by The Cap Times
<p>A weekly podcast with insights and analysis on the Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks from two of Wisconsin’s most experienced sports journalists. Mike Lucas is a veteran sports columnist for the Cap Times and was a Badgers radio color commentator for over 25 years. Tom Oates was a sports reporter and columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal for 40 years. </p>
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April 30, 2025
<p dir="ltr">In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, the NFL Draft has left Green Bay, bringing praise to the smallest city in the National Football League. At least, Oates’ nephew had a good time. Attendance was better than expected at around 600,000. At least that’s how many free tickets were given out, who knows how many more were hanging out in bars across town. It’s certainly better for the old timers like Lucas to hang out in a bar than standing around on concrete all day. The Packers did a great job at showcasing Wisconsin, and did a pretty good job drafting too.</p> <p dir="ltr">The highlight was obvious to everyone: Mark Murphy coming on stage on Thursday to announce that the Packers had drafted wide receiver Matthew Golden. The Packers, and Murphy, played to the crowd and it worked. Not only that, but the Packers took home two wide receivers, with Savion Williams coming into the third round. Was this a surprise? Sure, says Oates, but not entirely unexpected. The Packers current wide receivers have grown a little too comfortable in their roles while failing to take the big jump that was expected of them. Add in Christian Watson’s injury that will take him out for the majority of next season and maybe the receiving core could use a little fire. The Packers didn’t focus on everything that Oates expected, but you can’t scratch every itch. They still made some good moves, and while Oates isn’t one to issue draft grades, he still thinks they did pretty well for themselves. Golden is about as fast of a guy as you can get, and in the modern NFL that can do you some real good. Just look at what Xavier Worthy did for Kansas City after all… </p> <p dir="ltr">Finally, Lucas turns to the Bucks and Damian Lillard’s season-ending injury. Dame tore his Achilles on Sunday, and an injury like that could take him out for next season as well. Is this the end of Dame? Probably not, Oates thinks. He’s a great player and a proud player, and while he is up there age-wise he certainly isn’t out of the picture yet. This show was recorded as the Bucks were taking on the Pacers in what could be the last game of the season for Milwaukee and Lucas has one suggestion: it’s time to fire Doc Rivers. The Bucks roster is an embarrassment right now, and the team is at real risk of losing Giannis. When that happens, the Bucks stock is going to go down and down. The Bucks have been a real mess of an organization as of late, one that reminds Lucas a little bit of Browns. Who knows why! </p> <p dir="ltr"> The Wisconsin Sportscast with Lucas & Oates is a Cap Times podcast produced by Nate Wegehaupt. Find it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wisconsin-sportscast/id1707016819">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2tXeiq8mVz82lnZW1gx1X8?si=941c64f5fb4d4d94&nd=1"> Spotify</a> or <a href="https://shows.audiocdn.com/s/leeenterprises/the-wisconsin-sportscast">wherever</a> you get your podcasts.</p> <p> </p>
April 23, 2025
<p dir="ltr">In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, the NFL Draft is almost here and after months of preparations Green Bay is just about ready for action. Is the town of 105,000 ready for the draft? They have to be, Oates thinks. The NFL wouldn’t allow the Draft to come to town if they weren’t. The crowds shouldn’t overwhelm anything, and Appleton and the Fox Valley are just down the road. If you can’t find something to do in Green Bay, you can certainly find a bar in Appleton. Still, this is the first time in a very long time that the Draft has come to Wisconsin, and Oates thinks it might have taken some bargaining to happen. After all, the Packers didn’t want to play any international games until last year. But it’s Lambeau Field, so why wouldn’t it be in Green Bay? How many other stadiums are out there that people make pilgrimages to? It’s a great thing for the entire state, Oates says, just as long as people aren’t upset that the frozen tundra isn’t frozen in April…</p> <p dir="ltr">The Packers have pick number 23 this year, and plenty of names have been thrown around for the next potential name to wear the green and gold. But it likely won’t be any Badger players. Lucas and Oates agree that no one from Madison is being drafted in the first round. Maybe by Saturday, but not likely before then. The last time the Badgers had any first round draft picks was 2017 when T.J. Watt was picked up by the Steelers. It’s not that the Badger’s haven’t had solid players who are NFL ready. But ever since they had six offensive linemen drafted in one year, they’ve had a hit.</p> <p dir="ltr">But the Packers are the real star this week, and Lucas wants to know: how is Gutekunst as a drafter? He’s fine, Oates thinks, but he relies too much on pure athletics and RAS scores. The Packers have drafted a few great RAS players in recent years, and have they had a particularly dynamic time in the NFL? Did they even when they were in college? You can’t ignore the RAS, obviously, but playability needs to be a factor. Still, everyone has to pick a few busts every once in a while. </p> <p dir="ltr">The Wisconsin Sportscast with Lucas & Oates is a Cap Times podcast produced by Nate Wegehaupt. Find it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wisconsin-sportscast/id1707016819">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2tXeiq8mVz82lnZW1gx1X8?si=941c64f5fb4d4d94&nd=1"> Spotify</a> or <a href="https://shows.audiocdn.com/s/leeenterprises/the-wisconsin-sportscast">wherever</a> you get your podcasts.</p> <p> </p>
April 16, 2025
<p dir="ltr">In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, Lucas and Oates meet up over Zoom after the Masters had one of their biggest tournaments in years. They averaged over 12 million viewers on CBS this year, the biggest since 2018, as Rory McIlroy took the victory. Does Oates watch a lot of golf? Not really, but he’ll watch the Masters every year. Golf can be a bit slow, but it can also have some of the best drama in sports. McIlroy was running away with it, then made some big mistakes, then was facing off against Bryson DeChambeau. Augusta National is a beautiful course, and a real workout too. You only have a little bit of space to hit your drives, with the crowd bunched right up against the fareway. Good thing Lucas and Oates don’t have to play there… </p> <p dir="ltr">McIlroy had a great success story, Oates thinks. He’s aggressive, but has learned over time not to take every risky shot that comes his way. He blew a big lead in the 2011 Masters because of that, and now has earned a grand slam of golf championships. According to Oates, he has got to be one of the world’s top players. </p> <p dir="ltr">Turning to Madison, the Badgers Football team will hold their spring showdown this Saturday at Camp Randall. They took some big hits in the past few days, losing two big players. Left Tackle Kevin Heywood is out for the season already with a torn ACL, and Tight End Tanner Koziol says he’s entering the transfer portal. The portal window will be open through Friday, and hopefully the Badgers can make a few moves to bring some new faces on board. But whoever they bring in, if you do go to the showdown this weekend, maybe bring a program. They already have 30 new players on the roster if you include the freshmen…</p> <p dir="ltr">The Wisconsin Sportscast with Lucas & Oates is a Cap Times podcast produced by Nate Wegehaupt. Find it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wisconsin-sportscast/id1707016819">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2tXeiq8mVz82lnZW1gx1X8?si=941c64f5fb4d4d94&nd=1"> Spotify</a> or <a href="https://shows.audiocdn.com/s/leeenterprises/the-wisconsin-sportscast">wherever</a> you get your podcasts.</p> <p> </p>
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