By Paul M. Banks When the 12th Annual Big Ten Men’s basketball tournament tips off Thursday morning it will feature one of the deepest fields in recent years. If a couple of the bubble teams make a strong showing at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, as many as nine teams could have a case to be in the big dance occurring the following week. One thing I can’t figure out … [Read more...] about Big Ten Tournament Preview and Predictions
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Big Ten Power Rankings
By Paul M. Banks, David K, & Peter Christian 1. Michigan State -Momentum is on the Spartans side right now -Izzo finally beat Bo -If you can beat this team on the boards, you’ll likely go far come March 2.Purdue -Getting healthy and regaining their chemistry at the perfect time - 10-1 with Hummel in the line-up in conference play, 0-3 without him -Cuonzo … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings
Big 10 Power Rankings
By Paul M. Banks 1. Michigan St. 19-4, 9-2 -Izzo’s squads usually get better as the season goes along, and can be very dangerous in March. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. 2. Illinois 19-5, 7-4 -Given what an awful road team they are, hard to place them here, but no one else has protected their home court like the I-L-L. And they just clobber people at … [Read more...] about Big 10 Power Rankings
Big Ten power Rankings
By the TSB staff. Welcome to a new weekly feature here at The Sports Bank. Every site out there gives you professional team power rankings, and in college sports you have the national polls, but what about Big Ten power rankings? We fill that gap- especially in a year of extreme competitive balance. The number following the respective records indicates the points obtained … [Read more...] about Big Ten power Rankings
Minnesota Minutes
By Andy Weise -Good ole Peter King is stirring the pot once again in Minnesota after his recent interview on PTI suggesting that if Brett Favre were to return another season in the NFL, he’d want to play for the Minnesota Vikings. Cue up the endless amounts of speculation and most likely another set of tampering suspicions that the Vikings organization will endure if Favre … [Read more...] about Minnesota Minutes
R.I.P. Illini over Gophers Winning Streak
By Paul M. Banks I'd rather not bring up the score of Minnesota's upset over #19 Illinois. This baffling outcome at Williams Arena marks the end of an era. Pour out a little liquor for the 20 game win streak by Illinois over Minnesota. I'll miss ya buddy...it was fun while it lasted! With some help from the University of Illinois Sports Information Department, here are some … [Read more...] about R.I.P. Illini over Gophers Winning Streak
Tubby Time at TSB
By Paul M. Banks and Rikki Greenberg Orlando “Tubby” Smith is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, and most recently, University of Kentucky. Smith's coaching has had an immediate impact on the previously inept Gophers squad. The team went from … [Read more...] about Tubby Time at TSB