March 16, 2008 We interrupt this sports blog with a post about music. The missus and I took in some of the free events this weekend at SXSW here in Austin. We didn’t have any brats but we did have some beer and saw some alright bands. The highlight of the weekend, though, was seeing […]
August 23, 2007 posted under: Aaron Rodgers, Packers, Pre-season Watching Green Bay fall to Jacksonville 21-13 in their third pre-season game leaves me wondering, “Were the Seahawks really that bad, or did the Packers take a big step backwards?” I didn’t think the Green & Gold would have a repeat performance of their huge win […]
December 2, 2006 Do you suppose Will Ferrell crapped his pants when Eric McNeal intercepted John David “Big” Booty’s pass, sealing UCLA’s 13-9 upset win over USC today? If anyone has video of that, please upload it to YouTube immediately. So now that the Trojans have been eliminated from the mythical national championship picture, the […]
January 28, 2006 Yesterday the Packers announced the hiring of Carl “Big Daddy” Hairston to the defensive coaching staff, though his actual title and duties have yet to be determined. Hairston is a veteran line coach with 11-years experience so he’ll most likely help out Robert Nunn, who was promoted to defensive line coach on […]
May 16, 2007 Maybe we should all just a take a big timeout from all the bickering and teeth-knashing over Brett Favre and his issues with Teddy Thompson. Yes, let’s instead celebrate something fun and wonderful, like the joyous union of two people in matrimony. Of course I’m talking about A.J. Hawk’s marriage to Laura […]
October 23, 2007 posted under: Grady Jackson Defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who played with the Green Bay Packers from 2003 until he became a free agent in 2006, is out of work once again. The Atlanta Falcons decided today to cut the 350-lb. lineman from the roster despite the fact that he has 18 tackles […]
January 13, 2006 It’s the Division round of the playoffs and all four games this weekend offer a different level of pain, discomfort, and difficulty for me. Maybe I just won’t watch. Oh, who am I kidding, it’s the playoffs. Saturday the Washington Redskins travel to Seattle to play the Mike Holmgren’s Seahawks. Yes, it’s […]
October 22, 2006 Despite some miscues on offense and special teams, Wisconsin’s defense came through again to lead the Badgers to a 24-3 victory on the road over Purdue. UW held the Boilermakers in check with just 299 total yards, limited them to just three of 14 third down conversions, and stopped three attempts to […]
November 27, 2007 posted under: Cowboys, NFL Network, Packers, Time Warner Cable sucks 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 […]
November 29, 2005 posted under: Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals knocked off the division-leading Houston Aeros 3-0 in AHL action the other night. The Admirals have won 11 of 13 after opening the season with four loses and are now tied for third in the West Division with the Peoria Rivermen. I just love the AHL […]
March 13, 2008 Random goodness from the Interwebs: Seattle weekly paper The Stranger has a recent restaurant review that contains the best line I’ve read describing one of my all-time favorite beers. Chris McCann writes, “My friend downed a traditional Wisconsin brew, Leinenkugel’s ($4), which had a rusty sweetness to it that recalled crisp, clear, […]
November 9, 2006 I suppose there are some people out there in Cyclone Nation shedding a tear for Dan McCarney, who officially resigned yesterday as head football coach at Iowa State, but I can’t say that I’m one of them. The writing has been on the wall for a few weeks now, and the 41-10 […]
December 27, 2005 posted under: Bucks Milwaukee got last second shot from Bogut and no lights-out performance from Redd as they dropped a 93-108 decision to Orlando last night. TJ Ford led the Bucks with 19 points and Redd scored 17, but poor shooting all around kept Milwaukee trailing most of the night. Milwaukee also […]
October 18, 2007 Troubled wide receiver Koren Robinson is back in the NFL after being reinstated by the league yesterday. Still under contract to the Packers, he’ll be reporting to Green Bay to get evaluated and then have a few weeks to practice before the team has to make a decision to either keep him […]
