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October 8, 2006

The UW Badgers have been battling a variety of mistakes all season, and those miscues very nearly came back to haunt them Saturday against Northwestern. Looking at the offensive stats, the first half of the game should have been a blowout, but when they went to the locker room, Wisconsin only held a 17-9 advantage […]

October 6, 2006

Well here it is Friday and it looks like Kurt Schottenheimer still has a job in Green Bay. This disappoints me greatly, but it does not surprise me much. It would be a pretty big jolt to the franchise to lose not just a former first round draft pick but also a coach, and it […]

October 5, 2006

That most wretched part of the season is finally upon us when the Cylcones get reminded just where they rank in the Big 12 pecking order. Yes, it’s time to play Nebraska. Every year, except for a small number of times that I can count on one hand, ISU and Big Red meet and the […]

Turning to happier thoughts than the woes of the Packers, the Badgers return to Madison this Saturday to host the Northwestern Wildcats. Wisconsin is 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big 10 and tied with Iowa so this weekend’s matchup is big in terms of keeping pace with the top teams in the conference.
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October 3, 2006

After the dust settled following last night’s 31-9 drubbing in Philadelphia, there was one clear chorus that arose from Packer Nation on message boards and blogs, in newspaper columns, and on sports call in shows: Ahmad Carroll must go. Well, there he goes. The Packers released the former first-round draft pick after 34 dismal games […]

Horrible. Despicable. Just down right effed up. I can hear Press-Gazette columnist Mike Vandermause in my head saying we just need to give this team time, I can hear my friends and family telling me it was a longshot that the Packers might possibly win this game, but there’s still a lot of disappointment here. […]

October 1, 2006

My alma mater Iowa State very nearly blew it last night but managed to overcome their own mistakes and beat Northern Iowa 28-27. The Cyclones turned the ball over three times and gave up three touchdowns in the first half before rallying for the win. And even then they needed the Panthers Brian Wingert to […]

Now that was an impressive blowout. Granted it came against an Indiana team that was woefully outmanned at almost every position, but to score 35 unanswered points in the first half against any Division I-A opponent is a striking feat, especially for a UW team coming off a tough loss to Michigan. Hopefully coach Bielema […]

If Green Bay is somehow able to win Monday night against the Eagles, it will be more than just a stupendous upset: It would be an historic victory. The Packers have not won a game in Philadelphia since the days of Vince Lombardi when the team stomped the Iggles 49-0 in 1962. Not to mention […]