Mason:

It was the third time since Bo Ryan arrived in Madison that
his Badger basketball team claimed the Big Ten Title, but a 77-41 win over Penn
State in early March may have been the sweetest of them all.

The script had been written for that day to become the most
memorable moment of the year in UW sports. No one predicted Wisconsin to win
the conference following the departures of Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor.
Yet there they were, with two games to play, needing just one win to clinch at
least a share of the Big Ten crown. And in front of their home fans, Brian
Butch and company did just that.

The game itself was nothing spectacular, a 36-point victory
that quickly turned into a sleeper. It was what happened afterward that made
that night special.

After the final horn sounded, fans and players alike began
to celebrate in their respective areas of the Kohl Center — students in the
stands, Badgers on the court. But when the players motioned to the Grateful Red
to come join them, a rush of the court ensued.

After the celebrating, speeches and a video tribute to the
seniors and the season topped off the night.

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Big Ten Champs, and a moment that won’t soon be forgotten.

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Ackerstein:

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With time running down and Wisconsin struggling at UNLV,
Badger quarterback Tyler Donovan took off running. Twenty-nine yards later,
Donovan notched the game-winning score and the UW play of the year.

Yes, the football team turned out to be a disappointment in
2007. But at the time, the Badgers were still undefeated and fans were still
holding out hopes for a Big Ten title.

While he hadn’t performed poorly early on, Donovan didn’t
look like a guy who could bring the Badgers to glory. Until that moment.

The quarterback’s touchdown run, at least momentarily kept
the Badgers’ hopes for a perfect season alive. More than that, though, it
sealed Donovan’s legacy as a player who, while prone to mistakes, would do
everything he could to win.

It wasn’t Superman diving across the pylon for the score,
but for that moment in time, it might as well have been. What Donovan did on
that play was nothing short of heroic.

Even though the play turned out to be one of the few
highlights in a less-than-memorable season, it was still the highest point of
the season for Wisconsin fans, regardless of sport.

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Donovan “Supermanned” that goal. His run was the
top moment.