September 3, 2008 Even though Green Bay doesn’t play the first game for another five days (the waiting really is hardest part), I suppose for any prediction to be official it needs to be made before any of the games have started. So let’s gaze into the crystal ball and see what the future holds […]
October 17, 2007 “I’m a senile old man. Don’t know what I’m saying or what I’m doing. It don’t matter much none anywhoo, because Sports Illustrated pays me just the same. That’s they way we does things in the sports journalism game. “See here my NFL Power Rankings for this week. Patriots! Colts! A mess […]
March 13, 2008 The Journal Sentinel has a good piece today on Packers great Willie Wood. It’s sad to hear about players struggling in old age with health problems — especially dementia — but it’s good to hear that Wood is being taken care of. I also like the quote from Jerry Kramer: “Nitschke used […]
August 15, 2008 Michael Lombardi is a smart football guy, but I don’t think he knows Ted Thompson or Mike McCarthy all that well. In his Morning Diner News column today at The National Football Post, Lombardi addresses the tight end situation in Green Bay — using Jason Wilde’s story from yesterday about Evan Moore […]
January 25, 2008 Despite the prescription medication, the post-playoff funk still lingers. I have avoided most things football related this week (doctor’s orders) but I couldn’t help but read the torrent of articles from journalists and bloggers questioning why the Packers lost the NFC Championship on Sunday night. So far, though, there doesn’t seem to […]
November 13, 2005 And The Win! Packers win 33-25! Ryan Longwell hit two more field goals to keep the Green & Gold in the lead, the Ahmad Caroll forced a fumble that was recovered by Nick Barnett to the five-yard line, setting up Samkon Gado’s third touchdown of the game. I have to lay down. […]
September 5, 2008 We still have days to go before the Packers take the field to start the 2008 campaign, but thankfully there’s now a full slate of football on Saturday and Sunday to occupy our time until that early evening kickoff on Monday. Tomorrow the Badgers host Marshall and Michigan (hee hee) tries again […]
March 12, 2006 I was glad to see that the Packers managed to come to terms on a deal with defensive end Aaron Kampman. Just hours before free agency started Friday, the two sides finally agreed to a new four-year deal that will provide the seed for an improved defense this season. Kampman had a […]
August 20, 2008 Gotta give a shoutout to fellow Iowan Shawn Johnson for winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing last night (two days ago? Whatever the time difference is). She finally managed to put one over the Chinese girls and her teammate Nastia Liukin on the balance beam to reach the top of the […]
October 15, 2007 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 in Wisconsin. I lost the […]
March 2, 2008 Up in Alaska they’re getting ready today to start the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an endurance test pitting man and beast against the elements and 1,100 miles of Alaskan wilderness. Surprisingly, there are more than a couple people with Wisconsin ties taking part in the world’s last great race. Badger state […]
September 17, 2007 It doesn’t look like the Buffalo Bills are going to have a very good year. They got crushed by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-3 yesterday to start the season 0-2. However, Jim Leonhard is off to a great start this season: Making his first start in the NFL, the former Badger recorded five […]
November 20, 2007 We’re just a couple days away now from Thanksgiving, the second greatest holiday on the entire calendar. It’s a whole day devoted to festive overeating and football, only Christmas can top it. This year, unfortunately, one of those football games involves the Green Bay Packers playing in Detroit, which has given me […]
February 21, 2006 Out of the field of athletes boasting a connection to the Badger State, Molly Engstrom became the first to win a medal in this year’s Winter Olympics. Engstrom, a native of Siren, WI, and a UW Badger, helped the US women’s hockey team win the bronze medal today with a 4-0 victory […]
