March 1, 2008 posted under: Ben Utecht, free agency, Packers, Ted Thompson It’s crazy time in the NFL again. With free agency in full swing there are crazy deals being made for players and crazier rumors being circulated among fans. Packer Nation is hardly immune, with some of chatter out there saying Green Bay should […]
February 25, 2008 posted under: Blog stuff Yes, I’m trying out a new look for Brats & Beer, but this has nothing to do with trying to win a Titletown award for web design next year. Being neither a graphic design guru nor an HTML genius, any feedback is appreciated — especially with regards to […]
February 25, 2007 Realizing that I hadn’t posted anything here in a long while, I decided that my plan would be to wait until after today’s Wisconsin-Ohio State game. That way, I figured, I could ramble on about how the Badgers were No. 1 once again and on track to win the Big 10 regular […]
August 1, 2008 Probably not, but this item from today’s morning practice (via the Press-Gazette) made me chuckle: Backup quarterback Matt Flynn completed a pass to himself. His attempt to throw was batted at the line of scrimmage by Daniel Muir and fell back into Flynn’s hands during a team drill. April 27, 2008 At […]
October 15, 2007 posted under: Bratwurst, Chippewa Falls I got a question from a reader today about brats, and there’s no topic I like better than sausage next to Packers football and beer. Anyway, Bob writes: I usually order brats from a maker in Chippewa Falls. They were recommended to me as the best brats […]
July 31, 2007 posted under: Packers, Pre-season It took a couple days but finally our two supersized defensive linemen, Johnny Jolly and Ryan Pickett, finally passed their physicals and can join the rest of the team in practice. I know it’s not that big of a deal since neither is a starter, but both Ted […]
January 2, 2007 I love the way the holidays always come to a close with over-indulgence in food, drink and football, though I’m not sure which hangover is the toughest to beat. Well, it was a fine couple days for Wisconsin football with both the Packers winning in Chicago and the Badgers closing out their […]
December 4, 2006 If you are very quiet, you can still hear the sound lingering in the cold air above the Upper Great Lakes. “Boo!” Good Lord, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Lambeau faithful in such a deep throated roar of disapproval as they were at halftime yesterday. Of course they had good […]
August 2, 2007 It looks like Hollywood and the NFL think there’s box office gold in the Green & Gold. There’s post at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel site today about a movie that’s in the works about coach Vince Lombardi and his 1967 championship Green Bay Packers. The script takes place during the week before […]
November 12, 2007 Another Monday and more inanity from Peter King, the Monday Morning Quarterback. While in this week’s edition he goes on at some length about Brett Favre (what’s new) there was this: The Vikings just didn’t show up. I saw two-thirds of that game, and you can’t tell me the Packers are that […]
March 3, 2008 The Randy Moss hysteria barely had time to get up a good head of steam before coming to an end today. The Patriots finally came through with a three-year, $27 million deal today after his brief and relatively quite testing of the waters. The Boston Herald (by way of CSTB) had an […]
August 21, 2007 posted under: Blogs, Oracle of Cheese The online Wisconsin sports scene has lost one of its best today: The Oracle of Cheese has decided to pull up stakes and take in a little retirement. While us fans are sad to see him go, I’m sure we all wish Craig well during his […]
November 27, 2007 Here in Central Texas, as in Madison and other parts of Wisconsin outside Green Bay and Milwaukee, millions of football fans will be getting the business and missing the biggest game of the year because of the standoff between Big Cable and the NFL over carriage of the NFL Network. This is […]
January 3, 2006 Milwaukee won their second straight last night with a 93-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Michael Redd poured it on once again when it counted, scoring 17 points in the third quarter to help erase an 11-point deficit. Redd had a game-high 29 points; Jamaal Magliore scored 14 and Mo Williams added […]
