Bleacher Creature Top 25: The Time for a Playoff Is Now…Seriously!
Published on: 18th November, 2009
Only a few weeks remain in the college football regular season, and the race for the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena couldn't be any closer. Though both SEC powers Alabama and Florida received the same number of votes for the top spot, the Crimson Tide edged the Gators in points ...Illinois and Ron Zook Understand Each Other, How To Lose
Published on: 17th November, 2009
CHAMPAIGN, IL—Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was three years old when Illinois coach Ron Zook began his coaching career at Murray State, five years old when Zook left Murray State for Cincinnati, and eight years old when Zook took over as defensive coordinator at Kansas. Before Fitzgerald went on to be a ...Debating the Big Ten Title: Ohio State and Iowa Collide…Blogger Style
Published on: 13th November, 2009
With the Big Ten game of the year right around the corner, two die hard fans got together to debate the merits of their two teams. Bret Feddern, a self-admitted Hawkeye Nerd on IowaHawkeyes.net and Bleacher Report Iowa Featured Columnist , will argue for the Hawkeyes. Following Bret's tweets during an ...Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 11): Buckeyes and Hawkeyes Battle for the Big Ten
Published on: 12th November, 2009
The Big Ten Championship or at least the Rose Bowl participant will be decided when the Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Columbus to face the Ohio State Buckeyes. An Ohio State win would secure the Buckeyes fifth straight Big Ten title and mark Jim Tressel's first trip to the Rose Bowl. If ...Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Let the Lobbying Begin
Published on: 11th November, 2009
It has become apparently clear, barring a minor miracle, that the winner of the SEC championship game featuring Florida and Alabama will meet the Big XII champion Texas Longhorns in Pasadena for the BCS National Championship Game. In the Bleacher Creature Poll, each of those three teams have held the top ...Ohio State Controls The Championship: A Topsy-Turvy Day In The Big Ten
Published on: 7th November, 2009
The Big Ten's topsy-turvy day has come to an end. No. 4 Iowa saw it's magical run come to an end at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats; Illinois continued its renaissance by holding on to beat the Gophers on the road; Western Michigan was no match for the "oh so ...Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 10): Gearing Up For The Battle for Second Place?
Published on: 4th November, 2009
The stage is set for another epic showdown in the Big Ten between title contenders Ohio State and Penn State this weekend. Since 2005, the first year the two schools shared the Big Ten Championship, the teams have each won twice (once at home and once on the road). In both ...Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Remember the Longhorns
Published on: 3rd November, 2009
The top two teams in last week's poll (that played), Florida and Texas, both showed complete domination over their opponents on Saturday, winning by 24 and 27 points respectively. Both teams displayed explosive offenses and suffocating defenses, both teams won away from their home fields, and both teams proved they deserved ...Big Ten Power Rankings: Hawks, Nits, and Bucks Push For the Title
Published on: 29th October, 2009
The Hawkeyes got a touchdown with no time remaining to go 8-0 for the first time in school history. The Nittany Lions, led by another brilliant performance from quarterback Darryl Clark, put the Wolverines in their place...in their place. The Buckeyes rebounded from rock bottom with a stellar ...Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Iowa, Cincy On The Move
Published on: 23rd October, 2009
Last week we talked about the Saturday upset and about how it had become common this season. Then came yet another series of upsets. Ohio State fell on the road for the first time in 16 games to lowly Purdue, a team that had won one game this season before Saturday. ...Featured Sponsors
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