You know you’re a Badger when…


My Digital Marketing class crowd-sourced this list.  What would you add? Tell us in the comments.

[Fill in the blank] You know you’re a Badger when _______________________________.

Photo by UW-Madison, University Communications © Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Photo by UW-Madison, University Communications
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

  1. You’ve put your arms around strangers and sang Varsity on game day.

  2. You’ve risked being late to an exam so you could detour to rub Abe’s foot for good luck.

  3. You can’t wake up for a 9:30 class, but you have no problem getting up at 7:00 on gameday.

  4. Half of your laundry load always consists of the color red.

  5. You wake up to the sound of “Jump Around” on Game Day.

  6. You go to the KK and Chasers every weekend.

  7. When you sing “Sweet Caroline” at every social gathering.

  8. You are traveling somewhere and you recognize someone wearing badger gear and immediately become great friends.

  9. You high five strangers in the airport wearing Badger gear.

  10. You become overwhelmingly excited when “Jump Around” comes on.

  11. When deep fried cheese curds are a staple in your diet.

  12. You’ve contemplated invited Bucky to your wedding someday.

  13. You don’t know the meaning of turn down.

  14. You’ve pulled an all-nighter at College.

  15. You’ve gotten lost in humanities.

  16. You work hard and play hard.

  17. The Terrace is your happy place.

  18. When you have a Wisconsin W gibbet on your Crocs.

158 responses to “You know you’re a Badger when…”

  1. Who the hell wears crocs in college? Besides, probably sprain an ankle during Jump Around!

  2. When no other kind of ice cream comes close to Babcock ice cream in taste and texture!

  3. when you consistently put the Badge in your final four for your March Madness bracket

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