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Wisconsin running back Corey Clement is not a math major. So maybe his formula could use some work.
But the way Clement sees it, the Badgers beat Auburn in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day; Auburn has gone toe to toe with its main rival, Alabama; and, of course, reigning Big Ten and national champion Ohio State beat the Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl.
So add it all up, Clement says, and Wisconsin should have a great shot at pulling the upset over Alabama in the season opener Sept. 5 in Arlington, Texas.
"It's Pythagorean Theorem, right?" he asked an assembled media crowd at Big Ten media days in Chicago on Thursday.
Pythagoras could not be reached for comment. But it is clear that the Badgers aren't going to be intimidated by the powerful Crimson Tide, who were ranked No. 3 in the initial coaches' poll earlier on Thursday.
"There's no better way to start a season than to beat a team like Alabama, though it won't be easy," senior quarterback Joel Stave said. "We have a lot of confidence in ourselves, based on what we did the past calendar year."