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Whew September 1, 2010 3 Comments

With the rumors swirling last night that the Big Ten would announce their divisions this evening, I had two fears when I woke up this morning.  OK, three, with one being Blaine Gabbert having 6 seconds to throw on every down this Saturday.  But the Big Ten realignment fears were twofold: Would we be placed [...]

My Fear For 2011 August 19, 2010 2 Comments

The new Big Ten divisions are supposed to be announced soon. Which means the revised 2011 schedule will come out soon. Which means I’m scared to death. As I’ve mentioned several times, I’m a 2011 guy. At the first sign of the offense and defense catching on to the new schemes this fall, I’ll start [...]

I Can’t Help Myself June 10, 2010 2 Comments

First off, if you’re a Missouri fan, stop reading.  You won’t like this very much. OK… Are they gone?  No Missouri fans around? BWHAAAHAAHAAAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!! … TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO It’s June 10th.  Colorado has jumped to the Pac 10.  Nebraska will join the Big 10 tomorrow.  And Missouri’s in-house TV affiliate has a headline on their website – [...]

Conference Expansion Guessing June 7, 2010 No Comments

Somewhere in the blogging bylaws it states that three June 2010 posts must be dedicated to conference expansion talk.  So to keep up my end, here’s some completely unsubstantiated guessing as to the endgame. Oh, and I’m one of those “we’re headed for four 16-team Superconferences” guys, so this is my take on those 64 [...]

The Thing Illini Fans Aren’t Talking About, But Should Be May 19, 2010 1 Comment

So the Big Ten is going to expand.  We know that.  And it might go to 16 teams.  We know that.  And there’s a chance that 4 conferences expand – say, maybe the Big 10, Pac 10, ACC, and SEC – each of them growing to 16 teams, and these 4 powerconferences dominate anything and [...]