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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 3: All Thy Sins Laid Bare
I don’t know if you noticed, but the Big Ten lost a few important non-conference games last week. In this week’s Big Ten football picks I’ll be looking at each team, evaluating what’s working and what...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten: I’m OK, You’re OK, It’s Not OK
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: The Big Ten plays some pretty important non-conference games in front of millions of eyes, but things don’t quite go according to p- (The Internet, as one: “Stop!...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 5: Ice-Cold Hoke Zero
The Wheel of Narrative has spun once more, and this week the Big Ten’s arrow is pointing to “hopeful.” (WARNING: Not valid in Washtenaw County, Michigan.) Can the conference keep the good football...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 6: Negative Brand(on) Equity
I could write something snarky about Michigan, Brady Hoke, and/or Dave Brandon, but I don’t like to do what everyone else does. Besides, we all know there’s a huge game this week, one with potential...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 7: Rise of the Two-Headed Quarterbeast
Week 7 of Big Ten football sees two prominent teams, Wisconsin and Iowa, finally admitting they don’t have a complete quarterback at the moment, but maybe they have the parts to assemble one. While...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 8: Regression Analysis
At first glance, this week’s collection of Big Ten football games looks uninspiring, without a true marquee matchup. At second and third glance it’s much the same. But burbling just below the surface...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 9: All These Miles, None of Them Les
This week’s Big Ten football schedule features two of the longest roads trips possible for conference teams — and the absolute shortest. No doubt some of these teams will be wishing they’d just stayed...
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Pickin’ On The Big Ten, Week 10: Playoffs?
The first College Football Playoff rankings came out this week and, well, there weren’t any Big Ten teams in the top four. If you find that news surprising, let me also break it you that the stuff in...
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Pickin’ On The Big Ten, Week 11: Annual Game Of The Century
We all know there’s a pretty huge Big Ten football game this week, so how much of an introduction do we really need to this week’s picks? Wouldn’t it be better to just skip right to the game that’s on...
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I’ve Never Been More Embarrassed to be a Chicago Bears Fan
Words escaped me as I watched the Chicago Bears look like a happy but blind birthday kid aimlessly swinging at an pinata against the rival Green Bay Packers. I didn’t expect the Bears to win at...
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Pickin’ On The Big Ten, Week 12: How The West Will Be Won
Big Ten football last Saturday was all about who was going to win the East. We’re pretty confident who that will be now. But what about the West? Two huge games will sort that out for us — and one is...
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Pickin’ On The Big Ten, Week 13: Where The Buck Stops
Week 13 of Big Ten football brings several critical matchups, some important “yardstick” games, and also Northwestern versus Purdue. We’re heading into the silly season for coaches as, if history is...
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Big Ten Championship Game Preview: Will Legends Be Made? (Or Playoff Spirits...
The 2014 Big Ten Championship game is set for this weekend in Indianapolis. The Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers will face off with the winner claiming the conference title and … actually, we...
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Chicago Bears: Three positive takeaways in a season to forget
It’s finally over, Bears fans. No more watching a passionless, unmotivated football team every week. Your energy can now be used watching the Bulls and Blackhawks – teams that are among the best in...
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The Best of Sports in 2014
There’s never a dull year in the world of sports, and 2014 was certainly no exception. While it definitely had its low points (Donald Sterling, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson), 2014 still produced more...
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