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  1. Jimbo
    Call me naïve, but still am a bit miffed the WIAA basketball games couldn't be completed with limited spectators. To the OP, yeah the NCAA has roster sizes. Will the fifth-year seniors take away spots from others?
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    This was huge in the early days of ESPN, early to mid 80's.
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    Last week I was watching Biathlon events in Czech Republic taking place in an empty 40,000 seat stadium. So I knew it was a matter of time before North America would begin this. (An aside, it didn't stop spectators from lining up along the perimeter fencing of the grounds. So much for social distancing). Last week began talk of cancelling the Tokyo Olympics. Now, it seems a plausibility. Local events. My wife is scheduled to run a marathon in Milwaukee on April 11th. She's doing a training run right now. Hoping for her it doesn't get cancelled.
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    OK, this David Ayres story has me intrigued. I don't follow prop hockey close enough. Does every NHL and AHL city have an emergency goalie on call? Is a team allowed to make a roster move mid-game? (Imagine what Stearns could do with an "emergency player" in each city).
  5. Jimbo
    One thing I remember is the season finale at home against Indiana. Pull out a close win a the end to get off the bubble. Bobby Knight goes berserk, also his last game in Madison. Al McGuire's final game as a television analyst. I still have the game on tape (as well as digitized).
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    Pizza

    Jimbo replied to homer's topic in Off-Topic Forum

    Pizza Pit nearly closed for good 25 years ago (on edit, 2006), but made a comeback. I've been to the Lake Mills location several times. My motto has been "if you live too far from Pizza Pit, you're too far from Madison". I've stuck with The Pit as I've just never warmed up to Glass Nickel. I don't work far from the Mequon Pizza Company. Now I'll have to try it out.
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    Pizza

    Jimbo replied to homer's topic in Off-Topic Forum

    Mmm, haven't had Buck's in 30 years. Pizza Oven has recently closed.
  8. Jimbo
    I was at that game. I remember it well. I froze my keester off and it was a miserable blowout. It pretty much went the way you said it. Favre played one of his worst games ever as well, throwing four interceptions and completing less than 50% of his pass attempts. Also a blocked field goal run back for a touchdown. That was also the same day Walter Payton died. Earl Dotson was baited into committing a disqualifying foul. Just an ugly game.
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    Women's hockey. True that they won the title last season. However, never should have lost the title game three years ago and the semis loss two years was unexpected.
  10. Jimbo
    I was at that 2016 game. For the love of gawd, NEVER AGAIN. My then 76-yo father nearly passed out 45 minutes prior to kickoff. In reference to upthread, opposite conference opponents are determined years in advance. My brother moved to JAX in 2013, so in '15 I knew there would be a game there in '16 and a chance to visit (mind that JAX draws poorly at home, so much they voluntarily offer a home game to London each year). Looking to go back in 2024, if the game isn't in September. Also referencing upthread, my brother offered to join us for a game in ATL or TB. If you do the math, any given season offers a 50% of happening. If you know how the formula works, you can plan a road trip. I believe the formula is on the NFL site.
  11. Jimbo
    Wow, six board members took in the match Saturday night. I'm impressed with the level of interest.
  12. Jimbo
    Sterling Sharpe would make sense. Edit - Blast! I had the second TD. I don't even remember the first guy. Edit Edit - Doh! I suppose that was in the video of the OP that I didn't watch first... Clint Didier, the longtime Redskin TE great who signed on with the Packers for the season.
  13. Jimbo
    The Packers won that game, 14-13. Without looking it up, anyone remember who scored the *first* Packer TD of that game?
  14. Jimbo
    The flag came out at the end of the play. I assumed it was for hitting a sliding QB.
  15. Jimbo
    As someone who has worked in the supply chain in the automotive industry on-and-off for thirty years, I have a few thoughts. I used to be a buy-American guy, but some things have worn thin on me. I'm not going to lower my standard of living to buy a car so a line worker can receive $28/hr in pay and $28/hr in benies. On the flip side, some of the management people at these OEM's are some of the most arrogant people I've had to deal with (GM, looking your way). Keep in mind, cars are not made in America, they are assembled in America. A lot of the components are imported.
  16. Jimbo
    I was wrong. However, I won't backtrack from my prediction. But after five "meh" games, who saw this performance coming?
  17. Jimbo
    I'm baffled that Wisconsin is favored. If I were betting, definitely go with Minnesota. I just don't see the Badgers winning this one.
  18. Jimbo
    I just got back from a customer visit to look into a quality issue. Their current production? Putting candy into plastic Easter eggs. Yes, they're ramping up for Easter.
  19. Jimbo
    Hernan was one of my favorite players. I liked his versatility and that he parlayed his status as a waiver claim into a decent 3.5 year run. But as the team is now a pennant contender, time for an upgrade.
  20. Jimbo
    People calling it the worst loss in Wisconsin history clearly aren't old enough to remember the loss to Minnesota in 1993 that probably prevented them from ACTUALLY winning a National Championship, or a horrendous loss to Cincy in 1999 that may have done the same. Keep in mind what many people overlook: due to the Minnesota loss, Wisconsin had one loss and Ohio State had zero losses going into their game. Ohio State could afford to play for a tie, and they did (it backfired due to their loss to Michigan). If Wisconsin beats Minnesota, both teams undefeated in the conference and Ohio State plays for the win. In that case, loss instead of a tie and no Rose Bowl.
  21. Jimbo
    Kinda pulling for the Astros. Would like to see the best team rewarded for their efforts. Also, the Nats had a nice run. But don't let their 8:1 odds of a comeback against the Brewers parlay into a World title.
  22. Jimbo
    I don't follow the B1G closely to enough to know what level Illinois plays at, or if the 31-point spread was warranted. That said, it didn't dawn on me until Saturday night that this may be the worse loss...ever. So Brew, you and I were thinking the same thing. Off the top of my head: Losing at home to Minnesota 1985-ish. Losing at Minnesota 1993. Almost losing at home to then 1-AA Boise State (but they won in the last minute). Same with Cal Poly. I'm too lazy to search the internets for point spreads that far back. Other than that, can't think of anything in the last 40 years that come close.
  23. Jimbo
    I can count on three hands the number of time you've brought this up over the last eight years. Geez dude, get over it. You've blown that one issue out of proportion. What Sabrmetrics has taught us is that hitting > 10x fielding. An extra bat in the lineup yields additional benefits. The reason for Shaw playing second base last year and Moustakis this year. That game specifically, the win pct was 0.30 before the AB and 0.20 after the play. A negative outcome? No doubt. Did it cost the game? No. And as the other poster mentioned, he had a +0.15 WPA offensively for the game. Overall, a positive contribution.
  24. Jimbo
    The term "Buckner moment" in itself to me is baloney. It happened with a tied score in a game that wasn't an elimination game for the Red Sox. And like others posted above, a false equivalency to Grishom.
  25. Jimbo
    Different sports. Access to the postseason is easier in both. Baseball is still the hardest postseason to qualify for. I have no problem with a little flag out there for the 2019 Wild Card. They’re not ostentatious anyway. A little, but making the playoffs in baseball is not what it used to be. It's a 33.3% qualification rate in MLB, compared with 37.5% in the NFL. It's a very insignificant difference. I guess, maybe it does come off as a little pretentious, but I would like us to get to a point in this organization where this is expected, and the gold standard is a little higher than that. I can't speak for every Packer fan here, but if they won the WC2 this year and were bounced in the Wild Card round, I'd feel it was a bit silly if I walked into Lambeau Field and a "Packers 2019 Wild Card" banner was hanging. And again, the playoff qualification rate for MLB and NFL is very close to the same. I think some of it has to with the economics of baseball vs football. A small market team like the Packers will always have the same chance as the Giants. The Brewers will always be behind the eight-ball when compared to the Cubs, Dodgers, Yankees, etc. so a Brewer post-season appearance is a little more special compared to the NFL.
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