Nebraska To Big Ten: 12 Burning Questions After Likely Addition of 12th Member
Published on: 9th June, 2010
With multiple news outlets reporting today that Nebraska is ready to exit the Big 12 Conference and become the newest member of the Big Ten (pending an official application, a vote to approve said application, and other administrative details, of course), the average sports fan is left to try and ...2010 NFL Draft: B/R Interview with Linebacker Matt Mayberry
Published on: 16th April, 2010
Matt Mayberry is a week away from one of the biggest events of his life to date: the 2010 NFL Draft. Mayberry, a middle linebacker from Indiana University, took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell B/R writer Tim Cary about how he's preparing for life as ...How Many Non-Conference Football Games Will the Big Ten Win in 2010?
Published on: 15th April, 2010
44 games. Eleven schools multiplied by four games each. That's how many chances Big Ten member teams have to post non-conference wins during the 2010 football season. Fresh off a successful performance in last year's bowl games (including wins in the Rose, FedEx, Capital One, and Champs Sports Bowls), the league has ...Purdue Running Back Ralph Bolden Sidelined with Serious Knee Injury
Published on: 2nd April, 2010
The Purdue Boilermakers' 2010 football season may have been derailed five months ahead of the opening kickoff with today's news that leading rusher Ralph Bolden has sustained a serious knee injury. According to multiple sources , coach Danny Hope said today that Bolden's injury (sustained during practice) will definitely keep him ...Big Ten Expansion: Is Your Favorite School the Right Fit?
Published on: 16th February, 2010
With the recent news that the Big Ten is conducting a study to explore the possibility of expanding to 12 (or more members), the rumors have begun to fly fast and furious as fans, schools, administrators, and other conferences try to position themselves for the possible landscape shift and domino ...What Pete Carroll to Seahawks Rumors Mean: Finally An NFL Coach On Twitter!
Published on: 8th January, 2010
Multiple sources are reporting today that Pete Carroll could become the next coach of the Seattle Seahawks. While this brings up immediate pressing questions like if Carroll will fare better in the NFL than during his previous stint, how many coaching changes would be triggered in the resulting domino effect, ...Why Only 12?: A Purdue Fan Imagines New, 25-Team Big Ten Super Conference
Published on: 15th December, 2009
I've spent a good portion of the past few days mulling over the best candidate for Big Ten expansion. As university presidents and athletic directors have become increasingly outspoken about their desire for a 12th team, I've studied the options and read the debates. While the pecking order seems to be (A) ...Will the Big Ten Win More Than One Bowl Game This Winter?
Published on: 6th December, 2009
The pairings for all 34 bowl games are finally official, and seven of them include Big Ten teams. That means we can finally quit talking about last bowl season's horrible performance by conference teams and start trying to figure out if Big Ten teams will win more than one bowl ...Carrying On: Did Ohio State’s Justin Boren Enjoy His Return To Michigan?
Published on: 24th November, 2009
The Big Ten season has concluded, and Ohio State's on top of the standings. Again. While Illinois and Wisconsin still have some non-conference action to attend to, this past weekend's games marked the end of the regular season for most of the teams in the league, and (sadly) marks ...Purdue Seniors Go Out In Style With 38-21 Win Over Indiana
Published on: 23rd November, 2009
The Bucket stays in West Lafayette another year. :Yawn: Should we be surprised? Purdue knocked off arch-rival Indiana for the 11th time in the last 13 seasons Saturday afternoon, posting a road win in Bloomington by the score of 38-21. The victory improved the Boilermakers’ 2009 ...Featured Sponsors
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