First and Big Ten Archives
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Big Ten Bowl Pairings: What Does It All Mean?
The pairings for all 34 bowl games are finally official, and seven of them include...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: The Finale
The Big Ten season has concluded, and Ohio State's on top of the standings. Again.While...
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Ten By Ten: Mike Greenspire And Our Trio Make Their Picks
As Ten by Ten winds down, we reach a big rivalry weekend with Ohio State-Michigan...
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Illinois and Ron Zook Understand Each Other, How to Lose
CHAMPAIGN--Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was three years old when Illinois coach Ron Zook began his...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: November 14
It was another busy weekend in Big Ten country, and in honor of "Cup-Half-Empty Day"...
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Penn State Football Should Take a "Special" Page Out of Pete Carroll's Book
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - "Misadventures in Happy Valley" - that would be a catchy and...
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Gameday from Champaign: The Battle for Illinois is Sloppy to Start
CHAMPAIGN, Il--On a bright, sunshine filled day in Champaign, the annual battle for bragging rights...
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FBT's Ten by Ten Picks for Week 11
The Big Ten Conference Champion will likely be decided on Saturday, but the Ten by...
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Debating The Big Ten Title: Ohio State and Iowa Collide... Blogger Style
With the Big Ten game of the year right around the corner, two die...
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Big Ten Teams Batting .500: Where Mediocrity And Bowl Eligibility Collide
As the Big Ten football season winds down, all eleven teams in the conference still...
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FBT Power Rankings: Ohio State and Iowa to Battle for the Big Ten
The Big Ten Championship or at least the Rose Bowl participant will be decided when...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: November 7
You may have heard, but Purdue won in Ann Arbor for the first time in...
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Ten by Ten Week Ten Results: History in the Making
For the first time this season, no one posted a higher score than FBT's Kevin...
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A Topsy-Turvy Day In The Big Ten: Ohio State Now In Control of the Championship
The Big Ten's topsy-turvy day has come to an end. No. 4 Iowa saw it's...
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Ten by Ten Week Ten Picks with Guest Pick Tyler Kelly: The Big One in Happy Valley
Hard to believe it, but Week Ten of the college football season is here. This...
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Top 10 Games in the Ohio State - Penn State Rivalry
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FBT's Week Ten Power Rankings: Gearing Up For Another Epic Buckeye-Nittany Lion Clash
The stage is set for another epic showdown in the Big Ten between title contenders...
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Ten by Ten Week Nine Results: A Five Way Tie At the Top
Week Nine proved to be more difficult than originally anticipated.No one who entered the contest...
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Still Kicking: Devin Barclay Transitions From Major League Soccer to Ohio State Football
Saturday's much-anticipated showdown between Big Ten defending co-champions Ohio State and Penn State could very...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 31
Ohio State-New Mexico State summary, glass half-full edition: "They had 310 rushing yards, so that's...
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FBT's Ten by Ten Picks with Guest Picker Molly Cary
Week eight winner Molly Cary joins the guys in picking this week's contest. From the...
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Handpicked Highlights: Zeke And Zug Finally Getting Noticed
Zug, Markshausen have taken similar route to Big Ten. PublicOpinionOnline.com compares the humble beginnings of...
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Three Reasons Why Purdue Quarterbacks Are Undefeated In The National Football League
As the calendar turns from October to November this weekend, there are only three undefeated...
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Lazy Halloween Costumes for Sports Stars: 2009 Edition
In honor of Halloween, I've come up with a list of Halloween costumes that can...
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Big Ten Power Rankings: Hawks, Nits, and Bucks Push for the Title
The Hawkeyes got a touchdown with no time remaining to go 8-0 for the first...
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Ten by Ten Week Eight Results: Congrats to Molly Cary!
For the first time this season, FBT's Ten by Ten Contest has a repeat winner!...
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Breaking News: Minnesota's Eric Decker Done For Regular Season
Minnesota coach Tim Brewster said today that star wide receiver Eric Decker will miss the...
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Another Blow For Hawkeyes In Injury Department: Richardson and Robinson Out
In today's media teleconference, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed what most already knew or suspected...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 24
So far this season, I've watched three Big Ten football games from the comfort of...
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EARLY GAME RESULTS: Pryor, Buckeyes Respond With A Dominating Performance
Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7Embattled Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and his offense responded to...
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FBT Picks This Week's Ten by Ten Contest with Guest Picker Nick Fotis
Week seven winner Nick Fotis joined the guys from FBT in picking this week's Ten...
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Handpicked Highlights: How Does The Michigan AD Search Affect Rich Rodriguez?
Is Rich Rodriguez one of the top five coaches in America? According to this article,...
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Penn State's Derek Moye: The Big Ten's Most Under-Appreciated Receiver
Drop the talk about Arrelious Benn of Illinois or Keith Smith from Purdue. Say goodbye...
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Terrelle Pryor: Halfway to Becoming The Next Ron Powlus
Terrelle Pryor, now over a year after being named Ohio State's brand spankin' new poster...
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Big Ten Power Rankings: Iowa Has Eye on the Prize
In the first edition of the Big Ten Power Rankings, FBT forecasted a situation where...
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Ten by Ten Results and Winners -- A Double Feature
This week we congratulate two winners, Brian Haukoos and Nick Fotis!Haukoos, won week six with...
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Handing Out Hardware at College Football's Halfway Point
Prepare those speeches and clear some space on the mantle, because it's time to hand...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 17
Welcome to the Pet Peeves edition of "Carrying On About Big Ten Football". This week's...
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BCS Rankings Released: Iowa Tops Big Ten Teams At No. 6
The first BCS rankings of the season have been released, and three Big Ten teams...
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Wallace Has Coming-Out Party as Penn State Shuts Down Minnesota
STATE COLLEGE, PA - On a day first owned by Mother Nature, Penn State and...
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Big Ten Football Early Games: Boilers Pull A Stunner
Four of the six games featuring Big Ten teams are in the books, and the...
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Ten by Ten Week Seven Predictions: Can You Top Our Trio?
The First and Big trio have been out of their minds this week.So, please forgive...
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How Likely Is a Purdue Upset Victory Over The Buckeyes?
There's no question a Purdue victory over Ohio State Saturday afternoon in Ross-Ade Stadium would...
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Pick Six: Talking Big Ten Football With Charissa Thompson
It's time for another edition of Pick Six, where FBT interviews a nationally recognized Big...
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Penn State Secondary Will Get First True Test with Minnesota's Decker
Entering the 2009 season, one of the biggest question marks for Penn State was the...
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Big Ten Power Rankings (Week Seven): And Then There Were Two...
The Big Ten title race is starting to get interesting.Despite spotting the Wolverines seven points...
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Illini Back At Square One With Two Quarterbacks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- Illinois football coach Ron Zook isn't ready to say who will start at...
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Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 10
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- As many of our readers know, I wrote a column less than two...
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Wisconsin at a Crossroads: Can the Badgers Bounce Back?
COLUMBUS, Ohio--This wasn't how Bret Bielema imagined his Saturday afternoon would go.Bielema's Badgers came into...
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Eddie McGee Experiment Ends Early In Champaign
Illinois replaced Eddie McGee at quarterback with former starter Juice Williams early in the third...