Samurai Bucky

Pauling and Williams enter the Portal. Pauling was hit and miss. Williams was a disappointment for me.

Nevada is a no-income-tax state. That might help.

The thing that is a sore sport for me is K%. According to statmuse.com, the average K% in 2024 was 20.2. More than half of the team is well above that number. You aren't going to be getting on base to steal bases, nor moving runners over if you are walking to the dugout 1/4 of the time after your at bat. There really isn't a better option than Jake Bauers? Not sure he will hit above the Mendoza line. Do they need more pop in their bats? I would like to see somebody who could drive the ball. You know, like Rhys Hoskins had done before last year. Put together a good package and trade for Bichette... 🤔

You are correct. https://www.nba.com/news/nba-cup-101

Scholarships? With NIL, I didn't know they existed anymore. 😉

I guess it is crazy. 🤔

My 2013 Ram pops a P1004 message for a few days then it turns off. I had it checked out the first time it happened a few years ago, and I guess it could be a lot of things. It is running fine now. No sense ripping the engine apart now... 😉

Broadcomm for the win 👍

I see... the intended pun. Noice!

If they lose 3-2 in overtime tonight, that would be crazy. First time I saw them all year. Good defense and great net minding. There were a lot of times where the passes were not as crisp, but they were able to hustle their way out of it. The hit by Michigan at the end was trash. I guess the net result was a double minor, but there was a game misconduct for Bucky. Oh well.

I'm waiting for the NBA to install LED floors.

There seems to be more tweets being moved to more of a series of tweets -- more like a "thread." I think it is because the maximum size of a tweet is 280 characters(?). The (cont'd) part is:

I do find it amusing Alabama didn't make it. Apologists such as Paul Finebaum believe that the cache of the Crimson Tide and SEC name should be enough to pull this blue blood into the CFP. Don't get owned by Oklahoma and there is no controversy. IIRC, Wisconsin was the first team out years ago because Alabama had the better historical cache. I hope SMU represents somewhat. I am not a fan of the "everybody gets a trophy" type of vibe that has come from this year's selections. I want it to be competitive. If teams like SMU and Boise get destroyed, then there will certainly be a lot of discussion. Oh, put Notre Dame in that discussion, too.

Hopefully the fan base that doesn't follow the super teams doesn't abandon the game before then.

A narrative I have heard is that Wisconsin needs to get back to the "Ground and Pound." Would Ryan Day come in and institute that? I wouldn't think so. I feel Fickell is trying to get Wisconsin to the same type of style as an Ohio State -- able to run AND pass. The Badgers simply don't have the talent (yet). Perhaps Ryan Day would be able to bring in the recruits on day one (no pun intended). How far of a leash would we give a Ryan Day if we aren't in the College Football Playoff in year one? I'm not saying that Fickell is as good as Day by any means. That said, Fickell's seems like a deer in headlights right now. At least Day only looked that way when the flag was being planted on the 50 at his team's stadium. 😉

Why would we want Day -- who can't win with the best players in college football?

The Badgers are a hot mess. There is no ingenuity on offense -- probably because they know that Locke can't make a play. I temporarily stopped watching after the second TD. Have they tried to move him out of the pocket? I don't recall seeing any RPO

The Brewers have, but not to that extent, obviously. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28871847/christian-yelich-paid-deferred-money-brewers-2042

We all know that baseball fans will complain about billionaires fighting against millionaires. The only other option would be contraction, wouldn't it?

Look at Michigan -- they won the Natty last year, bring in Wink Martindale, then their defense doesn't get the job done. Is Martindale a bad coach, or is the cupboard bare? It seems like the Badgers are getting in more talent. They just need somebody to bring it together. I still think Fickell is the guy for the next few years.

Hopefully Tonje can remain healthy. I remember the Badgers being a completely different team before Johnny Davis got hurt. If Tonje gets hurt, I'm sure Klesmit will try to be that guy. Not sure if he could do it. All in favor of purchasing bubble wrap for Tonje's protection... say 'Aye!' Just kidding

One of my favorite pictures of Alando:

When Longo was brought in, it reminded me of the change in philosophy Gary Andersen brought with him. It wasn't an Air Raid type of situation, but it was a change from the standard Badger philosophy. Kudos to Fickell to having the huevos to do this now. It was obvious to everybody that things just weren't working on the offensive side of the ball. Here is another tweet from Potrykus that sheds some good light on what might have happened if he let him stay on. Here are some things that frustrated me about the offense: Dead ball penalties. There simply seems to be a lack of discipline on the offensive side of the ball. This improved over last year. I went to one game last year against Buffalo, and their heads weren't where they should have been. This is coaching. Make your offense fit your players. Is your offense so structured that there aren't plays designed to fit better with your backup quarterback? They started using motion a little more, but probably not enough IMHO. This is coaching. Braedyn Locke. He has made some poor decisions. However, I don't know if he was put into a position to succeed. Did you notice something on the late touchdown that was called back due to a penalty? He threw the touchdown pass LEFT HANDED!!!!! Nobody mentioned anything on TV and I haven't seen anything on Social Media regarding that. How many times was there a run / run option where he didn't keep the ball? Keep the ball to, at least, keep the defense honest. I'm not saying Locke shouldn't be blamed for what happened, but I think the coaching staff has to do a better job. So this is Player Performance and Coaching. Trying to throw a football through the head of a needle. If the pass was 5-15 yards, Locke seemed like he had to throw it 100MPH to get it through the traffic. Were there any plays called where he could put touch on it? Yeah... the opening play where he doesn't float it over the outstretched hand of the Edge rusher... he should have done much better. I also saw something where people think they can't get athletes to come to Wisconsin. Sorry... I don't buy it. They need to have a great win against Nebraska this weekend to show the offense they can win. I believe Fickell will be able to keep a good number of the guys who show they can get open. I still don't have full trust in Tressel's defense, but a team doesn't hold the #1 team in the Country to 16 points without doing something right. I am hoping for two more wins. This means the ax stays in Madison, another bowl game, and a positive outlook for 2025.

I'm sure there will be some type of statement from the Big Ten... not.

No different than people looking at their phones while driving. 🤦‍♂️ Well... maybe a little different. Neuralink is next...