By Adam Roberts – 5/4/2021 It’s been a difficult go in the NFL for Minnesota’s Mike Hughes. Injury trouble has plagued his three-year pro career, and now it seems with a re-tooled secondary Minnesota is preparing to move on. The Vikings declined to exercise the fifth-year option on Hughes’ contract, making him a free agent…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 5/4/2021 At the advent of the College Football Playoff, it became apparent that the era of fluffing a schedule with lower-tier FBS teams and FCS teams would be ending. The CFP has clearly put a high value on strength of schedule, so a close loss against a tough opponent is looked…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 5/3/2021 Anyone still holding out from Amazon Prime because they can watch football ever Thursday night on FOX might want to plan on change sooner rather than later. Amazon Prime Video will soon be the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football. The NFL says that will start in the 2022 season,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts 5/3/2021 If you had told me the Brewers gave UWL baseball a call yesterday and asked to borrow some of the runs they scored against Finlandia on Saturday to help beat the Dodgers, I wouldn’t be the least surprised. Saying the Eagles were electric on offense would be a gross understatement. UWL…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 5/3/2021 Philadelphia 76er fans were all Bucks fans this weekend. It would appear, looking at the schedules for Philly, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee, that the Bucks won’t be able to take back the top spot in the East before the playoffs begin, but a two-seed is still in play after a 117-114…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/30/2021 Days like yesterday happen maybe once every few years or so, where just about all the news coming across your desk/phone makes you wonder “what’s next?” I had one foot out the door of the station at about 2:20 yesterday afternoon, ready to head over to Buffalo Wild Wings to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/29/2021 I want to start this off with a word of caution. It IS Draft Day, rumors swirl around Twitter CONSTANTLY. Everything should be taken with a grain of salt, and you should never ever retweet something as fast as possible. That being said, if any of the Adam Schefter reports…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/29/2021 I think it was in either late 2017 or early 2018, but at some point in that window I did a write up for our old website on the work of Winona State head football coach Tom Sawyer, half because it was an interesting piece and the Warriors were doing…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/28/2021 Having to have a reaction to every draft selection is one of the most difficult parts about hosting a draft show. Last year, when the Packers selected quarterback Jordan Love after trading up, I’m happy that I had both Mitch Speltz and John Pappadopoulos to react in real time to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/28/2021 Vikings general manager Rick Spielman held his pre-NFL Draft press conference yesterday and said that there is no one position that he considers off limits. The comment comes a day after reports that the team is one of a few that is looking to trade up if a top offensive…… Continue Reading »