Five years ago a talented writer, Brett Olson, wrote a piece on my show, The NickelBlock. Just found it tonight. An interesting look back, that’s for sure… He sits in front of the microphone, taking deep, rhythmic breaths. The intro […]
Category: The [Five] Blog
Beaver Fans, wake up
Truth be told, having the Oregon Ducks in the National Championship isn’t all bad for an Oregon State Beaver fan. Sure, listening to Duck fans go on-and-on-and-on about how great their team is, gets old. There is only so many […]
NFL Wild Card Sunday Picks
Season: 61-51-1 Playoffs: 2-0-0 The playoffs got off to a wild start on Saturday as the 7-9 Seattle Seattle Seahawks dethroned the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and Rex Ryan and the New York Jets battled back to […]
Live Blogging: UW-M @ UW-GB, 11:53 to go in the Second Half
UW-GB Phoenix forward Daniel Turner is a beast. He just landed on his face after going up for a high rebound. UW-M Panthers guard Tone Boyle undercut Turner as he went up for the rebound and Turner ended up completely […]
Live Blogging: UW-M @ UW-GB, 15:59 to go in Second Half
UW-GB big man Alec Brown came out of the locker room a little tired. His hands on his hips. Not quite sure what happened to him at halftime. During the media timeout UW-GB coach Brian Wardle is out-lining plays and […]
Live Blogging: UW-GB vs. UW-M, Half
As the half ticked down it was the UW-GB Phoenix that took control. on the court. The Phoenix went on a 5-0 run in the final minutes of the half. The in the final possession, :28.4 left in the half, […]
Live Blogging: UW-M @ UW-GB, 9:24 left, First Half
Someone woke up the Panthers – at least on offense. Out of the media timeout the Panthers’ Tone Boyle hit a three, Kyle Kelm hit a three, and the Tony Meier, on a give-and-go scored on a reverse jam. And […]
Live Blogging: UW-M @ UW-GB, 14:33 left, First Half
UW-GB came out hot. And firing. In the first five minutes the Phoenix opened up a 12-3 lead on back-to-back three’s and a handful of spectacular defensive rebounds. Phoenix guard Bryquis Perine ate his Wheaties this morning. He has eight […]
Live Blogging: UW-M @ UW-GB, Opening Tip
Five minutes until the tip and the UW-GB (7-9, 1-3) men are warming up. The Phoenix are looking to improve to 8-9. But the UW-Milwaukee (8-8, 3-2) are hoping to continue the pace set by the 76-52 win Monday night […]
NFL Wild Card Saturday Picks
Last Week: 8-8 Season: 59-51-1 Playoffs: 0-0 Six months after the start of the 2010 NFL season, we are down to the final twelve as Wild Card Weekend gets underway! The playoffs begin with the defending Super Bowl Champion New […]