Welcome to Texas, Y'all

Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck shows off some new Texas-style headgear during the official welcome to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Class. Photo: Ian Halperin/CBAA

   The teams are here. Let's get it on!
   Wisconsin and Western Michigan arrived in North Texas on Monday. They were greeted by buses wrapped in images of their 2016 seasons. After settling in, the players were offered tickets to Monday night's Lions-Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium, courtesy of the Dallas Cowboys.
   On Tuesday, the teams kicked it into high gear with their first practices at AT&T Stadium. There was the usual oohing and ahhing about the stadium and its enormous video screens.
  Afterwards, players from both teams were given the option of attending the NBA game between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks.
   On Wednesday, practices continue and Western Michigan will visit the kids at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. Wisconsin will take its turn entertaining the kids at Scottish Rite Hospital on Thursday.

A bus wrapped in Western Michigan imagery pulls up at the Broncos' team hotel. Photo by Ian Halperin/CBAA