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Category Archives: Big Ten

Tis the season to go Bowling

As the regular season in college football heads into its final weeks, let the speculation begin about BCS bowl assignments and then, how conference match-ups will fall into place. For a team to be bowl eligible, it must win, @ … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Boston College, C-USA, Duke, MAC, Mountain West, Notre Dame, PAC 12, SEC, SWAC |

Thank You Iowa State

Let the BCS confusion commence baby. ISU’s 37-31 overtime win @ home against Oklahoma State last night has created the perfect beginning for the ending of a great season. Now the Big 12 Champ will have at least one loss … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Big Ten, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma State, Oregon, PAC 12, SEC, South Carolina, Wisconsin |

Big Ten Legends…. What’s on Second

Anyone who has ever coached will tell you a conference game has a different feel to it than other regular season games. That perception has created some surprising outcomes over the years. Just ask Nebraska, the last time they played … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State |

Big Ten Leaders Division… Who’s on first?

I’ll bet Big Ten Commissioner Jimmy Delany is saying “I told you so” (maybe not in words but at least with a look) to any of his critics regarding the conference’s realignment into the Leaders and Legends Divisions. This new … Continue reading

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

LSU @ Bama

Here we go… another “Game of the Decade”. This is a great game on paper, but I would prefer we let it play out before we canonized it as “The Game of the Century”… hey, for all we know… it … Continue reading

Posted in Alabama, Arkansas, Big Ten, LSU, Penn State, SEC, West Virginia |

Hail Mary says Wisconsin

All Atheists and Agnostics in Wisconsin are being rounded up by order of Governor Walker and escorted to the Michigan and Ohio borders, given rosaries and told not to return until they have said 300,000 Hail Mary’s. Ok… I made … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin |

Wisconsin @ Ohio State

Here is a news flash for those of you who counted Ohio State as dead and buried after an 0-2 start to their Big Ten season. Please note, their two losses were to Michigan State and Nebraska, both of these … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin |

Michigan State @ Nebraska

Michigan State has survived a very difficult month, October 1 they traveled to OSU ( Ohio State was 3-1 @ game time) and won a hard fought game, 10-7, they then welcomed Michigan, (Wolves were 6-0 at game time) the … Continue reading

Posted in Alabama, Arkansas, Big Ten, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, SEC, Wisconsin |

Big Ten Game of the Week

Wisconsin 6-0 @ Michigan State 6-1: These teams have played 4 of the past 5 years, including 4 straight meetings. In 07, Wisconsin outscored MSU, 37-34, 1n 08, the Spartans survived the Badgers, 25-24, in 09, State’s rally fell short, … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin |

13 Undefeated and Counting Down

As we enter the halfway point of the 2011 season, there are still 13 teams without a loss. Three in the Big Ten; Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois and three in the Big 12: Kansas State, Oklahoma State, & Oklahoma. The … Continue reading

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