By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor There are two weeks remaining in the regular season, but both Big Ten division races can be wrapped up on Saturday. That’s the scenario that both Ohio State and Michigan State hope unfolds as the Buckeyes and Spartans are just one win away from punching their tickets to Indianapolis, […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Oh, to be Michigan State this week. The Spartans have the luxury of sitting back and enjoying one of their bye weeks while watching Nebraska and Michigan duke it out to see who stays within striking distance of the men from East Lansing. Thanks to its 5-0 Big Ten […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor This week could be a snooze fest as far as Big Ten games are concerned. Barring a major upset, the five conference games aren’t expected to keep you glued to your television. Unfortunately, none of the games figures to impact the Big Ten race. Undefeated Ohio State doesn’t figure […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Thankfully, the Big Ten’s so-called Fall Break is over. After half of the conference’s 12 teams enjoyed a bye week last Saturday, 10 of the teams return to the gridiron for action this week. This Saturday will really mark the opening of Big Ten play, since all 10 active […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor In all my years covering Big Ten football, I can’t remember this many teams having the last Saturday in September off. You can thank the Big Ten Championship Game and the league not wanting to have a respite between the end of the regular season and the title tilt […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor What do you say we get this party started? The 2013 Big Ten season officially kicks off this weekend. No, the Purdue-Wisconsin game won’t be close, but it does signal more meaningful games are just around the corner. Three weeks into the season, the Big Ten’s Legends Division is […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent – Note: The writer is an Omaha native who often has attended the CWS. So, LSU has been eliminated from the 2013 College World Series. Casual fans from across the country will yawn and go about their business. Locals know LSU’s exit means the tourney won’t be as spicy as […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Until someone else proves otherwise, Alabama is second to none in the college football ranks. In winning their second straight BCS National Championship, the Crimson Tide rolled over unbeaten Notre Dame, showing all of college football just how strong their program is. Alabama was fortunate to be in last […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from our latest weekend in college football. 1. Alabama is free and clear for the BCS title game. With Oregon likely to win out and Kansas State hitting its stride, one fan base is going to be severely disappointed come early December if current trends continue. 2. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent College football lessons from Week 7: 1. Jump on West Virginia by 28 points and hold the Mountaineers to a quarter-mile or less of offense and you can win. 2. LSU can outmuscle a national contender. 3. Bob Stoops has Mack Brown’s number. 4. Iowa State may have lost a […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Lessons from Week 5 of college football: 1. There really isn’t much separation at the top of the Big 10, is there? And there really isn’t much separation from the top half to the middle, to be flatly honest. From the middle to the bottom, though…hoo boy… 2. Why is […]
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