Badgers, Frogs visit Disneyland

Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif.

Wisconsin’s Scott Tolzien and TCU’s Andy Dalton both feel pretty grateful to be out of the cold and into Rose Bowl week.

With the Matterhorn over their left shoulder and Sleeping Beauty Castle behind them, the quarterbacks of the third-ranked Horned Frogs and the No. 4 Badgers began enjoying the fruits of their remarkable seasons Sunday, hobnobbing with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck on a mild, brisk afternoon at Disneyland.

“I looked out in the crowd, and there were people in jackets,” Tolzien said with a laugh. “This might as well be 80 degrees for us in Madison.”

Both teams enjoyed the traditional day of fun and goofiness before their serious preparation for next weekend’s meeting, likely to be the nation’s highest-profile bowl after the BCS title game. The teams’ eight combined captains beamed when they took the stage in front of the castle while the Disneyland Band played “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” before a spray of red, purple and white streamers.