Some interesting sports news coming out of Wisconsin today.
Marquette decided to take a chance with the hiring of their new men's basketball coach. Buzz Williams has only one year of head coaching experience - he went 14-17 at the University of New Orleans. From all accounts Williams is supposedly a good recruiter. He'll have to be better than good though, to keep Marquette's upperclassmen from entering the NBA. Not to mention the fact that he essentially has to re-recruit a couple of incoming freshman who want out of their commitments.
Over at the Brewers Blog on the JSOnline website, Tom Haudricourt reports that former Brewers closer Francisco Cordero believes that the "Brewers blew their chance to keep him as their closer" last year.
Cordero apparently had hurt feelings after Milwaukee failed to offer him a deal before the start of the 2007 season. This was the main factor that led him to sign a deal with the Reds for a mere $4 million more than what the Brewers offered. If Cordero really wanted to stay in Milwaukee, which I don't think is the case, he could have worked out a deal with the Brewers. I think it was all about the money for Cordero. Team loyalty is practically non-existent in today's MLB.
Finally, Brett Favre is not done toying with the emotions of Green Bay Packer fans. Favre recently made several statements in an interview that certainly were less than absolute. At the end of the interview, Favre states "I guess the best response would be, right now no (I'm not coming back)."
"RIGHT NOW" ?!?! Why must you play with our emotions, oh great one?
Just for the record, I correctly predicted that Favre would return for the 2007 season, and then correctly predicted that he would retire this year. And both times I made these bold predictions immediately following the Packers' last games that year. So what do I see for Favre's future? You will not see him playing for the Packers next year.
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I was stunned that Marquette made such a quick decision. They must have been shot down by everyone they inquired into. I guess in the short term it will help them prevent mass defections, but I don't see Buzz Williams beating out Bo Ryan for the top talent in the state. Speaking of, seems as though Gullickson is definetely off of scholarship and possibly off the team as they gave his scholarship to a kid from Arizona.
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I'm looking forward to the first Bo vs. Buzz matchup.
Not surprised about Gullickson losing a scholarship. He was in the doghouse all last season, for his off-the-court activities (gulp, gulp, gulp).
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