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Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #10: Air Superiority, 1980

FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history.The phrase "three yards and a cloud of dust" was coined to describe Big Ten football, and it's still a fairly apt description of the conference's beefy, run-first mentality. That is not to say, however, that the forward...

Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #9: Nile Kinnick, Icon

FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history.ABOVE: This plaque at Kinnick Stadium depicts Nile Kinnick's game-winning touchdown run against Notre Dame in 1939.When Nile Kinnick graduated from the University of Iowa in 1940, he held three great distinctions. He was...

Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #8: Wisconsin's Back-To-Back Rose Bowl Wins

FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history.There are a lot of firsts and onlys on this list, but this one surprised even me. Only one Big Ten team has ever won back-to-back Rose Bowls, and it didn't happen way back in the 1950s. In fact, it happened less than ten...

Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #7: Notre Dame-Michigan State, 1966

FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history.ABOVE: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing hosted the 1966 Game of the Century. Any game which matches the #1-ranked team against the #2-ranked team will almost inevitably be called a 'Game of the Century.' It seems like...

Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #6: Desmond Howard's Heisman Pose, 1991

FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history.There ought to be a unit to measure cockiness in athletes. There should be some means of comparing one athlete's self-confidence with another's. Yes, there should be such a unit, and if there ever is, it should be called...