By Paul Schmidt and thesportsbank.net staff This is almost like a holiday for many people, and doubles as the day that some people work the hardest. I'm speaking, of course, of National Signing Day, when those football players who waffle all season long finally make a decision (or, as in the case of Terelle Pryor a couple of seasons ago, delay the inevitable for several … [Read more...] about College Football National Signing Day: Your Team’s Future, Now
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Area College Football Teams Need to Step it Up
By Paul M. Banks If you follow college football, you know by now that Illinois was pretty much the biggest disappointment coming out of the gate in week one. Of course, that’s another story for another post, but they did get some redemption tonight when they throttled Illinois State 45-17. And they did that pretty much entirely without their star combo of Juice Williams and … [Read more...] about Area College Football Teams Need to Step it Up
Ranking the Big Ten Football Venues
By Paul M. Banks Our friends over at Midwest Sports Fans.com have ranked the atmosphere at all 11 Big Ten football Stadiums. And Chicago's two teams, Illinois and Northwestern, did not place well. Actually, their showing was pitiful, 8th and 11th respectively. If you can use the term "respect" in regards to what the writer thought of the Wildcats and Illini home fields- at … [Read more...] about Ranking the Big Ten Football Venues
Jim Tressel: Ohio State’s Master of Michigan
By Paul M. Banks At Big Ten Media Day he discussed the rivalry with UM, the upcoming season in the Big Ten and much more. "The" Ohio State University Head football Coach Jim Tressel wears an article of clothing, a red sweater vest, so much that he’s often referred to as “the sweater vest.” Especially by ESPN's Jim Rome. Like Tom Landry and his fedora hat or Bill … [Read more...] about Jim Tressel: Ohio State’s Master of Michigan
The Death of the Media Guide: 3008 to Your 2000 & Late
By Melissa S. Wollering Statistics crunched in 8,469+ ways—sometimes over more than a century—always encompassing a team’s entire existence. Can you live without it? As of the 2009-2010 season, you’ll see the beginning of the end of this desktop reference guide. You’ll be driven to the Web. The University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Department is part of the trend; will your … [Read more...] about The Death of the Media Guide: 3008 to Your 2000 & Late