2006 September » Brats & Beer

September 29, 2006

The next opponent on Iowa State’s football schedule is the Panthers of the University of Northern Iowa. Some of you might not know much about UNI, so today I thought I’d give a brief tutorial on this fine and august institution.
The school was founded as the Iowa State Normal School in 1876, but due to […]

September 28, 2006

Okay Wisconsin, time to pick yourselves up, dust yourselves off, and get back at it. The loss to Michigan was disappointing, yes, but there is still a lot of season to be played. Indiana is next up on the Big 10 schedule and UW needs a road win to get back to .500 in conference […]

September 25, 2006

There was no doubt a lot of rejoicing across Packer Nation yesterday following Green Bay’s 31-24 win over the Lions, the team’s first victory of the 2006 season, but it took me several minutes to recover from how the game ended before I could get to the part where I felt happy and not just […]

September 24, 2006

Wisconsin fought hard and stayed close for a big part of the afternoon, but eventually it was Michigan’s day as the Wolverines rolled to a 27-13 victory over the Badgers. But really, how can you be expected to win against someone like Michigan quarterback Chad Henne? I mean look at him; he’s strong, confident, and […]

Okay, it wasn’t much of an assault and the final score was pretty lopsided, but I have to say that the Cyclones showed a lot of poise in their 37-14 loss to UT. Recovering from a 16-0 deficit and actually running with a nationally ranked team like Texas, even if it was for just part […]

September 21, 2006

There seems to be a bit of concern and consternation — nearly bordering on hysteria and panic — out there in Badgerland with this weekend’s game against Michigan looming larger. Wisconsin has not fared well at the Big House (winless since 1994) so I guess it’s understandable, but I feel good about UW’s chances on […]

Found this picture from The Wizard of Odds:

Seems John Kerry was at the Iowa State – Iowa game canvassing for the party and found himself in the middle of a dorkfest. Sure enough, one of the Schmuckeye fans has a beer bong.

Last week I really believed the Cyclones could get it done against Iowa, and for the first half anyway they gave me hope and played like champs. If they hadn’t gone to sleep in the third quarter, who knows if maybe Iowa State could have won that game. This week, however, ISU goes on the […]

September 19, 2006

Former Badger tight end Owen Daniels made his first impact in the NFL this weekend, catching four passes and scoring a touchdown for the Houston Texans in a losing effort against the Colts. The fourth-round draft pick racked up 45 yards receiving and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass, his first as a pro, in the […]

September 17, 2006

Like a lot of Packers fans, I mostly wanted to see Green Bay improve this week from last. Well, here’s your improved Packers team: Not good enough to win but better than that abomination that got blanked by Chicago last week. Yes, the offense decided to show up today against the Saints and got into […]