AlmaOtter

AlmaOtter

Illinois expat in the Mid-Atlantic. Non-tenure track history nerd.

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Wednesday August 20 Open Thread

Wednesday August 20 Open Thread

Midweek, y'all. Irish Farmageddon in 72 hours.

Tuesday August 19 Open Thread

Tuesday August 19 Open Thread

I would have more links for you, but writing my Michigan article cheated me of the time. Happy Tuesday, all.

Monday August 18 Open Thread

Monday August 18 Open Thread

Hot damn, we have college football in days. DAYS. Hours, even! Meanwhile, * The Big Ten now wants to expand to 24 or 28 teams in the playoff. Ahem, Mr. Pettiti: WE DON'T WANT THIS. * And from our friends over at SBN's NC State blog, yeah. These

FRIDAY August 15 Open Thread

FRIDAY August 15 Open Thread

* Hey, it looks like Michigan is getting "punished" today! I hope the NCAA doesn't cheat us out of some fun! * ESPN ranks the bottom 10 FBS programs. Oh, poor Kent State. You didn't deserve this (again).

Thursday August 14 Open Thread

Thursday August 14 Open Thread

T Minus 9 days to CFB.

Wednesday August 13 Open Thread

Wednesday August 13 Open Thread

Y'all know that the Nittany Lion isn't real, right?

Iowa Basketball: And Now For Something...Completely Different

Iowa Basketball: And Now For Something...Completely Different

Many thanks to our favorite Hawkeye and frequent guest writer, Mr. Grizz, for putting together like 4k words on Iowa football and basketball! Here's a thought: Kirk Ferentz's football philosophy at Iowa was unintentionally legitimized (at least to much of the Iowa fanbase) by Fran McCaffery.

Big Ten Rivalry Rankings: 21-25

Big Ten Rivalry Rankings: 21-25

If you missed the original post from last week, we took all 153 different Big Ten matchups and winnowed them down to get a top 25 by using stats, methodology, and a good amount of vibes. Now we're doing the harder part: it's time to rank

Big Ten Media Days: Preseason Honorees

Big Ten Media Days: Preseason Honorees

Like the groundhog heading out in Punxsutawney hearkens the arrival of spring, so too does the entirety of the Big Ten football media descending upon Indy in July mark the beginning of football season! Wait, what? They're in Vegas? At the Mandalay Bay casino? Sure, ok. Anyways, the

Another Year, Another Eight Wins for Iowa: On Being Consistently Pretty Good, Never Great, But Better Than Most

Another Year, Another Eight Wins for Iowa: On Being Consistently Pretty Good, Never Great, But Better Than Most

"Over the last 24 years, there have been a couple of down years but taking out that short season, the win average is 8.565."