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I'm 80 percent certain that the Packers are still an 11-5 team as they prepare for their home opener against the New York Jets. The Packers were destroyed by Seattle because the Seahawks are the best team in the NFL. In fact, the Seahawks are so good that they will finish the regular season 16-0 or 15-1. They have played two games with a healthy Percy Harvin and have destroyed both the Broncos in the Super Bowl and the Packers in the sea- son opener. I would be 100 percent certain of a win over the Jets if not for the Packers' questionable defense against the run. It was so bad against Seattle that it might be bad enough to ruin a good season. The Jets are a terri- ble matchup because they will run the ball and have a good group of running backs. Their normally dysfunctional offense under head coach Rex Ryan could actually be functional if they can run the ball well against a porous Packers run defense. In addition, Ryan is still a defensive genius and will find a way to bother the Packers' offense. The Packers could lose the game. If they do, it will happen as the result of a terrible run defense for a second straight game. My preseason selection will immediately go from 11-5 to 9-7 and no playoff appearance. *** The Brewers' collapse has been so bad that they earned an evening of Twitter response from those finishing the state- ment: The Brewers are so bad ... ■ The Brewers are so bad, their magic number is 911. ■ The Brewers are so bad, the Bucks would beat them. ■ The Brewers are so bad, Governor Walker has asked for federal disaster aid. ■ The Brewers are so bad that I'd rather hear a Ted Thompson press conference. ■ The Brewers are so bad, Hank the dog has asked for his release. ■ The Brewers are so bad, they would lose a rainout. ■ The Brewers are so bad, the fat lady is singing the national anthem. ■ The Brewers are so bad, the players are allowed to use handi- capped parking. (Can I say that? I apologize.) ■ The Brewers are so bad, they just released their 2015 schedule and are already 0-5. ■ The Brewers are so bad that Front Row Amy wants to move into the Uecker seats. ■ The Brewers are so bad, they are considering a Gen. Custer bobblehead. ■ The Brewers are so bad, Hank the Dog is going back to dumpster diving in Maryvale. ■ The Brewers are so bad that Derek Sherrod is starting at first base, and it's considered an upgrade. ■ The Brewers are so bad, they are growing ivy on the Miller Park outfield fences. ■ The Brewers are so bad, they would lose to the Washington Generals. ■ The Brewers are so bad, Don Morton would be embar- rassed as the team's manager. ■ The Brewers are so bad the players, not the fans, are wear- ing bags over their heads. ■ The Brewers are so bad, the team has announced tomorrow's game at Miller Park has been rained out. ■ The Brewers are so bad, they would lose an intrasquad game. ■ The Brewers are so bad that I'd rather watch fourth-and-26. September 12, 2014 • Milwaukee County Post • 11 "HOMER" on SPORTS (Steve "The Homer" True, host of "Homer and Gabe Show," heard from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. week- days on 540 ESPN, can be reached at homer@espnmilwaukee.com) Packers must shore up run defense to get past Jets STEVE "The HOMER" TRUE Post Staff MILWAUKEE — Marquette University has hired Bill Scholl, director of intercollegiate athletics at Ball State University, as vice president and director of athletics. Scholl has more than two decades of athletics administra- tion experience and oversaw 19 NCAA Division I athletic programs at Ball State. "Our search committee did a tremendous job of finding a leader who embraces our tradition, shares our values and shows an adept ability to navigate the chang- ing landscape of intercollegiate athletics," Marquette President Michael R. Lovell said. "Bill brings a combination of strong leadership qualities that are grounded in integrity, an extensive history of leading successful athletic pro- grams and a track record of developing stu- dent-athletes who are schol- ars and who compete at the highest level of NCAA athlet- ics." Scholl takes over an athlet- ic department with new leaders directing its men's and women's basketball pro- grams. Steve Wojciechowski was named the head coach of the men's basketball program April 1, and Carolyn Kieger was named the head women's basketball coach a month later. "Marquette clearly is commit- ted to excellence in all of its athlet- ics programs and boasts one of the premier men's basketball pro- grams in the nation," Scholl said. "I look forward not only to helping maintain that standard, but work- ing with our programs as we strive to reach new heights." Scholl has served at Ball State since 2012, during which time eight programs reached the postseason and 13 teams placed either first or second in the Mid-American Conference. Ball State has boasted four All-Americans in each of his two years, and the Cardinals placed 54 student-athletes on all-confer- ence teams in 2013-14, a 14.9 percent increase over Scholl's first year and a 54.3 percent increase over the year before his arrival. Also, Scholl served as chairper- son of the Mid-American Conference's basketball issues working group and was a member of the conference's finance com- mittee. He oversaw a number of on- campus facility upgrades includ- ing the renovation of baseball and softball stadiums and the ground- breaking for a new football facility for team meetings and office space. Prior to his term at Ball State, Scholl served 23 years at the University of Notre Dame, where he finished as deputy athletics director. He was responsible for administration of men's basket- ball, football, baseball and men's soccer, as well as fundraising and donor relations, budgeting and growing external revenue. Scholl collaborated with the university's advancement office to lead the ath- letics department in an $84 million athletics fundraising initiative for the Spirit of Notre Dame cam- paign. Bill Henk, dean of Marquette's College of Education, chaired the search committee for the new vice president and director of athletics. "In addition to seeking a proven winner, we aspired to securing an athletic director who understood Marquette, our mission, and the importance of the student-athlete experience," he said. Scholl is married with three children. "I am truly honored and thrilled to join the Marquette family," Scholl said. "I want to thank Dr. Lovell, Bill Henk and the search committee, as well as everyone I met with and spoke to about this position. It is clear how much everyone here loves Marquette, the mission of the university, and the fact that athletics is part of the fab- ric at this great institution." Scholl will report to Lovell. He will start at Marquette in mid- October. Marquette University names Bill Scholl new AD Brewers fans take to Twitter and vent about team's collapse File photo Celebrations like these between Ryan Braun and Jean Segura have all but evapo- rated as the Brewers not only have fallen out of first place in the National League Central Division but entered Wednesday night's game out of the playoffs. Scholl

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