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Black Shoe Diaries Podcast: Luke Zimmermann
WHY IS THIS MEATHEAD SMILING? He's been handed to keys to what is practically a no-lose situation: leading the Ohio State Buckeyes out of the smoldering crater left by the Tats, Trinkets, and Tressel scandal in Columbus. Also, the Head Bro In Charge is dreaming about putting Brady Hoke in a...
Wha Happened? Week Five Around The Big Ten
Wha Happened? is the weekly round-up of the rest of the games that were in the Big Ten -- you know, the ones that were going on while you were shotgunning that beer, or watching Iowa, or sleeping off that early-morning tailgating. Who won? Who lost? Who made us quiver with fear? Who made us...
Fun With Numbers: Michigan's 2009 Red Zone Offense
Some statistics in this wonderful game of ours probably get a little too much "play" in terms of how much of a role they play in success on the gridiron, for example time of possession, but there are others that do seem to carry some weight. I'd argue that this is the case with Red Zone Offense,...
2009 Big Ten Coaching Grades - RichRod, Lynch
Two more coaches remain to be graded, from opposite ends of the football spectrum nonetheless, but each facing different kinds of pressure. Will the crucial third year of Rich Rodriguez's term at Michigan be the first of many successful seasons? Can Bill Lynch maintain the offensive success that he...
Big Ten's Best Quarterbacks of the Last 20 Years
This popped up in a discussion thread and let me stress, this is like a discussion at the Unitarian Church, there are no wrong answers to the question. I just thought it would be fun to bring up the heavyweights. In the last two decades, we've seen inventiveness in Big Ten passing systems and a...
2009 Big Ten Coaching Grades - Hope, TimmyB, Zook
Here's part three of my coaching grades, still going in order. 2009 Big Ten Coaching Grades - BB, Fitz, Dantonio 2009 Big Ten Coaching Grades - Tres, KF, JoePa The big question here - If a coach proves over and over that he can't gameplan effectively, should the penalty be loss of job? HEY Phil...
Hot Dog Time In Auburn!
Thanks to Hilary (a.k.a. HMLEE) at the SB Nation blog, The Rivalry, Esq., this year's Outback Bowl will take on more meaning for me. As the Northwestern writer for the Big Ten site, she laid down a challenge this weekend that's hard to pass up. Hilary suggested a friendly wager on the game that...
Disruption Percentage: The Saga Continues
OR "Statistics That Will Help Bring You Down from the Post-Bowl-Game-Clinching-Win High" Premise: Boiled down to its basics, playing offense successfully in the sport of football is pretty simple: Gain 10 yards in 3 tries. Repeat until you reach the the end zone. . . . At the hypothetical...
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Something new we are trying here on SBnation, if you look just slightly down the page and to your right you will probably notice a new ad looking thing. Scroll down II keep goingIIthere you go Well its not exactly an ad per se, no matter how much it recommends you to...
Deja-Flu: Wisconsin kicks out a win over Fresno State
Haven't I seen this margin of victory somewhere before? I love days like this past Saturday, in which, even while I am cooped up in the law library stacks, I can smell the bratwurst and almost feel the vibrations from the roar of the crowd jumpin' around at Camp Randall. A beautiful late summer day...
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