The Power of the Lights

If you ask any player that is beyond high school footbal; playing under the lights is exciting. If you're a fan, watching a game under the lights is exciting. It is not the norm, and it is an environment that is unparralled in sports.

On average msot teams will go years without playing a night game. Most playing during the day, and don't get to be featured in prime time. While Wisconsin has played in night games throughout the past few years, the hype and the environment is still powerful.

Badger fans that were lucky enough to gain access to Camp Randall in 2003 know that there is nothing like a highly ranked team playing in Camp Randall at night. That year Ohio State came in as the number three team, and the defending national champions.

The game was tense and the crowd was rowdy, and that could be an understatement. It was one of those games that people talk about for years to come, and Saturday could be the same. Under the lights only brightens the spot light that beams on Madison from time to time on a football Saturday.

While they may be only glass and metal, the lights will again be a powerful force in the game. The fans will be jacked up, and the players will feed off of that as well. Saturday will truly be one of those moments that not just defines the season...it will define the program. All under the lights.