Today saw Gonzaga become the sixth different team to be ranked #1 in the AP poll. The all time record, for an entire season is seven, and today is just Christmas Eve Eve/Festivus. In other words, that record will inevitably be shattered to pieces and this fact conveys just how much chaos there really is, nationally, in college basketball this season. Not just nationally, but … [Read more...] about Who are the Leading Big Ten Contenders? Chicago Legends Size it Up
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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Everybody needs someone in their life who views them the way Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald looks at his offensive coordinator Mick McCall. The fact that Fitzgerald has kept McCall on his staff, in spite of all the years of poor results, epitomizes loyalty. It's the truest and bluest that true blue can be. We're 1/3 of the way through the season and Northwestern … [Read more...] about Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
Wednesday is Big Ten Media Day, and if that seems extremely early, well that's because it is really is. It's 87 degrees in Chicago, host city for this event, as I type. Let's talk basketball, amirite? I mean the Major League Baseball playoffs haven't even started yet (the real postseason, not the play-in games) and we're talking about an event that literally, just five years … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
We have 2020 vision, NFL Draft style, right here, right now. It's our fourth 2020 NFL mock draft update, and the order was based on a combination of NFL.com's power rankings plus how we see the teams finishing the season out. Team needs were sometimes, but not often taken into account, as it's just way too early to factor in. Obviously this will be modified many times between … [Read more...] about 2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
College Football Postseason: They Want Chaos and Debate, Never Sensibility and Reason
Mark Twain famously said that history doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme. Today’s college football playoff debate does in fact rhyme with the BCS, and the AP/UPI/Coaches/Insert Poll Name Here era of “deciding” the national champion. When it comes to the college football postseason, it's all about the click-bait, and conflict, of course moves the needle. The same will hold true … [Read more...] about College Football Postseason: They Want Chaos and Debate, Never Sensibility and Reason
Northwestern Deny Nebraska Cornhuskers, Scott Frost First Win of the Year; in Tweets
Congratulations to the Northwestern Wildcats, on their overcoming a double digit deficit to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers and deny them their first win of the season. The Cats claimed the NU Bowl 34-31 in OT. Nebraska coach Scott Frost came extremely close to achieving his first win as the leader of his alma mater, but that milestone will have to wait. If they can't knock … [Read more...] about Northwestern Deny Nebraska Cornhuskers, Scott Frost First Win of the Year; in Tweets
Nebraska Football Game Preview: Week Six at Northwestern Wildcats
I can only describe the current state of Nebraska football by invoking the words of C. Montgomery Burns during "Last Exit to Springfield," an episode of The Simpsons widely considered to be among the best of all time. Mr. Burns told Waylon Smithers: "oh it didn't use to be like this. It didn't use to be like this at all." Among the 128 FBS programs, Nebraska is one of ten to … [Read more...] about Nebraska Football Game Preview: Week Six at Northwestern Wildcats
Michigan State #1, Purdue #2 in Big Ten Basketball Preseason Power Rankings
Believe it or not, Big Ten basketball media day is Thursday. Yes, hoops talking season arrives though it may not feel like it, given the 80+ degree temperatures in much of Big Ten country currently. Some schools have actually already had their media days, and you know what that means- overlap season is here. So while every single outlet on the planet is posting Big Ten … [Read more...] about Michigan State #1, Purdue #2 in Big Ten Basketball Preseason Power Rankings
College Sports Fans Beware the Nefarious Influence of the Recruiting-Industrial Complex
It's really astounding when you think about it- in an era when almost no one is willing to pay for news content, recruiting services can survive and thrive off a subscription-based business model. The year-round extensive coverage of college recruiting, at every step in the process, has destroyed media coverage of college sports. It's not just the rise of the … [Read more...] about College Sports Fans Beware the Nefarious Influence of the Recruiting-Industrial Complex
2018 NFL Mock Draft 4-26-18 FINAL EDITION
Welcome to the 2018 NFL mock draft. The big night, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas is now upon us. What will happen at Jerry's World/The DeathStar? Our best projections follow below. With only 32 picks to go around, yes, there will be a guy or two that you feel very strongly should be a first rounder, but got left out. Sorry, but it's inevitable. Also, many of you … [Read more...] about 2018 NFL Mock Draft 4-26-18 FINAL EDITION