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The Chainsmokers ignite Revelry line-up By Bobby Vanderwist The Daily Cardinal
While Chance The Rapper’s name tops the bill for the 2015 Revelry Music and Arts Festival, that energy and excitement will peak with the next name in line, New York DJ/producer/songwriter duo The Chainsmokers. They have seen their place in the electronic music industry skyrocket over the last few years in the wake of several busy festival seasons, a slew of remixes and infectious singles like their notorious “#SELFIE.” In January 2014, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall signed the group to 604 Records, owned by Nickleback singer Chad Kroeger, just a month after revolutionizing cell phone culture as we know it with “#SELFIE.” But before that, they gained serious traction in the festival scene with their energized, melodic electro-house remixes of songs like Smallpools’ “Dreaming” and Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High).” The Chainsmokers are sure to bring all of that energy to the table when May 2 comes along. Last year’s festival saw an
EDM headliner and hip-hop support with G-Eazy and Waka Flocka Flame opening for Dillon Francis on the main stage. Those roles have been reversed this year, which will take both performances to the next level. This year’s stage setup will allow for a more festival-like atmosphere and larger crowd. With headliner Chance The Rapper bringing his soulful style of live-band hip-hop to the stage at the end of night, an act like The Chainsmokers seems necessary in order to give EDM fans and hip-hop heads alike a much-needed dancing fix. Like 2014 headliner Dillon Francis, The Chainsmokers have a tendency to work a crowd with whacky stage antics, eclectic sets and busy light shows. This year, Revelers will enjoy this electric atmosphere and will then get to relax and watch one of the best hip-hop artists in the world get groovy with his band. Whether they’re in the studio, headlining music festivals, or hanging out with their buddy Steve Aoki, The Chainsmokers have
their heads in the right place. Much like the Wisconsin Badgers Mens Basketball team, who spent their March Madness press conferences playing with the stenographer and arguing about each others’ video game skills, The Chainsmokers have accomplished great things on their own terms, but never seem to take themselves too seriously In “Kanye,” a recent collaboration with The Chainsmokers, sirenXX sings, “I want to be like Kanye.” Whether or not the duo has any personal connection to the line, their ego doesn’t reflect a Yeezus complex. Taggart and Pall tour the world with their feet on the ground. To The Chainsmokers, the only things to be taken seriously are good music and good times. Show after show they accomplish both, with the help of their driving beats, bouncing synth melodies, and, of course, an unparalleled affinity for tequila. Check back each Tuesday and Thursday as The Daily Cardinal previews featured acts for this year’s Revelry Music and Arts Festival.
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The Chainsmokers will headline the Library Mall stage at Revelry May 2, along with Chance The Rapper, among others.
Predictions fly as ‘Game of Thrones’ begins fifth season Jake Smasal Smasaltov! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the moment we’ve—or at least I’ve—been waiting for all semester has finally almost arrived. The world is three days from the premiere of the fifth season of “Game of Thrones.” Because I am very excited, I thought it might be useful to go through what we may expect from this season and what I, an accursed book reader, want from what has the potential the best season yet. It would probably be best to start with where we left off last season. This will obviously include spoilers, so if you spent the last year under a rock, or if for some misguided reason are only watching season four now, stop reading immediately. Obviously, the real cliff-hanger of season four is whatever’s going on with Rickon Stark. Just kidding—let’s talk Tyrion. When we left our little lion, he had just shot a crossbow bolt into his dad’s gut while Tywin Lannister was doing a number two. As a result, it’s probably safe to assume that he’s no longer safe in King’s Landing—not that anyone is really safe in King’s Landing. We know Arya is finally hopping a ship out of Westeros after the sad conclusion of her extended hiking trip with The Hound, and Jon is pouting up north after Stannis Baratheon saved both his bacon and the Wall. Finally, Daenerys is chilling in Essos, happily oblivious to what’s happening in Westeros, and slowly driving everyone mad with the whole anti-slavery crusade. As for everyone else, well, re-watch the show if you really don’t remember. It should also be mentioned that the showrunners have now come out and said that the series will start changing the source material and kill characters in the
show that will not be killed in the books. This sucks, and it’s presumably because George R.R. Martin can’t finish the next goddamn book already—we love you George, but it’s past time—and they’ll start spoiling what actually happens in the books at the rate they’re going. It also creates a fascinating dynamic in that nothing even remotely like this has ever happened before. Most adaptions start after the conclusion of the series is done—it would be like if they had started making Harry Potter movies after “The Goblet of Fire.” However, for the purposes of this column, it’s pretty great, because when I now write about what I want to happen next I could actually be right. So, without further ado, here are my season predictions coupled with what I actually want to happen. Keep in mind that, as a book reader, my predictions have some basis to them. So, pay attention. Prediction: Brienne of Tarth does a lot of walking. At the end of last season, Brienne found Arya but couldn’t find Sansa. So, isn’t it likely that she does a lot more of what she did that season? Keep walking until she walks all the way to the Vale? What I want to happen: Brienne of Tarth takes Lady Stoneheart’s place in the show: For those who don’t know, Lady Stoneheart is Catelyn Stark’s reanimated corpse. She’s pretty great/terrifying. And since she’s not going to be in the show, wouldn’t it be great for Brienne to take her spot as a roaming mercenary woman intent on bringing justice to a broken land? Oh, and did I mention that Podrick and his ginormous member are also there? Yeah. This would be good. Prediction: Daenerys stays out of Westeros. Ugh. It’s like, just let her go already! It’ll be at least two seasons yet. Calling it now. What I want to happen: The Khaleesi goes to King’s Landing.
She has dragons now, and the constant power struggles have left the Seven Kingdoms weak. No time like the present to do a little conquering. Bonus prediction: No one even mentions Valyria. For the uninitiated, Valyria is where the Targaryens are originally from, and it used to be the most powerful nation in
the world. Then, something happened, and now the whole place is like Mordor, if Mordor killed you just for setting foot inside it. But, even though it’s secretly the coolest place on the map, nobody will talk about it because it’s not important to the plot. What I want to happen: Tyrion
goes to Valyria and meets a new character played by Kurt Russell, spawning a bunch of “Big Trouble in Little Valyria” jokes. That one pretty much explains itself. Excited for “Game of Thrones?” What are your predictions for the new season? Let Jake know at smasal@wisc.edu.
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say have the best parties and hottest life forms. Although Martians know their members are cute enough to impress Earthlings, some have voiced concern about being accepted by the youthful species. “We knew we’d never live up to Christopher Lloyd’s character in that Disney treasure,” said Head of Assimilation Giuliana Rancid while refreshing her Spacebook notifications. “We
were hoping to be a bigger hit than those Mars Needs Moms losers, though.” While they acknowledge having struggled with interplanetary relationships in the past, many blame their unfavorable image on human popular culture. “Rod Sterling did nothing for our reputation and I mean nothing,” said Hayden Planettiere, pointing at a nearby copy of To Serve Man. “That
episode wasn’t even about us! It was those collar-popping Kanamit douchebags!” Even conservative Mars dwellers noted they’d be interested in hanging out Homo sapien style, especially after seeing Kate Upton’s “Game Of War Of The Worlds” advertisement featuring her impressive orbs. Although Martians everywhere report they feel “so chill” about the cross-species possibilities, the Pan-Milky Way Committee says it’s still unsure about such close encounters between Earth and Mars. “Earth is a top-tier planet in our Solar System, and while Mars seems to be getting up to speed, they’ll always orbit just a bit more slowly,” said Pan-Milky Way spokesalien Ziggy Stardust. “We don’t usually endorse these kinds of relationships.” At press time, Rancid and Planettiere were observed by Cardinal staffers screenshotting every time their boyfriends asked them to “Phone Home.”
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From the dog’s body language and facial expressions, 31-year-old Madison woman Erika Scanlan was able to discern without reasonable doubt that her two-year-old puppy had been masturbating while she was away at work Tuesday. Willy, an “obnoxiously horny” cocker spaniel, approached Scanlan in a state that made it overwhelmingly obvious to his owner that he had been vigorously beating his meat during her absence. “Willy came up to me as soon as I opened the front door with this total half-assed grin across his face,” Scanlon said. “He was wagging his tail and licking me as if everything was normal. But I knew something was up. It just felt too suspicious.” Scanlan had been distrustful of Willy’s daily activities while she was gone since he began to spend considerably less
time dry-humping her daughter’s stuffed Bert and Ernie dolls about two months ago. However, she was never able to fully confirm her suspicions until this week. “Willy seems way less interested in B and E than he used to be, plus the house has had a more pungent flavor of stank to it over the last few days,” Scanlan told The Daily Cardinal. “So, I’ve been sniffing around his business and trying to catch him red-pawed.” Scanlan, an occasional masturbator by her own admission, says she does not condone Willy’s actions. “I don’t feel that I have the moral authority to say Willy shouldn’t spank his monkey since I flick my bean every once in while,” Scanlan explained. “But I’d really prefer it if he didn’t do it in the house. I’ve never found his dog jizz anywhere but I’m sure it isn’t easy to clean up.”
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Marisa Bernstein Opinion Columnist
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y favorite place in college library is the line leading up to the cash register in the little cafe on the first floor. I get giddy just thinking about picking out my snacks. Generally it’s where I take a little break, grab some gummy worms or something else that I will later regret eating. But I do it anyway, time and time again. I always rely on those gummy worms to
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lift me up during endless hours of studying. Reliability is a funny thing. It’s the trust that one can depend on something or someone, often without reason other than the faith in basic decency. However, all too often people or things possess our trust without earning it. Why do I trust gummy worms to lift me up? It’s temporary, right? Because when the box is empty, I am left with
nothing but spare sugar crystals and probably a little bit of nausea (mostly because I buy the box, lose all self control and eat them all in around five minutes). What is six hours in the library without some slightly toxic food? Despite the effects, I rely on them so often to pull me out of my studying slumps. I am stuck on these stupid gummy worms because they were the only thing keeping me sane when I spent an hour, on
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Blowing off commitments affects more than just yourself, and a simple heads up can save you and your counterparts unneccesary headaches. Keep others in mind when changing your plans.
two separate occasions, waiting for my new math tutor to meet me at College Library. I had an exam last week, and I had recently hired this tutor to get some extra help. I relied on him to review my math with me, or at the very least, show up. Unfortunately, he never did. So what did I do for the hours that I waited in the library? After many failed attempts to understand my math on my own, I got to thinking about accountability. After all, I like to write more than I like to do calculus, so writing is exactly what I did. And through my jumbles of typed out thoughts, I arrived at more questions than I did conclusions. Why do we count on people when they haven’t earned our trust? Why do people back out of commitments? Why is it so much to ask of a person to honor their obligations? I really do not believe that this should not be too much to ask of a person. How about a more relatable example; I have a friend who signed an apartment lease for next year and just this month found out that one of her roommates has backed out. Now she has to search for a new roommate or be forced to pay hundreds of dollars more per month for her lease. Her friend’s decision to back out of
the lease left the other roommates high and dry. While there are exceptions to everything, there are always multiple ways to handle situations. If my math tutor could not make our meeting, he could have shot me a simple email informing me of his dilemma. If someone needs to back out of a lease, they can express their concerns sooner rather than making the decision without the other roommates involved. Look, if you commit to something, stick to it. If we cannot depend on each other, who can we depend on? Accountability is a part of fundamental human decency. It hurts to have your trust denounced. Your actions substantially affect those around you—more than you may think. Don’t back out of commitments, don’t take the easy way out. Integrity is an underrated, yet imperative characteristic. As college students, we all often feel indestructible. This unfortunately leads from good intentions to bad situations. We all need to take the time to learn to be honest with ourselves—only commit to what you know you are capable of, and have the integrity to follow through. Marisa is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal. We would like to hear from you. Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the death penalty Sarah Rowen Guest Columnist
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he juror’s decision in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev came back yesterday and he has been found guilty on all 30 charges, including the 17 charges that carry the death penalty. This is an incredibly unsurprising outcome, seeing that Tsarnaev plead guilty, his lawyer’s opening remarks were “it was him,” and that the defense did not cross examine a single witness called by the prosecution, the majority of whom were survivors of the attack. The trial, however, is still far from over. The jury must begin deliberations again, this time over whether or not Tsarnaev will receive the death penalty. The interesting part of this case is that the death penalty is illegal in Massachusetts, but because this is a federal case involving terrorism, the jurors have a right to sentence Tsarnaev to death. Even more controversially, only jurors who found the death penalty morally accept-
able were appointed to the jury, increasing the chances of such a conviction. To sentence him to the death penalty, however, there must be a unanimous vote. Now, I grew up right outside of Boston and have always thought of it as my home city. I wasn’t home when the two bombs detonated at the marathon, but I remember every second of the manhunt and the devastation it caused my city. I had family and close friends trapped in their apartments for days on lockdown. My mom’s office is on Boylston Street (the finish line) and her office was closed for weeks after for both physical and emotional repair. I know several victims of the bombing, and the uphill battle that it was been for families to survive coping with emotional damage, physical ruin, and financial hardship when they needed to treat their recovery as a full time job. I was lucky though. I was healthy, my family was healthy, and I am not a victim of the attack, but I was close enough to feel the tremendous
stress and anguish it caused the entire city. Even after seeing all of the damage though, I cannot support the death penalty for Tsarnaev. What he did was terrible, but killing him will not remedy that. A lethal injection will not bring back Martin Richard, Krystal Campbell, Lingzi Lu, or Sean Collier. It will not replace the lost limbs or remedy the emotional traumas or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Allowing the families of victims to watch as the state administered a poison could be relieving, but does that not lower us as a society and city to his level? Enjoying watching the death of another person, no matter what they have done is animalistic and cruel in its very nature. Ronald Carson, who’s sister was murdered, was horrified after watching his sister’s murderer be killed by the state, stating, “Watching the execution left me with horror and emptiness, confirming what I had already come to realize: Capital punishment only continues the violence that
has a powerful, corrosive effect on society.” The death penalty merely continues a pattern of violence and cruelty. I hope that the jury sees this and after spending so much time in the same courtroom as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, I hope that they see that even after this heinous crimes he is still a human being. On a larger scale, I hope that as a country, we can see this too. One hundred and forty countries have outlawed the death penalty, and the countries
that still have the death penalty are not the greatest company: North Korea, China, Somalia, Iran, and Iraq. Even Rwanda, Venezuela, and Serbia have outlawed the death penalty. In the United States we need to stop thinking of violence and death as a solution, and this starts with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Sarah is a freshman and intends to major in economics and political science. We want to hear your view. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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jordan from page 8 their styles. “I knew his style and a lot of his moves, but he definitely developed over the past three years, as I have, so we had some things that neither one of us knew the other had,” Isaac said. Growing up in a family so entrenched in wrestling has given current Badger Isaac an advantage over his teammates and opponents in ways that he doesn’t quite grasp. “I take it for granted that I’ve been around it so much and it’s kinda become second nature that if you wrestle, you’re just good at it,” Isaac said. “You’re expected to win, and you expect that out of yourself because you’re surrounded so much.” When Bo and Isaac were going to face off in the Big Ten championship for the 165-pound weight class, there was an inevitable amount of pressure forming. Isaac said he tried not to focus on that, but to treat it like any other match, fearing it would negatively affect his wrestling if he put too much thought into it. He did admit that it was hard on his grandparents, as well as his dad and uncle, and that beating his cousin to win the Big
Ten was “special.” If both boys stay in the same weight class for the next few years, it puts them on a collision course that could meet on a larger stage than just the Big Ten finals. “What would be a good thing is if Isaac and Bo wrestled in the NCAA finals one day. It’d be a great story,” Jeff said. “Me and my brother might have a heart attack, but it would be a good story and you know what, I’m sure that the two boys would work everything out and still be friends.”
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When it comes to Wisconsin wrestling’s first family, only Isaac’s story remains untold. Whether he will be a national champion like his father, whether he will threaten to break his father’s win records, or whether he will become the first Jordan to be a four-time All-American are still all to be seen. No matter how his career ends, the legacy of the Jordan family in Wisconsin wrestling will live on. Who knows, maybe in another 30 years a few more Jordans might be standing on the All-American podium, sporting a motion W on their singlets.
Finding happiness in the little frustrations of golf Jim Dayton spawn of dayton I’ve always thought of The Masters as the unofficial start to golf season. The “tradition unlike any other” is full of slightly overweight, middleaged white guys competing in the sport’s most prestigious tournament, with an ugly green jacket awarded to the victor. Doesn’t that get you pumped? It seems anticlimactic to hold such a respected major so early, especially when half the country is still in the winter doldrums and most courses remain more brown than green. Though it may make the rest of the PGA Tour schedule seem a little underwhelming, The Masters at least ignites the annual golf passion of wannabes like me. I shook the dust off my clubs over spring break and, knowing I wanted to write a golf-related column before The Masters, had my angle all ready to go. I was anticipating a round full of shanks and cuss words, then I would write something witty and selfdeprecating to get you to laugh and smile. But that didn’t happen. Looking back, I would now describe my two rounds of golf over break as semidecent. That’s a total win! Never mind that my first tee shot was a nasty left hook that I failed to recover, or that I blasted one into water a day later, or that I threeputted a handful of times. The rest was great! Of course, the best parts had nothing to do with my performance. I could have spent all day slicing shots into the woods and missing little gimme putts, but I still would have jumped at the next opportunity to play. No matter how bad a round may
get, all I want to do once it’s finished is play again. No matter how good a round may get, that same response still holds true. Nothing is ever perfect. There’s always one shot that screams for a mulligan, one agonizing miss or tiny error that leaves you wanting more. It’s sport’s most addicting drug. Trying to explain the allure of golf to someone who has never played is nearly impossible. The sport isn’t exciting, it takes a few hours to play 18 holes and the frustration of missing easy shots can make you physically angry. It can be boring and monotonous as you continually wallop a little white ball toward a tiny cup hundreds of yards away. Maybe I’m just the odd one out, because it can be hard to find other people my age who enjoy golf as much as I do. Maybe my idea of fun just aligns more with that of a 60-year-old than a 20-year-old (which, I’ve been told repeatedly, it does). But it’s hard to beat a round of golf with my dad or my friends during the summer. Even if a course is surrounded by bustling city blocks, the calm expanse of green acts as a haven in an urban landscape. It’s a chance for me to enjoy the warm weather while also subsidizing the sunscreen industry. Though I know my talent level prevents me from playing on much more than a public course or a cheap private one, I’ll still spend as many summer days out there as possible. I’ll revel in the emotional journey of shanking one into the woods followed by a beautiful save on the next shot, going from anger and self-pity to an inflated perception of my own ability. Once that happens, I start furiously checking my scorecard to see if I can set a personal best. Because even though I golf mainly for fun, it still remains competitive. I’ve got my own version of an ugly green jacket to win.
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Badgers fire on all cylinders in weekend sweep of Valparaiso By Ashley Maag the daily Cardinal
Though the weather was cold, the Badgers (1-7 Big Ten, 16-20 overall) collectively heated up as they defeated Valparaiso (8-24) in both games of their double header at Goodman Diamond. “All preseason our hitting would be on, our pitching would be on, but our defense would be off,” said freshman third baseman Kelsey Jenkins. “So we hadn’t had all three key components of the game that were, you really need all three of them. Today I felt like we had all three.” Wisconsin won its first game against the Crusaders 10-2. The Badgers had nine hits while only committing two errors, while the Crusaders tallied six hits and two errors. UW freshman pitcher Mariah Watts pitched the whole game and struck out two batters in five innings. “I think they went very well,” Watts said about the Badgers offense and defense. “I mean sometimes one will be on and one will be off but I felt like both being on together was so helpful and it definitely took the stress off of pitching.” At the top of the fourth inning, the Crusaders looked to lessen their run deficit with bases loaded, but the Badgers were able to get the last out before that could happen. Jenkins also made multiple defensive plays in the first game as many of the Crusaders hits came her way. Wisconsin controlled the entire game and won in five innings by
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Kelsey Jenkins was the MVP on defense throughout the series, including a bases-loaded play that sealed a win. the run-ahead rule. “You can only do so much in a game and you need to take control,” Watts said. “Once I saw the hitters doing their job then I just relaxed, and it was fun going out there.” The Badgers defeated Valparaiso 11-2 in the second game. Junior pitcher TaylorPaige Stewart held the Crusaders to two hits while striking out 11 batters, pitching all five innings of the game. Wisconsin had ten hits and committed no errors, while the Crusaders committed two errors. “We’ve been working really hard as a team to put the ball in play every time, just getting run-
ners on base,” said Jenkins. “It’s nice like not just one person is getting all the hits, we’re doing a team contribution.” The Badgers again won in five innings by the run-ahead rule. Wisconsin looks to use this game as momentum as they head into their upcoming home games. “Keep the swag going,” Watts said on using these games as momentum. “Swag it up like tonight.” The Badgers will try to keep that swag going as they welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes to Madison for a three game series this weekend. The first game will take place at Goodman Diamond this Friday at 5 p.m.
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Wrestling
Jordan family driving UW wrestling
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Isaac Jordan (right) is the latest in a line of elite wrestlers for Wisconsin spanning two generations. By Andrew Tucker the daily cardinal
When it comes to American politics, the Kennedy name runs deep. In pop music, it’s hard to beat the Jacksons. In Wisconsin wrestling, the biggest name is Jordan. Starting in the 80s, the Jordan family, particularly Jim, Jeff, Ben and Isaac, has been a crucial part of the Wisconsin wrestling tradition. There have been two waves of Jordan boys, including this year’s All-American sophomore Isaac Jordan, but both generations have made a splash in the Wisconsin wrestling community.
Jim and Jeff
In 1982, a four-time state champion in Ohio broke out of his home state to wrestle in the 134-pound class for the Badgers. That man went on to be a three-time AllAmerican (one of only 12 Badgers to earn the honor at least three times) and a two-time Big Ten and NCAA Champion (one of only four Badgers to win multiple national titles). That man was Jim Jordan. In his career, Jim accumulated 156 wins, the most all-time for a Wisconsin wrestler, as well as 49 wins in the 1985-’86 season, the most for a single season in Badger
history. Jordan was inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. To say he is UW’s best wrestler of all time is not a stretch. Two years later, his younger brother Jeff followed in his footsteps. Jeff would go on to be a twotime All-American and was the Big Ten champion of the 150-pound class in 1988. To say he wasn’t as accomplished as Jim isn’t to downgrade his accomplishments at all, it is only a testament to how successful the elder Jordan was. Jim is now a Congressman from Ohio, but before beginning his political career he served as
an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State. When asked for an interview, he declined, saying he prefers not to comment on his children’s athletics. Jeff was a Purdue assistant before becoming the head coach at St. Paris Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio. As a coach, Jeff has been a large contributor to the Wisconsin program from afar. “Wisconsin and I have had a real long-standing relationship,” Jeff said. “I’ve sent a lot of my kids from St. Paris Graham to Wisconsin, with Ben Jordan, Isaac Jordan and Ryan Taylor, two of your three All-Americans [this year] were St. Paris Graham kids that I coached.” You’ll see two familiar names on that list: Ben and Isaac Jordan. These two make up what could be considered the second wave of the Jordan legacy.
Ben and Isaac
In 2008, the Jordans returned to Madison in the form of Ben Jordan, son of Jim, and the first of the second generation of wrestling phenoms. Bouncing between weight classes, Jordan couldn’t quite fill his father’s humongous shoes, but he finally settled into the 165pound weight class and earned an All-American spot as a senior in 2012, the same year his younger brother Isaac was redshirting for
the Wisconsin squad. Ever since then, Isaac has been a standout. In his freshman year last season, he was an AllAmerican at the 157-pound mark, and this season, as a sophomore, he was an All-American in the 165-pound class. For most, earning All-American honors would be a dream come true, but Isaac bristles at the idea of that being an end-goal. “It’s honestly not what I wanted, I wanted to win, obviously. I didn’t wrestle to the best of my ability, but I’m still happy with AllAmerican and coaches are happy that I got on the podium and finished by placing, but I’m still hungry for more,” Isaac said. He also was the Big Ten champion in the 165-pound weight class. The wrestler he beat to earn that title? Bo Jordan, freshman from Ohio State. The last name similarity is not a coincidence; he is the son of Jeff, but preferred to stay closer to home by wrestling at OSU. Isaac and Bo are cousins, Isaac one year older, and have grown up wrestling together. According to Jeff, they started wrestling at age 5 and 6 and were sparring partners until they graduated from the same high school. Having been teammates for so long, there is a level of familiarity between the two and
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Men’s Basketball
Looking ahead to next year: a way too early 2015-’16 Top 5 By Jack Baer the daily cardinal
Sadly, Wisconsin is probably not returning to the Top 5 any time soon. Here are the five teams most likely to open next season at the top of the rankings.
1. Virginia
Virginia deserved better. It doesn’t matter if it was because of the tournament committee, an unfortunate injury or the vast underground conspiracy to continue the success of Duke basketball, the Cavaliers should have received better placement than having to play Tom Izzo in the second round of the tournament. They won the most difficult conference in the country and only had one loss when their star offensive player Justin Anderson went down with a broken shoot-
ing finger. After that, their offensive struggles were exacerbated by a slow tempo and Anderson just wasn’t the same when he returned. Almost every productive Cavalier should return next season, and that makes Virginia scary good. Imagine this season’s Wisconsin team, but with an elite defense. Then clean the drool off your newspaper or keyboard.
2. Kentucky
It feels weird to put a team with this much uncertainty all the way up at No. 2, but the ceiling of their talent is too high to ignore. The Wildcats are of course losing an amount of talent that would cripple any other team in the country. Head coach John Calipari said he expects Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles, Aaron Harrison and Andrew
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Kentucky might have come up short and lost talents like Aaron Harrison, but its reloading process should keep it in the Top 5.
Harrison to leave. That’s the entire starting lineup. However, since they are Kentucky, the incoming recruiting class could easily mitigate that loss. Of the six uncommitted Top 10 recruits in 247Sports’ composite rankings, Kentucky is in the mix for five of them. That’s in addition to the two five-stars Calipari has already signed. Add all those potential gains to likely (not guaranteed) returnees Dakari Johnson, Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis, and this team should be just fine. And maybe this time, Calipari might actually look at tape of his Final Four opponent.
3. North Carolina
The Tar Heels make it this high because they will bring back every player in their usual rotation except for the athletic, but flawed and replaceable, J.P. Tokoto. Unfortunately, that group of players still has some stuff to work out.. Don’t let its Sweet 16 game against Wisconsin fool you, North Carolina is one of the worst outside shooting teams in the country. Its only reliable shooter is rising senior Marcus Paige, and he’s already tasked with basically running their entire offense, as usually happens with point guards in Roy Williams’ system. The frontcourt will be stacked with enough talent to win it all thanks to the presence of Brice Johnson, Kennedy Meeks and Justin Jackson, but the Tar Heels need at least one more reliable guard to break out in order to
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UNC will essentially be the same team next season, but there are flaws to overcome to make it deeper into the tournament. threaten for a title. If Joel Berry can take over point and shift Paige into a shooting guard role he can also play, this team becomes lethal.
doesn’t have many more talents he can improve. Then I look at Bill Self, mutter “11 straight Big 12 championships” and rank them No. 4.
4. Kansas
5. Maryland
I’m having trouble trying to describe the feel of Kansas right now, but two words that come to mind are talented and hollow. They should return every meaningful player beyond underperforming freshmen Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander, but it just feels like Kansas will have trouble breaking into the Top 3. Anyone who watched Kansas play late last season saw a hard ceiling for this team. Wayne Selden Jr. is nowhere close to being the star guard he was hyped up to be as a recruit, Perry Ellis shouldn’t carry a frontcourt offense and Frank Mason III
Melo Trimble might be the best point guard in the country next year, Jake Layman profiles as a Sam Dekker-esque scorer the Terps can ride for certain games and Diamond Stone, while a hurtful tweeter, is still a premier freshman center that Maryland fans are ecstatic to land. Although they lose their workhorse in Dez Wells, this should be the most talented roster for Maryland in quite some time and the clear-cut Big Ten favorite. Of course, the conference is a little deeper this year, so it’s not on the scale of Wisconsin going into this season.