No Viva Las Vegas for Taylor

A year ago there were a lot of questions about who would fill in the holes at the linebacker spot for the Badgers. By October we thought that maybe that had been answered...Mike Taylor. Then against Iowa the Badgers had that hole busted wide open once again.

What seemed like a routine play turned into something far worse for the Badger defense. Taylor had blown out his ACL, and needed season ending knee surgery. At the time Taylor was leading the Badgers in tackles, and was starting to look like a candidate for "Freshman of the Year" in the Big Ten.

Then again even injuries can sometimes have their own shades of gray. Following the injury Badger fans were introduced to a new freshman to cheer for...Chris Borland. I personally already had a nickname for the new tandem that would formed the following season. "Tool Time" seemed to just fit. I mean Taylor and Borland together just seemed like Tim and Al all over again. (And anyone that can't figure out the reference needs to go back in time and re-live the 90s.)

Just like the show Home Improvement (Tim) Taylor was once again injured, and (Al) Borland needed to step in and fill the void. But this year everybody thought that we would get to see the two of them together on the same field.

We learned just this past weekend that it won't be a reality in week 1. Taylor will once again be going under the knive to check on his knee and will miss the next 2 to 4 weeks. That means no "Viva Las Vegas," for Taylor this year.

Right now it is only Vegas, which could be a silver lining for Taylor, who is expect to make a full recovery and be back this season. For now senior Blake Sorenson will be filling the spot vacated by Taylor, and hopefully it won't be for long. I still neeed to prune my buckeye tree and build a hawkeye trap this fall.