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Big Ten Football Media Day: Notable Quotables, Nuggets and Tidbits

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It's officially "back to school" season as another round of Big Ten Football Media Days has begun. You know what it means, college football season is now within striking distance. And it's a new era in the Big Ten, a conference championship game, new divisions, and a new member with a storied history, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. But the old is always good too. We love our … [Read more...] about Big Ten Football Media Day: Notable Quotables, Nuggets and Tidbits

2011 Big Ten QB Power Rankings: Preseason Edition

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There's four good teams in the Big Ten this season and five more that could be good or just blah. You can call it parity (just don't call it PARODY, I HATE when people make that mistake, it isn't Weird Al Yankovic playing college football here) or you can call it mediocrity. The talent at quarterback is anything but mediocre though. There's dual threats everywhere you look, and … [Read more...] about 2011 Big Ten QB Power Rankings: Preseason Edition

Big 10 Football Power Rankings: 2011 Inaugural Edition

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Yes,  hate the names of the two new divisions as much as everyone else. How did that atrocity happen? I don't know, let's not talk about it anymore and just move on to the fact that the Nebraska Cornhuskers are here now, and they arrived just in time to strengthen the Big Ten. At the exact same time that the Ohio State Buckeyes deteriorate into a real life college football … [Read more...] about Big 10 Football Power Rankings: 2011 Inaugural Edition

Ohio State at Iowa: The Perils

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There’s much more than one peril that can eat up the Buckeyes and their five-straight Big Ten title rear end against the Iowa Hawkeyes today. First and foremost, they are playing the Iowa Hawkeyes, a physical, talented team that has let three football games slip through their fingers so far this year. Second peril, they’re pissed off. After losing those three games by only nine … [Read more...] about Ohio State at Iowa: The Perils

Understanding Northwestern’s Recent Dominance Over the Iowa Hawkeyes

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Everyone has a foil- someone or something they just can't get the best of. Dr. Claw had Inspector Gadget, Charlie Brown had Lucy, and her placekick holds; and I have the various forms of fried chicken. And the Iowa Hawkeyes have the Northwestern Wildcats. On Saturday, the Cats once again ruined the Hawks college football season. Last year they defeated No. 8 (AP) Iowa … [Read more...] about Understanding Northwestern’s Recent Dominance Over the Iowa Hawkeyes

Adam Robinson Continues Run of Solid Iowa Running Backs

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Great tailbacks and the Iowa Hawkeyes football program have been like young Caucasian girls sporting giant, over-sized sunglasses. Another one pops up all the time, and the trend shows no sign of stopping. Shonn Greene is now with the New York Jets in the NFL, after winning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2008. Ladell Betts is having a nice pro career with the … [Read more...] about Adam Robinson Continues Run of Solid Iowa Running Backs

Disturbed, Demented Iowa Fan Analyzes Northwestern

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On Thursday, I will continue my series of Brutally Honest Big Ten college football Game Previews, this week focusing on the Northwestern Wildcats versus the Iowa Hawkeyes. but Before doing so, I'd like for you to take a look at what is the most disturbed and frightfully detailed vivisection of Northwestern football that I have ever seen. (Well, the piece did they last season … [Read more...] about Disturbed, Demented Iowa Fan Analyzes Northwestern

#18 Iowa vs. Ball State: Brutally Honest Game Preview

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Poor Ball State. They're getting the Iowa Hawkeyes at the exact wrong time. The Hawks were upset in the late night desert air by Arizona, and now they need wins with huge style points to compensate for how far they fell in the national rankings. Critics of Iowa say the team, and the state itself, is boring. I disagree. Iowa provided the setting for "Field of Dreams" and "The … [Read more...] about #18 Iowa vs. Ball State: Brutally Honest Game Preview

Karl Klug: your under the radar Iowa Hawkeye

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Last season, the Iowa Hawkeyes may have been the least flashiest 9-0 team in BCS era history. A lot of their wins were Chloe Kardashian level ugly, and none of their talented players were truly household names. They had talent everywhere, just not at the highly-publicized skill positions. Their best overall players were linebackers and offensive linemen. When I asked people … [Read more...] about Karl Klug: your under the radar Iowa Hawkeye