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Pickin' on the Big Ten: Let's Go Bowling

Every Thursday, Pickin' on the Big Ten previews the weekend's games so Big Ten haters can get even more nervous. I don't know if you've noticed, but the rest of the college football universe is sort of obsessed right now. They have a deep, lingering fear of Iowa winding up in the BCS Championship Game. That, to them,...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Wake Me Up When Spartember Ends

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten tries to make sense out of the upcoming weekend's games. It was not supposed to be like this for Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State Spartans. Sure, they lost in the Capital One Bowl last season, but not by much, which is why many people tagged them as the Big Ten's third-best team...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Jim Tressel Is Not On the Hot Seat

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, or lack thereof. There are weeks when many of us would trade lives with Jim Tressel. This is not one of those weeks. Not only did his Buckeyes fail to finish USC when they had the Trojans on the ropes, Tressel also saw "Tresselball" ripped apart by...

Central Michigan Stuns Michigan State

Apparently, Week 1 games really don't tell you anything. Last week, Michigan State had little trouble polishing off Montana State in a game that quickly got out of hand. Central Michigan, meanwhile, looked feeble and toothless against Arizona, failing to score even a single touchdown. Things worked out a little...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Can Anybody Here Coach This Game?

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, even when the truth is ugly. It was a bad week for vowels. The seven Big Ten schools whose names start with consonants played anywhere from OK to brilliantly this past weekend. The four that start with vowels -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio State...

MarkDantonio News From the Web

05/31/12 NCAA-bound Michigan State baseball gets a fun sendoff Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Mark Dantonio, Tom Izzo, Tom Anastos and Mark Hollis all showed their support for the Michigan State baseball team this week as it prepares to make the school's first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1979.
05/18/12 Hoke, on U-M losing streak vs. MSU: 'We need to... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio stirred up Michigan fans last month when he was asked by ESPN.com about Michigan and said that the Spartans have won four straight years so "where's the threat?"
05/13/12 Michigan State's Mark Dantonio again earns No. 13... Source: The Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor MI Sporting News is ranking Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio the 13th best college football coach in the nation, agreeing with Athlon Sports in placing him in that slot.
05/10/12 Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio changed program's... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI According to ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, ask followers of the Big Ten about their impressions of Michigan State over the past 40 years, and you'll hear about a program that has had talent, but also been inconsistent and undisciplined.
05/06/12 Conklin's prep school plans get Spartans' attention Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Plainwell senior offensive tackle Jack Conklin intended to spend next season at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia in order to land a football scholarship at a Big Ten school.