Big Ten lunch links

...in the Chicago Tribune. Greenstein also breaks down the pros and cons of Big Ten expansion hopefuls. Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez provides some personnel updates, including the likely departure of Brandon Smith, Mark Snyder...

Saying goodbye to the aughts

How well do you remember the '00s? Take the Page 2 decade trivia quiz.

Blue Ribbon: Central Michigan

Blue Ribbon Bowl Preview: Central Michigan

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Should ND have gone or stayed home?

...a bowl game is Brian Cook, the founder of the MGoBlog.com, the most passionate blog covering Michigan sports since 2004. Brian Cook's Take: The Irish Should Be Bowling Notre Dame is making a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Cincy introduces Jones

Fourth-ranked Cincinnati went right back to Central Michigan to get its next coach.

Jones a logical choice for Cincinnati

...piece of the Kelly connection going -- Jones was an assistant under Kelly for one year at Central Michigan -- while also bringing in an established, up-and-coming head coach. Thomas also brings in a coach...

Expansion roundup: Quotes and links

...league and what it all means. Here's a sampling of what they're saying: QUOTES/STATEMENTS Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis: "With the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics, now is a good time...

Sources: Jones to coach Bearcats

Sources say Butch Jones will be named the new Cincinnati coach.

Blue Ribbon: West Virginia

Blue Ribbon Bowl Preview: West Virginia

Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Friday Big East mailbag: Brian Kelly edition

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly. Or at least that's what a lot of you think about Brian Kelly on this Friday. I'm in South Bend and will attend...

Big Ten vs. Brian Kelly

...as Notre Dame head coach in 2010 will come against Big Ten squads in Purdue (Sept. 4), Michigan (Sept. 11) and Michigan State (Sept. 18). Kelly's Cincinnati squad beat Illinois in late November, but...

On Kelly, Suh, Bowden, The U and Charlie Strong

...proven college head coach -- he won big in D-II (Grand Valley State), did well at Central Michigan and then elevated what Mark Dantonio started at Cincinnati. He is just an impressive guy and I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 24: Head coach Rich Rodriguez of the University of Michigan watches the action during the first quarter against Penn State at Michigan Stadium on October 24, 2009...

...the Ohio State Buckeyes hold up a sign in support of head coach Rich Rodriguez of the Michigan Wolverines on November 21, 2009 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ohio State won the game...

Wait 'til next year? That's too late!

Sure, two years probably is too soon to give up on Rich Rodriguez at Michigan. But why wait 'til next year if the right man for the Wolverines is available in the here and now?