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Don't Bet On It!: Week Eight College Football Forecasts for the National Games of Interest
Yesterday, we went around the SEC, so now it is time for us to turn to the national games of interest. My 3-2 record in last week’s nationwide forecasts doomed me to carry a 23-13 non-SEC record for the season into this weekend. At this point, I shouldn’t even have to warn you, but I will, anyway:...
Don't Bet On It!: Week Two College Football Forecasts Around the SEC
I managed to go 10-1 in last week’s SEC forecasts---thanks a lot for spoiling my week one perfect record, Ole Miss!---but there wasn’t exactly a lot of intrigue around the league last weekend, so you shouldn’t read too much into that won-lost record. Even a broken clock is right twice a day (unless...
My Beautiful Reward
Sure, this is Rivalry (HATE) Week in the Big Ten. Yes, we want to win the games just a little bit more this week because of the opponent that we face. But despite this hatred, we in The Big Ten have never forgotten that lesson that our Mommies taught us in the sandbox decades ago. Share. As a...
You Couldn't Even Let Us Enjoy The Land Grant?
One thing that doesn't get made fun of enough by the MSM is the insane number of trophy games that get played as part of the Big Ten football season every year. Here is a list for those of you interested. Well as part of the NCAA's selective enforcement of values, the top item on that list (as...
I Hate Michigan State
It's hate week again, people. The Spartans are coming to Happy Valley feeling pretty good about themselves. They think they have a chance to win the Big Ten championship. They see a Penn State team that only scored 13 points in Columbus, lost to Iowa, only led Indiana by three points at halftime...
Big Ten Roundtable: Illustrating The Rivalries
Thanks to Gopher Nation for the questions. 1. ESPN's Adam Rittenberg recently ranked the top 5 rivalries in the Big Ten and there were some controversial results (Illinois v Ohio State as #3?). Clearly Ohio State vs. Michigan is the #1 rivalry in the Big Ten, but give me your next three. Your...
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