Buy or Sell: What I'm Believing About Wisconsin After the USC Win

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Wisconsin's 24-7 win over USC made the loss to UCLA a week earlier even harder to figure out.

The Badgers went from scoring seven points against the Bruins to beating the No. 16 team in the country, and they did it with only 200 yards of offense. The defense dominated, the offense did enough and Wisconsin walked away 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten.

Seven games in, I think we know a little more about this team than we did a few weeks ago. There are some things I'm starting to trust, while a few others still need more time.

Buy: This Defense Can Carry Wisconsin

Holding USC to seven points got my attention, especially considering the Trojans came into Madison averaging more than 36 points per game.

Wisconsin gave up 239 total yards, finished with five sacks and intercepted two passes. USC also ended the night with minus-17 rushing yards, which is a number you don't see very often against anybody.

The numbers for the season aren't far off from what we saw Saturday. Wisconsin is giving up 15.3 points and 279.9 yards per game, and five of its seven opponents have scored 20 points or fewer.

I'm not expect...