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Category Archives: Big Ten

Breaking News Re: Penn State / Sanctions

The NCAA has imposed the following sanctions on PSU for its role (failure to act and subsequent cover-up) in the Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal… 1)  Penn State must pay $60 million into an endowment to be used by an external … Continue reading

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Wisconsin: Jordan Kohout, a defensive tackle for the Badgers has left the team for medical reasons. Last spring he began to experience migraine headaches and a recent MRI has revealed that he actually has suffered two minor strokes! Kohout appeared in … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC |

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SEC Media Days: I thought Alabama’s Coach, Nick Saban, had a good idea when asked about what should happen to Penn State football re: the Sandusky Scandal. He thought Penn State should take a percentage of each athletic ticket sold and … Continue reading

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Penn State: The Freeh Report is out and the clear implication is Joe Paterno would be charged if he were alive today.The language used was Paterno and others showed a “shocking disregard” for the safety of children. What one infers … Continue reading

Posted in ACC, Alabama, Auburn, Big Ten, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, PAC 12, Penn State, SEC, Texas, USC |

Big Ten: Leaders & Legends

When the Big Ten first came out with the names, Leaders & Legends, I thought what are they drinking…. and man… I could really use that on Saint Paddy’s Day. I am always up for a short escape from reality … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |

Penn State… Now what?

What’s next with Penn State? Now rumors are flying that Coach Paterno knew the depths of Sandusky’s depravity and yet, told Tim Curley, then Penn State AD, to make the sexual abuse scandal go away. Apparently, Administration had made a decision to … Continue reading

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SEC Schedule for 2012

The vaunted SEC, winner of 6 straight BCS National Championships has released its schedule for 2012. In presenting the schedule and trying to demonstrate a relative perspective of its challenges, we have divided opponents into three categories: 1) BCS opponents … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, MAC, MEAC, Mississippi State, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio Valley, Ole Miss, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC |

Big Ten Schedule for 2012

As the Big Ten enters its second year of divisional play here is a breakdown of the schedule. We will evaluate the relative strength of the schedules by placing opponents into three constructed levels; 1) Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams … Continue reading

Posted in Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Big Ten, Boise State, C-USA, California, Colonial Athletic Association, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana Tech, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, PAC 12, Penn State, Purdue, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC, UCLA, Western Michigan |

BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs LSU

The 205th game of the century is upon us and the SEC wins again. This time the powers that be at BCS headquarters, said, ‘forget it’, to the other 10 conferences. The SEC has won 5 of the last 5, … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Oregon, SEC, Wisconsin |

AQ Conference Bowl Results

As the college bowl season nears its end, let’s see which of the AQ leagues is winning and which is not… ACC:  Boston College, not bowl eligible; Clemson, pounded by West Virginia, 70-33; Duke, not bowl eligible; Florida State, beat Notre Dame, … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, Boise State, Boston College, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Navy, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, PAC 12, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SEC, South Carolina, South Florida, Syracuse, Texas, UCLA, Utah, Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |