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Pre-conference ramble
I'm doubtful that anyone is looking forward to the conference season in college basketball more than I. I keep seeing things that confuse me. (I know, I know, easily confused, so what?) But the music from that Corona Light commercial that keeps running on the games I watch is now running through my...
Inside The Bloggers Unwashed, Unshaven, Studio: Purdue Basketball Edition
As part of BSD's effort to further educate you on what goes through the minds of other Big Ten bloggers during basketball season, we are proud to bring you the triumphant return of a football offseason favorite: Inside The Bloggers Unwashed, Unshaven, Studio. Unlike previous ITBUUS's however, which...
Indiana Hoosiers Depth Chart: Wide Receiver
No one would ever mistake Indiana football as ever being a program to look at as an example of how to build and develop a football team. As a whole the program has had very few days in the sun and has been perennial bottom feeder in the Big Ten. That however cannot be said about the individual...
Beers of the Big 10
Because of the religious and conservative lifestyle I maintained for a period of my life, I didn't have my first drink until age 22. It was a watered down Jack and Coke. Sad, I know. My beer drinking at Miami (OH) began about 1 month later, when my ex-girlfriend introduced me to Natural Light....
There's good news, and bad news. What do you want to hear first?
I read somewhere that there's seven stages of grief: 1. Shock and denial, 2. Pain and guilt, 3. Anger and bargaining, 4. Depression, reflection, loneliness, 5. The upward turn, 6. Reconstruction and working through, and 7. Acceptance and hope. In our continuing attempts to rid ourselves of stages...
Game of the Century: Michigan v. Purdue
Saturday, Michigan will take on Purdue in a battle that will likely determine who keeps their pace for a run at the National Title...Big Ten Championship...New Years Bowl Game...any Bowl Game...not finishing last. With such a titanic matchup a mere day away, let me be the first to exclaim that I...
5 Questions: Purdue Boilermakers
Its that time again, another the first rousing edition of five questions this season. We check in with our favorite Purdue blog, Off the Tracks, where T-Mill drops some knowledge for us: 1. Obviously, Northern Colorado is not an opponent that offers a real test. Did you find out anything about...
Urban Meyer in the Offseason
Continuing our series on college football coaches in the offseason we bring you today to Florida coach Urban Meyer who is also talking to alumni and complaining about strict recruiting rules . Are recruiting restrictions making it harder for college coaches to judge the character of their...












