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November 12, 2007

Here’s something I haven’t felt in a very long time: Total happiness, joy, and satisfaction with the Green Bay Packers. It’s kinda weird, but after yesterday’s nearly flawless performance and total domination of the Vikings, I can’t think of anything really to criticize.
There were a couple pre-snap penalties on the offensive line, but the team […]

November 11, 2007

Some bloggers want to see a head coaching change in Minnesota. Wha? One little loss and you want to throw the coach under the bus?
Okay, not a little loss, a 34-0 blowout, the first shutout ever delivered to the Purple Sage Riders by the Packers. But still, the man is just in his second year, […]

Packers win! 8-1! The Vikings suck!
Wow, what a performance at Lambeau Field today. For the first time this season Green Bay got a convincing win that didn’t require a fourth quarter comeback or the rubbing of any Buddha bellies to ensure victory. The Packers manhandled the Mulberry Mulligans in a 34-0 victory, handing Minnesota their […]

Make that win #3, thank you very much. Yes, the lowly but late-improving Iowa State Cyclones upset another visiting team from the Big 12 North, defeating Colorado 31-28 at Jack Trice Stadium yesterday.
And what an impressive win it was: ISU trailed 21-0 in the first half but came back to score three TDs in the […]

Way to go Wisconsin Badgers! Too bad it won’t get UW into a major bowl game, but such is life. Still, it was an impressive win over Michigan, one that should inspire the team to another bowl victory, where ever that might be.
Now everyone will say that maybe the Wolverines were looking past the Badgers, […]

November 10, 2007

I know very little about quarterback Koy Detmer, who was signed this week by the Vikings to back up Brooks Bollinger. I know he has a brother Ty. I know he played for the Eagles and I think I remember he didn’t look horrible in a couple starts when McNabb was hurt (or was that […]

November 9, 2007

With the 2007 football season drawing to a close, the Wisconsin Badgers have one more huge game before the obligatory bookend against the Gophers. Michigan is coming to Madison and an upset Saturday could mean redemption for a banged up program.
Over at the Wisconsin Sports Bar, the prevailing thought is that even beating Big Blue […]

November 7, 2007

Just a week after setting the NFL single game rushing record, Adrian Peterson will be playing his first game at (cue John Facenda) historic Lambeau Field. The 72,000 Green & Gold fans should be in full throat Sunday afternoon, waving their G-Force towels in the air; I hope it scares the Purple Bejebus right out […]

November 6, 2007

Spotted a small item over at Every Day Should Be Saturday regarding our old friend, former Packers head coach and draft day guru Mike Sherman. It seems his name is being tossed around as a possible replacement at Texas A&M should the school decide to buyout Dennis Franchione’s contract after this season.
Considering that Sherman was […]

The Packers this week succeeded in negotiating a contract extension with tight end Donald Lee, inking a new four-year deal worth about $12 million. He was in the final year of the contract he had when Green Bay signed him from Miami.
General manager Ted Thompson takes a lot of heat from Packer Nation, including […]