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Jim Harbaugh Quadruples Down on Anti-Abortion Stance

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Editor's note: With the National Championship game tomorrow, we re-up this Jim Harbaugh piece from Big Ten Media Days 2022.  The final coach to speak on dais at Big Ten Media Days, Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, has a whole lot to say, on issues that greatly transcend football, but he didn't say anything worthwhile during his time at the podium. … [Read more...] about Jim Harbaugh Quadruples Down on Anti-Abortion Stance

Rose Bowl CFP Semifinal Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Alabama Crimson Tide

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Recently freed political prisoner Jim Harbaugh, and his merry band of inspirational, overly oppressed freedom fighters known as the Michigan Wolverines football team are back in the College Football Playoff for the third straight season. Having endured unfathomable levels of adversity this season, as perfectly articulated by OC/late season Interim Head Coach Sherrone Moore … [Read more...] about Rose Bowl CFP Semifinal Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Alabama Crimson Tide

ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

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Happy College Football Week Zero to those who celebrate- to honor the occasion, re-booting this classic once again from 2018, enjoy!  I absolutely loved ESPN College Gameday, about a decade and half ago when it was only one hour long, instead of three. Back in those days, it was not overrun with wall-to-wall native advertising, and it was much more about football than what's … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014

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The total chaos that is unfolding right now in college sports may or may not have been predicted by John Skipper, then President of ESPN, back in 2014. The comments he made almost a decade ago, although vague, were prescient in the grand scheme of things. Let's flash back to that now, and then consider how those remarks stand up today, given what's going on in regards to … [Read more...] about Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014

R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”

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The Rose Bowl game will still go on, but in non-College Football Playoff years it will never be anything close to what it once was now that the Pac-10 (later the Pac-12) is officially dead. The whole concept of a Big Ten champion versus Pac 10 champion was ingrained in the very DNA of the Rose Bowl game. It will still be held, but when it's not in a CFP format will exist in a … [Read more...] about R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”

Former MLB COO Tony Petitti Takes the Big Ten Reins

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Exactly two weeks from today, former Major League Baseball Chief Operating Officer Tony Petitti will take the leadership role of the Big Ten Conference. He becomes the league's seventh commissioner, replacing Kevin Warren, who has now become President and CEO of the Chicago Bears. Warren was on hand for Pettiti to greet the media, for the first time, on Friday. College … [Read more...] about Former MLB COO Tony Petitti Takes the Big Ten Reins

Bret Bielema ‘very angry’ at Big Ten Refs in Controversial Michigan Loss

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It has been a very emotional week for Illini coach Bret Bielema, whose mother passed away a couple days ago. He almost did not make the trip to Ann Arbor, where his team were 22-point underdogs to #3, undefeated Michigan. A time of great sorrow turned into a day of furious anger for Bielema, who lashed out at the officiating (but chose his words carefully as to try and avoid … [Read more...] about Bret Bielema ‘very angry’ at Big Ten Refs in Controversial Michigan Loss

Every Big Ten Football Program as a Character from The Simpsons

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The graphic below, of which we are uncertain the origin, serves as the centerpiece of this post. We first saw this on The Big Lead, many years ago, but that link is now dead. Enjoy as we try to decipher why certain Big Ten football programs were assigned certain characters, and others...well, we really have no idea about the analogy. … [Read more...] about Every Big Ten Football Program as a Character from The Simpsons

How did Michigan Wolverines come to explore their name?

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Michigan Wolverines is the common household name, comprising at least 29 varsity teams and all belong to the University of Michigan. All these 29 teams compete in both NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference except for women's water polo. The team has a signature color of two types- maize and blue, although the teams possess different shades of “maize” and “blue”. … [Read more...] about How did Michigan Wolverines come to explore their name?