Editor's Note: the original publication where this article was posted has since been eradicated, so we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it got deleted. It originally ran in November of 2011. In today’s college basketball landscape, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites are having more of an impact than ever. At Media Day, I had a rather … [Read more...] about Coaching Legend Tubby Smith on New, Old and Social Media (Exclusive)
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For Nebraska and Northwestern, Ireland Game Will be More than a Business Trip
The next edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, featuring the Northwestern Wildcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Dublin, Ireland is coming up on Saturday. Staged at Aviva Stadium, this will count as a "home game" for the Wildcats, with Notre Dame then giving up a home game when they play Navy in this event in 2023. Said Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald about … [Read more...] about For Nebraska and Northwestern, Ireland Game Will be More than a Business Trip
Northwestern Football Begins Quest to Prove Skeptics Wrong on Saturday
When Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald took to the podium at Big Ten Media Days, he was probably already aware of the Cleveland.com poll that picked his team to finish last in the Big Ten West Division this season. During his time on dais he did not field a question about this poll, or any other pundit prognostication about how the Wildcats will do this season, but as … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football Begins Quest to Prove Skeptics Wrong on Saturday
Northwestern QB Ryan Hilinski Wages a Bigger Battle Off the Field
Northwestern junior quarterback Ryan Hilinski takes the memory of his brother Tyler Hilinksi, who took his own life in early 2018, with him on the field, and everywhere else that he goes. "I've got this tattoo on my wrist at the lighthouse in Hawaii where I spread Tyler's ashes with my family," Hilinski said at 2021 Northwestern Media Day. "I've got a tattoo of a three out … [Read more...] about Northwestern QB Ryan Hilinski Wages a Bigger Battle Off the Field
A new era of remote sports recruitment
How young athletes are using ‘virtual resumes’ to directly communicate and share their talent with college and high school coaches Kennedy Broyles, a high school softball player from Tennessee is pursuing a division 1 scholarship through the free Sports Thread social networking app. "I have only had Sports Thread for a few months but through the recruiting process featured … [Read more...] about A new era of remote sports recruitment
2022 NFL Mock Draft 4-28-22 Final Edition
Welcome to our latest 2022 NFL mock draft! We're headed towards the home stretch now of the NFL Draft talking season. If there is one thing we do know, it's that the NFL "season" supposedly, is now year round, due to the overhyping of the NFL Draft and the explosions of mock drafts. Also, here is the link to a list of 70 of the worst NFL Draft cliches, buzzwords and other … [Read more...] about 2022 NFL Mock Draft 4-28-22 Final Edition
Why Chris Collins Remains in Charge of Northwestern Basketball
If you heard Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins speak to the media, at the Big Ten Tournament last week, then you already knew he was coming back next season. You didn't need the public confirmation/vote of confidence from NU A.D. Dr. Derrick Gragg, which came at the end of the workday on Monday, to realize that. Fresh off a 112-76 thumping (a game that was even worse … [Read more...] about Why Chris Collins Remains in Charge of Northwestern Basketball
Iowa Hawkeyes Smash Numerous B1G Tourney Records in Routing NU
Congratulations to the #24 Iowa Hawkeyes! In routing the Northwestern Wildcats today, 112-76, in the Big Ten Tournament's first full day, they set multiple competition records. They surpassed Maryland's 97 points scored, on Nebraska in 2016, to reach the #B1GTourney's very first 100-point game. Their 43 field goals made eclipsed the previous BTT benchmark of 37 (Ohio State … [Read more...] about Iowa Hawkeyes Smash Numerous B1G Tourney Records in Routing NU
Northwestern Basketball Brings Faint NIT Hopes to Clash with Iowa Hawkeyes
Traditionally, power conference teams that finish above .500, but not strong enough to make the NCAA Tournament, go to the NIT. Northwestern basketball is now 15-15, overall, on the season with a chance to get a signature win tomorrow afternoon when they take on the #20 Iowa Hawkeyes in the first full round of the Big Ten Tournament. Yes, they just recently lost 82-61 to … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Brings Faint NIT Hopes to Clash with Iowa Hawkeyes
2022 Big Ten Tournament Preview, Predictions, Friday Fish Fry!
For the first time since 2019, we'll have a full Big Ten Tournament, staged in front of fans. #LFG! the 2022 Big Ten Tournament takes place March 9-13 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (yes, it has been renamed yet again!) in Indianapolis. The full bracket is above, so let's get our Nap Town on, and preview/predict these games. … [Read more...] about 2022 Big Ten Tournament Preview, Predictions, Friday Fish Fry!