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Big Ten Friday mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...game. But doesn't the Big Ten realize that they have been sending two teams to the BCS in part because they do not have a title game? What is the estimated money break down...
Blog | December 18, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenThe need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of...
Blog | December 15, 2009Tressel used to Buckeye BCS bashing
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenJim Tressel doesn't mind if you point out Ohio State's recent BCS failures. Just be accurate about them. "I get more weary when they talk about what we have...
Blog | December 14, 2009Big Ten Friday mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...to relinquish its independent status. The Irish have a sweet TV deal, receive special treatment from the BCS and can play in big bowls by winning eight or nine games. Plus, Notre Dame's schedule...
Blog | December 11, 2009Alvarez: Big Ten to push for 12th team
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comWisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says the Big Ten will soon make a more aggressive push toward adding a 12th member.
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009Report card for Big Ten bowl teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...tie) -- Michigan State, 56 percent No. 56 (tie) -- Minnesota, 54 percent Among the 10 teams heading to BCS bowls, Iowa ranks second in GSR at 74 percent, behind only Cincinnati (75 percent). Ohio State ranks...
Blog | December 11, 2009Big Ten awards updates
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...and continues through Dec. 29. The winner will be announced Jan. 6 in Los Angeles before the BCS title game. Five Big Ten players have been named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation's All...
Blog | December 11, 2009Big Ten lunch links: Brewster in mix at KU?
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...in The Columbus Dispatch. The Buckeyes are more concerned with trying to redeem themselves again in a BCS bowl, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Colleague Mark Schlabach ranks all the bowl games...
Blog | December 09, 2009Ohio State Buckeyes season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...reputation on a big stage. A win against Oregon would quiet the Buckeye bashing after three consecutive BCS bowl losses. A loss would only make things worse for Tressel, his team and most likely the...
Blog | December 09, 2009Wisconsin Badgers season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the season against No. 15 Miami in the Champs Sports Bowl. Wisconsin has yet to beat a BCS conference team with a winning record this season, and Miami's speed and athleticism provides an excellent...
Blog | December 09, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...all the way down to the Champs Sports Bowl? I was constantly reading the updates on Non-BCS bowls on Sunday and could not believe that Wisconsin was not offered the Outback and then the...
Blog | December 08, 2009Wrapping up the Big Ten regular season
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...two showcase games. The league once again took its lumps in nonconference play, going 5-9 against BCS conference teams and Notre Dame. But the Big Ten boasts three top 15 teams and will send...
Blog | December 08, 2009Delany on Big Ten bowls, Part II
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Bowl again in back-to-back years? Jim Delany: It's very nice. Because more than the BCS, that's who we are. It's where we've been for the last six decades. It...
Blog | December 07, 2009Delany on Big Ten bowls, Part I
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...rebound this year and seemingly has a more manageable road in the postseason, despite two teams in BCS games. The commish had some interesting thoughts on the league, the matchups and the BCS as a...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...coach Joe Paterno wasn't bothered "at all" when his team didn't wind up in a BCS bowl, Joe Juliano writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald loves eating at Outback...
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