With quarterback Aaron Rodgers sidelined with the covid kerfuffle, it's time for the next man up to step in. Jordan Love will be sorely tested by the Kansas City Chiefs, but I think the Green Bay Packers rally 'round their young QB and get the job done.
As to Rodgers, am sure many Packer fans share his feelings on covid and vaccinations. And are probably willing to forgive him at this point in the year.
But make no mistake about it, had this arisen during the playoffs and cost the Packers a Super Bowl shot, the torches and pitchforks would have come out of storage in a hurry. Remember, this is the fan base that, in the early 1970s, killed head coach Dan Devine's dog when the team fell into mediocrity!
The Wisconsin Badgers made short work or Rutgers yesterday, with the defense helping to force a 52-3 route. Bucky is now bowl-eligible for a 20th straight season. Those of us of a certain age recall when all Wisconsin fans did was dream about a bowl game. Any bowl game.
Those were the days of Greg "Grape Juice" Johnson and Rufus "The Road Runner" Ferguson toting the ball for Bucky. When Wisconsin was normally drubbed by any and all Big Ten foes.
What ever happened to really cool nicknames for football players? Gotta come up with something sweet for Fond du Lac freshman Braelon Allen, who now has five straight 100-yard games. The 17-year-old running back won't turn 18 until January. We need to give him a classy moniker.
No surprise that Avi Garcia of the Milwaukee Brewers is testing the free agent market. If he gives Milwaukee a home-town deal, fine. Otherwise, look for the Brewers to be aggressive in the free agent market as they have salary to work with and a solid base of starting pitching to build on. The club was 19th in MLB with a payroll just over $99 million -- below the league average of $128 million.
Tops in baseball? Those Los Angeles Dodgers at over $271 million. Two other clubs, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, topped the $200 million mark.
Congrats to the Oregon High School boys soccer team, capping a 22-0-3 season by winning the Division 2 state championship, beating Whitefish Bay 3-1. For my local high school, this is a fourth state title and the first since 2018.
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