2006 January » Brats & Beer

January 25, 2006

Whew, looks like maybe the Wisconsin basketball team took out a little of their pent up aggression on Penn State tonight. Bouncing back from the national embarrassment of their loss to North Dakota Academy for Agricultural Arts, the Badgers whooped up on the Nittany Lions 72-43. Alando Tucker led the team with 17 points and […]

January 24, 2006

The wheels didn’t just fall off the cart last night at the Bradley Center, I think the horse keeled over and had a heart attack. The Bucks scored a grand total of nine points in the fourth period as the Houston Rockets strolled to a 97-80 victory. Not only that, but the Bucks got […]

If you get your name on the Green Bay Packers waiting list today, maybe you’ll get your tickets the same year as our tricentennial. According to the Journal Sentinel, there are now 70,819 names on the waiting list for Packers season tickets, so even assuming a turnover of 1,000 per year, you’d be waiting another […]

January 22, 2006

It was not a good day to be a quarterback named Jake in the National Football League. Jake “The Snake” Plummer and his Denver Broncos got rolled at home by the Steelers 34-17, while Jake “Not The Snake” Delhomme and his Carolina Panthers were overmatched by the Seahawks 34-14. For once in the Conference Championship, […]

Okay, so it’s finally time to stand up and be counted and make my picks for the NFL Conference Championships today.
In the Steelers-Broncos tilt, I have to go with Pittsburgh because of experience. Bill Cower has led his team to five AFC Championship matches during his career, including last year’s collision with the New England […]

Just a week after barely escaping Charlotte with a win, Milwaukee managed to dispatch the Bobcats on their home court 101-91. Michael Redd helped spark an explosive third period that saw the Bucks score 34 points to take a commanding lead. Redd had 35 points for the night, scoring 23 of those in the second […]

January 21, 2006

ISU men’s basketball team battled hard today but failed to put Texas A&M away when they had the chance. Rahshon Clark had a chance to give the Cyclones a four point lead with 34 seconds to play but missed a free throw, and with 17 seconds remaining Kenneth White hit a clutch three-pointer for the […]

So, for all the talk about new directions and new faces and new blood, Mike McCarthy has decided to promote defensive line coach Bob Sanders to be the Packers new defensive coordinator. Sanders has worked under the recently departed Jim Bates for the past five years, including four seasons in Miami as linebackers coach and […]

Marquette forward Steve Novak made a huge one last night, hitting a buzzer beater that put the Golden Eagles over Notre Dame 67-65. Novak scored 28 points in total but the tight game came down his shot with 1.1 seconds remaining. Cracked Sidewalks, as you might imagine, has a quite exuberant recap of the game. […]

Milwaukee finally got a win last night, beating the Atlanta Hawks 118-102. Both Michael Redd and Bobby Simmons shot well, with Redd scoring 28 and Simmons adding 25 points. Of course, Atlanta has the worst record in the league and is giving up more than 100 points a game, so it was a game the […]