2012 Big Ten Thread

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by Hines

I hope PJ wrecks **** this summer and takes the job from Mc6. Drake is getting kicked off due to academics IIRC.

A blind turtle could do better than McG.

[JoeJoeBrown]

Very interesting analysis on Delaney and Scott

An excerpt :

While the Big XII, Big East, ACC and SEC have meetings on top of meetings on top of meetings to determine their positions, strategize, sometime synergize and - in one case - continually measure its overinflated and oversigned football phallus - Delany expanded his conference’s reach into every single time zone with a phone call and almost no investment.

He called Scott and pitched the idea, who agreed to it. It made too much sense and it had much more to do with the next 50 years of college athletics than it did the next five years of college football.

When Delany wants something it gets done. When he doesn't want something, he talks out of all sides of his mouth about it. Listen to him talk about playoffs, for example.

B1G and PAC have embarked on growth through shared investment and expansion without added overhead or headcount that's virtually bulletproof to anything the other four power conferences put together in response.

So why do they still cling to the Rose Bowl? It’s college football’s most prized fixed asset. Delany calls it “one of the top ten single-day television properties in the world.” It’s the home to the first national broadcast of any college football game as well as the first one broadcast in color.

If anything, Delany knows television properties. That's an asset he'll protect on account of his singular mission for his employer, which has the largest alumni base in the world to go with the PAC's largest collection of national titles across all sports. It's a marketing match made on paper. <--- this is a pun that involves large currencies

Beyond the Rose Bowl, B1G and PAC will be developing new bowl games of their own involving matchups that will be carried on their own national networks. Fewer checks will be written to develop and produce these games because more of the money will be staying in-house. That's the beauty of this agreement.

[ryno626]

Will Campbell facing felony charge

Drunk Dukes of Hazard hood slide is probably not the greatest idea when you're 6'5" 320+

[Grizzlegom]

Devon Smith left the team. Awesome.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...rsonal-reasons

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by ryno626

Will Campbell facing felony charge

Drunk Dukes of Hazard hood slide is probably not the greatest idea when you're 6'5" 320+

Very slightly off topic, but if someone ever got 5 years in prison for destruction of property, I'd sign a petition for his release.

[BroKing]

Originally Posted by Grizzlegom

Matt McGloin officially named the starter for Penn State.

Moxie's gonna ****** house fools, man. TDs for days. Not sure which team the TDs will be for, but TDs for days nonetheless.

[hawkeye123]

this cracked me up

[bigmac076]

Penn State vacating wins of the past 14 seasons, does that hand wins to the opposing schools?

[andyjo672]

Originally Posted by bigmac076

Penn State vacating wins of the past 14 seasons, does that hand wins to the opposing schools?

I would assume that, just like every previous time the NCAA vacated wins, that there will simply be no 'winner' of any game vacated.

[bigmac076]

Originally Posted by andyjo672

I would assume that, just like every previous time the NCAA vacated wins, that there will simply be no 'winner' of any game vacated.

ok so not adding wins to the schools they faced, just subtracting wins from Penn State

[Mufasa]

Leaders Division
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State - Banned from Postseason play
Penn State -Banned from Postseason play
Purdue
Wisconsin

Congratulations to Wisconsin for making their second consecutive Big Ten Title Game.

[ryno626]

Fitzgerald Toussaint suspended

Well that sucks. When he got on a roll last season it took a lot of pressure off Shoelace and opened the offense up.

[WCH]

Originally Posted by ryno626

Fitzgerald Toussaint suspended

Well that sucks. When he got on a roll last season it took a lot of pressure off Shoelace and opened the offense up.

Hrinik said Saline police officers were working a high-visibility enforcement area in Ann Arbor Saturday evening when they witnessed Toussaint go through a red light at the intersection of Forest and Washtenaw.

[iowatreat54]

Originally Posted by Mufasa

Leaders Division
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State - Banned from Postseason play
Penn State -Banned from Postseason play
Purdue
Wisconsin

Congratulations to Wisconsin for making their second consecutive Big Ten Title Game.

Was just talking about this, and Wisconsin has to have like a 1 to 2 odds to win right? I mean, if you put money on Wisconsin to win their division, you should lose money if they do it's so easy.

Also, didn't another Michigan player just get arrested for breaking in somewhere and stealing a laptop?

[WCH]

Originally Posted by iowatreat54

Was just talking about this, and Wisconsin has to have like a 1 to 2 odds to win right? I mean, if you put money on Wisconsin to win their division, you should lose money if they do it's so easy.

Also, didn't another Michigan player just get arrested for breaking in somewhere and stealing a laptop?

Defensive End Frank Clark was arrested for stealing a MacBook Air from a dorm room. He's currently facing felony charges and has been suspended from the team. He was probably going to start this season.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...de-of-the-law/

[iowatreat54]

Yes, my first thought was apparently the laptops the school gives them aren't good enough. Then I read it was a MacBook and realized since those things are so ridiculously overpriced, who wouldn't want to try and sell one for like 2K.

[PackerLegend]

Originally Posted by Mufasa

Leaders Division
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State - Banned from Postseason play
Penn State -Banned from Postseason play
Purdue
Wisconsin

Congratulations to Wisconsin for making their second consecutive Big Ten Title Game.

Thank you. Thank you. It will be a tough road but Im glad you think we can do it...

[Hines]

I think Purdue will be a sleeper.

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by Hines

I think Purdue will be a sleeper.

As in, they will be asleep all season and wake up in December wondering what just happened.

[bearsfan_51]

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBrown

As in, they will be asleep all season and wake up in December wondering what just happened.

I'm sure they'll at least wake up for their annual beating of Ohio State. :)

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

I'm sure they'll at least wake up for their annual beating of Ohio State. :)

It's really sad that you have to dog OSU using Purdue as a proxy.

:)

But seriously, that one is just baffling every year.

[asdf1223]

Another Iowa running back got arrested (twice!).
http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2...-johnson-alone

Its a curse worse than the Madden curse.

[bearsfan_51]

I'm not sure it counts as a "curse" when most of the players are just loser thugs.

[JoeJoeBrown]

I'm just absolutely shocked that Hoke doesn't know whether to suspend his two starters that were arrested. Just shocked. Michigan Men indeed.

[StickSkills]

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBrown

As in, they will be asleep all season and wake up in December wondering what just happened.

I think so, lol. My buddy works in the Athletic Dept at Purdue and was going on and on about how terrible their football team will be this coming year/