Another edition of the NFL Scouting Combine ("the underwear Olympics") has come and gone. If you watched it at home on television, just for "fun," recreationally, well you're a braver person than I and highly commend your love of the game. For everyone else, let's recap the week, and look at who the biggest winners and losers were after what transpired. Here's the link to … [Read more...] about NFL Combine Stock Up, Offense: Saquon Barkley, Justin Jackson, Baker Mayfield
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Combine Stock Up, Defense: Shaquel Griffin, Denzel Ward, Godwin Igwebuike, Harold Landry
Another edition of the NFL Scouting Combine ("the underwear Olympics") has come and gone. If you watched it at home on television, just for "fun," recreationally, well you're a braver person than I and highly commend your love of the game. For everyone else, let's recap the week, and look at who the biggest winners and losers were after what transpired. Here's the link to … [Read more...] about Combine Stock Up, Defense: Shaquel Griffin, Denzel Ward, Godwin Igwebuike, Harold Landry
Northwestern Basketball Battle Logistics Establishing Home in Rosemont
Northwestern basketball is coming off the most successful season in school history with realistic expectations of going even further this year. To get there they must overcome a major hurdle of playing their home games in a different arena way off campus. Welsh-Ryan Arena is being renovated, meaning it’s AllState Arena for the Wildcats this season. The venue, formerly known … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Battle Logistics Establishing Home in Rosemont
#2 Michigan State Basketball Record Comeback: Inside the Numbers
The Michigan State basketball program now has a prominent placed in the annals of Rosemont Horizon/AllState Arena history. Today saw the Spartans achieve "Miracle on Mannheim Part 2" in a game that is also historical from both a B1G and national college basketball perspective. #2 MSU (26-3, 14-2) won at Northwestern (15-13, 6-9) today by a score of 65-60, in a game where they … [Read more...] about #2 Michigan State Basketball Record Comeback: Inside the Numbers
Northwestern Basketball: Time to Look Ahead to Next Season
Last night saw 2017-18 Northwestern basketball fall into the "got to win the B1G Tournament in order to accomplish anything this season. By having lost at B1G basement boys Rutgers, the Wildcats are now in the same category as all the other B1G teams below Nebraska and Penn State- reduced to playing out the string with pretty much no chance of grabbing a NCAA Tournament at … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball: Time to Look Ahead to Next Season
Chris Collins Has Oversensitive, Snarky Response to Media Coverage
Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins seems triggered by the media coverage of his team this season. Meeting the media right after NU's biggest win of the season, 61-52 over #20 Michigan, one would have expected the fifth year head coach to be in a bubbly mood. Instead he was extremely sarcastic and a bit prickly. Although he did not name any single outlet or … [Read more...] about Chris Collins Has Oversensitive, Snarky Response to Media Coverage
Illini Revenue Sports Disaster Still Not at Northwestern “Dark Ages” Depths
Illini fans have used many different names to describe the catastrophe that the two revenue-producing sports have become: dumpster fire, tire fire, house on fire, a cartoon dog sitting in the middle of a house fire saying "this is fine." As egregiously awful as it currently is, and will likely be for a long time, it's still not unprecedented- not in this conference, and not in … [Read more...] about Illini Revenue Sports Disaster Still Not at Northwestern “Dark Ages” Depths
Northwestern Basketball Regains Fight, but Maybe too Late
Northwestern basketball has shown more signs of spirit and indications of internal fire than we have seen in recent weeks. They utterly curb stomped a hapless Minnesota team from start to finish, running away with a 83-60 victory that was non-competitive from the opening tip. However, this is not the same team that was such a sensation last March Madness, and made a splash by … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Regains Fight, but Maybe too Late
Gopher Basketball: Serious Off the Court Mess Overshadows Bad Team
When it comes to the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball program, you have to ask yourself: "which complete disaster do you want to analyze first? Shall we begin with the off-the-court mess or the on-the-court dumpster fire? What's happening with Reggie Lynch right now and the Gopher basketball program is much bigger and way more important than a mere game, so let's start … [Read more...] about Gopher Basketball: Serious Off the Court Mess Overshadows Bad Team
Michigan State Basketball Rules the B1G, Purdue is Solid, the Rest is Meh
This current Michigan State basketball team is the class of the B1G, and there is a substantial drop-off below the Spartans. The Purdue Boilermakers were able to shake off a couple bad performances in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving weekend, and now they look very solid. Then, once again, there's a massive drop-off to the rest of the league. It's MSU, Purdue and then just a … [Read more...] about Michigan State Basketball Rules the B1G, Purdue is Solid, the Rest is Meh