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I thought his point was the wishi-washi-ness of the Packers communication to all these guys that was annoying, not the fact that the Packers moved on from them.

Yeah...that's weird. If that was the case you'd think he'd just retire.

He said he went INTO the retreat at 90% retiring. While in the retreat that number moved more toward 50/50. After leaving the retreat, he was taken aback by the words that the Packers were looking to deal him, and yet he also said that the entire year last year he was getting the feeling that the Packers didn't really want him back, yet nobody would actually say that.

I'd love to trade #15 for #26 and #58. Particularly if we get #13 from the Jets.

This is going to be a strange watch tonight...I guess it is similar to games coming down the stretch in Brad's frosh year when they knew the season would end without a postseason...Although this is weirder since it IS the postseason...kind of. Whatever happens in the first half, I expect the opposite to happen in the 2nd half, with UW losing a close one.

Wrong. There are MANY cable companies in WI that dropped the RSNs years ago. Cable is basically a monopoly as people only have one choice, thus the streaming companies should have been a godsend, but nobody carried it except for DirectTV Stream. Again, one option--in addition to DirectTV satellite. If Fubo is getting it, I'll likely be dropping DTV. Also, cable and satellite are long term contracts, so if somebody signed up when the RSN was carried and then it was dropped they were screwed. The month-to-month streaming options again are WAYYY better for the consumer.

It's probably not realistic to expect another Micah Potter type of transfer, but a clone of his would sure be nice. Gard HAS shown he CAN do it despite no real starting spots to offer, so hopefully it happens again.

If just ONE of Gilmore, Wahl or Crowl could shoot 35% from 3 point land the team might have won the conference (and they had stayed healthy). The personnel next November is going to be interesting. Gard will be evaluated next April. I fully expect his seat cools back down to tenured status from the "slightly warm" status it is right now. It's all about recruiting though. We've gotten precious few of our top targets the last 6 years...and occasionally we've gotten them they weren't the guy... or even A guy. This might not be a Gard issue but more of an assistant coach issue.

What? NIL SHOULD basically make scholarship limits a thing of the past--IF you've got guys who either can contribute NOW OR develop enough to SIGNIFICANTLY contribute in the future. Obviously, Gilmore is better than a couple of scholarship guys who aren't even 1st year guys... If the staff thinks Hodges/Ilver can develop enough to become better than average B1G players...great...but it's far more likely they need to go the way of Matthew Mors and that guy from Michigan who transferred to a DII school who I've already forgotten the name of.... Gilmore has been a godsend considering his flexible "preferred walk-on" status...

Most of the time nobody gets hurt and there isn't even an accident...this time there was.

Purdue isn't very good. Although had somebody asked me after Thanksgiving I'd say that Kansas wasn't very good either. Strange year, although last year St Peter's nearly made the Final Four, only to lose to a team in the Elite 8 that squeaked into the tourney as a First Four participant. So I guess this is the norm in college bball these days.

MKultra showing out...good lord. Gotta finish.

Weird half on the offensive end, good enough on the defensive end. Isaac Lindsey may have saved UW's season if they can pull it out. 8 huge points...although there hasn't been much of a contribution from anybody else on that end. Wahl with a 3 too... if UW has to rely upon IL and TW 3s in the 2nd half I don't like their chances...

How many 5 foot shots can rattle out? ridiculous. Playing a good game other than that, which is not a new problem.

That PFF trading mechanism is completely out of whack. I traded Rodgers for Garrett Wilson AND all of the Jets picks. Needless to say, the draft turned out pretty good. In think I ended up with Will Levis, Mayer, and Brian Branch in addition to getting Garrett Wilson...

Rohde would be an interesting get. I don't think scholarship limits are particularly important anymore in these days of NIL, are they? Pretty easy for a walk-on to get compensated for tuition, room and board. Combined with the transfer portal it's even less of an issue as only 8-9 guys see real court time in a season (unless injuries knock guys out), and with 13 scholarships a few of those guys at the end of the bench are going to look to greener pastures to get more playing time. I think Yalden is going to need to play a lot of "point" center, roaming around the top of the key setting picks, making 3s and dishing to cutters. His half court offensive game is a pleasure to watch, but watching him try to run from block-to-block to get back on D is painful. I worry about his footspeed on D as well. His long arms will hopefully make up for the lack of lateral quickness. He does have smooth footwork on the offensive end, it's just a bit plodding and stuck to the hardwood. That said, he's doing VERY well at La Lumiere against athletes who are actually comparable to what he'll be seeing at UW, something few recruits coming into a high DI program can say. Pretty much JUST the ones playing in that national conference/league they play in. If Wahl comes back there is no way both Hodges and Ilver come back as well. We'd have Crowl and Wahl, then a bench full of bigs competing for the backup frontcourt spot: Gilmore, Ilver, Hodges, Yalden, Winter. There just isn't enough time to go around unless Yalden and Winter BOTH RS, which doesn't seem likely.

I liked it better when JD2 was starting and CE was a sparkplug off the bench. It seems like Gard has really tried to feature CE offensively the last few weeks--and I don't blame him for the effort as the kid is going to be the goto guy at some point, but I think it's been shown that right now the team is better when CE is an opportunistic scorer rather than the main man. Wahl's injury really threw a monkey wrench into the course of a promising looking season. He just hasn't looked the same since coming back. Hopefully they make the Tourney anyway as it looks good on the historical record but I'm certainly not expecting much whether they get there or not.

The schedule is very favorable for UW coming down the stretch, starting with a home game vs NU right now. I could see UW going 7-2 in their last nine. That said, going 2-7 is NOT out of the realm of possibility... The lack of Klesmit vs the Wildcats a couple weeks ago was fatal, as his D should be the perfect antidote to Chase Audige.

But it SHOULDNT be hard...

this aged poorly

There has been a talent identification problem the last few recruiting classes. Nobody who has transferred out has actually helped the team they transferred to, and they are almost always transferring DOWN a tier or 2 in competition level.

It was no secret this team is thin. Klesmit out really hurts the D, and Wahl is still rounding into form. Get everybody healthy and get some Ws. This team at full strength CAN still compete against anybody, but that certainly doesn't mean that they will. If they remain injured and the leaders fold, it could REALLY go South to Chryst-ian proportions. That would be sad. It's not just the losing, it's HOW they have lost. Just utterly physically dominated tonight.

UGH. An excruciating L, but that's the road in the B1G. I was impressed by the moxie of an outmanned NW squad. Just a whole lot of "meh" in this game other than a nice showing by Jordan Davis. That Barnhizer kid made some key plays in the last 10 minutes. It could be worse. We could be Duke😆. About to lose a bad VTech team with easily the best recruiting class in the country. NW might actually make the Tourney. #FireScheyer

UW SHOULD be able to absorb the lack of a Klesmit...but he would be ideal in guarding Audige. NW plays great defense, although it's better than it should be when Gard has Ilver, Gilmore and Lindsey on the floor at the same time.

Of course there is a reason for all of them...but really only Neath's is a legitimate reason. There will ALWAYS be misses, but when they pile up all at once it creates a thin roster. Ultimately, that is the responsibility of the staff. At the same time, the season certainly isn't a failure by any means, and it still has a chance to become a great success despite the lack of depth, which is a credit to the staff's coaching chops. Hopefully we can being in or develop more depth in the future.