Published on: 1st July, 2011
Which school has the ultimate fan base? Who has fans that are vitriolic in their hatred of rivals, cry when their team loses and know how to tailgate? People who name their children "Bear", "Woody" and "Bo". Schools where Saturdays revolve around football, and the epicenter of that pigskin universe beats in the heart ...Published on: 8th November, 2010
So...the Badgers have three games left, including a game at Michigan, where they have won once in like 45 years.On the bright side, the Badger's next game is against a rather inept Indiana Hoosiers football squad, fresh of a brutal game against the Iowa Hawkeyes.The Hoosiers come into the game ...Published on: 8th November, 2010
In a long list of storied and bitter rivalries, there are several that stick out.Hatfield vs. McCoy, Bush vs. Gore, Men vs. Women, Rufus vs. Brutus.But even none of these bears the bitterness of the recent vitriolic rivalry that has emerged between the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference.The ...Published on: 16th October, 2010
The Ohio State Buckeyes take their new #1 ranking to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Badgers in a Big Ten battle. Ohio State come into the game undefeated this season, while Wisconsin suffered their only loss of the season in their only contest against a ranked foe. Last season, ...Published on: 13th October, 2010
Here we are at the mid-point of the college football season.The Big Ten has five teams in the top 25, two quarterbacks in serious Heisman contention, and last week was a great week for Big Ten football.A battle of the unbeatens in Ann Arbor, Iowa dominating PSU yet again, Paul ...Published on: 28th September, 2010
So, who is the best quarterback in the Big Ten?Depends on your scale for judging.If we are talking about most efficient, that will probably be a different quarterback than the one who gains the most yards.And the leader in that category may be even different than the one who displays ...Published on: 14th September, 2010
Offense wins games, defense wins championships...Hopefully the Big Ten takes this saying to heart this season.Some of the defenses in the conference were opportunistic and made plays this week, while others allowed cupcake opponents to have their way...as a matter of fact, one team allowed a tight end to score ...Published on: 20th August, 2010
Wisconsin running back John Clay is a big boy. At 6'1" he doesn't particularly tower over anyone, but his 255-pound body is a load to bring down. Just ask teammate Kevin Rouse. In Clay's first live tackle scrimmage since his offseason ankle surgery, he took a handoff and burst through ...Published on: 19th August, 2010
For the Badgers to have any hopes of success this season, the defense has to stay healthy and be semi-decent. Signs during practice have indicated they are more than capable of being decent, but staying healthy his been another story. Senior safety Jay Valai is the latest Badger to miss practice ...Published on: 16th August, 2010
It's that time again, folks! Yep, the college football season is so close, you can smell it if you try real hard. And as the Big Ten heads into its last season with only eleven teams, questions abound. Can the Sweatervest guide OSU to another conference title? Can Iowa continue the ...