Archive for the ‘Big Ten’ Category
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
In one of the most amusing bluffs in the history of anything, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany says his league will go to Division III before it pays one of its athletes a dime.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Delany claimed that is the route the conference will take if ...
Posted in Big Ten, College Athletics, College Basketball, College Football | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 19th, 2012
The robber barons were the men who helped grow the American economy into the world's giant. Many of our finest universities bear some of their names -- Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt.
They just happened to build it on the backs of underpaid immigrants and the occasional child laborer, which was all fine ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Kevin Wilson is my kind of coach. Which is a good thing because right now, he is my coach (as an alum and fan, though I may still have some eligibility as a pooch punter).
The new Indiana football head man is responsible for turning around one of the country's worst ...
Posted in Big Ten, College Football, Gunner Kiel, Indiana football, Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana University, Rose Bowl | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
First off, I want to start by saying anyone who advocates expanding the NCAA Tournament field from 65 teams to 96 teams is a moron. This isn't little league. We don't all get participation ribbons.
And I know there were opponents to the expansion to 64 back when it was introduced, ...
Posted in ACC, Akron, Big East, Big Ten, Bubble Teams, College Basketball, Florida State, Georgetown, Illinois, Kent State, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Minnesota, NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Pac-10, SEC, Selection Sunday, Texas, UAB, UConn, UNLV, Virginia Tech | 4 Comments »
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
We finally did it!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, we're really that happy, with all the exclamation points and everything, about the Big Ten's first victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Seriously, we are that EFFING pumped. It's been a long time coming. Like, 11 years in the making.
So what if the Big Ten is ...
Posted in 'Sconsin, ACC, Big Ten, College Basketball, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 21st, 2009
No matter how good fans have it, they always want more. It’s the nature of the beast. Success gives birth to expectations, expectations breed disappointment. It’s the sports fandom way of the world.
And despite winning four straight Big Ten titles, Jim Tressel seems to be on the hot seat in ...
Posted in Big Ten, College Football, Jim Tressel, Ohio State Buckeyes | 3 Comments »
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Apparently I'm late to the party on this one. But God damn Big Ten Network you just made my jaw drop.
Enter Melanie Collins. My roommate and I's simultaneous response: "Damn!"
Hot damn.
Busted Coverage has already tabbed her the "Next Erin Andrews." I eagerly await the bathroom stall pee cam.
Collins, a former ...
Posted in Big Ten, Big Ten Network, Chicks Man, Melanie Collins | 2 Comments »
