January 2, 2006 posted under: coaching carousel, Mike Sherman, Packers, Ted Thompson Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson made the announcement today that Mike Sherman would not be returning as head coach of the Packers. Repeating the mantra that his decision was not based on Green Bay’s 4-12 record but rather his feeling that the […]
January 14, 2006 posted under: Bucks, TJ Ford T.J. Ford, making his fourth start since missing four games with a foot sprain, scored a layup with 15 seconds to play to give the Bucks a 103-102 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. It was not pretty, though, as Milwaukee struggled with 23 turnovers and blew an […]
December 2, 2005 posted under: Lions suck, Matt Millen, Steve Mariucci I guess I haven’t written anything yet about Steve Mariucci getting fired from the Lions, so let me add my two cents. I have no love for the Lions, obviously, but I hate to see a sports franchise get run into the ground like […]
November 19, 2005 posted under: movie review, Pride & Prejudice About the best thing I can say about Pride & Prejudice is that it isn’t horrible. Mrs. BratsNBeerGuy dragged me out to see the latest movie version of Jane Austin’s love Victorian-style novel and I suspect many of you husbands and boyfriends out there will […]
January 22, 2006 posted under: Broncos, NFL playoffs, Panthers, Seahawks, Steelers 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 […]
December 1, 2005 posted under: book review, Mudbaths & Bloodbaths With Christmas just around the corner you might be thinking about what to get your favorite Packer fan, and since it is Bear Week I would recommend Mudbaths & Bloodbaths: The Inside Story of the Bears-Packers Rivalry. Mrs. BratsNBeerGuy gave this book to me as […]
January 10, 2006 posted under: NFL Draft, Packers The 2060 NFL Draft is still three months away and a lot of players haven’t even declared for the pros, but the mock drafts are are already up and running. There seems to be an early consensus out on the Interweb that the Packers are going to […]
December 1, 2005 posted under: Iowa State basketball The ISU men’s basketball team defeated Northern Iowa 68-61 on Tuesday to advance their record to 4-1. Stinson led the team with 19 points and six rebounds, while Davis added 15 points. The Cyclones outscored the Panthers 32-28 in the second half. Next up for Iowa State […]
November 27, 2005 posted under: Badgers basketball Wisconsin advanced to 4-0 yesterday with a 92-54 win over Coastal Carolina. I have no idea who Coastal Carolina is (I can only guess they came from North or South Carolina for a chance to get whupped up on), but a win is a win. Taylor led with […]
November 3, 2005 posted under: Badgers football Man, the games don’t get any bigger than this weekend when the Badgers visit Penn State. With the two teams tied for first and only a few games remaining, this one should decide the Big 10 championship. Get your grills started early cause you won’t want to miss […]
February 9, 2006 posted under: Iowa State basketball Iowa State took one on the chin as Kansas State rebounded from a four-point halftime deficit to beat the Cyclones 66-63. Curtis Stinson did his part by scoring 22 points, but the rest of the roster must have missed the bus out of Ames, because Jessan Gray, […]
October 25, 2006 posted under: Najeh Davenport I did not realize that the players have it so rough up in Green Bay. At least it must be bad because they seem to turn into such douchebags once they leave. I finally got around to reading the article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today in which Najeh […]
November 12, 2006 posted under: Packers, Post-game, Vikings Note to the marketing department of the NFL and the Green Bay Packers: I stay tuned to every Packers game through to the end even if it’s a blowout, so making these contests into nail-biters is doing nothing for your audience numbers; it’s just giving me an […]
September 17, 2006 posted under: Packers, Post-game, Saints 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 […]
