Dear Mr. Petitti, Commissioner Petitti? Commish? Tony? Can I call you Tony? Tony feels right. Hello. Hi. I'm a writer at this humble, upstart Big Ten sports blog. I'm technically the one with the sweater-wearing pugilistic otter as a profile picture and the stupid pun
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?
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
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
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
"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."
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
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 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
Welcome back to another addition of Trivia Tuesday. This week the questions will be Indiana and Purdue themed in honor of our Bucket week previews. Before we get to this week's questions however, let's see how last week's participants did. Answers to Week 1