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Tag: Big Ten
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Eliminating Divisions and Protecting Rivalries
The next major alignment in the era of realignment is here, and divisions are likely gone. New and innovative scheduling models allow for more lucrative conference championship games and more consistent scheduling across entire conferences. The following are potential protected rivalries in the new scheduling model likely to take over college football.
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Let’s look forward, Nebraska
The future doesn’t have to be bleak for Nebraska. Nebraska is still one of the great brands in the sport, but looking back is not going to fix the problem moving forward.
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Returning to Conference Alignment Sanity
Ten years ago, the University of Colorado and the University of Nebraska left the Big 12 Conference, creating a domino effect across the college athletics landscape, before the realignment fervor largely settled in 2014. Since that move, the Big Ten, ACC, and SEC have become 14-member institutions, while the Pac 12 is now at 12 […]
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The Big Ten is Just Fine: Defending Conference Expansion
On Tuesday, the website “Go Iowa Awesome” posted an article by Patrick Vint arguing, to quote the article title, that “the Big Ten needs to contract.” Yes, as in actually kick schools out.
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Hallowed Ground
On Wednesday, the University of Nebraska announced that Ron Brown would be named the new director of player development for the Nebraska Football Program. Brown previously coached at Liberty University, and returns to Nebraska after coaching in multiple roles over a 24 year stretch in Lincoln, ending in 2014. Brown’s hiring has garnered praise from […]
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Every power five conference needs a triple option team
If we’re honest with ourselves as fans of college football, there’s always a little added intrigue when a playoff contender takes on a triple option foe.
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Nice guys finish 7-5
This past Saturday was without a doubt the worst Iowa football game that I can recall.
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No Punt Intended 1.18: The Big 10 dropped a B1G deuce this weekend
Did the B1G beat themselves up enough to be removed from the playoff discussion? Could Iowa finish the job this weekend?
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The best rivalries in college football
In every sport, there are rivalries which can define a season for teams, and serve as a staple in the calendar during every season. Here are the best in college football.
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The Outback Bowl: A Preview and More
Depending on when you read this article, this is one of the stranger weeks of the year, at least for me. I put a butt-ton of effort, energy and emotion into the holidays, Christmas specifically, and then it’s over. It’s just over. And I’m sad. But there is a silver lining – the NCAA reserves […]
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