Article Archive for August 2008
About a week ago, I mentioned that I would be interviewing ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Adam, of course, runs ESPN’s phenomenal Big Ten blog which, along with NittanyWhiteOut of course, should be saved, bookmarked, and read daily by any fan of the Big Ten. Adam was …
As you know, I’ll be interviewing Adam Rittenberg sometime this week. Adam runs ESPN’s phenomenal Big Ten blog and as part of his off-season work, he ranked each of the units in the Big Ten. I talked about some of them at length here. Today, …
Hey guys,
If you’ve been reading my articles, I’ve been praising Adam Rittenberg’s Big Ten Blog over at ESPN. I’ve said it numerous times, he’s been the most analytical of all the voices from the mainstream media, and unlike certain outfits he makes sense in his …
Right after I posted about Sports Illustrated ranking Penn State #22, I got the SI College Football Issue in the mail. What stands out is their Big Ten rankings which perplex me on so many levels:
Ohio State (11-1)
Wisconsin (10-2)
Indiana (4-8)
Illinois (8-4)
Iowa (8-4)
Penn State (8-4)
Michigan State …
Credit Sport Illustrated for “originality” in their preseason predictions. However, also discredit them for pulling their Preseason Top 20 directly out of their ass. I’m not going to go over every single selection like I did with the Coaches Poll a few days ago, but …
USA Today just released their first coaches poll of the season. And again, I wonder how these coaches come up with this stuff.
1. Georgia
2. Southern California
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Missouri
8. West Virginia
9. Clemson
Okay, so far so good. Georgia, USC, and Ohio …
