2005 December » Brats & Beer

December 23, 2005

Two items of note today from the Green Bay news hot line. Punter BJ Sander has been placed on IR for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury when he got blindsided by Ed Reed in Monday’s loss to the Ravens. The Packers have signed Ryan Flinn as his replacement. This will […]

The Iowa State Cyclones defeated Northwestern State last night 81-77 in double OT to advance in the Rainbow Classic Tourney thanks in part to a point mistakenly awarded to ISU in the second half. The early Christmas gift came when Curtis Stinson hit one of two free throws but was given credit for both. The […]

The Golden Eagles extended their winning streak to three games with an easy 60-48 victory over Delaware State last night. Marquette scored 13 unanswered points at the end of the first half to take a 35-21 lead and the Hornets were unable to respond in the second half. Matthews led the Golden Eagles with 12 […]

December 22, 2005

I’m sure you’ve heard the NFL Pro-Bowl ballots have been tallied and rosters announced. Most of the usual suspects are going, but not all. Brett Favre isn’t. Ahman Green isn’t. In fact, no Packer player was voted in this year. None. Guess that shouldn’t shock anyone, but still it’s a surprising reminder of how bad […]

At least Marv at green-n-gold hasn’t forgotten what’s really important, even if the season has gone down the toilet. Check out his video clip, Packer Fan Vs. Bear.

The blowout loss Monday night drove Mr. Critic to compose some poetry. Very nice job, I say, Ginsberg needs no apology here.

More than 8,000 tickets have been sold for the Cyclones as the team and its fans get ready to travel to Texas for the EV1.net Houston Bowl. The total includes more than 1,000 student tickets so there should be plenty of Cardinal & Gold in Reliant Stadium on New Year’s Eve.

It looks like UW tailback Booker Stanley won’t be playing in Orlando with the rest of the team. The Badgers #2 running back was arrested the other night for allegedly choking a former girlfriend at his apartment and was immediately suspended from the team. This latest incident comes after he was arrested in May for […]

The Cyclones rebounded from their loss to Ohio State by beating the South Florida Bulls 83-74 last night in the opening round of the Rainbow Classic. Clark led the team with 19 points and Blalock added 16 more. The Bulls managed to take the lead on a three-pointer from James Holmes in the second half, […]

December 21, 2005

I was looking at the NFL standings and strength of schedule yesterday, and to my untrained mind it looks like Green Bay is still in the running for the top draft pick. Sure, it would take the Texans and the 49ers to both win this weekend, but after all the hand wringing and teeth gnashing […]