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The Week That Will Be (10.23.2010)
Last Week: 2-4 ATS 2-4 SU For the Year: 16-22-4 (.421) ($-800) ATS 28-14 (.667) SU What we learned last week: We learned that while last week’s Auburn/Arkansas game was fun to watch on television, and Auburn is now 7-0, they won’t be there for long if they continue to let back-up quarterback-level...
Urban Meyer Has Some In the Big Ten Feeling Threatened
Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer has gotten a lot of heat from some fellow Big Ten coaches over his recruiting tactics. Specifically Meyer, and hold back your horror here for a second, went after recruits that were committed to other schools. I know, I know. It's a good thing I first heard...
Prop Bets For The Bowl Game Junkie
Looking between the numbers and making sense of the empty space between them is a fools paradise. And the prop bet is the fuel that drives the machine. Based off this week's pick 'em games. Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas – Texas A&M v. Northwestern: Six and six bowling at it's finest...
On The Recruiting Trail With B1G Coaches
Oh my, has the recruiting business ever become a popular endeavor these days. Back in the day, these recruiting battles were more along the lines of a special operations type mission. They were behind the scenes, in the shadows, and regardless of mission success or failure, you never even knew...
Highlights from Bielema, Dantonio Press Conferences
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mark Dantonio knows what the Spartans have to do to beat the Badgers Saturday in the Big Ten Championship Game. "Contain Montee Ball. Key to victory," the Michigan State head coach said Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium It’s hard to argue with that gameplan, as Ball is arguably the...
Don't Bet On It!: College Football Predictions in the National Games of Interest
By going 3-1 in my most recent set of national prognostications, I improved my record for the season in non-SEC picks to 17-11. Yeah, that’s right, 17-11. Now you know why I tell you . . . Don’t Bet On It! This week’s national games of interest all will be played on Saturday, October 22, because I...
Mark Dantonio Will Not Appear In Your Photos
There are certain truths in this world. The sun will rise in the east. The tides will ebb and flow. And Mark Dantonio is a vampire. And like all vampires, he has a certain charisma about him that draws you in. You should've seen the crescent of reporters huddled around him, hanging on his every,...
Things We Totally Expect From Big Ten Media Days
The following are actual quotes and events that will absolutely occur Thursday morning in Chicago. 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Illinois head coach, Ron Zook: "Let me spell it for you hacks. U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-A-L. Didn't you hear I'm the 3rd longest-tenured coach in this conference, behind Paterno and...
Down The Drive Ring of Honor: Trent Cole; The Bearcats Big Game Hunter
In the twilight of the Rick Minter era in the Clifton the Bearcats produced a run of great pass rushing defensive lineman that wreaked havoc upon Conference USA foes. The first in the breed was Antwan Peek. He wound up leaving UC with the school records for Sacks in a season and a career and the...
Things I Will Not Ask At Big Ten Football Media Days
The Big Ten Football Media Kick off is right around the corner, and once again yours truly will be in attendance. Media Days is a strange beast. You sit around in a giant conference room staring at a podium listening to pre-prepared remarks that mean next to nothing and watch horrifically fat,...
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