Tag Archives: Wisconsin

Responding to the 2013 NFL First Round Draft Picks in 5 Words or Fewer

It’s pretty customary for SpreeGoogs to celebrate drafts with instant, but brief reactions. Without seeing any of the players in last night’s draft play a snap of pro football, I’m about to unleash some instant diagnoses of the picks. And … Continue reading

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In Defense of the BCS Over a College Football Playoff

If the BCS entered a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein, Leprosy and Hurricane Katrina, it would lose. Badly. No one cares about the two teams that make it into the BCS Championship game nearly as much as they care about … Continue reading

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Heisman Haiku and Unapologetic Rankings

The end of the college football season is great for a bunch of reasons: the pep bands, the bittersweet celebrations of seniors at their last home games, the will-he-go/will-he-stay debates. It’s all fun and we get to ride through the … Continue reading

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2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament: Important Observations 43-44 Wisco/KSU, UConn/Cincy

43. Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65 — Jacob Pullen simultaneously kept K-State in this game and lost it for them. In a bunch of ways, Jacob Pullen was the only reason K-State had a chance to beat Wisco in this … Continue reading

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2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament: Important Observations 13-16

*Unnumbered but still crucial observation- what happened to that gap in between the late afternoon games and the evening games? Where did it go? I wanted to shower and take a nap, but didn’t have any time or general willpower … Continue reading

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