The Wisconsin Badgers handled business and took down the Montana Grizzlies 85-66 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was a game that Badgers led almost for the entirety, but it didn't really feel fully in hand until the last part of the second half. It felt like the Grizzlies were always about nine points away for most of the game. Wisconsin fans gave a sigh of relief after the bitter taste in the first round last year.
Those fans tagged in from all over the world to watch the Badgers advance, and during the game, the official Wisconsin Badgers Basketball X account posted a video of Montee Ball in Ball Arena cheering on his former school. This is obviously fantastic in its own right, but the caption for the post said, "Where's everyone tuning in from?" The reactions were fantastic, but one in particular stole the show.
Glacier Edge Elementary in Verona has it figured out 🦡 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/oRRZPFWI63
— Patrick Herb (@PatrickHerb) March 20, 2025
Elementary kids from Glacier Edge Elementary are seen watching the Badgers in class
The picture posted by Patrick Herb on X is amazing. It brings back nostalgia for any adult who had a cool teacher when they were in elementary school. If you ever got to sit in class and watch an NCAA Tournament game on the rolling cart TV, then you had a great childhood. These kids don't realize it now, but they are living their best lives.
What makes it even better is that they all seem super locked into the game (except maybe the kid in the back). Lifelong Badger fans are loading in that picture. They may not have known anything about the Badgers going into class, but they got a full education in Gilly James, X-Factor Amos, and the Johns.
The Wisconsin Badgers take on the BYU Cougars in their next game on Saturday, March 22.