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Previewing Akron
2009 Scouting Report / 2009 Game Plan2009 Stats 2010 Roster2010 Schedule Akron Offense '08-'09 Four Factors Percent Nat'l Rank eFG% 48.1 207 Turnover Rate 20.6 191 Off Reb Rate 34.3 115 FTA/FGA 36.2 182 The Zips return almost all of the important pieces from a team that finished...
2009 Big 10 Quarterback Rankings, First Edition
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Notre Dame 33, Michigan State 30: Can This Be Considered A "Good" Loss?
You could put MSU fans in three camps right now: Camp 1, The Optimists As our family friend said last night, "When MSU got the ball in the 4th quarter with 5 minutes left, I knew they were going to win. Now of course, they didn't win, but I haven't felt that kind of confidence in years." He then...
Out-gunned: Northwestern fails the Greg Paulus challenge in loss vs. Syracuse
In the immortal words of Ron Santo, "Boy oh boy..." This one was a hard one to watch as a Northwestern fan. I had been mostly confident going in, even despite last week's near collapse. I actually thought that such a close win would perhaps light a fire under the defense for this week. Instead, it...
Girl You Wanna Come To My Rotel: Analyzing the Big Ten Network's Childish Shows and Promo's
I wrote an attack piece on Tom Dienhart awhile back, accusing him of using words of mine for his own article. After sending the piece to FSUncensored and Law Buckeye, I chose not to post it because they both said the same thing: You run a nice, non-homer blog that does one thing well...
Breaking the Silence - Ohio State Stands Tall, Falls Short
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 0 0 0 </xml><![endif]--> Admittedly, I've been avoiding the site all day. I suppose I hoped that a voluntary moratorium might help me to be a little less emotional, and a little more insightful. Yesterday's loss is the second most difficult I've...
Big Ten Game of the Week 2.0 - Forcier Leads Michigan Over Notre Dame
Tate Forcier's statistics from yesterday: 22-33, 240 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT...13 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD But it's not about the statistics and it's even less about the storybook comeback. It's about the way Forcier played in sync with his offensive line. It's about the gutsy playcalling by Rodriguez...
Big Ten Game of the Week 1.0 - Michigan State Falls to CMU
Best game I've ever attended in person? Well now, let's not be hasty with declarations, but My God. What didn't this game have? Lead swings, peppy underdog, two recovered onside kicks, game winning field goals, a ballsy decision to go for two...The perfect weather and jacked up fanbases added to...
Big Ten Football in Week 2: Greg Jones, The Apocalypse, and the Demise of Student Body Right
Immersion is the best word I can use for my CFB experience last week. Seven hours at Eddie George's Bar and Grill, followed by a relaxing hour in front of the BTN at Law Buck's apartment, and then two more hours at a Sushi bar watching 'Bama, BYU, and LSU. Thank god the DVR man came and fixed my...
The Rivalry Guide to USC at Ohio State
So it's Thursday afternoon. Arguably the worst time of the week for a college football fan. You're at work staring complacently at the Quorum panels in front of your desk. It's not Friday yet, so there's no excuse to waste three hours on ESPN.com. Still, that doesn't make you any less psyched...
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