UW students, members of the UW football team, and other individuals that were not affiliated with the University of Wisconsin’s Athletics Department. We have also determined that Montee Ball was present at the location of that fight, but we have no information that leads us to believe that he had any involvement in that particular event.

“There was one individual that did sustain an injury during the fight, and was subsequently treated at a local hospital for that injury. There is a potential for charges to be pursued, related to the investigated fight, but no charges have been filed. As this investigation is ongoing, specific details outlining the identities of either victims or involved parties are not being released.”

Updated Advice to Monty: if you lied, COME CLEAN and play the scared kid card! And if you did ANYTHING illegal to any of those five guys retain a lawyer RIGHT NOW!

Here is the thing, if you are involved in an incident like this chances are there are cameras that recorded you earlier in the night so if Ball did anything it is on camera somewhere. The police know better than to take the word of a football player (with a lot of draft stock to lose).

The first and most important detail was the Ball is going to be okay, but as police look into the situation, there are naturally other components of the story that develop — like motive. The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that Madison police are looking into a “precipitating event” that may have led to Ball’s attack. From the paper:

Central District Capt. Carl Gloede said Thursday police were still trying to find out what that incident was, when and where it happened, what Ball’s involvement might have been, and whether other football players were involved.

A witness to the attack on Ball by five men at about 2:15 a.m. in the 500 block of University Avenue said one of the assailants said something like, “One down, nine to go,” Gloede said, suggesting others might have been targeted.

Advice to Montee: when in doubt, FIFTH AMENDMENT! DONT SAY SHHHHH