With Wisconsin’s Big Ten Championship win over Nebraska, the loser to Stanford in the Rose Bowl has been determined. Okay, just a small joke touching on the weakness of the Big Ten conference this season, but, does Wisconsin stand a chance against Stanford in Pasadena on January 1st? If they play like the team that just completely obliterated Nebraska 70-31, you bet! Going … [Read more...] about Does Wisconsin Stand a Chance vs. Stanford?
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#53 UCLA Bruins: College Football 77 in 77
Did UCLA make a splash hire with Jim Mora Jr. as their new coach? Or is it just going to be more malaise carrying over from the Rick Neuheisel era? He didn't leave the cupboard empty; he recruited quite well, but just didn't do anything with it. UCLA is certainly a college basketball school, and "basketball on grass" is certainly not a style of college football played in … [Read more...] about #53 UCLA Bruins: College Football 77 in 77
Big 10 and Pac-12 Make New Commitment to Playing Each Other Every Year
Think of this as like a college football version of the Big Ten ACC Challenge in college basketball. Or as an extension of the Rose Bowl; which matches up a Big Ten and Pac 12 team every year on January 1. Today, a new Big Ten-Pac-12 collaboration was announced with the intention to feature more games between the two conferences. … [Read more...] about Big 10 and Pac-12 Make New Commitment to Playing Each Other Every Year
Illini Win Over #18 Arizona State Feels Like Champaign Campaign
With Illinois defeating the #18 Arizona State Sun Devils 17-14 tonight; and getting off to their first 3-0 start since 2001, it's starting to feel quite a bit like that year. It was Illinois' most recent Big Ten title season, but that's not why it feels that way. The Fighting Illini have a long way to go to reach that Champaign Campaign plateau. However, there are a few … [Read more...] about Illini Win Over #18 Arizona State Feels Like Champaign Campaign
#22/#18 Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: Brutally Honest Game Preview
#3 Stanford Cardinal: College Football 77 in 77
It was a huge offseason down on The Farm. Coach Jim Harbaugh left for the San Francisco 49ers and their star player very unexpectedly returned. Why did Stanford Cardinal superstar QB Andrew Luck pass up the guaranteed glory and millions of dollars that comes with being the #1 pick in the NFL Draft to return to school and work more on his architecture degree? Only the most … [Read more...] about #3 Stanford Cardinal: College Football 77 in 77
#24 Arizona State Sun Devils: College Football 77 in 77
"It looks like heaven's easier to get into than Arizona State," said Ned Flanders in one of The Simpsons' greatest lines. But I kid ASU, I kid the educational standards. We're not here to discuss that; or the armies of ridiculous hotties that attend this party school of party schools. Hey, there's a reason Tosh.O picked Tempe for the campus invasion. You can see from the … [Read more...] about #24 Arizona State Sun Devils: College Football 77 in 77