Full title “Brady’s grip, Goodell trips; or, Why were the game balls in the Jets-Patriot game 16 PSI in the first place?” Among the many gems in the deflategate appeals transcripts was Tom Brady explaining: I’m just gripping it like … Continue reading
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Who is Jim McNally and why is it so hard to figure out? Ok, nominally we know — he is a part time locker room attendant at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. It is important to emphasize that we know … Continue reading
On the subject of deflategate, one friend generally brings up that he views it like the Pine Tar Incident (1983 in baseball) — not that big of a deal, since both were a type of alteration of equipment which really … Continue reading
No one can prove one way or the other whether a member of the Patriots organization intentionally deflated the approved footballs before the January 18 AFC championship, unless they have access to body cam videos or other similar direct evidence. … Continue reading
As most NFL fans know, the nickname of the NFC North is the “black and blue division” in reference to its rough and tumble rivalries. It really isn’t any “tougher” than other divisions in football, but as a Packer Backer … Continue reading
In 1873, vestiges of the original owners of south central Wisconsin, the Ho Chunk — known as the Winnebagoes outside the tribe — still roamed public domain land which had not yet been privatized by the federal government. Steadily and … Continue reading
I grew up in a place called Frenchtown. The neighborhood was platted as a subdivision of the small municipality known legally (if not a bit over-regally) as the City of Tomahawk. The person who owned the land and platted it … Continue reading
On Sunday April 20, 1806, Zebulon Pike was relaxing for a few days in the fort and settlement at Prairie du Chien — now in the state of Wisconsin, then in the newly organized Northwest Territories. In his journal … Continue reading
In and near the City of Tomahawk in northern Wisconsin, one of the earliest land purchases (land patent) was for a 110 acre parcel on the north side of Road Lake, a lakeside home neighborhood located just outside the southeast … Continue reading