You won't find a more intriguing story line for 2008 outside of Michigan. Last season was considered by many to be a complete disaster, but lost in the mix were some very impressive highlights. The program is going into overhaul mode, with new uniforms, a new stadium, and most noticeably, a   more...
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The California Golden Bears and Michigan State Spartans are facing off in the opening week of the 2008 season. This is a preview of Michigan State's team.
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So the day has finally arrived for those die-hard NCAA Football gamers, because 2009 comes out today. The question is, as always, how different is it from 2008 aside from the roster changes? Are there enough changes to motivated consumers in this economy to purchase the $60 game (PS3/XBOX)?   more...
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Written by By Tim Hyland, About.com Guide to College FootballI have been saying for more than a year now that Mark Dantonio might be the coach to finally get Michigan State over the top. And the guy just keeps giving me more reasons to believe. Dantonio, a former assistant under Ohio State's Jim   more...
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We have looked at the 2008 Pre-Big Ten Football Season.. Now its on to predicting the Big Ten Rivalry'sa€¦ This is the best part of the Season.. Every Team is a rivala€¦ We have been playing each other for at least 50 years and in some cases more ! This is when the Fun Beginsa€¦ These are the   more...
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Here is my list of the top ten mascots in college football. I have ranked them from ten down to one, and you can view a picture of each by clicking on the team name.www.rawsportsblog.com
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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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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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In yet another coaching carousel move, John L. Smith has been replaced at Michigan State by Cincinnati coach Mark Dantonio. Smith was a lame duck coach most of this season due to the fact that the Spartans greatly underachieved. Despite having highly regarded QB Drew Stanton and other skilled   more...
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These are my rankings for the Big Ten defenses for fantasy college football. In no way does this reflect how I predict teams to finish in the conference standings.Thanks for viewing!
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Action since last rankings:6-28-08 Indiana gains commitments from Kenny Watkins, Jeremy Gainer, Demetrius Carr, and Ted Bolser. Minnesota gains commitment from Brooks Michel.6-29-08 Illinois gains commitment from Steve Hull.6-30-08 Minnesota gains commitment from Dan Orseske.7-2-08 Indiana gains   more...
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It's great to be a Fighting Irish fan!

The roller coaster season of Michigan State has finally sealed the deal for embattled coach John L. Smith, as university officials notified the media that they would buyout the coach's contract for $1.5 million. Smith will continue coaching throughout the rest of the season but will be dismissed   more...
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Inspired from the clever concept brought to life by The College Football Guys, DTI brings you a fun and somewhat different outlook of each Big Ten team's 2008 football season, using some of the music world's top-hits to build the storyline from Columbus to Madison, Ann Arbor, State College and   more...
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"Lame Duck."Just as I said yesterday, nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING, ever changes in East Lansing. Slap happy John L. Smith will have plenty of time to walk the earth and climb mountains, as the MSU administration will give John L the long overdue ziggy later today. He'll finish the season, and   more...
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