We’ve had 12 scholarship players transfer or quit our defense since the Oregon loss in game two when Coombs got demoted. Bryson Shaw started 11 games in 2021, but hasn’t found a destination in the portal. Ryan Watts started one in 2021 and transferred to Texas. Sevyn Banks was a 2020 starter, got demoted, and now transferred to LSU. Based upon analogous circumstances at Nebraska, you should win the Big Ten West this year.
OSU got a commitment from a Florida kid Orhian Johnson in the late Tressel years that was worried about the weather so they promised him he wouldn’t ever have to play in the snow
6/24/2005 FOOTBALL Neil Caudle visits Michigan camp Along with Auburn, Caudle has indicated that he has strong interest in Michigan, Louisville and Miami. He has visited Louisville and recently took a trip to Ann Arbor to visit the Wolverines for a three-day camp. "I went up to Michigan for a camp," said Caudle,"I got a good feeling for the atmosphere and how things are up there. It's not what I thought it was going to be. I thought it would be snow everywhere, but there wasn't. It was a good trip, but Auburn still holds a slight lead."
Yeah I've seen multiple recruiting articles over the years with guys from the south who think we play in Antarctica.
Winter is Coming, motherfuckers! Snowed 3" here on Monday and nobody blinked. Except the dozens of cars that drove off the road.
Trivia Question: Names the Big Ten school with the longest streak of failing to produce a NFL first round pick. We can include all current Big Ten teams.
It’s Indiana in 1994, with WR Thomas Lewis to the NY Giants. I have no idea, but I wonder if that is a P5 record.
Indiana football is an under appreciated level of futility. A Big Ten member for 122 seasons since 1900, they have exactly two conference titles 1945 and 1967. In 1945, every single college age male was serving in WWII. Their 1967 was a co-title.
Nope Iowa St is currently at 50 after yesterday. Knew indiana was second bc Iowa fans love to bring up that stat every year to Iowa st fans.
As long as Fitzgerald is the coach, I feel like an automatic bet on Northwestern anytime they are 50-1 or better to win the West would pay off in the long run.
Maybe Wisconsin is back and runs through everyone or Iowa finds an offense, but this seems like a wide open year in the West.
It’s stupid because our coach is bad and hasn’t won more than 5 games in any of his first 4 years. What makes this year different? 15-29 coach suddenly figures it out? Pffft
The resounding optimism surrounding the program carries significant momentum into the season. You really have the wind in your sails.
Looking at it, I feel like Minnesota and to a lesser extent Iowa are the value plays in the West. But, I know better than to bet on Minnesota.
CBS Sports states that Kevin Warren expects to have a media deal in place by Memorial Day. Payouts expected to increase to $71 million per school. https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...o-1-billion-in-place-around-memorial-day/amp/
Iowa returns a lot, but still has abysmal QB options. I keep thinking they should be the favorites then look at the schedule and put down automatic losses to Purdue and Wisconsin because they have no clue how to beat those teams. Then automatic loss to Ohio St and probably Michigan. I'm sure there are some other losses in there too. I think 3/4 in the West sounds right.
I believe with btn and other conference payouts, b1g schools would eclipse 100mil in conference payouts.
I just thought of this and while it might not be technically accurate, I'm very proud of it and will be expecting it to be the thread title... Row the Botox