2008 bcs Stories - Black Shoe Diaries
Big 10 Offseason Shopping With General Sherman, Part 2
General William Tecumseh Sherman, our heroic and completely relevant contributor, focused on fiery practicality during Part 1 of his Big 10 conference shopping spree. What will he uncover this time? Iowa Hawkeyes Ladies Sweatshirt Sherman says: "After the disgusting conduct displayed by some...
Big 10 Offseason Shopping With General Sherman, Part 1
If you haven't noticed, ESPN has pretty much given the keys to the Bristol Kingdom to ol' Bobby Knight. Football Gameday? Included. Seated in a recliner, breaking down hoops at his own pace? Deal. We have our own living legend on the Blog, General William Tecumseh Sherman, so why not let him have...
UM's Threet Transfers: Aftermath and Analysis
This was reported all over the place and it's not huge news, but Steven Threet, the starting quarterback for much of Michigan's horrific 2008 season, has decided to transfer from Ann Arbor. One can make some logical inferences from this transfer and also some predictions. Quarterback U? Elvis...
Last Call Drinks Sauternes, Puts Himself in Charge a la Charlie Weis
If Charlie Weis is allowed to promote, demote, and re-promote himself to Notre Dame's offensive throne, I should be allowed a modest elevation in title. So, effective immediately, I'll be Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Sure, ex-Comissioner Jim Delany wasn't exactly thrilled about the...
Some Choice Quotes From 2008 Big 10 Media Days
ASAP Sports is a website I discovered lately - basically it's a huge amount of transcribed press conferences with coaches and players from professional and college sports. This website opens up the possibility that you can go look for a transcribed version of Denny Green's "They are who we thought...
Fallin' Off The Big 10 CFB Radar: Wisconsin/Purdue Edition
My question to FSUncensored, the brain behind Tomahawk Nation: "You were the #1 program of the 1990's and now you're mired in a slight 8 year slump, trying to become dominant but sort of stuck at the proverbial 8-5, 9-4 season. What's that feel like?" FSUncensored: "Remember that time in your life...
College Football: Is Michigan the New Notre Dame?
Bloated endowments, legendary stars, tradition oozing out every gold and maize orifice. The only thing lacking? Top notch college football teams. As ESPN lauds the current Michigan recruiting class and many express surprise at the number of standout players that RichRod was able to grab after a...
Signing Day Open Thread: Big 10, Big Surprises, Results
As I look through the swath of destruction that Signing Day left on the Internet, I am sure I can find a couple interesting facts/stories; I will post them below and feel free to add any statistics or rantings about how this day is overblown and not that important.
11 Things I Want to See This Year in the Big 10 - One Last Look
So you're reading the blog. If you haven't already, take 30 seconds and give us your input on our Reader Satisfaction Survey. All participants will be entered into a drawing to receive a simulated image of the Rose Bowl fourth-quarter scoreboard, as viewed through Joe Pa's +3.00 bifocal...
Update on Big 10 Players in Shrine Game and Senior Bowl
The departing Big 10 football players who lack the hype or star power to skip the Senior Bowl and the Shrine Game are showing their skills off right now to interested coaches and scouts. A website called Draftguys.com is documenting all of this and I will give you an outline of some of the...
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