Big Ten Expansion Could Leave Notre Dame Out in the Cold
Published on: 16th May, 2010
It seems that the future for the Big Ten and the world of college football is fairly self-evident. The Big East and the Big XII will get swallowed up and the remaining four BCS conferences—Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10, and probably the ACC—will become 16-team super-conferences. Some traditionalists will fight this, and ...Breaking Down the Big Ten Part One: The Minnesota Golden Gophers
Published on: 2nd May, 2010
The last time the Golden Gophers won a Big Ten title was 1967. The last time the Golden Gophers beat a ranked opponent was 1999 when they beat No. 2-ranked Penn State, 24-23. The Gophers travelling trophy case has been empty during coach Tim Brewster's entire three-year tenure. Last season, in ...Derrell Johnson-Koulianos: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been
Published on: 25th April, 2010
Heading into his senior season, he's got 127 receptions for 1871 yards. That is exactly 30 catches away from breaking Kevin Kasper's career reception record for the Hawkeyes and 210 yards away from breaking Timmy Dwight's record for career receiving yardage. He is also a dangerous return man , has never ...Iowa Hawkeyes Spring Practice: What Do We Know? Part One
Published on: 18th April, 2010
Spring football is now over for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Fort Kinnick will be closed for a long four months and the Hawkeyes football team will go into hibernation until the beginning of summer practices in August. Until then, Hawkeye fans are left to ask what they know about their team. What ...Five Things To Pay Close Attention To in the Iowa Hawkeyes Spring Practice
Published on: 11th April, 2010
On Saturday, April 17, Kirk Ferentz' Iowa Hawkeyes will suit up and play in front of their fans for the first time since their impressive Orange Bowl win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. For those familiar with Ferentz' spring "games," the atmosphere is less game-like and more scrimmage-like. In fact, ...The 10 Best Traveling Trophies in College Football
Published on: 29th March, 2010
First of all, this slide show is not about who has the best or most intense rivalries. This strictly concerns the trophies. Yes, it could be argued that the appeal of the trophy affects the rivalry. On the other hand, two of arguably the best rivalries in college football—Michigan vs. ...The Five Most Irreplaceable Iowa Hawkeyes for 2010
Published on: 21st March, 2010
2009 saw almost every player on the Hawkeye offense go down to injury, yet the team kept chugging on—four wins, six wins, eight wins, nine wins. Younger players stepped up, veterans played bigger roles, the coaches made the necessary adjustments. Somehow, Iowa managed to win games. However, I think every Hawkeye fan ...College Football: The Logic of Conferencism
Published on: 15th March, 2010
I was in a bar in Madison, Wis., home town of the Wisconsin Badgers, and I was watching the first game of Iowa's 2010 season. In this game Iowa barely edged out FCS foe, Northern Iowa, 17-16, needing two blocked field goals in the closing seconds to win. Needless to say, ...Ten Can’t Miss Games on the 2010 Big Ten Slate
Published on: 8th March, 2010
2010 looks to be another great year for football. Obviously, for a fan of any Big Ten football team, every autumn is special and unique, and looked forward to with great anticipation. However, this one may be particularly special. It is safe to say the Big Ten will be in an "up" year, ...Big Ten Football Names To Watch Out for in 2010
Published on: 1st March, 2010
First of all, this is not a list of true freshman that will be making waves in the Big Ten in 2010. It is also not necessarily a list of players that will be seeing their first starting experience next season. Rather, it is a list of players that showed some glimpses ...Featured Sponsors
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