Jordan Stauber

Just a boy and his avocado guitar. Teddy's debut album "Extra Guac" set to be released this Spring with hit singles like: "Rock Out With Your Guac Out" "It's 5 O'Guac Somewhere" "Avocadon't Get Me Started" "In a While Guacodile" and "You're Avocontrol"

@JakeMarsh18 Nothing but nest

Need a nickname for a tangled net

@uwmgrad87 @espnhomer Scott. Stop.

@espnhomer Can’t say Murphy, if we’re measuring by championships. Love the guy, but hasn’t brought a championship here.

who is it?

Please let there be a tie til midterms...

Not to be whatever, but lightning is completely random. Committing a crime is voluntary. Maybe I’m wrong, but is there accidental voter fraud?

$30? What, you trynna hoop with a potato?

Nah, sorry, can't go out tonight. I've got plans. The Plans:

Oh no

@TravisBOUND I get it, but the salary cap only affects the players. In a couple years when the cap explodes from the NFL getting new TV deals, etc, the Pack still have to get to there. Potentially sacrificing training staff, nutrition staff, practice facilities, stadium maintenance, etc.

Policy says the team may explore selling naming rights to Lambeau Field. The day that happens, his legacy is forever ruined. Unacceptable beyond pale to even consider.

@ChiBadgPartDeux What about the other schools in the UW system? What happens when they come calling for help?

🚨 Wisconsin's NIL bill (SB 1075) is heading to a Senate floor vote in the next few days. It passed the Assembly 95-1. It should be a layup. It's not. Three Republican senators voted against it in committee. The bill could die. If you care about Wisconsin athletics — about the Badgers, about Madison's economy, about 600+ student-athletes across 23 sports — you need to understand what's at stake and who to call. This is long. Read it anyway. Then share it. — — — THE BILL: WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES AB 1034 / SB 1075 does three things: 1. Authorizes UW to directly compensate athletes for their name, image, and likeness — finally putting Wisconsin on the same playing field as 32+ other states that have already passed NIL laws. 2. Provides $14.6M/year in state funding for athletic facility debt, freeing up equivalent revenue so UW can meet the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap required under the House v. NCAA settlement. 3. Establishes athlete protections: disclosure requirements, agent rights, and guardrails on endorsement categories. That's it. This isn't radical. This is catching up. — — — THE MONEY: WHY $14.6M IS THE BEST INVESTMENT WISCONSIN CAN MAKE UW Athletics generates $757 MILLION in annual economic impact statewide. That's not a talking point — that's from an Econsult Solutions study. It supports 5,600+ jobs and produces $16 million in direct state tax revenue. So let's do the math on the state's $14.6M investment: • It represents less than 2% of the $757M economic engine it preserves • The $16M in tax revenue it generates effectively pays for itself before you count a single multiplier effect • Each home football game alone drives $19M in statewide economic activity — seven games per season, that's $133M just from football Saturdays Now let's look at the cost of NOT passing it. A 2025 study by UW-Madison economists (the CROWE Report) estimated that continued program decline could cost Wisconsin $280 MILLION ANNUALLY in lost economic activity. That includes $160M in lost consumer spending in Madison and $20M in reduced football profits. The state is being asked to invest $14.6M to protect a $757M economic ecosystem. The ROI isn't good — it's absurd. In the positive sense. — — — THE COMPETITIVE CRISIS: WISCONSIN IS BEING LEFT BEHIND Here's the NIL spending landscape Wisconsin is competing in: • Ohio State: ~$35M in football NIL (2025). Won the national championship. • Texas: $22.2M • Georgia: $18.3M • Michigan: $16.3M — paid one quarterback recruit $12M+ • Penn State: $13.7M • Oregon: Backed by Phil Knight. Functionally unlimited. Wisconsin? Under $10M. Bottom third of the Big Ten. AD Chris McIntosh has said this publicly. The results are exactly what you'd expect: • Luke Fickell's record: 17-21 overall, 2-11 vs. ranked teams • Back-to-back bowl absences for the first time since 1991-92 • Three consecutive graduate-transfer QBs because Wisconsin can't attract elite portal talent • Blue-chip recruits flipping on signing day (Amari Latimer to West Virginia) • The Xavier Lucas tampering case — a four-star CB who signed with Wisconsin, then tried to transfer to Miami 15 days later, prompting a first-of-its-kind lawsuit • Season ticket sales dropped from 42,197 to 38,082 This is a program in competitive freefall. And every day without NIL legislation, the gap widens. — — — THE RESEARCH: THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT FOOTBALL If anyone tries to frame this as "just sports," hit them with the peer-reviewed data: 📈 ENROLLMENT: A Harvard Business School study (Chung, 2013, Marketing Science) found football success increases applications by 17.7%. To achieve the same effect without athletics, a school would need to cut tuition by 3.8%. Athletic success is the single most cost-effective advertising a university has. 💰 DONATIONS: An NBER study (Anderson, 2017, Review of Economics & Statistics) found each unexpected football win increases alumni athletic giving by $134,000. A great season with five wins above expectations yields a 28% increase in donations. 🏛️ STATE FUNDING: Humphreys (2006, International Journal of Sport Finance) found schools with D-I football programs receive 6-8% more in state appropriations, with successful programs receiving an additional 3-8% bump. 📺 MEDIA VALUE: LSU's 2019 championship run generated $200M+ in media exposure in seven weeks. Every Big Ten Saturday is a multi-hour advertisement for UW-Madison, for Madison, and for the State of Wisconsin. 🏘️ PROPERTY VALUES: Research published in the Journal of Urban Economics found rents approximately 8% higher in cities with major sports programs. A Journal of Sports Economics study found housing values near stadiums increase 4.7%. 🎓 GRADUATION RATES: Tucker (2004, Economics of Education Review) found athletic success positively affects graduation rates — social connections from attending games improve academic engagement and lower attrition. 🤝 COMMUNITY: Multiple studies (Clopton 2008-09, Heere & Katz 2014-16) demonstrate college athletics create community bonds that transcend normal social boundaries, strengthening civic identity and social cohesion. This is not just a sports bill. This is an economic development bill, an education bill, a state branding bill, and a community investment bill. — — — THE BIPARTISAN CASE For Republicans: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in NCAA v. Alston (2021) that compensation restrictions are illegal price-fixing. Letting athletes earn what the market bears is a property rights and free enterprise position. This is the free market working. For Democrats: Athletes generating $113.6M in football revenue deserve fair compensation. Strong institutional NIL frameworks advance Title IX equity. Every dollar of NIL earnings paid to athletes in Wisconsin generates state income tax revenue and local consumer spending that currently flows to Ohio, Texas, and Oregon. For everyone: 32+ states have already done this. We're not pioneering anything. We're just not falling further behind. — — — THE THREAT TO OLYMPIC AND WOMEN'S SPORTS This is the part people miss. Football generates a $72M surplus that subsidizes ALL other sports at Wisconsin. Men's basketball contributes too. Every other program — women's hockey, volleyball, track, swimming, rowing, softball, soccer — depends on football revenue. AD McIntosh testified before the legislature that without this bill, the department faces "painful reductions" that represent "a significant threat to our Olympic sports, our women's sports." Wisconsin currently supports 23 varsity sports and 600+ student-athletes. That number shrinks without this bill. A vote against this bill is a vote to cut women's sports at the University of Wisconsin. — — — WHO NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU — RIGHT NOW The Assembly already passed it 95-1. The Senate vote is THE ballgame. Here's who matters: ✅ SPONSORS (thank them, amplify them): @RepAlexDallman — Rep. Alex Dallman, bill author @SenLeMahieu — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, co-sponsor ⚠️ KEY SWING VOTES (call and email — be respectful, be specific, be persistent): Sen. Julian Bradley — voted NO in committee Sen. Patrick Testin — Senate President Pro Tempore, voted NO Sen. Rob Stafsholt — voted NO 🏛️ LEADERSHIP: @GovEvers — Gov. Tony Evers (UW-Madison alum — BA, MS, PhD) @SpeakerVos — Speaker Robin Vos @SenFeyen — Sen. Dan Feyen, committee chair who passed it 3-2 🏟️ UNIVERSITY: @UWBadgers — Chris McIntosh, Athletic Director @JayORothman — Jay Rothman, UW System President @CoachFickell — Luke Fickell — — — THE WINDOW IS CLOSING The Senate's final session is happening NOW — mid-March 2026. If SB 1075 doesn't pass without amendments, it dies. The Assembly won't reconvene until 2027. That means another FULL YEAR with no NIL legislation while every other Big Ten program continues building advantages. Wisconsin didn't fall behind overnight. It fell behind because it didn't act while everyone else did. This is the moment to fix that. Call your state senator. Email them. Tag them. Share this post. Talk to every Badger fan you know. $757 million in economic impact. 5,600 jobs. 23 sports. 600+ athletes. The math is simple. The time is now. On, Wisconsin. 🔴⚪ #OnWisconsin #NIL #Badgers #PassTheBill #SB1075 #WisconsinNIL

3-0 against poop

He holstered that stick like prime Tiger striping one down the fairway on the 18th at Augusta on his way to a 8-shot victory...

Supreme Leader. Like a regular leader, but with more toppings...

The Iranian Public Relations manager who has to write the press release and bio of the new Supreme Leader every time they name one…

You know who else didn’t go to school? LeBron James. Tracy McGrady. Kobe Bryant. They went right from high school to the NBA.

Operation Epic Furry

Is it true we are sending JJ McCarthy to Cuba next so he can overthrow them?

Taylor just hangin' with the boys...

Not gonna lie, he had us in the first half...