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Perhaps police need a hobby

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So, first they don’t want to let us jump. It goes without saying that they won’t let us drink. Now they won’t even let us sit and sleep.

Clearly, the police are bored enough to threaten religious Badger fans camped out near the Kohl Center with fines for illegal encampment.

Living up to our newfound reputation as America’s No. 1 college sports town and reaching new heights in Badger fandom, a hardy bunch of dedicated hockey fans have been occupying the slab of concrete outside of the Kohl Center for the better part of a week, braving the elements to be first in line for student season tickets on the glass. And all this for a team that finished 10 games under .500 last year!

Now we have word that Badger-football faithful are assembled a good two weeks in advance for front-row seats to a showdown with the defending national-champion Ohio State Buckeyes.

To this we tip our caps, raise our glasses and blow warm air into our hands: the temperature is dropping, and your bravado astounds us.

To the uniformed killjoys that threaten to enforce no-camping, no-sleeping policies clearly not fit for this circumstance, we say: go find some legitimate criminals with whom to concern yourselves. Madison has far more pressing concerns than students expressing their school spirit.