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I Come To Bury the Victory Bell, Not to Praise It
USC/UCLA, while an important and historic rivalry, really is the worst of all worlds.
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I'm Wide Awake, It's Saturday Morning Open Thread
One last run for Coach Corso
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Big Ten Mascot Rankings
Let's offend 17 Big Ten fanbases by ranking their mascots too low
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Trivia Tuesday - Wolverines/Buckeyes Edition
The world's worst rivalry takes center stage this week. Before we get to that let's review last week. Answers to Week 4 questions 1 Not counting the textbook butt-joint, ornate shelfing, reclaimed wood, or premium wood stain, name all 8 features of the Land Grant trophy.
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An Open Letter To Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti: We Really Don't Want This
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 for
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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 Our
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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