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Ranking the Best (and Worst) Big Ten Nonconference Schedules
The Big Ten will kickoff the 2012 season with a bang on opening weekend with Michigan facing Alabama and Michigan State playing host to Boise State which should be two of the best out-of league games you’ll find on anyone’s schedule. While they are the usual cupcakes we’ve come to expect in college football, overall [...]
TweetNorthwestern’s Dizzy Bat Race
Spring football, the time of the year when players get back to learning the fundamentals and teams work on tweaking schemes while preparing for the upcoming season. I’m sure from a player’s point of view, the spring season can get a little monotonous. After all, there’s no real game to look forward, too. Just 15 [...]
TweetBig Ten Announces 14 Prime Time Games
The Big Ten announced today 14 games that will be broadcast in prime time. Six of those games will be broadcast on a combination of ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2. The remaining eight games will all be seen on the Big Ten Network. Here’s the complete list of games that were announced this morning. Date Game Time (ET) [...]
TweetPenn State-Wisconsin Set For B1G 10 Clash
After Penn State’s victory over Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday, PSU clinched a tie for Co-Champion of the Leaders Division for the B1G 10 Conference. Of course, that Leaders Division Co-Title is pending the enormous showdown between Wisconsin and Penn State on Saturday. The Badgers own the tiebreaker between the two teams, so the [...]
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Breaking News: Joe Paterno To Retire At Season’s End
It the most recent news on the Penn State scandal front, legendary head coach Joe Paterno announced today that he will retire at the end of the season. His contract was in its final season and many thought Paterno would return to Penn State for a little more. This comes a day after hundreds of [...]
TweetTrent Richardson Rolls To Hesiman Frontrunner
My Previous Heisman Rankings: 1) Tajh Boyd, Clemson QB 2) Trent Richardson, Alabama RB 3) Kellen Moore, Boise State QB 4) Andrew Luck, Stanford QB 5) LaMichael James, Oregon RB Just Missed The List: 1) Montae Ball, RB (Wisconsin) 2) Justin Blackmon, WR (Oklahoma State) 3) Sammy Watkins, WR (Clemson) 4) Russell Wilson, QB (Wisconsin) 5) [...]
TweetBig 10: Week 8 Review, Week 9 Preview
LAST WEEK…In one of the craziest finishes of the college football season, #4 Wisconsin was upended by #16 Michigan State in East Lansing on a Hail Mary, 37-31. The Badgers grabbed their first loss of the season and national championship hope is out the window for the foreseeable future. Michigan State stands atop the Legends [...]
TweetMore Impressive 6-0: Michigan Or Illinois?
The No. 11 ranked Michigan Wolverines and No. 16 Illinois are both 6-0 and at the top of their respective divisions. Which team’s unbeaten record is more impressive thus far? The Illini boast the No. 30 ranked offense in the country, and adds a No. 15 ranked defense to the mix. Michigan’s offense rates slightly [...]
TweetBig 10: Week 6 Review, Week 7 Preview
LAST WEEK…Coming off a disastrous loss to Wisconsin the week before, Nebraska needed to make a statement in the Big 10, and did they ever! It was one of the greatest comebacks seen this season in college football. Down 27-6 to Ohio State in the Cornhuskers backyard, Braxton Miller went down with an injury. The [...]
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