ESPN.com experts on Big Ten expansion
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...too. The Pac-10 and Big East do a nice job of scheduling that week without a playoff. But if they expand, Missouri makes the most geographic sense, Syracuse connects the most dots. I say...
Blog | December 22, 2009Best case-worst case rewind: Wisconsin
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of its final three games to reach a bowl, Wisconsin drops all three contests and misses the postseason for the first time since 2001. ... Running back John Clay can't keep his weight down. ... AD...
Blog | December 21, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...s unsuccessful trip to the Orange Bowl in 2003 changed the way head coach Kirk Ferentz conducts postseason preparation, Mike Hlas writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. Former Michigan cornerback Boubacar Cissoko still could return...
Blog | December 18, 2009Best case-worst case rewind: Purdue
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...for the second straight year." ... "Purdue loses a close one to Michigan State." ... "[The Boilers] miss the postseason for the second straight year." Lies, lies, lies: "Purdue improves to 5-1 with wins against Northwestern...
Blog | December 17, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...from Lancaster, Pa., writes: Last year, when Joe Paterno pushed (again) for a 12th team and a playoff in the BigTen, the only folk seemingly interested were commenters on this blog. This year, [Barry] Alvarez...
Blog | December 15, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...After several bowl defeats, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel knows there's no magic formula for postseason prep, Ken Gordon writes in The Columbus Dispatch. Ohio State once again shielded Terrelle Pryor from the...
Blog | December 15, 2009Big Ten to explore adding 12th member
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comThe Big Ten Conference will explore the possibility of expansion in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a statement the league will release at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Ohio State's Gee supports BT expansion
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...others. "We have to be thoroughly modern and realize the world has moved on, and having a playoff for the Big Ten championship makes sense," Gee told The Columbus Dispatch. "I'm not planting a...
Blog | December 15, 2009Report card for Big Ten bowl teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the 2007-08 school year. Here's the report card on Big Ten teams heading to the postseason this year. ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE (APR) The study examined 67 teams since the second Eagle Bank Bowl...
Blog | December 11, 2009Northwestern Wildcats season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Outback Bowl (ESPN, 11 a.m. ET). The Wildcats need to get over the hump in the postseason to truly gain league-wide respect. The team must replace Kafka, McManis, Phillips and Wootton in the...
Blog | December 09, 2009Purdue Boilermakers season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the secondary after losing all four starters. The Boilers need to find their way back to the postseason in 2010
Blog | December 09, 2009Wrapping up the Big Ten regular season
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...itself in the bowls to regain national respect. The league flopped last year, going 1-6 in postseason play, and extended its losing streak in BCS bowls to six. The bowl lineup looks more manageable...
Blog | December 08, 2009Delany on Big Ten bowls, Part I
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...season, the league needs to 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...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Big Ten needs a winning record in the postseason, Herb Gould writes in the Chicago Sun-Times. Wisconsin can debunk the Big-Ten-is-slow argument...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten turns another BCS double play
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...we can certainly debate whether multiple BCS entries really helps the Big Ten, which consequently faces tougher postseason matchups in a bowl system that has several built-in disadvantages for the league. But from a...
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