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With managers holding massive white cue cards with the lyrics, members of the Wisconsin football team ended a recent spring practice singing the school fight song with the music blaring in the background.As he has been throughout his first spring as Wisconsin's coach, Gary Andersen was right in the middle of it all, participating as if he were one of the guys."When you see that head guy taking it upon himself to do things like that, it's funny," said senior linebacker Chris Borland. "Guys think it's a good time and that's what football should be. It should be creating a fun atmosphere and I think we're responding well to that."Transition has been the norm for Borland and members of the defending Big Ten champions. Over the past three seasons, Wisconsin has had 24 different assistant coaches and each has had his own methods.Coming from Utah State to take over for Bret Bielema, who resigned in December to take the job at Arkansas, Andersen has eased the transition for the players by jump...

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