Archive for: College Football

Big(11)Ten: Ode to Mediocrity

The Big(11)Ten conference’s last chance for college football respectability and relevance in 2009 went out the window on Saturday.  For at least the last 10 years or so, the league has been viewed as a weak sister among what Fox Sports... read more »

 

QUICK HIT: Big(11)Ten Matchups

On Saturday among comparable  Big(11)Ten conference programs, Iowa played Arizona, Minnesota played Cal, Michigan State played at Notre Dame, and Wisconsin played………Wofford?  As they used to ask musically on Sesame Street: ... read more »

 

QUICK HIT: #49 With a Bullet

Rivals.com has the Wisconsin Badgers listed as the 49th best college football team in the country in their pre-season rankings.  Wow!  That should get the Badger faithful all fired up.  No doubt this is a product of head coach Bret Bielema’s... read more »

 

Reflections on the Week that Was

First of all, sad farewells to Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, Harry Kalas and, most of all, Merle Harmon.  All three will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.  May they rest in peace. ================================================= Brewers... read more »

 

QUICK HIT: The Final Four

After all the wrangling about seeding and who got in and/or was left out of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, what we are left with is two #1 seeds, a #2 and a #3.  In fact, the “Elite 8″ included nothing lower than a... read more »