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SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25: Week 5
Andy Hutchins breaks down SB Nation's conglomeration of Blognescenti opinion revealing Florida, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Arizona State as the big movers. You'll also find an Explore Ballots by team function that allows you to see exactly how your team is being voted. The distribution for Texas...
Jim Delany And The Art of Face Control
My weekly column on the SB Nation mothership is up. The highlights include mocking the credulous Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN, metaphors involving killer whale pods, vampire bats, and cover charges at Da Club. Here's your teaser: So Jim Delany has been feeling magnanimous. He is intensely interested...
Is Michigan Jumping on the Coaching Carousel?
In the early 1970's David Brandon entered Michigan as an All-State QB. Brandon, a classic drop-back passer soon saw the Wolverines move to an option attack, so he moved over to defense. A career backup, Brandon thought about going into coaching, until Bo Schembechler suggested to the campus...
Mess At Michigan
After winning just 8 games in his first two years at Michigan, Rich Rodriguez was looking forward to talking about his latest recruiting haul for the Wolverines. Michigan inked 27 players, the largest recruiting class in UM history, but at his press conference, Rich Rod had to spend time saying he...
A SEC/Big 10 Week One Extravaganza?
I walked outside early this morning and noticed the leaves on the trees changing. Maybe Mother Nature knows what we do; Auburn football is a mere 25 days away. Then I realized the leaves had changed because the trees were dead along with every other living thing subjected to outside life in the...
Who to root for this week in the top 25
Should have posted yesterday because Utah and TCU would love for Boise State to lose just so that they have more cushion in the BCS Standings, but the Broncos defeated San Jose State 33-16. The Utes have a perfect week to be off, because they are almost guaranteed to move up with #1 Texas playing...
10 Songs To Get You Jacked For The Coming of College Football
I am unbelievably excited for college football to start. Why? I flipped on the BTN a couple nights ago at the gym, threw on my Ipod headphones, and listened to ACDC and Gun's and Roses while watching the 2007 Illinois upset of OSU. So whether you need a mix for a pregame party or just want to whip...
Arrelious Benn in the 2009 Offseason: You Don't Know Me
Shout out to Ben Folds there, but truly I say to you, Big 10 fans, you really don't know Arrelious Benn. At least not the way he and everyone else expected you to know him. This 5 Star All-American from Washington D.C. came to Champaign-Urbana as one of Ron Zook's prize recruits. Blessed with a...
Spartans OLB Greg Jones in the 2009 Offseason: Follow The Leader
I've always thought that next to quarterback, the coolest position in football was linebacker. Reasons: The SAM position. You have just been compared to a missile. Linebackers officially made the neckpad/neckroll a symbol of toughness, instead of a remedy to whiplash. Settle in your crouch....
Big 10 Offseason Shopping With General Sherman, Part 2
General William Tecumseh Sherman, our heroic and completely relevant contributor, focused on fiery practicality during Part 1 of his Big 10 conference shopping spree. What will he uncover this time? Iowa Hawkeyes Ladies Sweatshirt Sherman says: "After the disgusting conduct displayed by some...
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