Like a kid on Christmas Eve, Barry Alvarez's current state of anxiety seemingly matched the intensity of the wait leading up to the Rose Bowl.

"I can't sleep" says the 65-year-old athletic director and interim coach.  "Regardless of what time I go to bed, I wake up at four and can't go back."

And like a kid on Christmas Day, Alvarez's comments on coaching Wisconsin in the upcoming Rose Bowl summed up the passion that likely keeps him up at night.

"That's like the greatest gift anybody could give me, a chance to coach in another Rose Bowl. It's always been special to me. I love it. There's no other feeling" Bleacher Report - College Football
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