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December 2010
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BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULE
BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULE
It’s that time of year again!
December 28th, 10 pm ESPN Insight Bowl Missouri v. Iowa
December 29th, 6 pm ESPN Texas Bowl Illinois v. Baylor
January 1st, 12 pm ESPNU TicketCity Bowl Northwestern v. Texas Tech
January 1st, 1 pm ABC Outback Bowl Florida v. Penn State
January 1st, 1 pm ESPN CapitalOne Bowl Alabama v. Michigan State
January 1st, 1:30 pm ESPN2 Gator Bowl...
November 2010
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In other gimmicky Big Ten news...
Michigan State basketball is looking into playing a game on an aircraft carrier.
October 2010
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West Coast Bias: About →
Yes, I am a Pac 10 school alum but this isn’t a best coast lovefest (I’m looking at you, fuckyeahbigten). Critical thoughts will be professed at a drop of a hat when necessary and serious topics will be addressed. But when push comes to shove, I will defend this conference’s honor with all the ferocity that my fingers will allow.
Guys, apparently it’s been on for the past eight...
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September 2010
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August 2010
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Big Ten selling out tradition →
sportscentr:
whatevs:
Wait, you mean to tell me that when the Big Ten adds a 12th team next year, the Michigan/Ohio State game will no longer be the last game of the regular season? This is total horseshit! This graf by Dan Wetzel pretty much nails it:
“When you control a 100-plus-year-old tradition, you don’t make decisions based on a four-year television contract. To do so is symbolic of...
June 2010
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Pacific-10 and Big Ten Step Toward Expansion - New... →
“The potential for Pac-10 expansion forced Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany to acknowledge that the Big Ten’s timeline for growth, which had been set at 12 to 18 months in December, could be expedited.”
May 2010
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Why Obama chose UofM for commencement speech →
heckyeswolverines:
The Michigan Daily article on the White House’s reasoning behind choosing the University of Michigan’s spring commencement.
The president will address a very full Michigan Stadium today at 11am. Watch live on the Big Ten Network.
April 2010
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Bucs trade up to take Illinois WR Benn →
Injuries and a lack of quarterback production limited Benn to 38 catches for 490 yards and two touchdowns last season. That comes after he caught 67 passes for 1,055 yards as as sophomore.
“I’m not going to throw anyone under the bus,” Benn said. “What happened at Illinois happened at Illinois. I’m a Buccaneer now. I got the right guys around me now, and...
March 2010
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U-M to Play Notre Dame in Historic Big House Night... →
{via MGoBlue}
9-10-11, Never Forget.
Here are the top college sports towns, according to Forbes:
1. Ann Arbor, MI — University of Michigan
2. Chapel Hill, N.C. — University of North Carolina
3. Norman, Okla. — University of Oklahoma
4. Palo Alto, Calif. — Stanford University
5. College Station, Texas — Texas A&M University
6. Austin, Texas — University of Texas
7. Fayetteville, Ark....
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krisitay:
IU traveled to the Hawkeye State on Sunday, hoping to break their 9-game L streak … and you can’t say they didn’t try.
Hey, want to see an exciting video on two unexciting Big 10 teams? Watch this!
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The Big Ten commissioner talks expansion. Feel free to stop watching when they start talking about Michigan.
February 2010
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President Obama to deliver commencement address at... →
heckyeswolverines:
Whether or not you agree with his politics, it’s pretty darn cool to graduate with the current president as your speaker.
January 2010
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For those of you lucky enough to not have your Facebook news feed filled up with complaints about the new Michigan State logo, I envy you.
Here’s Tom Izzo defending the new look.
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Big Ten finishes with 3 teams in the top ten. →
mattgorman:
Ohio State at #5, Iowa at #7, and PSU at #8/9. Now we can go back to the days when the Big Ten was only considered “top-heavy” and not just overrated.
Is 2010 the year The Big Ten reclaims its football...
December 2009
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Illinois receiver Arrelious Benn headed to NFL →
Other Big Ten juniors facing draft decisions include…
MICHIGAN CB Donovan Warren: The first-team All-Big Ten selection has said he’s “heavily” leaning toward turning pro. Warren could end up as a first- or second-round selection, and is projected as the nation’s No. 2 junior cornerback by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. IOWA CB Amari Spievey: Spievey certainly has a...
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My rankings for Big Ten expansion →
Iowa beat writer Marc Morehouse (my favorite sports writer, coincidentally) examines the options the Big Ten has for expansion.
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