Wednesday August 13 Open Thread
Y'all know that the Nittany Lion isn't real, right?
Trivia Tuesday - Spartans/Nittany Lions Edition
No, this isn't an article about the trivia questions displayed at Spartan Stadium during a game in 2023. This is about this week's trivia competition! Featuring Sparty and the Nittany Lion. Answers to Week 3 questions 1 In the Big Ten, what does NU stand for?
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
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
Trivia uhhh.... Wednesday - Hawkeyes/Cornhuskers Edition
I'll be honest, I lost track of time when I got back from vacation. So this is going out a day late. This week's questions are corn flavored. Don't blame me. Blame Iowa and Nebraska. Answers to Week 2 questions: 1 What is the
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
"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."
The Official, Scientific, Totally Not Arbitrary Top 25 Big Ten Rivalries
Update: The original version of this post included Purdue-Ohio State in the final 25. This was in error; Purdue has lost over 70% of the games against Ohio State, failing test number 4 below (despite its more recent win percentage against the Buckeyes). The final top 25 now includes
B1G Rivalries, Ranked
Over at the venerable publication The Athletic last week, B1G beat writer and Iowa insider Scott Dochterman ranked the top 100 CFB rivalries. The metric appears to take into account the frequency of games played, importance of each rivalry to the CFB landscape, the intensity of the hatred, and the
Purdue Boilermakers 2025 Football: Offensive Preview
Purdue is once again trying to revitalize their program with a defensive minded head coach. In the history of Purdue football this has never worked out. However, like a moth drawn to the flame the athletic department has decided to try again. Head coach Barry Odom did not bring with