WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

stoutguy · January 17, 2007, 10:08:55 AM

Quote from: badgerwarhawk on January 17, 2007, 09:21:07 AM
Quote from: UWPSUPERFAN77 on January 16, 2007, 10:09:23 PM
Dear FL: I agree with you to a point. You should go to the school that has the best program for your goal.If you want to be an Engineer you go to Platteville. As Coach E from FB says "we train them to work for the Packers not play for them." God Bless!

There are no engineers employed by the Green Bay Packers.

You know, BW, if the Packers would just change their name to Packagers, Stout graduates could have a shot. We have a packaging major. I asked a Stout football player a couple years ago what he was going to do with his degree and he said, "I'm not sure. Package, I guess".

badgerwarhawk · January 17, 2007, 11:09:14 AM

What is the starting salary range for a packager these days?

foul_language · January 17, 2007, 01:25:53 PM

I love this site!

Only on D3Hoops do we start with how athletes choose schools (and I absolutely agree the first decision an athlete makes is what he or she is looking for in academics and uses athletics as secondary or lower criteria; however, some kids have absolutely no clue when they graduate from high school...or later) move on to a school that offers a major that sounds like another major that can be applied to another subject that etc. etc. etc.

These interactions are so much better than the snipey ones. Thank you all for a great laugh.

The Champ · January 17, 2007, 02:24:21 PM

Quote from: badgerwarhawk on January 17, 2007, 11:09:14 AM
What is the starting salary range for a packager these days?

In GB, I here they pay those Green Bay Packagers quite a bit. Starting pay for a backup Packager is several hundred thousand dollars I here. I understand one of those guys that is sure to go to the Packager HOF is going to make 9 or 10 million dollars this year.

It doesn't pay that well in other parts of the country though...

bulk19 · January 17, 2007, 03:36:33 PM

hey foul language -

Any last-minute weddings I should know about before I head over to Zorn for the Blugolds/Yellow Jackets game tonight?

The win over UWL has caught the attention of the team here...

foul_language · January 17, 2007, 04:28:49 PM

I ain't talkin'

foul_language · January 17, 2007, 04:33:57 PM

Addendum to last post: We'll have to work out a romance by Friday night in order to be ready Saturday.

On the weekend menu: Friday night (besides the wedding...TBA)=men's hockey; Saturday=men's basketball at 1 PM; women's hockey at 2 pm; women's basketball at 3 pm; men's hockey at 7:05 pm.

there's a lot of wooing to do.

The Champ · January 17, 2007, 06:20:41 PM

Quote from: bulk19 on January 17, 2007, 03:36:33 PM
The win over UWL has caught the attention of the team here...

It better have gotten the attention of every team in the WIAC!

badgerwarhawk · January 17, 2007, 06:37:44 PM

Quote from: The Champ on January 17, 2007, 02:24:21 PM
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In GB, I here they pay those Green Bay Packagers quite a bit. Starting pay for a backup Packager is several hundred thousand dollars I here. I understand one of those guys that is sure to go to the Packager HOF is going to make 9 or 10 million dollars this year.

It doesn't pay that well in other parts of the country though...

Then you have the 38 year-old Packager, making $10 million a year, who just doesn't pack like he used to pack but can't decided whether to hang it up.

foul_language · January 17, 2007, 06:51:49 PM

Quotebut can't decided whether to hang it up

Of course, you meant he can't decide whether to pack it in, right?

buf · January 17, 2007, 10:15:20 PM

UWEC wins fairly easy over Superior behind a strong second half. Witt again provides an immediate spark, getting her first start. She did a good job with ball pressure and anticipation, leading to a lot of steals. Superior quietly was only down by 5 at the half. Moench is a real good player and Superior has improved quite a bit from past years.

bulk19 · January 17, 2007, 10:55:16 PM

UWEC 72 (11-6, 5-3) Superior 43 (7-9, 1-7)

Superior played fairly well for the first half, and only trailed 26-21, on some threes to stay close and put a scare into the 'Golds. Had it not been for the maybe a half dozen bad passes, it could easily have been tied or Superior ahead going into the break, since it wasn't really a matter of UWEC playing poorly...

Not sure who said what at half in the lockerroom, though, since Superior did a Jekyl and Hyde. It was like a totally different team out there for Superior. Just didn't have it the second half. And then, when it rained, it poured, and the 'Golds went on a 9-0 run to basically put it out of reach... Superior only made five shots in the second half, including three threes.

Heather Witt did start and her intense pressure defense is turning into a layup drill on the other end. I think Amanda Zenner had a nice first half, scoring six of her eight of her points then.

Michelle Burns leads with 16, while Heidi Arcisewski added 15; they combined to hit 13 of their 18 shots, which usually bodes well for the team... As a team, the 'Golds hit 21 of 30 in the second half, when everything was going in, to finish at 50.8% for the night... Bench got some playing time, and Jodi Lindner was able to hit two nice jumpers...

Ashley Laidley gave it her all for Superior, scoring 10, but more impressively getting 11 boards. Katie Moench leads with 14, on four threes and two FTs...

But the key to the game was turnovers - 32 to 14 in favor of UWEC; 'Golds scored 33 points off them...

But my player of the game came off the bench tonight for UWEC. Missy Fremstad brought her usual hustle, intensity and scrappiness on D, but also had six points, including a pair of shots that were nails in the coffin, as they put the 'Golds up 14 each time, instead of making it a 10-point game at about the 13-minute mark... That - 14 - was as close as Superior was able to get the rest of the game.

Of course, since I noted the perfection from the free throw line in the last game, 10-10, I did jinx the 'Golds, who were only 4-8 from the stripe. And boy, was it really a jinx, too. I have never seen someone shoot a free throw line drive that got pinned between the rim and the backboard, getting stuck!

It was a hoot! Michelle Burns then used another ball to knock Heather Witt's errant toss out, but not in for a make. Ha.

UWPSUPERFAN77 · January 18, 2007, 06:52:06 AM

Positive karma for the Bulk. The honeymoon must have been over with 32 from UWS! I do think the Lady Bluegolds can make a run for the NCAA if you play up to your potential, especially on the road. You have a good coach and plenty of talent. You admitted being a big guy, so maybe you should switch your number to bulk 91, you have a quarterback number! God Bless!

foul_language · January 18, 2007, 09:58:21 AM

I could only watch for six points into the second half, and then I could read the writing on the wall. Between the dismal performance--after a kind of promising run at the end of the first half--in the early second half and the announcer pronouncing Heidi 'Arciszewski' Andrewski--which I didn't understand at all; how do you get ANDREWski out of Arciszewski?--I couldn't stand it. So, since I was AT the men's game and it looked promising, I shut the old laptop down and concentrated on losing the men's game. Which I did. You're welcome.

badgerwarhawk · January 18, 2007, 10:29:43 AM

Quote from: foul_language on January 17, 2007, 06:51:49 PM
Quotebut can't decided whether to hang it up
Of course, you meant he can't decide whether to pack it in, right?

DUH, how could I miss such a stupid pun? I'm slippin'.

The WARHAWKS got a important win last night 68-59 over the Titan. After a turnover WW got rolling and built a double digit lead in the first five minutes of play which they maintained until the Titan made a run over the last four minutes to cut the margin to only three points, 36-33, at half. The Titan continued that run with the first basket of the second half, a three-pointer, to tie and after a couple minutes of going back and forth were able to maintain the lead which eventually grew to six points. They held the lead until the eight minute mark when Trisha Thill made a pair of free throws to tie and take the lead 52-51. Oshkosh regained the lead two more times, the latest with about 3 minutes remaining, but a turnover and two missed shots allowed WW to build a six point lead which was built upon down the stretch. Lindsey Buechner led the WARHAWKS with 17 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Trisha Thill added 10 points and had 4 assists.

Whitney Tyriver, Becky Knapp and Kayla Sharpee led the Titan with 20, 16 and 15 points respectively. Knapp and Sharpee each had 9 rebounds.

Some factors in the game...

1. Free throws.....WARHAWKS shoot almost twice as many (37-19) and make more than twice as many (27-13). Though a tad shakey in the second half (14-24) the WARHAWKS drilled them in the first (13-13).

2. Turnovers....Though only a one turover difference (21-20) in favor of the WARHAWKS 13 of them were steals which led to some easy baskets and allowed the WARHAWKS to maintain a fast pace of play.

3. The benchs....If you take away the playing time of Arin Lane who had foul trouble and sat a lot the remaining Oshkosh starters averaged almost 34 minutes of play. WW's starters averaged 20 minutes. WW's bench outscored the Titan's 28-3. Plus the WARHAWKS went 10 deep off their bench and with only 9 dressed I think fatigue may have been a factor down the stretch for the Titan.

WARHAWKS improve to 12-5 overall and 5-3 to maintain their spot in the four team log jam that is second place in the WIAC.