Good reading from Penn State's own Happy Hour Valley, plus some crap out of Ohio and Michigan (again, because I'm such a nice guy).
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In the last of three 2008 Big Ten Bloggers Preseason Predictions posts, the Big Ten looks to take a turn for the weird. Outside of Ohio State, not many teams are expected to do extremely well in 2008. (I beg to differ) Michigan State, Northwestern and Penn State seem to be gaining steam among us   more...
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Now that spring practice is long gone and signing day a distant memory, we're finally getting our first good look at the teams going into 2008. Stocks have risen and fallen, some up like a rocket and some down with a thud. It pains me to say this, but on paper, the SEC should retain its top   more...
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In this week's First Look, the Purdue Boilermakers offer up a unique situation. With a departing coach in Joe Tiller, a dynamite quarterback in Curtis Painter, and more question marks than answers, the boys from West Lafayette could surprise more than a few around the Big Ten in 2008. Following the   more...
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I've gone over the basics so far. Here's what I'm seeing. Ohio State finishes first in the conference, followed by Penn State, and as expected, Wisconsin rounds out the top three. We all know the all-conference and all-american picks, so I won't get into that. But I was very interested to see where   more...
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I continue on with my rankings for Big Ten offenses. This info should be helpful to those who play in leagues where points are earned based on team play. Some players are mentioned to help out those who play in individual player leagues. These rankings are my opinion and are based on several   more...
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Again I want to thank LTP for all its hard work in putting this together. Getting 40+ college football bloggers to do anything consistently is enough of a challenge. Last week, we had the BTB Conference Projection. Next week, we'll get into the real juicy stuff, like best games, awards and such.   more...
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I think the biggest draw for this game is already being set up--the pupil vs. the mentor. But the underlying story line--one PSU fans may overlook--is the amazing job Golden has done in Philadelphia since his arrival in 2006. Five years ago, if you said "Temple" and "bowl game" in the same   more...
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I didn't pretend to know more than I did in the first four First Looks, as nothing substitutes for the intimate knowledge gained from playing the Big Ten foes year in and year out. Now First look will concentrate on the conference opponents, leading off with Penn State's Big Ten opening game, the   more...
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The Big Ten usually cranks out several fantasy running back options and 2008 will be no different. Ohio State's Chris Wells tops the rankings, but Michigan State's Javon Ringer and Wisconsin's P.J. Hill are solid week-to-week options for your fantasy league.
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Just when we thought Penn State's early recruiting bonanza was over, two more pretty good high-schoolers said they're coming to the land of Paterno. Another mammoth lineman, Adam Gress, and (shock!) running back Curtis Dukes committed to Penn State just hours apart yesterday. I don't know about   more...
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While not nearly impressive as Joe Paterno's 300th victory in 1998, this is Zombie Nation's 300th post. I'm proud to say, it's been so much fun, and worth every second. To honor this occasion (or, maybe just a cool coincidence) Penn State Sports Information released its football schedules through   more...
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I got nothin', people. Seriously, other than the BTN/Comcast deal, there's zero news right now. I'm going to try to get some of my thoughts on the cable thing up later, but for now I guess I'll do the most common sports blog filler--a bunch of links to other sites. We've got everything from   more...
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So, after berating the pre-season magazines for their lack of intelligent analysis and predictions, LTP took it upon himself to gather the fellow Big Ten Bloggers and tap into a collective voice of reason to hear from the true fans who know these teams inside and out.
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Not too long ago, opponents spoke of playing Syracuse with fear in their eyes. Now, not so much. After three straight dismal seasons, the Orange(men)--they changed from "Orangemen" to just "Orange" a few years ago, but I'm still sticking to tradition--are looking for things to finally turn around.   more...
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