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 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>
April 9, 2025
<p dir="ltr">In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, Florida beat out Houston to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but Houston didn’t have the biggest meltdown of the week. That would go to Duke, who’s offense seemed to entirely shut down in the second half of their loss against Houston in their Final Four matchup. How do you go more than 10 minutes only scoring one basket? Why would Duke let Houston set up their press? Whenever Houston scored, Duke took their time setting up the ball and giving Houston a chance to set up their press, which stopped any chance Duke had at making a play. Houston’s defense is good, reminding Oates of a Dick Bennett defense, and shut down Duke so effectively they were able to head to the finals. </p> <p dir="ltr">But then it was Houston’s turn to have a meltdown when they were unable to close Florida. Houston had four straight possessions with turnovers to end the game, confusing even head coach Kelvin Sampson. But that wasn’t the real kicker of the game, Lucas thinks, it was the fouls. Whistles were few and far between in the first half, and the coaches decided to make up for it in the second half. It cheats the players, Lucas thinks, and it’s even worse when the refs decide that teams need to have an equal number of fouls to end the game. Just look at Wisconsin vs Duke for proof of that…</p> <p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, the Badgers Men’s Basketball team hit the portal hard, picking up three potentially big players. Point Guard Nick Boyd will be coming in from San Diego, who Oates thinks will bring some real toughness and experience to the team. Boyd was convinced to come to Madison thanks to John Tonje, who spoke with him and convinced him that the locker room was worth it. Then there’s the Aussie Austin Rapp, who last played in Portland. He will add some good size to the Badgers, as long as he can get over his fear of getting to the paint… Then there’s Andrew Rohde, a Wisconsin native from Brookfield who will be coming home from a stint in Virginia. All three players look good on paper, and Lucas and Oates are excited to see what they’ll bring next year. </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 2, 2025
<p dir="ltr">In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, the boys are back in the studio as they take a look at the Brewers performance so far. They hadn’t yet won a game as of recording and are in rough shape. Most of their pitching staff is hurt, with tons of players on the IL. Where was the offseason improvement? They lost Devin Williams and Willy Adames during the offseason, and it doesn’t look so far like they’ve made any real improvement since last year. Some say that Mark Attanasio is just looking to sell the team at this point, but the Brewers have been good in recent years! Whatever Attansio wants to do with the team, there’s still an entire season ahead of the Brewers and they still have plenty of time to turn things around. </p> <p dir="ltr">Meanwhile in college basketball, the transfer portal is open and over 1,300 players are looking for a move. That includes freshman guard for the Badgers Daniel Freitag, who we just haven’t had a real chance to see this season. Is there a chance that he doesn’t have talent? Sure. But it’s more likely his spot was taken by Kamari McGee. Freitag had a lot going athletically and had size and speed, but he wasn’t a great shooter, which is a must in modern basketball. Maybe it was just that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Players aren’t the only ones moving around either, as coaches are beginning to fall like dominoes. One notable move is Buzz Williams heading to Maryland, which Lucas and Oates think is a good move. Buzz is someone who can make teams competitive enough to get into the NCAA Tournament, and he likes to throw some money around for recruits. That’s all fine and good, until an athletic director decides to turn off the money…</p> <p dir="ltr">Finally in the NCAA Tournament, it’s down to the Final Four: Duke, Florida, Houston, and Auburn. Four number one seeds, which Oates thinks might be the beginning of the end of college basketball, all thanks to NIL. These power conference teams can just buy up any good player from mid-sized schools, leaving everyone else in the dust. There were no real Cinderella teams this year, and if things keep going this way Oates doesn’t think there will be in the future. Just think about what all this transferring year after year is doing to these players' academic transcripts! </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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