Flashback Friday: Wisconsin earns first Big Ten championship since 1999

Wisconsin has another tough test this week as the Northwestern Wildcats come into Camp Randall Stadium to play the 3-2 Badgers. Wisconsin is coming off a bye and Northwestern is coming off a 40-30 loss in Evanston against Ohio State. The Badgers should have most of their players available, including Melvin Gordon, Kenzel Doe, Dallas Lewallen and Jacob Pedersen. For this flashback, I go back in time to the last time these two teams met in 2010 when J.J. Watt and the Badgers dominated Northwestern en route to a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl berth.

It was Thankgiving weekend 2010 and three teams were trying to reach the Rose Bowl as the Big Ten representative. The day before, Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two makeable field goals, one at the end of regulation and one in overtime, as Colin Kaepernick and Nevada won in overtime 34-31 to cost Boise State a berth in the Rose Bowl. In the Big Ten, all eyes would be on Madison, Columbus and State College. Wisconsin had the inside track to go to the Rose Bowl. It had to win and have Ohio State win against Michigan or Michigan State lose at Penn State.

Wisconsin had the edge in BCS ranking, which is what the BCS would go by if it were to end in a 3-way tie. The Badgers lone loss that season was at Michigan State in the Big Ten opener 34-24, so if Wisconsin were to tie with Michigan State, the Spartans would have the edge. However, Wisconsin held the edge over Ohio State after the Badgers dominated No. 1 Ohio State 31-18 in Madison. The Buckeyes and Spartans did not play each other. Completely confusing, I know.

Both Michigan State and Ohio State played at noon EST, so Wisconsin would know its fate by the time it kicked off at 3:30. Wisconsin went back and forth between who to cheer for. At first, the Badgers cheered for Michigan and Penn State, but after Michigan State jumped out to a big lead, Badgers fans had to cheer for the Buckeyes.

Michigan State had to hold on against Penn State 28-22 and Ohio State drilled Michigan 37-7, so Wisconsin knew what it had to do. A win more than likely meant a Rose Bowl berth. It was nationally televised on ABC and the No. 7 Badgers were ready for the spotlight.

Wisconsin came into the game with a three-headed monster at running back in junior John Clay, sophomore Montee Ball and Big Ten Freshman of the Year James White. Wisconsin had a potent offense that ended up scoring at least 70 points on three occasions and more than 30 nine times (I said that in an Ed Rooney voice). Before 2010, the Badgers had not scored 70 points in any one game in their modern era.

On this day, junior defensive end J.J. Watt would be a one-man wrecking crew on defense. He had seven tackles with three being for loss, a sack, forced two fumbles, had a quarterback hit that resulted in an interception and blocked an extra point.

Wisconsin also showed how potent its offense could be, marching down the field and scoring on a Ball 32-yard touchdown run on the game's opening possession. Ball ran for 178 yards on 20 carries and scored four times, setting the stage for his magical junior campaign.

On just the second Northwestern play, senior safety Jay Valai intercepted an Evan Watkins pass. After a Wisconsin punt, the Badgers once again forced a turnover, as Watt forced a fumble that was recovered by Tyler Dippel. The turnover set up another Ball touchdown and the Badgers led 14-0. The lead would be 14-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Then the touchdown parade started. Seven touchdowns were scored with five of those being scored by the home team. Scott Tolzien threw four touchdown passes in the second quarter alone, including a pair to Nick Toon. However, the lone person to score a touchdown that quarter who is still on either team is Northwestern running back Venric Mark, who returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. Wisconsin closed out the scoring on a Tolzien 11-yard pass to Toon with 14 seconds to play before halftime to give Wisconsin the 49-17 lead at intermission.

The third quarter provided much of the same, as Ball and White each scored a touchdown to put the Badgers ahead 63-17 before Northwestern scored one final time. The scoring was capped by an interception return by safety Aaron Henry to give the Badgers the 70-23 dominating victory. It also was the first time Wisconsin had won the conference title since 1999.

Wisconsin outgained Northwestern by nearly a 2-to-1 margin and forced an astounding seven Wildcat turnovers. Wisconsin had more rushing yards (329) than Northwestern had total yads (284). It was a dominating performance by Wisconsin, as it reached the 70-point mark for the third time on the season.

This game should not be as easy for Wisconsin, as the Wildcats come in with one of the league's most potent offenses. With Wisconsin struggling against the pass and Northwestern struggling to stop anything, it should be a high scoring game. It should provide some fireworks and be a wildly entertaining game Saturday evening.

Flashback: Jaguars upset Broncos in 1996 playoffs

The Jacksonville Jaguars are used to being heavy underdogs, especially this year. Jacksonville has only scored 51 points the entire season, while the Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos scored at least that much.....in each of the past two games. Jacksonville comes into this week at 0-5, losing every game by double digits with three of them coming by at least 26. Denver, on the other hand, comes in at 5-0, winning four of them by double figures and has scored 230 points on the season. Denver comes in as a 28-point favorite, which would be the largest point spread in NFL history if it holds.

In the franchise's second year, Jacksonville made the playoffs. Led by quarterback Mark Brunell, Jacksonville made the playoffs with a 9-7 record. At their bye week, the Jaguars had a record of 3-6, but the Jaguars rebounded to win six of their final seven to reach the playoffs. All six of those wins came by one possession. That included a win on the last week of the season against the 3-12 Atlanta Falcons, in which Jacksonville needed to win to reach the playoffs. Atlanta had a 30-yard field goal attempt to take the lead with less than a minute to go by one of the all-time great kickers. Morten Andersen's kick sailed wide left and Jacksonville moved onto the playoffs.

Denver steamrolled through the AFC on its way to a 13-3 record. The Broncos won the division so early that they rested players down the stretch. They started out 12-1, but John Elway missed game 14 due to injury and Denver was destroyed by Green Bay 41-6. With starters being rested, Denver lost the last game to San Diego 16-10. Going into the playoffs, all of their players would be healthy. They thought the divisonal round game would be a tune-up.

Jacksonville came into the Wild Card round as huge underdogs against the Buffalo Bills, led by future Hall of Famers Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas. The latter claimed he did not know anybody on Jacksonville's team. He certainly would know the name of Jacksonville's runing back Natrone Means by the end of the game. Means rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown to lead the Jaguars, but the game would come down to a kick. Jacksonville's string of good luck continued. Second year kicker Mike Hollis nailed a 45-yard field goal that hit off the upright and went through. Top seeded Denver was next.

In the Rocky Mountain News the day of the game, they were called the "Jagwads." Denver Post columnist Woody Paige gave the Jaguars some bulletin board material, asking "Can we get a legitimate NFL team in here next Sunday?" He also made a remark about "How can people get worked up to play somebody called Jacksonville with a bunch of nobodies?"

Those comments fueled the Jaguars, as Jacksonville prepared to pull one of the biggest upsets in playoff history. Denver came in as 17.5-point favorites over the upstart Jaguars. Nobody gave the team from Florida any chance of coming into Mile High and picking up the win.

The first quarter went as most people thought, with Denver scoring two touchdowns, but missed the first extra point and missed the two point conversion on the second touchdown and Denver led 12-0 after one. But Jacksonville fought back in quarter two and the Jaguars took a 13-12 lead at halftime.

With Jacksonville leading 23-20, the Jaguars had one of the biggest plays in their history to put the game away. Brunell, who they had acquired from Green Bay the previous year in a draft day trade, threw a perfect 15-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Smith down the left sideline to give Jacksonville a 30-23 lead with 3:39 left in the game. Denver would score one final time, but the onside kick was recovered by the Jaguars and Jacksonville won the game 30-27 to advance to New England and the AFC Championship game.

Jacksonville lost at New England 20-6 the following week, but that does not take away from the magnitude of this win and what it did for the franchise. One can only hope the Jaguars can feel this way again in the coming seasons.

Little-known backup to big man on campus in one pass

Before Scott Tolzien and Russell Wilson made it cool for Wisconsin quarterbacks to wear No. 16 and before Jeff Duckworth could make his mark as a one shot wonder, a little-known quarterback came from the bench to lead the Badgers to one of the biggest wins in school history in 2003.

Matt Schabert, a heralded recruit from Larkin HS in Illinois, expected to be a contributor at Wisconsin. Schabert was a regional All-America choice by SuperPrep. He was a consensus all-state pick his senior season and graduated with the fourth most passing yards and third most passing touchdowns in state history. He decided to go to Wisconsin and join high school teammate Travann Hayes.

He reshirted in 2000 with Wisconsin already set at quarterback with sophomore Brooks Bollinger. He saw his first action as a freshman in Wisconsin's 42-28 loss to Michigan State. His first pass was a 70-yard touchdown to star wide receiver Lee Evans and went onto go 10-of-18 for 177 yards and a pair of touchdowns. When Bollinger graduated in 2002, Schabert lost the starting job in camp to favorite, senior Jim Sorgi. The senior had played in a number of games in his first three years in Madison and no one was surprised when he beat out Schabert for the starting nod.

As a junior, Shabert saw limited action through the first six games, playing in just two, going just 2-of-6 for 17 yards.

That all changed on the night of Oct. 11, 2003, as he etched his name into Wisconsin Badger history.

What started as a warm, humid day in Madison turned into a rainstorm by the time the ball was kicked off as No. 22 Wisconsin welcomed the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes into Camp Randall. Ohio State was the defending national champions and proud owners of a 19-game winning streak. The Buckeyes returned several key contributors from the championship team, including quarterback Craig Krenzel, wide receiver Michael Jenkins and cornerback Chris Gamble.

Gone was star running back Maurice Clarett, who had a battle with the NFL as he wanted to put his name into the draft, but was not yet three years removed from high school. Clarett not only did not make it in the NFL, but has had repeated run-ins with the law.

Ohio State was undefeated at 5-0, and coming off a bye week. It had been tested early in the season, winning three by one score, including a 44-38 victory against North Carolina State in triple overtime. Wisconsin, on the other hand, had its share of struggles, specifically on the defensive side of the football. After an impressive 24-17 comeback win at West Virginia, Wisconsin came home and struggled to beat Akron and had an embarrassing 23-5 loss to UNLV. The Badgers then rebounded to win three straight, including two straight to start the Big Ten season to enter the titanic matchup at 5-1. Wisconsin was also looking for revenge after Ohio State came into Camp Randall Stadium and beat Wisconsin 19-14 on its way to the championship in 2002.

The weekend itself had great matchups. A big conference matchup between Michigan and Minnesota was moved to that Friday to avoid a potential conflict with the Minnesota Twins, and Michigan outscored Minnesota 31-7 in the fourth quarter to cap a miraculous comeback and win 38-35. There were two matchups between top ten teams (Miami/Florida State and Oklahoma/Texas) and Georgia played Tennessee in Knoxville.

On a rainy night, Wisconsin was looking to once again, end a long winning streak. In 1995, Wisconsin ended Penn State's 20-game winning streak with a 17-9 win in State College. It had to try to break Ohio State's steak, though, without standout running back Anthony Davis, who was recovering from a fractured eye socket.

After reaching the Ohio State 32-yard line on its opening possession, Wisconsin had to punt, sandwiched in between two three and outs by the Buckeyes. On its second possession, Wisconsin scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 2-yard run by Booker Stanley to put the Badgers on the board first.

Midway through the second period, the usually sure-handed Jim Leonhard muffed a punt, which led to an Ohio State field goal and the Badgers led 7-3 at the end of the half.

In the third quarter, Wisconsin faced a fourth down and two at its own 9-yard line. Ohio State was looking to get great field position, but R.J. Morse boomed a punt to Gamble, who muffed the punt and Wisconsin recovered it at the 39-yard line of the Buckeyes.

After a first down, Stanley was stopped for a loss of five on two carries to face a third down and 15 from the Ohio State 28.

 On the play, Sorgi found no one open, so he decided to take off. Sorgi ran down to the 20-yard line to force a field goal.

After the play, with Sorgi still on the ground, there was a pile-up, which included a number of players from each team, including Donovan Raiola and A.J. Hawk. Ohio State linebacker Robert Reynolds grabbed Sorgi's throat, which bruised his vocal cords. Sorgi had a hard time breathing and was not able to talk, so he could not call plays. He was not able to come back into the game, so enter the backup quarterback. Enter Schabert.

Mike Allen made the field goal to put the Badgers back on top by a touchdown, but Wisconsin had to hold on for dear life knowing it had a backup quaterback in the game.

The defense did just that, holding Ohio State without a touchdown for nearly 54 minutes of the game. But Ohio State woke up seemingly just in time. Krenzel found Drew Carter for a 46-yard pass down inside the Wisconsin 10. Two plays later, Krenzel found Jenkins to tie up the game. And suddenly, Schabert needed to win the game instead of just not lose it.

Wisconsin started the next possession on its own 20-yard line line. After gaining one yard on first down, it was time for Schabert to make a play. In two possessions since entering the game, Schabert had thrown just two passes.

The play call was "56 Jerk." All-American wide receiver Lee Evans had not caught one pass all night. Earlier in the season, offensive coordinator Brian White called that same play. After a big fourth down stop against Akron, preserving a 34-31 lead, White called that same play. Backed up to his own one, Sorgi went back to pass in his end zone and threw it to Evans, who caught it in stride and raced to the end zone for a 99-yard touchdown.

Evans was matched up against Gamble, a fellow future first round pick and had been shut out. Gamble expected Wisconsin to play it conservatively, and expected Wisconsin to throw it short to try to move the ball. The last thing he thought Wisconsin would do is throw it deep. And White knew it.

Schabert came up to the line of scrimmage and Ohio State showed blitz. Ohio State brought pressure, but Wisconsin picked up the blitz. Evans went on an out route and Gamble jumped the route, only to have Evans blow right past him. Schabert threw a nice pass to the wide open Evans, who caught it and ran the rest of the way for the 79-yard touchdown giving the Badgers a 17-10 lead with 5:20 left.

On the ensuing possession, Ohio State drove into Wisconsin territory, but a holding penalty pushed it back and was forced to punt.

Forced with a third and two from its own 14-yard line, Wisconsin needed a play to keep the drive alive. Schabert's number was called once again.

Ohio State stacked the box to stop Stanley, but White called Schabert's number. He ran a bootleg and the Buckeye defense was fooled. He ran five yards for the first down.

Two plays later, Stanley rushed for 24 yards to seal the game and to give Wisconsin its first win against a top five team since a 12-7 win in Columbus against No. 3 Ohio State in November 1985.

In 2005, Wisconsin color commentator Mike Lucas had a book published entitled "The Top 25 Moments in Camp Randall History" and this moment ranked No. 8 in the storied history of Wisconsin football.

Unfortunately, Wisconsin and Schabert could not continue the momentum. Schabert struggled in his only start, a 16-7 loss at Northwestern and struggled even more in the loss to Iowa to end the year, once again in relief of Sorgi. He just completed four passes in 11 attempts for just 49 yards and threw three interceptions against the Hawkeyes. As a team, Wisconsin lost three straight by a combined 15 points and five of its last six to end the season after the big win against Ohio State. It was a disappointing end to a once promising season.

The following year, as a senior, Schabert was beaten out for the starting job by sophomore John Stocco and he transferred to Eastern Illinois, where he played his final season.

He may not have had the career he was hoping for, but the impact Schabert has had on Wisconsin football is still felt today.

The play that changed Purdue football

With the Arizona State fiasco behind us, it is time to turn our attention to the Purdue Boilermakers, as they come into Camp Randall Stadium with a 1-2 record. Purdue lost a heartbreaking 31-24 game to rival Notre Dame in West Lafayette this past Saturday. Purdue is off to a rough start once again, which is becoming all too familiar for Purdue fans. That downward spiral for Purdue started on an October night nine years ago.

It was October 2004. George Bush was a few weeks from defeating John Kerry in the election, "Goodies" by Ciara and Petey Pablo was the Billboard No. 1 song and the Boston Red Sox would win their first World Series in 86 years later that month. Purdue was also looking for a championship, led by Heisman front-runner Kyle Orton. The Boilermakers had built on the momentum from the 2003 team that went 9-4 as they won the first five games of 2004 by an average of more than 28 points per game.

College Gameday was in town to see No. 5 Purdue host No. 10 Wisconsin under the lights at Ross-Ade Stadium. It was a battle between the great offense and the great defense. Purdue came into the game averaging more than 500 yards of offense and more than 41 points per game.Wisconsin, on the other hand, came into the game allowing just 6.5 points per game, which led the nation.

It was a defensive struggle early on, as Wisconsin scored first on a touchdown run by Anthony Davis late in the second quarter to give the Badgers the 7-0 lead going into halftime. But Purdue scored 17 unanswered points, including what most people thought was the dagger, a 6-yard touchdown run by Orton to give Purdue a 17-7 lead midway through the final quarter.

Sophomore quarterback John Stocco then led the Badgers back, a 73-yard touchdown drive, which ended with a Stocco pass to Booker Stanley to cut the deficit to three with 5:29 left. After the kickoff, Purdue moved the chains twice and was looking to do so one more time to bury the Badgers.

Purdue faced a third down and two at its own 38-yard line. Wisconsin desperately needed that one stop to help get the offense back on the field to give it a chance to win.

The offense didn't need to go back on the field. The defense did the scoring for them.

On the critical play of the game, Orton rolled out to the right and tried to pick up the first down with his legs. He reached the 40, which was a first down, but was flipped up into the air by Wisconsin cornerback Scott Starks. Orton, holding the ball in the wrong arm, had the ball knocked out of his grasp by safety Robert Brooks. Starks, who was on the ground, quickly got up to his feet and picked up the loose ball and raced 40 yards for the touchdown to give the Badgers the lead.

Obviously, with a play of this magnitude would get reviewed, especially since it was close. Purdue's fans and coaching staff pleaded with the replay officials to call him down. But after looking for a number of minutes, the replay booth decided that the play would stand. In an unlikely turn of events, it would be Wisconsin that had the lead 20-17 with less than three minutes to play.

Unfortunately for the Badgers, all Purdue had to do was kick a field goal after the extra point was blocked. Purdue also still had the early season Heisman front-runner in Orton. For a quick strike offense like the Boilermakers, 2:36 was more than enough time for Orton's offense to move down the field and recapture the lead.

On the ensuing drive, Purdue started on its own 13-yard line. Fifteen plays and 62 yards later, the Boilermakers faced a fourth down at the 25-yard line of Wisconsin. Coming onto the field was junior kicker Ben Jones to attempt a field goal to send the game into overtime. A year earlier, Jones made four field goals, including the game-winner in Purdue's 26-23 victory in Madison.

But this time, the kicker was not so fortunate, as Jones' kick sailed wide right and the Badgers took a knee and ran the clock out to survive a 20-17 thriller.

The Starks fumble return will not soon be forgotten in Madison........or by Boilermaker backers. The touchdown is one of the signature moments (and there were many) of Barry Alvarez's tenure at Wisconsin. For Purdue, on the other hand, it went on a downward spiral that season after the game and the program has yet to recover and we're nine years removed from it.

That game started a four game losing streak for the Boilermakers, never scoring more than 21 points in any game. Purdue limped to a 7-5 record and a Sun Bowl loss to Arizona State, a far cry from the team that started the season 5-0 and ranked No. 5. For a team that had Rose Bowl aspirations, the season turned out to be a total disappointment.

After that game, Purdue went on a tailspin that the program has yet to recover from. The Boilermakers are 40-59 with a miserable 2-23 record against the top 25 since that game. Purdue has made four bowl appearances (not including the one in 2004 due to its hot start), but those bowls were the Champs Sports Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl and the Little Cesars Bowl twice (one was when it was still named the Motor City Bowl). The conference record of 28-41 has been less than stellar as well.

Since that night in 2004, Purdue has also made two coaching changes. From Joe Tiller to Danny Hope and now from Hope to Darrell Hazell, Purdue still has not been able to get off the mat. This is Hazell's first year, so he has time, but it is clear he has his work cut out for him.

Kevin Durant proves once again why he is by far my favorite NBA player

In this day and age, the NBA is littered with arrogant punks like Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum and thugs like J.R. Smith. The "good" guys are few and far between, but Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant takes it to a different level. He gave a million of his own money to help the the relief efforts after a tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma.

But the cool thing is, Durant did not do it for publicity like a lot of athletes have done, but he did it because that is just who he is. If you know anything about him, what he is doing to help the relief efforts of this tornado is not surprising at all. It would be more surprising if he didn't try to help out.

This is not the first time he has done such a thing. In 2010, he donated $100,000 to the Athlete Relief Fund for Haiti. He is a generous player and this will not be the last time he will make a generous donation to help in relief efforts.

With all of these players out getting in trouble with the law or getting high on a consistent basis, it certainly is nice to have a player as unselfish off the court as he is on it like Durant. If I had a child, I would love it if he said Durant was his role model.

Remembering Pat Summerall

It will be hard to describe the greatness of Pat Summerall in just one article, but I will try. For people who group in my era, the 1990s, Summerall basically WAS the NFL. The tandem of him and John Madden is arguably the most famous announcing duo in not just NFL history, but sports history. When you woke up on Sunday mornings and come home from church and turn on the television set, if you heard Summerall, you knew it was a big game.

Summerall announced 16 Super Bowls, 26 Masters Tournaments and 21 U.S. Opens. He and Madden announced eight Super Bowls together, including five while with CBS. The final Super Bowl the tandem announced was one of the most memorable in NFL history, a New England Patriots 20-17 upset over the the heavily favored St. Louis Rams. Of those Super Bowls he announced, he and Madden called Super Bowl XXXI, a victory for the Green Bay Packers against the Patriots.

Summerall and Madden went together like peanut butter and jelly. Upon hearing about Summerall's death, Madden called his longtime friend and announcing partner 'The Voice of Football.' It is hard to argue with him. He was the Keith Jackson of the NFL.

Jackson announced college football for 41 seasons for ABC, including 16 Sugar Bowls and 15 Rose Bowls. He also was credited with nicknaming the Rose Bowl, 'The Granddaddy of them all.' Coincidentally, Jackson's final game was also a memorable one, as Vince Young led the Texas Longhorns to an upset win over Southern California, ending the 34-game winning streak of the Trojans.

Both Summerall and Jackson have more than just that in common, though. They both had that calm announcing voice that made you want to tune in. It was like "Edward R. Murrow reporting on World War II." They both did not need to go over the top to be noticed like Gus Johnson. They both had their style and both were darn good at it.

As a fan of the Packers, I have very fond memories of Summerall announcing games, as the Packers were just beginning their dominance when Summerall and Madden switched over to FOX following the 1993 season. It does not seem like that long ago when he announced the Packers/Patriots Super Bowl. I still can hear Summerall's call of Desmond Howard's 99-yard kickoff return in my head.

For fans of the 90s and even the 80s, if you think of the NFL, one of the first things you think of, right along with the 49ers, Packers and Cowboys, is the tandem of Summerall and Madden. They worked brilliantly together and we can only hope a tandem half as good as that one will emerge in the future.

Griner in the NBA would be a joke

There has been talk about whether Brittney Griner, one of the most dominant women's college basketball players of all-time, should try to go into the NBA. That would be an absolute joke if an NBA team picked Griner in this June's NBA Draft. The only reason a team would pick Griner is to try and sell more seats because of the media circus that would go on by the team that drafts her.

Griner, who averaged 23.6 points and nine rebounds per game, led her Baylor Lady Bears to three straight No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Baylor won the championship during the 2011-12 season with a perfect 40-0 record. Her Bears had a record of 135-15 in Griner's four years and went 108-5 in the last three.

But that is women's basketball, where Griner towers over the competition. In the NBA, or even boys high school or men's college basketball, she would not have that advantage. The tallest opposition for Griner is shorter than the shortest NBA center.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has recently stated he may draft Griner. But that just be to get people talking. After all, this isn't the first time Cuban has been involved in controversy.

At 6-8, she would not only not have the size advantage, but she also would have be at a disadvantage in terms of strength, speed and quickness. In women's college basketball, she would have a natural position of center because she is naturally just bigger than everyone else. However, in the NBA, she would have to play small forward. The problem with that is the fact that she does not have the quickness to do that. Imagine her trying to defend LeBron James or Kevin Durant, or even reserves like Chase Budinger or Matt Barnes.She would stand no chance. None at all.

If she were to be a power forward, the big men would have an easy time getting into the paint against her. She would not stand a chance against players like Reggie Evans, let alone players like Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge. There is just too big of a strength differential.

She also would have a hard time getting past defenders and getting to the rim as well. In women's college basketball, her shots stand little chance of being blocked. In the NBA, if she were to not reach the paint, she would have to do a mid-range shot or try to do a hook shot, and players like Dwight Howard and Serge Ibaka would eat that shot for dinner.

Not to discount what she has done in women's college basketball because she is perhaps the greatest women's college basketball player ever, but she just does not stand a chance in the NBA. The players are too big, too fast and too strong. She would not be able to compete. It would be a mistake for any team to draft her. She would not even be able to compete in the NBA Developmental League. She has the potential to be one of the greatest WNBA players, though.