We're still workshopping the pre-game thread title. Hit me with your brilliant recommendations, accolades, or critiques in the comments below, yeah?
Morning, all! You're here at the only Big Ten football-focused pre-game show in which there are zero journalistic standards, no advertisements, and even fewer Pat McAffees. What you lose in inane commentary and Arby's PROTEINSTEAKCUBE ads, you gain in links you might have missed this week and a shockingly good-natured comment section.
Pour some coffee, warm up that breakfast sandwich, and get comfy. We've got a long day of football ahead of us. Let's get to it, yeah?
From OTR
Week 2 College Football Schedule Watch Guide: Better Games Than OSU-Texas Exist!
The challenges of researching and writing for about 50 readers.
MNWildcat
Week 1 Big Ten Power Poll: Big Ten Teams as Characters from “Labyrinth”
With a big “thank you” to OTR Commenter Broasted Nutcrackle
Transient Buckeye
The First Game Back
I still hope that we win and you lose, but I also hope you’re able to take hours and days this year to reflect on how lucky we are to be here.
Biff
B1G Football Survivor 2026 - Week 2
In the prophetic words of Broated Nutcrackle - provider of this week’s lead image - “I’ll take your bait and play on hard mode. Give me Rutgers.”
BoilerUp89
Week 2: B1G Six Pack
FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY
IUinVA
Big Ten Football Week 2 Picks, Predictions, Previews
Purdue Pete v the Demon Deacon! Plus just a few technical issues. We’re still figuring this shit out.
Off Tackle Republic
WWBWWBD - Week 2
See what your “writers” will be up to this weekend.
HoustonBoiler
From Our Friends Elsewhere
When Seconds Matter: A History of Football Scoreboard Clocks
The recent Michigan-Western Michigan escapade was highly unusual, but beneath the disconnected clock thing, it reminds us how central time is to football today.
Football Archaeology
Mitten Masterkey: Week 2 arrives with ample intrigue, in-state showdown in East Lansing
Find TV assignments, schedule, pregame reading, a podcast and all the bits and bobs to guide your Saturday in the Mitten Masterkey.
Andrew Graham
2026 MAC Football Power Rankings: Week 1
Spoiler alert: Western is the unanimous #1.
J.H. Jimenez
Why didn’t Cody Campbell say anything about LSU?
He ignored a huge story. I think I know why.
David Covucci
