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AlmaOtter

AlmaOtter

Illinois grad in the Mid-Atlantic. Non-tenure track history nerd.
26
May
The B1G Runner-Up Streak, By the Numbers

The B1G Runner-Up Streak, By the Numbers

Last week, I remarked on the sheer basketball ineptitude that our beloved Midwestern conference has displayed for a quarter-century and counting.
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12
May
I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part III: Penn State, Northwestern, Iowa, Rutgers, Wisconsin

I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part III: Penn State, Northwestern, Iowa, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Okay…time to put a bow on our “bored-as-shit Spring ’25” schedule rankings. The five remaining schools are only separated
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12
May
I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part II: Ohio State, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan State, Maryland, Washington, Purdue

I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part II: Ohio State, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan State, Maryland, Washington, Purdue

Welcome back to the “bored-as-shit Spring ’25” schedule rankings. Today we’re looking at the middle of the pack, strength-of-schedule-wise.
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12
May
I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part I: Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, USC, Oregon

I’m Bored. Let’s Argue About Schedules, Part I: Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, USC, Oregon

Welcome to the first installment of the “bored-as-shit Spring ’25” schedule rankings! If you want to review the proprietary scoring
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10
May
An Attack on Bee One Gee is an Attack on All: A Call for Collective Defense Across the Big Ten Map

An Attack on Bee One Gee is an Attack on All: A Call for Collective Defense Across the Big Ten Map

Appeasement will not work. You will never win if you politely ask your opponent to stop rushing the ball down your throat. Put your head down and stuff the goddamn run or get off of the field.
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10
May
This is the Front Porch: In Defense of Collegiate Independence

This is the Front Porch: In Defense of Collegiate Independence

If colleges are pulled down into the undertow, collegiate sports will go along with them. As obsessives of the front porch, we must defend our universities.
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05
May
I Don’t Care if I Never Get Back: Bee One Gee Softball Week

I Don’t Care if I Never Get Back: Bee One Gee Softball Week

It’s time for single-elimination softball! And for yet another sport, the damn west coast interlopers have taken the conference
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