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12 must-watch Big Ten football games in 2013
You smell that? Yes that fragrance pouring in from the Midwestern skies is the smell of football. Grill smoke, beverages, leaves and the breeze are all just a bit more crisp. On the practice fields Big...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten: 2013 Leaders Division preview
The 2013 Big Ten football season is ready to begin, and it’s the last year we have to put up with the goofpot “Leaders” and “Legends” division names. (Seriously, children, marketing experts aren’t...
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 10: Huskerdammerung
When one Pelini brother lost his job this week, many wondered why it wasn’t two. Bo Pelini is deep in the weeds in Lincoln after that loss to Minnesota, and everybody knows it. Nebraska can tolerate...
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2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament Preview
After a weekend of compelling conference tournaments and a historic crowd of 19,965 on hand to witness the Big Ten Championship game, the NCAA Baseball Tournament is set to begin at 16 regional sites....
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Pickin’ On the Big Ten, Week 1: Appalachian State and Other Disasters
Week One of the 2014 Big Ten football season is here. I’ve already given you my picks for the three early games this upcoming week, but what about the games that are being played when they’re supposed...
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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 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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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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