There is a reason to be optimistic if you’re a Wisconsin sports fan today. As mentioned yesterday, I wanted to start doing a daily thing on the blog where we checked the feelings of Wisconsin Sports fans each day. Some might think ‘Why talk about your feelings? You that soft?’ It is not really like that. Rather, what fans should be feeling today. If they’re waking up on this Tuesday morning, how should they feel. My answer is optimistic with the play of the Packers on Sunday, the Bucks starting another year, and the Brewers getting ready for the postseason.

Wisconsin Sports Fan Feeling Check: Optimistic

The Green Bay Packers are 2-1. They’re the best team in the NFC North, and I’m not sure it’s close. Yes, Minnesota could be 3-0, but they’re 1-2. It would not surprise me to see the Vikings biting on the Packers’ heels at some point this season. They played really well in San Francisco. That is not an easy place to play and Green Bay had full control early then ceded it only to snatch a victory away from the Niners. If the Packers lost that game, it would have been World War III in Wisconsin. If you missed it, look how close Mason Crosby’s kick was from getting blocked.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what you’d call CLOSE. Just a scoshe, a smidge, a hair, a lick, a tick, a tidbit, a pinch. Whatever. NEXT GAME! #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/MQRZyPsHi0

— Supper Club All Stars (@supperclub_star) September 27, 2021

As for the Bucks, the vibes are great. They do not seem like a team that just won a championship. I mean this in the nicest way possible. Milwaukee is acting like this is another year to get better and better as a unit. They do not seem satisfied with one NBA title. There is no ‘Disease of Me’ at play here, or guys looking like they’re along for the ride. The Bucks are still hungry. They’re still dogs even without P.J. Tucker (By the way, it does seem like Jon Horst and crew might have devalued Tucker’s off-court leadership a bit. Still wouldn’t have paid him that much). I loved the line from Pat Connaughton.

Pat Connaughton: "It was a storybook ending, but stories have sequels, stories have trilogies."

— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) September 27, 2021

And yes, we also have the Brewers too. They just made the postseason had some fun with it. Now, they have six games that do not matter one little bit. That is a great feeling. I do think they want to end the St. Louis Cardinals’ winning streak though.

Some might wonder ‘What about the Badgers?’ Yes, the feeling there is more unknown, unsure, maybe even lost. But this is a majority feeling. As much as we would love everyone to feel the same way, this is where we’re at right now.

Charlie.