Author: drewpakenham

As far as results go for the first four years of a head coaching career, Matt LaFleur has to be pretty proud. He doesn’t have the playoff results he would like, but winning 13 games each year for the first three years is historically good. 2022 wasn’t ideal but his team had a chance to make the playoffs even with all of the injuries and youth driven mistakes. It has been the start to a head coaching career that every coach dreams of. It’s important to note that LaFleur did land in a great situation. Not many first time head…

I want to preface everything by saying that I fully support Greg Gard. I think he’s done a fantastic job and the recent results of the team are more due to bad luck than anything he as a coach can control. With that said, I think it’s important to take a step back and look at each side of the debate without bringing emotions into it. Since I am on the side of keeping Gard, I’m in a position to view the talking points from the other side objectively. How did we get here? It seems like every year the…

The Badger coaches have been hot on the recruiting trail since the start of the new year. Not only have they been visiting high schools across the country, they’ve been sending out a ton of offers. I’ll be covering a handful of the players that have received offers over the last week and breaking down their tape a bit. Camron Richardson- DB Class of 2024 The 6’2″ 185 pound athlete out of New Jersey lines up at safety the vast majority of time. He’s currently listed as a 3 star by rivals. While watching his tape, a couple things stood…

Allen Lazard is a free agent and it’s looking more and more likely that he won’t be back in Green Bay in 2023. He had some interesting comments after the season ending loss to Detroit that made it sound like he already knew he wasn’t coming back. On top of that, it came out last week that Lazard was looking for a contract that paid him between $15-$17 million a year. If that ends up being true and a team offers it, that team won’t be the Packers. With major roster decisions looming, and the status of Aaron Rodgers in…

With 16 days left before pitchers and catchers report for spring training, it’s probably right to assume the Milwaukee Brewers don’t have any major moves left in them. They barely had any moves at all but on paper, the 2023 squad could very well be an upgrade from 2022. The moves that were made were calculated, didn’t cost much (shocker) and bring some upside to a team and fan base that needs some positive momentum after last year. I want to look at each position and lay out the best case scenario for the season. Milwaukee has never been a…

The Badgers coaches have been hot on the recruiting trail since the start of the new year. Not only have they been visiting high schools across the country, they’ve been sending out a lot of big time offers. If you want to get some information on the recent 5 star players offered, you can find that here. I want to look at and breakdown some of the names people may not have heard of yet. With two recent Junior days, a lot of potential Badgers have gotten to experience Madison with many leaving very impressed. Ryan Montgomery- QB Class of…

The inevitable off-season topic of whether or not Aaron Rodgers will be traded warmed up in a big way Monday thanks to The Pat McAfee Show. Normally, viral clips and sound bites regarding Rodgers come from his own mouth on Tuesdays. This time around, they came a day earlier from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Rapoport is often featured on the show and has a reputation for providing reliable information. In case you missed in, the summary is that a trade is possible. Now, Ian Rapoport didn’t sounds overly confident that a team would want to take on the Rodgers contract,…

The official Wisconsin Badgers twitter account released a 35 second hype video announcing season tickets are now on sale. The video features new coach Luke Fickell talking about how important the fans are for the programs success. This felt very similar to when Barry Alvarez made a statement about fans not wanting to miss what’s coming. The program is in a much different place now than it was then, but this may be the most excited the fan base has been since. The proof has been in the pudding so far according to Wisconsin beat writer for The Athletic, Jesse…

After a promising start to the 2022/2023 college basketball season, the Badgers have hit a bit of a skid. Depending on who you ask, the blame may fall one way or another. It also may depend on where you look. Twitter, and I’m sure other social media platforms, are putting this all on coach Greg Gard. Even though Greg Gard’s team has won two out the last three season long conference championship, he always seems to find himself in the crosshairs of the casual Wisconsin basketball fan. Do I think he should be absolved from any blame? Absolutely not. With…

If you’re a Bucks fan and have checked twitter recently, you’d think their record was hovering around .500. Has this team been perfect? Absolutely not, but that will happen when you’re missing an all star player and load management is an important part of the regular season plan. So far, all of this has added up to a 29-17 record and the third seed in the east behind Boston and Philly. With how deep the eastern conference is this season, where the Bucks finish in the standings will be important. Getting to the NBA finals isn’t just about having a…