On my way home from the "Banks Bowl" (nickname I give to the annual Illinois-Michigan State meeting, because the former is my undergrad, the latter my MBA school) on Saturday night I drove past the town of Climax, MI on I-94. The miles immediately leading into Climax are exciting, but then when you're past Climax, it's all downhill. By the way, wouldn't it be HILARIOUS … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings: Midseason Edition
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Midwest Swing Elite 8 Edition
Paul M. Banks ST LOUIS-I got one of the best compliments ever following the taking of the picture you see above. Some random dude said something that made me think, "this must be what Justin Timberlake feels like every day." … [Read more...] about Midwest Swing Elite 8 Edition
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Big Ten Power Rankings 1-28
By Paul M. Banks 1. Michigan State (19-3, 9-0) The first 9-0 (or even 8-0) team in State history. As the Spartans begin to pull away in the conference race, those early season losses to Florida and North Carolina look like they happened in 2002. Some of their wins have been ugly yes, but then again so is Big Ten basketball some of the time. 2. Ohio State (15-6, … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings 1-28