2013 College Football rankings 1-77

June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Welcome to the 2013 college football preseason! It officially starts today. Whatever keeps me from having to write about baseball; as that actually subtracts page views from my website- for whatever reason.

Sadly, the 2013 college football 77 in 77 does not include the Illinois Fighting Illini. We’ll rank and preview one team a day for the next 77 days, ending with #1 Alabama Crimson Tide on the Thursday before the 2013 college football season begins.

This is the first year I’ve done the 77 in 77 in which my alma mater, the Illini, are not included.

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Cubs MLB Draft Day 2, and Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald on the mic

June 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Today was a big day for the Chicago Cubs. Sure, they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. However, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald sang the 7th inning stretch, and the Cubs loaded up for the future during day two of the MLB Draft. Getting drafted by an MLB ballclub is a really big deal for these kids. Even if it is the Cubs!

“Still counts” as Lonely Island and Akon would say.

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Prep baseball team forfeits playoffs over SEXTING!!!

May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Sexting is back on all the homepages today. Ah yes, the sext message or “sext.” It’s back in the headlines for two reasons.

Remember disgraced politician Anthony Weiner, king of the sext? His sexting became national news for a couple weeks back in June 2011. He was sexting numerous women and his sexting pics leaked.

Well, Weiner (so aptly named) is now running for mayor of New York City. And he made a gaffe already, by placing the city of Pittsburgh’s skyline, instead of Manhattan, on his campaign poster.

On to the sports related sexting story.

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Deadspin chronicles Darren Rovell’s awkward supermodel exchanges

May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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I’ve often said that if the Darren Rovell Twitter account were a human being, and a high school student, it would get beat up repeatedly.

Each day, the jocks would take the Darren Rovell Twitter persona and shove him in the locker. The greatest example of Darren Rovell being awkward in social media occurs when he interacts with Kate Upton; or tells us how the Playboy Mansion Super Bowl party is lame; at least by his standards.

Yes, Darren Rovell hanging out with the Prom Queens and Head Cheerleaders is always amusing:

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Big Ten officially buries AWFUL “Legends” and “Leaders” Names

April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, the Big Ten officially announced what we all knew for at least a week. However, for those who are oblivious I’ll reiterate: new realignment and division names starting in 2014 and nine-game conference schedules starting in 2016. Most important about this college football news nugget or tidbit if you will, the Big Ten has laid to rest the HORRIBLE division names: Legends and Leaders.

Thankfully we only suffered through that pathetic pablum masquerading as division names for just two years. With Rutgers and Maryland joining the conference, where’s Rebecca Martinson when you need here? I’d love to hear her SCREAM and CURSE LOUDLY IN ANGER at whoever came up with that Legends and Leaders garbage.

Moving on, the new division alignments are:

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2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants

April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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The 2013 NBA Draft will soon be here. The deadline for college basketball underclassmen having to decide their future has officially passed so at this point, you are either in or out.  Here is an updated list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2013 NBA Draft and where they could end up being selected.

Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Draft mock.

Updated: 4/29/13

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Full 7 Round 2013 NFL Mock Draft FINAL

April 25, 2013 by 3 Comments

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Happy NFL mock draft day!

This 2013 NFL mock draft is a reader submission from an author who wishes to remain anonymous. This is not my 2013 NFL mock draft, but this is a very comprehensive NFL mock draft as it covers all seven rounds. As always we encourage debate, and reader comments are very much welcome. Especially if you have a NFL mock draft of your own and would like to compare it up against this NFL mock draft.

Like I say on my own, detailed first round NFL mock draft. You’re free to say “this sucks because x, y, z,” but if your comment is simply “this sucks.”

Then I have to say “hey, thanks for coming!”

And check out our NFL mock draft of all 7 rounds for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Danica Patrick does The Colbert Report (video)

April 25, 2013 by 1 Comment

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NASCAR driver and promotional tour de force Danica Patrick appeared on The Colbert Report last night. Stephen Colbert, a Northwestern grad and America’s famous fake news man introduced Danica to The Colbert Report crowd by saying:

“she won pole position at the Daytona 500; I didn’t know they’ve been running that race for 500 years.”

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100th Rose Bowl Game logo revealed (pictures)

April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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The Rose Bowl is hitting the century mark!

Like Dr. Dre and 2pac Shakur told us in “California Love:” “Pasadena. Pasadena, where ya at?”

The Rose Bowl will become the first college football bowl game to reach 100 this Jan 1. And the Rose Bowl is also hosting the next college football national title game on top of that. Late last night, the Tournament of Roses, the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences unveiled modifications to the champion’s trophy and a new logo to commemorate the 100th Rose Bowl Game.

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Red Sox Manager’s son, Northwestern pitcher, throws CG Shutout in Wrigley Field

April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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What a 24 hours it’s been for the city of Boston, the Boston Red Sox and those connected to the Boston Red Sox!

In their first home game since the Boston Marathon bombings, and just hours after the second bombing suspect was apprehended, Red Sox manager manager John Farrell led his team to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. A few hours later, Luke Farrell, John’s son and Northwestern starting pitcher, threw a complete game shut out over the Michigan Wolverines.

At the home of the Chicago Cubs, Farrell gave up just 3 hits in nine innings; striking out nine and walking none.

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Drew Crawford will remain at Northwestern for senior season

April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Retaining Drew Crawford was priority number one for Chris Collins as he begins his new regime at Northwestern. Priority #2 was retaining Jaren Sina, one of the top rated recruits in Northwestern history. That didn’t work out so well as Sina defected from NU and the Big Ten and committed to Seton Hall and the Big East.

But hey, one out of two ain’t bad; like Meatloaf told us in the ’70s. Actually he said 2/3 ain’t bad.

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