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Dashing Through Ten Bowls...Hard to believe we are almost through football season and into B1G hoops season. Time flies when you're having fun. It will be a busy holiday season for the greatest conference in college sports as ten, yes TEN teams are going bowling. Dan Meyer is picking with me for the first time all season. Which is great EXCEPT I deleted the email with his picks...
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December 22, 2011
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Moving On...It's been almost a week. I am moving on. Well, as much as I can. Putting objectivity aside, that was one of the toughest MSU losses to take. The game itself was fantastic. A college football fan's dream, and proof that teams can re-match and play a meaningful, equally as memorable game. But how it ended? Some of the calls? Bret Bielema's post game press...
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December 09, 2011
Game time!We're in rarified air here. The B1G is entering new territory, joining the other big boys with a conference championship game. Some say it's about the money. Some say this game is meaningless because a national title berth is not on the line. Me? I say this is exciting. It's new and very meaningful. After all, the cherished Rose Bowl is at stake and the media can't tell...
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December 02, 2011
It's Go Time!T-minus five days until we all get the rematch we desired after one of the greatest games of the season. Michigan State versus Wisconsin. 60 more minutes of heart-stopping, hair-pulling, hair-graying football madness. I say, bring it on. Everyone out there talks about how the Spartans have to face an angry Wisconsin team again. I see it as both having a difficult...
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November 28, 2011
Season's end...Well, at least the end of the regular season. Still plenty of fun to be had on the gridiron. Sorry for the lateness of the post... had this in draft and well, holiday got in the way!Iowa at Nebraska, Noon EST (ABC)Nebraska needs a bounce back and gets one at home. Iowa isn't what they've been. Nebraska 27 - Iowa 14.Phats says ... Nebraska 28 Iowa 24- Tempted...
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November 25, 2011
Halfway There...We are precisely halfway to knowing the participants in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan State tore through Indiana like a tornado through a trailer park, while Michigan handed it's rival the Legends crown by systematically dismantling everything that was good with the Nebraska Cornhuskers this year. That leaves a 3:30 tussle between embattled...
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November 22, 2011
Nitty GrittyWe're down to it. Go time. The nitty gritty. Three teams control their destinies, a few more are hoping for some miracles. The ESPN B1G bloggers break it all down quite well for us today.Minnesota at Northwestern, Noon EST (BTN)Don't just assume that the Gophers are playing out the string. Minnesota is trying to build a foundation for a rebound in 2012 and this...
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November 18, 2011
Crunch TimeA little late this week. On the rack with a bulging disc in L5-S1 territory. Not fun! But I figured in between pain killers I should check in seeing how it is definitely crunch time in the Big Ten. Some key losses - and victories - last Saturday helped clear up the title race picture... well, kinda sorta. And it put to rest the 24/7 PSU coverage that was all...
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November 16, 2011
Toughest Sports Week EverI'm like everyone else this week... shocked, disgusted, horrified, disappointed, dismayed, sick to my stomach over what is going down in State College. I've read and watched and listened to about every piece of news on this tragically historic "event" all week. And the more I read, the worse it gets.Lost in all of the angst and anger, chaos and disappointment...
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November 10, 2011
Game On!Is anyone else as excited as I am that we have 12 teams and two divisions in the B1G? We have seven of 12 teams in contention for the Big Ten title game. No way that happens in the old world. While the parity that seems to exist means no national title contender, the race for Indy and the Roses alone is great theater. And while the debate rages on over whether 'Bama...
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November 07, 2011
Calm before the stormTwo teams have the week off to prepare for the stretch run - Penn State and Illinois - so the schedule isn't as good as it will be. Nonetheless, every game matters in this new Big Ten world, and I have to say, it makes for more exciting times. For kicks, we'll also pick the latest "Game of the Century" pitting LSU versus Alabama. Since most have their picks...
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November 04, 2011
Four Weeks Left, Six Teams StandingWell, how's that for clarity? Michigan State's magic ran out with a thud in Lincoln. But by late afternoon, what looked like a four team race in the Legends was down to three after Iowa inexplicably lost to rival Minnesota in maybe the biggest shocker of the day in college football. Penn State dug out another workman like win to firmly plant...
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October 31, 2011
Encore, encore!Is it just me or does everything seem a bit anti-climactic now? I mean, don't get me wrong, we have a couple of great races going on in the first year of division play within the Big Ten, but can there be a better all around football game than the one that Michigan State and Wisconsin battled in last week? That one had everything. The good news is, we have some...
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October 28, 2011
Hail yes!Sorry for the delay this week... recovering from an amazing college football game in East Lansing last Saturday, and traveling for work. But before I hit the road for home Wednesday am, I thought I'd better check in. After all, what a weekend it was. The Hail Mary will be what is most remembered, but let me tell you, the MSU - Wisconsin game was a classic college football...
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October 25, 2011
Big Ten in the national spotlightIt's a big week for the Big Ten. The SEC almost always dominates the airwaves and the headlines, but this weekend, ESPN's Game Day descends upon East Lansing for the best game in college football this week - Wisconsin v. Michigan State.The rest of the slate is rather yawn-inducing, though the cat fight in Evanston could be fun to watch. Only two...
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October 20, 2011
And then there were three...We went into an important week of conference play with five unbeatens. We came out with three. Wisconsin and Penn State rule the roost in the Leaders, Michigan State in the Legends. The race is still on in both, as Illinois has yet to play either Penn State or Wisconsin and will try and have a final say in the deal. Ohio State can still play the spoiler...
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October 17, 2011
Get Gamm - Week EightFor most, this is just another interesting week of conference play. A couple of good games and some other tune-ups for next week and beyond. For me? This is THE week. Michigan State and Michigan go toe to toe and there is plenty at stake. There is also plenty of talk, though mostly from former players.Before I get picking though, I have to weigh in on the college...
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October 12, 2011
Gaining clarity, one game at a time...We're still very early in conference play, but there seems to be some clear separation between the top, the contenders, the pretenders and the nobodies. The weekend saw some great comebacks - Nebraska and Michigan - the backing up of a bold statement (Penn State) and more clarity on who's who this season.The best part? It gets even better this...
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October 10, 2011
Get Gamm - Week SixNo sense beating around the bush. The thermometer may say 80 and sun here in West Michigan, but we're halfway through the college football regular season. Mayo is picking with me this week. Can you beat either of us?Minnesota at Purdue, Noon ET (ESPN)Not the Basement Bowl in total... that would only be if this were Minny and Indy. Purdue stunk it up big...
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October 07, 2011
Week six, already?Seriously, we're at the kinda, sorta halfway mark of the season already? Where has the time gone? It hasn't been without some brow raisers and head shakers along the way, last weekend included. Dan did a nice report card in a comment to last week's pick 'em blog, so I won't repeat what he did. Instead, I'll stick with my usually good, bad and ugly analysis...
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October 04, 2011
Let the games begin!Enough of this Big Ten versus no one stuff. Time to roll up the sleeves, tighten the chin straps and get ready to enter a new era of B1G football! No sense beating around the bush. Phats is picking again - the Boiler is on a roll - and this is when and where it all starts to get interesting...Minnesota at Michigan; Noon EDT (BTN)The Battle for the Little...
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September 28, 2011
Looking back ... and aheadAs expected, it was pretty much a ho-hum weekend for the Big Ten. Illinois struggled as I predicted, but aside from the rotten eggs laid by Minnesota and Indiana, everything else was according to plan. Which begs the question... I know the league will go to nine conference games in the fairly near future (THANK GOODNESS) but can we all agree - no more...
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September 26, 2011
Week Four...San Diego State at Michigan (Game of the Week)Gamm - On one hand, SDSU has to travel across the country for a noon game. On the other, don't you think the players might have the least bit of desire to beat former coach Hoke, even if he left on good terms? If this game is in Cali, I go with the Aztecs. It will be close but M will pull it out. Michigan 31 - SDSU 30Mayo...
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September 20, 2011
A look back at week three...Ah the good, the so-so, the ugly. There was plenty of it last weekend in the Big Ten. That said, I'm not sure we will truly know who's who until we get into league play. But isn't that all that really matters anyway?The good...Illinois and Iowa. Both beat very good teams even if in very different ways. Illinois really owned ranked ASU in Champaign...
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September 19, 2011
Week Three...Eastern Michigan at Michigan - Mike Hart comes back to M... as an EMU coach. The Eagles, nee Hurons, are 2-0 but against FCS programs. EMU may stay close early on M's ND hangover, but this won't be close long. Michigan 41 - Eastern 10Phats: Michigan 41 eastern michigan 17- What a game last week for Michigan an exciting last second TD. This one might start slow...
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September 16, 2011
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