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nycbos

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4. Many bars and restaurants show the game.

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Sun May 24, 2020, 05:23 PM

May 2020

I was in Madison working on the 2014 governors races.

Often I would walk from my supporter housing to the office because I didn't have time to do any other exercise.

People would start tailgating at 8 AM for a 1 pm kickoff.

We didn't schedule any canvasses shifts during Badgers games (or Pakcers games).

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Wisconsin stands to lose millions if Badgers can't play football games this fall [View all] milestogo May 2020 OP

'UW home games attract 585,000 visitors to Madison...' House of Roberts May 2020 #1

Sit in bars? milestogo May 2020 #2

gotta think that's for the season... dhill926 May 2020 #3

yeah, that makes sense milestogo May 2020 #5

went to school there for a couple years.... dhill926 May 2020 #6

I knew someone whose job it was to work the games - milestogo May 2020 #8

That math would work better. House of Roberts May 2020 #7

Many bars and restaurants show the game. nycbos May 2020 #4

Stumble drunk on the bike trails near Camp Randall luv2fly May 2020 #11

...and South Bend, and Ann Arbor, and Tuscaloosa and Eugene CanonRay May 2020 #9

Yup. milestogo May 2020 #10

Maybe the franchise should push for safer reopening like AllyCat May 2020 #12