Author: drewpakenham

There has been a revolving door in Madison lately as potential recruits have been flocking to the state capital to check out the new look program. We’ll be going over who has been in town, what offers have been sent out, who has committed recently, and any cut-down lists the Wisconsin Badgers Football Recruiting has made. Wisconsin Badgers Football Recruiting: Campus Visitors Denim Cook Denim Cook is an ATH in the class of 2025. The 6’4″, 215-pound Ohio native is listed as an outside linebacker and already has an impressive offer list. As a sophomore, he wracked up 106 tackles,…

For a team that was considered one of the deepest heading into the NBA Playoffs, they have looked anything by deep through four games. After losing last night’s game to drop to 1-3 in the series, depth and versatility have become a major concern for the Bucks. While Jimmy Butler poured in nearly half of the 119 Heat points, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer could only scratch his head as he tried to figure out the best way to stop it. There’s no denying the Bucks have a good roster. They have arguably the best player on the planet, two…

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes was  pulled early from his start last night due to pectoral strain. It is believed to be a minor injury and manager Craig Counsell voiced that Burnes may be able to make his next scheduled start. With that said, seeing a starter go down, even while briefly, is extremely scary considering Brandon Woodruff is already on the shelf for an unknown length of time. The health of the rotation is a huge factor in how successful this season could end up being. The Brewers have handled the loss of Woodruff well but losing another ace could…

There’s no way to sugarcoat it; the Bucks playoffs run is in a terrible spot. Down 1-3 while losing in different ways in every game isn’t good. In game 1, they couldn’t defend the 3. Game 3 was ugly defense all around, and the offense couldn’t get going. Game 4 was the Jimmy Butler show. The fact Miami is winning in different ways is concerning, but the issues for the Bucks are correctable. Let’s not forget Milwaukee has the best player in basketball. We’ve seen him come back from injury in the playoffs, and will this team to wins. They…

The Green Bay Packers will never come out and say it, but this upcoming season, and potentially next, will be rebuilding years. Due to the Aaron Rodgers contract, the Packers have virtually no salary cap flexibility even after the trade. The franchise needs a year or two to cycle through some of these bloated contracts that have continued to get pushed back year after year. I shy away from calling it a full rebuild because there is still plenty of talent on this roster. That’s not even taking into account the potential of Jordan Love. This process becomes much shorter…

The Big Ten Basketball schedule was released for the upcoming season. Since it isn’t possible to play each team once at home and again on the road, some teams are only played against once each season. CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein tweeted out the schedules for every team, and it’s going to be an interesting season for the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin’s Big Ten Basketball Schedule Home: Illinois, Maryland, Northwestern Away: Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers I won’t go in-depth on the Big Ten Basketball schedule here, but it’s looking like a difficult…

It finally happened; Aaron Rodgers has been traded to the New York Jets, according to Adam Schefter. As much content as this move created, it was always going to happen one way to another. If it weren’t to the Jets, it would have been a different team thinking Rodgers was the key to their Super Bowl aspirations. Now that the trade is done, we can focus on how moving from pick No. 15 to 13 in the first-round NFL Draft order night changes things for the Packers. At face value, the move may not seem to move the needle much.…

The Brewers’ official Twitter account announced some potentially impactful roster changes earlier today. We explain how these moves are shaking up the Brewers bullpen. https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1650590284869148684 Brewers Bullpen Shakes Things Up After a disappointing loss to the Red Sox in game 3 of a tied series Sunday afternoon, the two pitchers responsible for the 8th-inning collapse are now off the active roster. Matt Bush was placed on the 15-day IL due to rotator cuff tendinitis, and Javy Guerra was designated for assignment. To replace those two, relief pitchers Jake Cousins and Alex Claudio were brought up. Cousins was recalled as he…

Luis Urias sustained a hamstring injury on opening day this year.  His initial injury timeline was estimated at 6-8 weeks, but he was placed on the 10-day IL to begin with.  Today, the Milwaukee Brewers transferred him to the 60-day IL.  This move freed up a spot on the 40-man roster. In a corresponding move, the Brewers have claimed RHP JB Bukauskas from Seattle as reported by Brewers beat writer Todd Roasiak. Bukauskas has been working out of the bullpen in his appearances in the majors. The 2017 first round pick first debuted in the big leagues in 2021 but…

The Brewers are just about 10% through the 2023 season and things have gone better than expected. The Crew have the second best record in the N.L. at 11-5 and the second best run differential in all of baseball at +28. Even though many were optimistic about the Brewers this season, it has been an impressive start. I want to touch on a few things that have led to this great start and circle back on an article I wrote before the season started. Run Production Last season was frustrating at times because it seemed like the Brewers rarely produced…