The quintessential Big Ten smoking room.
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
If you looked at the box score of Saturday’s game between Michigan and Northwestern, you probably wouldn’t think the Wolverines needed a last-second field goal to escape Wrigley Field with a two-point win. Not in a game in which Michigan dominated the stat sheet as thoroughly as it did. How dominant were the Wolverines? They […]
3 months ago | 1 read
This week I will review Purdue’s loss to Washington and preview the upcoming bye. About last week … Holy moly was that game bad. Purdue had several opportunities early in the game and failed to convert. Then the Huskies arose from their nap to score 35 unanswered points and the rout was on. During this […]
3 months ago | 1 read
This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: USC TROJANS USC defeated #21 Iowa to advance to 8-2. […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Plus: a basketball civil war, a shoehorned trip to MSG, and all these empty calories. The Weekend That Was Most Impressive Win Nebraska Cornhuskers 105, Oklahoma Sooners 99 Tough to deny Maryland, here, who went on the road to Milwaukee and beat Marquette in their barn cavernous NBA palace. But as Kind of… has been […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Ten Fourteen Eighteen B1G Things The Rundown Minnesota does the bare minimum. Again It’s a meme at this point. WhiteSpeedReceiver: I saw the first drive of the second half because of a family commitment, and I thought we looked good. The rest of the game apparently disagreed. Michigan, with more turnovers than touchdowns, nearly fumbles the bag. […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Wrigley Field, LAZERZ, and more. Here’s how to watch. Here’s your open thread for the day’s football. Usual rules apply. Where is College Gameday today? ESPN College Gameday B1G N00D Saturday Big Ten Football Schedule Wisconsin Badgers @ (2) Indiana Hoosiers Noon | BTN | Indiana -30.5 | O/U 44.5 (18) Michigan Wolverines @ Northwestern Wildcats Noon | FOX […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
The Mayor’s Key, Southwest Showdown, and Battle for the Ol’ Apple Basket Friday, November 14 Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5:30pm | BTN+ | RU -17.5 | O/U 136.5 The Mountain Hawks are just a slightly faster version of Maine. Rutgers continues to challenge itself. Illinois State Redbirds at USC Trojans6:30pm | Peacock | […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
On dumb octagonal pits in community parks. Plus, what UConn has in common with Indiana, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. We can’t change layouts in any meaningful way, so instead of cluttering up the homepage any more, here’s an open thread for Minnesota-Oregon and the other Friday games. Info is below. READ ON! —MNW It’s […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
LAZERZ…and a whole bunch of other games of limited import. A very pleasant Land Grant Trophy week to each and every one of you. One of my favorite genres of longform journalism is the travel fiasco narrative, and this week Mike Taniel—of Too Deep Zone—has a great one about taking a Greyhound bus from New […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the week 12 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we have a peek at what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. We are contractually obligated to not watch the games. MNWildcat: Hometown in the SE suburbs, but for the birthday […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Boilers. Bama. Battlestar Galactica. Pretty uneventful week of basketball, how are you? Most Impressive Win #14 Illinois Fighting Illinois 81, #11 Texas Tech Red Raiders 77 Most Disappointing Loss Missouri Tigers 83, Minnesota Golden Gophers 60 Here’s the problem with this bit: if you’re the only team to lose, you get the award. Sorry, Goldy. […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Editor’s Note 1: This post contains a veritable shit-ton of spoilers. If you haven’t seen Justified, STOP NOW, go watch all 6 seasons, and then come back. It’s rewatchably excellent. -RMB Editor’s Note 2: Larry31 wrote this power poll. Not me. All I did was assemble it in our editor. SBNation has been kind enough […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
But mostly, we’re here for WAGON WHEEL. Will Indiana be PUNISHED for barely beating Penn State? Seems far-fetched, but given the Ducks’ slide down to #9, I’m not holding my breath that these standings will do anything other than reflect the inherent greatness of the SEC. College Football Playoff Rankings Show When: 7:30-8pm CT Where: I dunno, […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: INDIANA HOOSIERS Finally finally finally! Someone listened to me! I […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Before I get started, I would like to first thank all veterans for their service. This week I will review Purdue’s loss to Ohio State and preview the upcoming game at Washington. About last week … Throughout history, Purdue has had success against top ranked teams, previously beating the top ranked team on seven previous […]
4 months ago | 7 reads
The conference took its first two losses. But also…a Good Win? Many of your basketball teams played over the weekend. Some acquitted themselves nicely, others are Maryland. Most Impressive Win Indiana Hoosiers 100, Marquette Golden Eagles 77 Michigan State’s home win over Arkansas is nice, but I’ll tip it to the Hoosiers—very much in a […]
4 months ago | 6 reads
Ten Fourteen Eighteen B1G Things The Rundown Northwestern takes the loss leader title from Indiana with loss to USC In this season of misery, I always take solace in the little things. MinnesotaWildcat: Ah, what could have been. Northwestern committed one of the great Fall’s Tarts of recent memory on a would’ve-been pick-six, USC remembered […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Good morning. College Gameday is in Lubbock for BYU-Texas Tech, while B1G N00D is in Iowa City for Quacka-Herky. Looking for something else? Big Ten Basketball Weekend Previews and Thread Big Ten Football Picks and Predictions Full College Football Watch Guide: Don’t Watch This; Watch That Here’s your thread for the day—usual rules apply. (2) […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Trojans, facing nerds who never had to learn how to use one. B1G Football for a National Audience Northwestern Wildcats at #19 USC Trojans8pm CT | FOX | USC -14.5 | O/U 50.5 USC has all the athletes, hype, and home-field advantage needed to make this a laugher. What they don’t have, though, is the […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Who had the most impressive win in a week full of tomato cans? It’s the 12 Month Rap Up—Rap Rap Rap Up! Most Impressive Win No one. The highest-rated team that a Big Ten team faced in the season-openers was Hawai’i (KP 103), and Oregon nearly lost to them—most on that soon. The only other […]
4 months ago | 1 read
‘Cats-Trojans. Hoosiers-Nits. Ducks-Hawkeyes. Who ya got? Does wisconsin believe in Luke Fickell, or is Chris McIntosh just trying to save his skin—and a hefty buyout—for one more season? Either way: it matters not to me, because one more year of this arrogant prick grimacing his way around madison and pissing off high school coaches in […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the week 11 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we take a look at what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. It most definitely will not be watching the games. AlmaOtter: Bye week for the Illini! I will be in […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
I will pay any amount of money to be free of your shitty driving for ten minutes. Also, Tulane-Memphis is my game of the week. Breaking with my (current) tradition and actually getting DWT;WT posted on Thursday for two reasons: Please note: enthusiasm should not be shared by YouTube TV users. However, I’m told YouTube […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Indiana #1 or we riot. Who has the most impressive win of the season? It’s Indiana at Oregon, and it isn’t particularly close. Will that matter? Likely not, and all the College Football Playoff committee is going to do is make Curt Cignetti angrier and angrier. College Football Playoff Rankings Show When: 7pm CT Where: […]
4 months ago | 3 reads