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!
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2021 NFL Mock Draft 4-29-21 Final Edition
Welcome to our latest of our 2021 NFL mock draft! You can get ready for the NFL draft this weekend (Thu-Sat) with the latest NFL betting odds. They'll come in handy this NFL season too. The 2021 NFL talking season begins now, starting Thursday night, and you'll need to do your due diligence, so that you can have all the vital stats and information. Far as we know, we're … [Read more...] about 2021 NFL Mock Draft 4-29-21 Final Edition
College Football Won’t Happen in 2020, Time to Accept it
College football is my favorite sport; there I said it. Therefore it is with a very heavy heart that I write this post and send it along to you. However, I have realized, for quite some time that we won't have collegiate pigskin this autumn. The warning signs have been there all along, and today, the inconvenient truth is right there in front of us. The faster you realize … [Read more...] about College Football Won’t Happen in 2020, Time to Accept it
Big Ten Basketball Chaos, Parity Fun for Fans, Excruciating for Coaches Says Chris Collins
Absolutely anyone who cares about Big Ten basketball, no matter the size of their audience, publishes a Big Ten basketball power rankings. It's the least original endeavor possible, and this year all of these power rankings are created equal. From the Midwestern paper of record to somebody on Twitter with three followers and no avatar, to the people who make college … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Chaos, Parity Fun for Fans, Excruciating for Coaches Says Chris Collins
Who are the Leading Big Ten Contenders? Chicago Legends Size it Up
Today saw Gonzaga become the sixth different team to be ranked #1 in the AP poll. The all time record, for an entire season is seven, and today is just Christmas Eve Eve/Festivus. In other words, that record will inevitably be shattered to pieces and this fact conveys just how much chaos there really is, nationally, in college basketball this season. Not just nationally, but … [Read more...] about Who are the Leading Big Ten Contenders? Chicago Legends Size it Up
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Everybody needs someone in their life who views them the way Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald looks at his offensive coordinator Mick McCall. The fact that Fitzgerald has kept McCall on his staff, in spite of all the years of poor results, epitomizes loyalty. It's the truest and bluest that true blue can be. We're 1/3 of the way through the season and Northwestern … [Read more...] about Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
Wednesday is Big Ten Media Day, and if that seems extremely early, well that's because it is really is. It's 87 degrees in Chicago, host city for this event, as I type. Let's talk basketball, amirite? I mean the Major League Baseball playoffs haven't even started yet (the real postseason, not the play-in games) and we're talking about an event that literally, just five years … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
We have 2020 vision, NFL Draft style, right here, right now. It's our fourth 2020 NFL mock draft update, and the order was based on a combination of NFL.com's power rankings plus how we see the teams finishing the season out. Team needs were sometimes, but not often taken into account, as it's just way too early to factor in. Obviously this will be modified many times between … [Read more...] about 2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
College Football Postseason: They Want Chaos and Debate, Never Sensibility and Reason
Mark Twain famously said that history doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme. Today’s college football playoff debate does in fact rhyme with the BCS, and the AP/UPI/Coaches/Insert Poll Name Here era of “deciding” the national champion. When it comes to the college football postseason, it's all about the click-bait, and conflict, of course moves the needle. The same will hold true … [Read more...] about College Football Postseason: They Want Chaos and Debate, Never Sensibility and Reason
Northwestern Deny Nebraska Cornhuskers, Scott Frost First Win of the Year; in Tweets
Congratulations to the Northwestern Wildcats, on their overcoming a double digit deficit to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers and deny them their first win of the season. The Cats claimed the NU Bowl 34-31 in OT. Nebraska coach Scott Frost came extremely close to achieving his first win as the leader of his alma mater, but that milestone will have to wait. If they can't knock … [Read more...] about Northwestern Deny Nebraska Cornhuskers, Scott Frost First Win of the Year; in Tweets