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Big 10 Football Power Rankings: Mediocrity, Parity, Blah Edition

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There are only two times when doing a power rankings can be fun- way early in the season/preseason, or when everything is jumbled, disorganized chaos and blah. Doing a power rankings when the hierarchy is clear cut is a practice strictly for centrist, vanilla losers. In the current Big Ten football world, mediocrity, blahness, national irrelevance, and parity reign. And … [Read more...] about Big 10 Football Power Rankings: Mediocrity, Parity, Blah Edition

Rapid Reaction: Cornhuskers Roll Over Spartans in Defensive Battle

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Rex Burkhead carried the ball 35 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers' defense held the Michigan State Spartans to only 187 total yards of offense on Saturday, both of which were huge factors in the Huskers' 24-3 dismantling of a Spartan team that had been rolling coming into the game in Lincoln. … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: Cornhuskers Roll Over Spartans in Defensive Battle

#20 Michigan Wolverines: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #20 Michigan Wolverines: College Basketball 111 in 111

Michigan State Spartans Win National Weekly Award

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Beating their "big brother" and in-state rival for the fourth consecutive time, and also assuming the driver seat of legends division race propelled the Michigan State Spartans (5-1) to earn the Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 15. Keshawn Martin scored twice in the third quarter, redeeming himself for his dropped touchdown pass on the … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans Win National Weekly Award

Michigan Suffers 1st Season Loss at Michigan St. Still Have Cool New Uniforms

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Just like I predicted on Thursday morning, the #23 Michigan State Spartans pulled the upset over the #11 Michigan Wolverines. It's the first loss of the season for UM, and their fourth in a row to State. Little brother no more? And entire graduating class of Spartans is now undefeated against their in-state rivalry. But hey Michigan still has some really cool new retro … [Read more...] about Michigan Suffers 1st Season Loss at Michigan St. Still Have Cool New Uniforms

#11 Michigan Wolverines vs. #23 Michigan State Spartans: Brutally Honest Game Preview

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Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans, the battle for Great Lakes State supremacy. Basically, if you're a college football fan who lives in the Upper Midwest, and you don't have a boner (figuratively, not literally of course) for this game then.....you are a terrorist. There is no question about it, you're not with us, but with the terrorists. As relevant a … [Read more...] about #11 Michigan Wolverines vs. #23 Michigan State Spartans: Brutally Honest Game Preview

Spartans’ Jerel Worthy has Bad Ass Anti-Michigan Wolverines Tattoo

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Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy's NFL Draft stock is about as high as anyone in the Spartans, or even anyone in the Big Ten. He also has a tattoo that entails everything that makes college football such an awesome game. Take a closer look and notice the tattoo's homage to the rivalry with Michigan. What an affront it is to the Wolverines, love it! … [Read more...] about Spartans’ Jerel Worthy has Bad Ass Anti-Michigan Wolverines Tattoo

Michigan WR Junior Hemingway: A Movable Feast of Receiving Yards

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Coming into the 2011 season, it was thought Roy Roundtree would be the go-to guy for the Michigan Wolverines receiving corps. After all, he broke the school record for single game receiving yards (246) versus the Illini last year and fell just 65 yards shy of a 1,000 yard season. But Roundtree only has 8 grabs for 127 yards on the season and it's senior Junior Hemingway … [Read more...] about Michigan WR Junior Hemingway: A Movable Feast of Receiving Yards

Michigan’s Denard Robinson: Overrated, Below Average Passer

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Michigan Wolverines QB Denard Robinson is exciting and fun to watch. But he's not a "dual threat quarterback." That term is getting thrown around by the media way too liberally these days. Literally, it means a signal caller that can both pass and run effectively. But the way it's applied, it really means any QB who's a great runner. Technically, both Denard and Nebraska's … [Read more...] about Michigan’s Denard Robinson: Overrated, Below Average Passer