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Where is your team going, and why can’t they sell tickets? A Roundup: Back when I was a fresh-faced, 20-something graduate student desperately seeking to avoid writing my dissertation, I would do full bowl projections each week. I remember sitting at my RAship in the Digital Scholarship Lab, pounding these out instead of doing an […]
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Ten Fourteen Eighteen B1G Things The Rundown Northwestern finally wins at Wrigley! At first it looked like a very West type of game, then suddenly both teams decided to give the defense the rest of the afternoon off, and couldn’t stop each other. It was actually one of those “last team with the ball wins.” […]
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What can I interest you in: Wrigley? West Coast? A 1983 rematch? A return to the old Big Ten? Good morning. Apologies for my lateness, but I hope you’re enjoying College Gameday at a traditional Big Ten matchup. Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ (1) Ohio State Buckeyes 11AM | FOX | Ohio State -33.5 | O/U 56.5 Minnesota […]
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Oregon-USC! Nebraska-Penn State! Illinois-wisconsin! All of these games are certainly equal! My department is currently trying to make some hires for positions that are going to be vacant thanks to retirements—just like-for-like hires is all we’re asking, a tenure-track position for a retiring tenured faculty member. In the last two years our enrollments have gone […]
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The season is winding down and turkeys everywhere are in witness protection! Welcome to the week 13 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we learn what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. Please note that we are contractually obligated to not watch the games. RMB: […]
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…because it’s almost FEAST WEEK, you see. Illinois lost to Alabama. Washington should’ve lost to Southern. Same for Maryland with the Mount. And Michigan State pounded Kentucky. That about sums up the week of Big Ten basketball, yes? Thursday, November 20 #1 Purdue Boilermakers 80, Memphis Tigers 71It was jarring to see Purdue give up […]
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Plus, it’s Division III bowl weekend, while the D-II and D-III playoffs are beginning. In 1996, the Minnesota Vikings signed a castoff from the Cleveland Browns who had spent the first half of that season bouncing around the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers: Leroy Hoard. A Michigan Man, signed to replace the injured Robert Smith, […]
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What’s this? BoilerUp89 is still writing for Off Tackle Empire and not talking about basketball? Well… yes, I’m still occasionally putting my two cents in regarding Purdue football here. Basketball is still the superior sport. Anway, I figured it was time for my yearly contribution to the power poll. This year I’ll be talking about […]
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If you looked at the box score of Saturday’s game between Michigan and Northwestern, you probably wouldn’t think the Wolverines needed a last-second field goal to escape Wrigley Field with a two-point win. Not in a game in which Michigan dominated the stat sheet as thoroughly as it did. How dominant were the Wolverines? They […]
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This week I will review Purdue’s loss to Washington and preview the upcoming bye. About last week … Holy moly was that game bad. Purdue had several opportunities early in the game and failed to convert. Then the Huskies arose from their nap to score 35 unanswered points and the rout was on. During this […]
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This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: USC TROJANS USC defeated #21 Iowa to advance to 8-2. […]
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Plus: a basketball civil war, a shoehorned trip to MSG, and all these empty calories. The Weekend That Was Most Impressive Win Nebraska Cornhuskers 105, Oklahoma Sooners 99 Tough to deny Maryland, here, who went on the road to Milwaukee and beat Marquette in their barn cavernous NBA palace. But as Kind of… has been […]
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Ten Fourteen Eighteen B1G Things The Rundown Minnesota does the bare minimum. Again It’s a meme at this point. WhiteSpeedReceiver: I saw the first drive of the second half because of a family commitment, and I thought we looked good. The rest of the game apparently disagreed. Michigan, with more turnovers than touchdowns, nearly fumbles the bag. […]
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Wrigley Field, LAZERZ, and more. Here’s how to watch. Here’s your open thread for the day’s football. Usual rules apply. Where is College Gameday today? ESPN College Gameday B1G N00D Saturday Big Ten Football Schedule Wisconsin Badgers @ (2) Indiana Hoosiers Noon | BTN | Indiana -30.5 | O/U 44.5 (18) Michigan Wolverines @ Northwestern Wildcats Noon | FOX […]
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The Mayor’s Key, Southwest Showdown, and Battle for the Ol’ Apple Basket Friday, November 14 Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5:30pm | BTN+ | RU -17.5 | O/U 136.5 The Mountain Hawks are just a slightly faster version of Maine. Rutgers continues to challenge itself. Illinois State Redbirds at USC Trojans6:30pm | Peacock | […]
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On dumb octagonal pits in community parks. Plus, what UConn has in common with Indiana, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. We can’t change layouts in any meaningful way, so instead of cluttering up the homepage any more, here’s an open thread for Minnesota-Oregon and the other Friday games. Info is below. READ ON! —MNW It’s […]
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LAZERZ…and a whole bunch of other games of limited import. A very pleasant Land Grant Trophy week to each and every one of you. One of my favorite genres of longform journalism is the travel fiasco narrative, and this week Mike Taniel—of Too Deep Zone—has a great one about taking a Greyhound bus from New […]
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Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the week 12 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we have a peek at what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. We are contractually obligated to not watch the games. MNWildcat: Hometown in the SE suburbs, but for the birthday […]
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Boilers. Bama. Battlestar Galactica. Pretty uneventful week of basketball, how are you? Most Impressive Win #14 Illinois Fighting Illinois 81, #11 Texas Tech Red Raiders 77 Most Disappointing Loss Missouri Tigers 83, Minnesota Golden Gophers 60 Here’s the problem with this bit: if you’re the only team to lose, you get the award. Sorry, Goldy. […]
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Editor’s Note 1: This post contains a veritable shit-ton of spoilers. If you haven’t seen Justified, STOP NOW, go watch all 6 seasons, and then come back. It’s rewatchably excellent. -RMB Editor’s Note 2: Larry31 wrote this power poll. Not me. All I did was assemble it in our editor. SBNation has been kind enough […]
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But mostly, we’re here for WAGON WHEEL. Will Indiana be PUNISHED for barely beating Penn State? Seems far-fetched, but given the Ducks’ slide down to #9, I’m not holding my breath that these standings will do anything other than reflect the inherent greatness of the SEC. College Football Playoff Rankings Show When: 7:30-8pm CT Where: I dunno, […]
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This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: INDIANA HOOSIERS Finally finally finally! Someone listened to me! I […]
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Before I get started, I would like to first thank all veterans for their service. This week I will review Purdue’s loss to Ohio State and preview the upcoming game at Washington. About last week … Throughout history, Purdue has had success against top ranked teams, previously beating the top ranked team on seven previous […]
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The conference took its first two losses. But also…a Good Win? Many of your basketball teams played over the weekend. Some acquitted themselves nicely, others are Maryland. Most Impressive Win Indiana Hoosiers 100, Marquette Golden Eagles 77 Michigan State’s home win over Arkansas is nice, but I’ll tip it to the Hoosiers—very much in a […]
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