Sunday Morning Musings
The first weekend of the NFL free agency period is almost over and the big news around Packerland is that 8 year veteran Aaron Kampman is set to leave Green Bay to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kampman reportedly agreed to a four year deal with the Jags that should return him to his customary [...]
This Week in ‘Re(ar)view’
It seems University of Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan has finally figured out what virtually everyone else in the state already knew; that he should put his 5 best players on the floor to start the game……….and that Tim Jarmusz isn’t one of them.
Ryan reinserted recently returned forward Jon Leuer into the starting lineup at [...]
Killing the Golden Goose
Last week in this space I wrote that there is nothing rational about being a sports fan. Apparently, that principle extends to the business of professional sports as well. It never ceases to amaze me how the owners of pro sports franchises, who are generally successful in other walks of their business ventures, [...]
An Open Letter to the National Media
I was listening to ESPN radio Sportscenter Saturday with Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as a guest promoting his fine new book about Super Bowl history. Right before the segment concluded, the host asked McGinn why quarterback Brett Favre continues to be held in contempt by many Packer fans. McGinn, being the arrogant ass [...]
Nightmare Scenario
For a fan of the Green Bay Packers like myself, the prospect of a Super Bowl match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets is the worst of both possible worlds.
Obviously, I can’t pull for the Vikings as they are the most hated rival of my favorite professional football team. Throw in the way that former Packer legend [...]
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