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Big Ten Network Lacks Penetration

Let me see if I have this straight. The NFL Network struggles to get on cable systems because the NFL demands its station to be on one of the lower tier of package offerings by cable systems. This despite having NFL games in its repertoire.So, is it really any shock that the coming Big Ten Network hasn't exactly made an...

Big Ten Offseason Domination

I guess the Big 10 can compete with the SEC, though this may not be the way Big 10 Commissioner Jim Delaney envisioned. Illinois has two WRs kicked off the team after they were arrested and charged with felony burglary. Michigan had two players attack some fellow students on St. Patrick's Day. They have been...

Is the Big Ten the Dirtiest Conference in Recent History?

The Ohio State Buckeyes have advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1999. According to the Buckeyes official records, however, it's the first time since 1968. That's because the Buckeyes have taken down all evidence of the 1999 appearance and stricken it from all official records as part of their penalties for...

Marquette Remains at a Huge Disadvantage

The star billing for the East 8/9 game between Marquette and Michigan State is first the coaches. Pupil Tom Crean against mentor Tom Izzo. The next set of stars are the guards Marquette's Dominic James versus Drew Neitzel. The story, though, is that Marquette will still be without Big East Defensive Player of the Year,...

Michigan State Hangs on the Bubble

Iowa didn't show up until the second half. Maybe it was all the snow that delayed their game with Northwestern one day. Whatever, the Hawkeyes were up 4-3, then 6:30 later it was 21-4 Michigan State. By halftime it was 44-17. Iowa couldn't get it to respectable in the second half as the final score was 81-49.The game was...

Background on Big 10

The Big Ten Conference (B1G) is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions (which are primarily flagship research universities in their respective states, well-regarded academically, and with relatively large student enrollment) are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east, and from Indiana in the south to Minnesota in the north.

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