During yesterday's announcement of Notre Dame extending their contract with NBC to televise their home football games, President John Jenkins briefly discussed the current search for their new athletic director
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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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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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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 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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Four players from the University of Minnesota football team: Dominic Jones, E. J. Jones, Alex Daniels, and Keith Massey, have been charged with 3rd degree sexual assault. Dominic Jones, a 2-year starting cornerback and stand-out return specialist, was booked in a Hennepin Countail Jailhouse   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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The University of Minnesota fired Coach Glenn Mason despite his ability to read and write English. Will Minnesota football ever be the same? Is it possible to get to 10 wins? Are there really 10,000 lakes or could there be 10,001? As always, as a public service, we are seeking to help Minnesota   more...
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Let's run down some of the amazing decisions Minnesota Golden Gophers cornerback Dominic Jones made during the last few days that have now put him in the elite company of Michael Vick, Michael Jackson, and Lindsay Lohan as people who might be capable of going a full 24 hours without making one   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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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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(Tons of) Action since last rankings:6-21-08 Illinois gains commitment from Greg Fuller.6-22-08 Ohio State gains commitments from Carlos Hyde and Justin Green. Wisconsin gains commitment from Montee Ball. Northwestern gains commitment from Anthony Battle.6-23-08 Ohio State gains commitments from   more...
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers, the dominant college team on their campus, chose Tim Brewster, the tight ends coach of the Denver Broncos to replace Glen Mason. Brewster's hiring sends several messages:
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I didn't really break it down like I did last year. Well, I guess that's because second round projections aren't that interesting. Here are my two scenarios: 1) Vikings trade down to the late second or early third round to get an additional 4th round pick. They then use their first two picks on the   more...
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I am not a huge hockey fan, but I had to give some props to the Minnesota squad in their loss Friday to Wisconsin. What you say, props for a loss?The Golden Gophers had won 22 in a row before The Badgers skated to a 2-1 victory. Really it was just one guy, Ross Carlson, who scored both goals for   more...
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