Big Cheese of the Week Sep 18 - Sep 24 2023
Jordan Love
Led fourth quarter comeback against the Saints after trailing 0-17
1 passing TD and 1 rushing TD
Kept composure throughout the game
Threw game winning TD to Doubs
Big Cheese of the Week Sep 11 - Sep 17 2023
Anna Smrek
Led Badgers 0-2 comeback and beat Gators 3-2
Led Badgers with 16 kills
Scored final point to complete comeback
Wisconsin remains undefeated and #1 on the Nation
Big Cheese of the Week Sep 4 - Sep 10 2023
Jordan Love
Love Continues ownership of the Bears
Love threw 3 TDs and 0 INTs
Opened the Season with a TD Drive
Lead Offense to a 100% Redzone Efficiency
Big Cheese of the Week Aug 28 - Sep 3 2023
Chez Mellusi
13 carries 157 yards 2 TDs
89 yard rushing TD to break game open in 3rd quarter
Scored a 1-yard TD Run on Badgers 1st scoring drive of the season
Part of an indistinguishable 1-2 punch at RB
Big Cheese of the Week Aug 21 - Aug 27 2023
Jordan Love
21-33 for 183 yards in 3 Preseason appearances
3 TDs (1 in each preseason game) 0 INT
Displayed leadership and poise in preseason games.
Preseason Passer rating of 109.8
Big Cheese of the Week Aug 14 - Aug 20 2023
Malik Heath
Led Packers in receiving yards vs Patriots 5 rec, 75 yds
Undrafted Rookie, on the verge of making the team
Extremely physical in the Run Block Department
Led Packers in receiving yards in the preseason.
Big Cheese of the Week Aug 7 - Aug 13 2023
Emanuel Wilson
Played in his 1st Professional Football Game
UDFA out of Fort Valley State
Game was on his father’s 14 year death anniversary
Had 6 carries for 111 yards and 2 TDs, Long was an 80 yard TD run.
Big Cheese of the Week July 31 - Aug 6 2023
Joe Thomas
Inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Made the Pro Bowl his first 10 seasons
Played an NFL Record 10,363 consecutive offensive snaps
2x All-Big Ten, 2006 All American and Outland Trophy winner at the University of Wisconsin. Also a 2005 2nd team All-Big Ten Thrower on the track and field team.
Big Cheese of the Week July 24 - July 30 2023
Sal Frelick
Fastest Rookie to reach 15 RBIs in Brewers history (16 Games)
Sal has collected a 4 RBI game and a 5 RBI game.
Through 15 games Sal was slashing .273/.435/.545
Through 15 games Sal had 3 HRs and 3 Doubles
Big Cheese of the Week July 17 - July 23 2023
Sal Frelick
Greatest Debut by Brewer in Franchise History on the 22nd.
3-3 2 RBIs 1 R
Drove in the tying run and the winning run
Made 2 Golden Glove type catches in RF during the 6th inning
This is my Crew!
Big Cheese of the Week July 10 - July 16 2023
Freddy Peralta
Shutdown the Reds big bats in dominate pitching performance on July 15th
6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks, 2 BB
#2 on team with 118 Ks
Brewers will need consistent performances like this from Freddy to win the Central
This is my Crew!
Big Cheese of the Week July 3 - July 9 2023
Christian Yelich
Leads the Brewers in Batting Average and Hits
Leads the Brewers in Runs and RBIs
Leads the Brewers Hits, Doubles, and Walks
The biggest snub of the 2023 MLB All-Star Game
This is my Crew!
Big Cheese of the Week June 26 - July 2 2023
Brook Lopez
Resigned with the Bucks on a 2 year 48 million dollar deal
DPOY Finalist with a defensive rating of 109.4 for the 22-23 NBA Season
Averaged 15.9 ppg - 6.7 rpg - 1.3 apg - 0.5 spg - 2.5 bpg
Will be a Key Role player if the Bucks plan on winning it all again.
Fear the Deer!
Big Cheese of the Week June 19 - June 25
J.J. Watt
Inducted into the Wisconsin Badgers Sports Hall of Fame
2010 Ronnie Lott Award winner, 2nd Team All-American, 1st Team All-B1G
Totaled 36.5 TFL and 11.5 Sacks while at Wisconsin
Was voted as Team MVP in 2010
Big Cheese of the Week June 12 - June 18
Julio Teheran
Comeback Pitcher of the year nominee
2.85 ERA in 7 starts
Lowest WHIP (0.93) in 12 year career
Opponents batting average .208
Big Cheese of the Week June 5 - June 11
Kevin Heywood
Top 300 Football recruit, Top 25 OT, Top 5 prospect of PA
Physical Frame ready for college at 6’7 290 lbs
Great Athleticism for his Size
Finishes his blocks/plays to the whistle
Has a fantastic head of hair
Big Cheese of the Week May 28-June 4
Daniel Freitag
5th highest rated recruit ever to commit to Wisconsin
Rated as a top 10 PG prospect in the country
Also a 3 Star WR Football prospect
Averaged 28.3 points 9.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists as a Junior
Big Cheese of the Week May 21-27
Adrian Griffin
Assistant Coach for the 2019 NBA Champions
Milwaukee Assistant in 2008-10
Gold Medal winning assistant coach with 2014 USA FIBA team
9 year careers as an NBA Player
Big Cheese Team of Last 9 Years!
Milwaukee Bucks
NBA Champions in 2021
Giannis League MVPs in 2019 and 2020, Finals MVP 2021
8 Playoff Appearances in last 9 years
60 Win season in 2019-20
Big Cheese of the Week May 7-13
Christian Yelich
In May he is slashing .333/.396/.604 with 4 HRs, 12 RBIs
Yelich is coming up with clutch hits again!
Speed is back, Four Stolen Bases so far this month
His Groundball rate is down compared to previous seasons
Stinky Cheese Moment of the Month Apr 30-May 6
Bucks Lose in 5
Bucks become the sixth 1 seed to lose to an 8 seed
Giannis only played in 2.5 games of 5 game series
Coach Bud had lost brother in tragic death and was not focused
Game 4 and 5 meltdowns after having double digit leads in the 4th
Big Cheese of the Week Apr 23-29
Lukas Van Ness
19 TFL and 13 Sacks in 26 games played @ Iowa
Led team in most snaps of any DL, sacks, TFL and blocked kicks last season
2021 was an freshman All-American
2022 was 2nd team All-Big Ten
Big Cheese of the Week Apr 16-22
Ricardo Hallman
Recorded 3 INTs during “The Launch” spring scrimmage
Looked like a shutdown corner throughout the entire scrimmage
Clearly CB1 for the Badgers upcoming season
Looking to earn a team captain’s position.
Big Cheese of the Week Apr 9-15
AJ Storr
Averaged 8.8 points 2 reb and 40.4% from 3 as a freshman
Named to All-Big East Freshman Team
3x Big East Freshman of the week this past season
Former 4 star recruit transferred from St. John’s to Wisconsin!
Big Cheese of the Week Apr 2-8
Bobby Portis
Recorded 38 double-doubles on the season (9th in the NBA)
Dropped 27 pts & 13 reb in game to secure 1 seed in the playoffs
Played HOFer Earl Lloyd in “Sweetwater” film.
Named Eastern Conference Player of the week.
Big Cheese of the Week Mar 26- Apr 1
Chucky Hepburn
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
NIT All-Tournament Team
12.2 pts 2.8 reb 2.8 ast 1.5 stl
Led team in points, assists, and steals.
Big Cheese of the Week March 19-25
UW Women’s Hockey
Won their 7th National Title (Most in Women’s College Hockey)
Senior Goalie Cami Kronish was Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
5 UW players were named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Jesse Compher, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, Cami Kronish, Kristen Simms
Big Cheese of the Week March 13-19
Kam Jones
Scored 18 straight points to secure win in 1st Round
Averaged 16.5 points in Marquette’s NCAA appearance
Led Marquette to their first March Madness win since 2013
Big Cheese of the Week x2 Feb 28-Mar 13
Tyler Kolek
Big East Player of the Year
On the Oscar Robertson Award Watchlist
Posted a season stat line of 12.9 pts 4.1 reb 7.5 ast 1.3 stl per game
Big Cheese of the Week Feb 20-27
Kam Jones
Game high 19 pts in crucial conference win @Creighton
Hit seven 3s on his 21st birthday to guarantee a share of Big East Title
Number 2 in Big East for 3s made this season with 82.
Big Cheese of the Week Feb 13-20
Shaka Smart
Shaka has the Golden Eagles ranked in the Top 10
Marquette is on the brink of winning the Big East Regular Season Title
Named to National Coach of the Year Watch List
Big Cheese of the Week Feb 5 - 12
Connor Essegian
Averaged 15.3 points
43% from 3
Kid is a walking bucket
Big Cheese of the Week Jan 29- Feb 4
Coach Bart Lundy
UW-Milwaukee off to best start since 2005-06
On the Road to Post-Season basketball for the first time in over a decade.
Panthers Guaranteed winning record for the 1st time since 2015-16
Big Cheese of the Week January 22-28
Giannis Antetokounmpo
3 wins in a row coming back from injury/rest
3 Double-Doubles
A Dunk of the Year Candidate.
