• The State News : Blogs - Izzo: No word on Sims playing hoops
  Fred Smith also a possibility?  Hard to see a scenario where either contributes in game situations this season.
• The Michigan State basketball team takes delivery of pentagonal Final Four table | MSU Spartans - - MLive.com
  See, kids, geometry does have real-world applications.
• College Basketball Chronotope: Quick notes 2009-2010 cbb teams 1-10
  The MSU-is-better-in-the-tourney-than-in-Big-Ten-play meme lives.
• Preseason Three Point Analysis | UM Hoops.com
  Scatterplottin'!
• Open Scrimmage Thoughts | UM Hoops.com
  Darius Morris to start at PG?
• Hoops Marinara: Red & White Scrimmage
  Badgers knockin' down the three, too.
• Hoops provide some relief | herald-review.com | Blogs: Mark Tupper
  Illinois's starting back court (McCamey-Legion) could have the most pure talent in the league.
• Notes from Basketball Open Practice | NittanyWhiteOut
  New guys show talent--but of the raw variety.
• Observations from Indiana’s scrimmage at Nolan Fieldhouse | Inside the Hall | An Indiana Hoosiers basketball blog
  Hoosiers really focusing on making layups, apparently.
• Jon Greenberg: Celebrating the University of Chicago's 40th anniversary of the return of football - ESPN Chicago
  Remembering the Big Ten football program that made way for us.
• This Week In Schadenfreude: Oct. 26 - Brian Cook - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News
  TOC getting the kind of publicity we don't want.*

*Attempt at counter-schadenfreude: The head coach of Mr. Cook's team is now sporting a career record of 3-9 in Big Ten play.  Our guy is 12-9.  Does that help?  No?  Nuts.