My son intends to enroll at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the fall

[cmh6476 1,019]

Go Badgers

[jbycho 664]

Oh boy. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,278]

Hopefully he stays not ghey 

[jerryskids 6,616]

Maybe @donhaascan show him where all the top ghey clubs are.   

Also, congrats on sending a kid to college!  Why did he choose it, and what does he plan to study?  

[Grace Under Pressure 79]

Congrats, that’s a great school.

[cmh6476 1,019]

1 minute ago, jerryskids said:

Maybe @donhaascan show him where all the top ghey clubs are.   

Also, congrats on sending a kid to college!  Why did he choose it, and what does he plan to study?  

data science engineering, apparently they are building a brand new building for the degree or something.  That and he wants to play in the marching band.

I was trying to think of what orther geeks are badger fans... @Sho Nuff maybe?

[Mike Honcho 5,189]

11 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Go Badgers

My alma mater.  On Wisconsin!   

[jbycho 664]

5 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said:

Congrats, that’s a great school.

It's no better than the in state schools where he lives. Which means, dumb decision unless the kid is paying his own way or is on full scholarship. 

[posty 2,641]

1 minute ago, cmh6476 said:

data science engineering, apparently they are building a brand new building for the degree or something.  That and he wants to play in the marching band.

I was trying to think of what orther geeks are badger fans... @Sho Nuff maybe?

Sho doesn’t post here anymore…

[cmh6476 1,019]

1 minute ago, jbycho said:

It's no better than the in state schools where he lives. Which means, dumb decision unless the kid is paying his own way. 

after scholarship he's going to end up paying about $5k per year

[jbycho 664]

3 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

after scholarship he's going to end up paying about $5k per year

Then that's a win for you and him.Congrats. 

[jerryskids 6,616]

1 minute ago, cmh6476 said:

data science engineering, apparently they are building a brand new building for the degree or something.  That and he wants to play in the marching band.

I was trying to think of what orther geeks are badger fans... @Sho Nuff maybe?

Awesome!  Both the major and the band.  What instrument does he play?  Wisconsin has one of the best/best known bands in the nation, that would be a phenomenal experience.

I think you are right about Sho, although in my mind he lived in Tennessee? last I knew.  But he might have gone there.  Donhaas for sure.  I'll try to think of others.

[cmh6476 1,019]

clarinet and can also play 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,928]

18 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Go Badgers

That's where my daughter went. 

Is she a liberal right now?  If not, just prepare yourself for the indoctrination that goes on at these campuses.

[cmh6476 1,019]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

That's where my daughter went. 

Is she a liberal right now?  If not, just prepare yourself for the indoctrination that goes on at these campuses.

so far "his" pronouns are still "he/ him/ his"

[jerryskids 6,616]

1 minute ago, cmh6476 said:

clarinet and can also play 

Hmm... sax projects more volume of course which is good for band, but that is a lot of weight and brass to carry around on a freezing Wisconsin field.  I'd stick with clarinet.   

 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,928]

3 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

so far "his" pronouns are still "he/ him/ his"

  Sorry.  For some reason I thought you said "daughter" when you had, indeed, used "son". 

Hopefully he still stays a male after attending Madison.  They are absolute zealots over there.  He might even come back as a member of the Communist Party too.

[Bier Meister 1,669]

Congrats and best of luck 

[Engorgeous George 2,215]

58 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

My alma mater.  On Wisconsin!   

I had good times there.  Perhaps too good.

[supermike80 1,851]

I toured there in 1984, but I remember it had a gorgeous campus.

[Mark Davis 356]

1 hour ago, cmh6476 said:

after scholarship he's going to end up paying about $5k per year

That's awesome man, congrats to you and your son.  

I had a philosophy professor in college who was from there.  Huge Badgers fan, pretty good guy.  I used to have football tickets up there for my business.

[Mike Honcho 5,189]

24 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

I had good times there.  Perhaps too good.

Very common issue among many of the alums. 

[cmh6476 1,019]

Salutatorian in a class of about 370.  Dude racked up $17k in scholarships.  Congrats to all dad's with grads this year. 

[Fnord 2,104]

On 4/14/2025 at 12:50 PM, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Hopefully he still stays a male after attending Madison.  They are absolute zealots over there.  He might even come back as a member of the Communist Party too.

Probably more likely he becomes a raging alcoholic, since imbibing is pretty much the official state pastime. Madtown knows how to party!  I spent a lot of time there in the late 90s/early 00's. Great city, awesome campus. Halloween there is epic. Stay away from the purple acid.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,081]

 Very liberal college, but it does have an African American student body population of 2.5 pct, so you get diversity as well !

[Hawkeye21 2,388]

Love Wisconsin but hate their sports teams.  I just drove past Madison yesterday.

[Fnord 2,104]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Love Wisconsin but hate their sports teams.  I just drove past Madison yesterday.

Well, at least the Packers and all the UW teams anyway. UW fans are so annoying they make me actually root for Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan when they're playing against them. Hell, I'll even back Iowa against the Badgers. 

SKI-U-MAH!

[Bier Meister 1,669]

3 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Salutatorian in a class of about 370.  Dude racked up $17k in scholarships.  Congrats to all dad's with grads this year. 

[jerryskids 6,616]

5 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Salutatorian in a class of about 370.  Dude racked up $17k in scholarships.  Congrats to all dad's with grads this year. 

Congrats!  $17K will buy a lot of beer! 

 

[Engorgeous George 2,215]

3 hours ago, Fnord said:

Well, at least the Packers and all the UW teams anyway. UW fans are so annoying they make me actually root for Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan when they're playing against them. Hell, I'll even back Iowa against the Badgers. 

SKI-U-MAH!

Well your Gophers currently hold Paul Bunyan's axe, but we want it back.  Last year the Vikes got the Packers, and hell the timberwolves are still alive and the Bucks are not, so you had a fairly good sports year.

[Ron_Artest 1,177]

7 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Salutatorian in a class of about 370.  Dude racked up $17k in scholarships.  Congrats to all dad's with grads this year. 

Congrats to you!

My son graduates in a few weeks and will be heading out of state for college.  3 in college next year will be rough financially.  Empty nesters for the first time in 23 years, will be strange.

[Fnord 2,104]

16 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

Well your Gophers currently hold Paul Bunyan's axe, but we want it back.  Last year the Vikes got the Packers, and hell the timberwolves are still alive and the Bucks are not, so you had a fairly good sports year.

Get back to me when any MN team actually competes for a title (or a conference title in the B1G). Beating up on the Packers and Badgers is nice, but doesn't earn rings.

You may have heard, but being a MN pro sports fan is next level misery with 120+ consecutive seasons without even appearing in a championship game/series. We are used to having the rug pulled out unceremoniously and no longer get excited by possibilities. The Wolves have a decent chance at a championship and are a helluva team, but nobody here actually thinks they'll win it, even if they're the best team left (which is debatable).

[Hardcore troubadour 15,081]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

Congrats to you!

My son graduates in a few weeks and will be heading out of state for college.  3 in college next year will be rough financially.  Empty nesters for the first time in 23 years, will be strange.

Congratulations! Now you’ll have more time to post here and google stuff you agree with.