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How Will Husker Fans Get the Big Ten Network?

I realize this is a bit pre-emptive, as I doubt we see a whole lot of Husker spors coverage on Big Ten Network (BTN) before Nebraska officially joins the Big Ten. Nebraska is contractually obligated t...

Penn State's endless fountain of money

Owing to Sean Keeley's take on this subject, I felt obligated to go back and flesh out my thoughts here. Penn State lured away Cornell's lacrosse coach last week for, presumably, a major bump in salar...

Questions From the Big Ten Network For Husker Fans

One of the online editors for the Big Ten Network contacted us for a Q&A for their site. I know how I'd answer these, but it would be better if the answers to some of their questions cam...

Seven Reasons I'm Glad I'm an SEC Fan After Conference Expansion

MaconDawg said it best: conference expansion is a subject about which we can all go back to not caring. Everyone has a "winners and losers" post up---David Hale has a good one, and so does C&F, althou...

"Don't Mess With Texas": Why Snagging the Longhorns is Critical if the SEC is to Survive Big Ten Expansion

Generally speaking, my take on all the offseason conference expansion talk has been to enjoy the baseless speculation game ("Gee, wouldn’t it be neat if . . .") but otherwise to agree with Year2’s...

Big Ten Expansion: Does Rutgers (Or, For That Matter, Anybody) Actually Deliver New York?

For weeks and months now, we've been hearing about how Rutgers might be a crucial factor in Big Ten expansion plans, and that it's because Rutgers can put the BTN on televisions in New York City, and ...

Tuesday Happy Hour Wants a UCLA Game, Welcomes Colton Christian, Praises the Detroit News

Maize n Brew gives you your daily (or semi-daily) rundown of all the Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, College Football, and College Basketball news you need to get through the tedium of your bo...

Big Ten Expansion: It's The Ratings, Stupid

One of the things that most people--ourselves most certainly included--assumed about the Big Ten strategy for expansion is that the ultimate goal was the largest carriage footprint possible (by popula...

16-Team Big Ten Makes Little Sense in Reality

I appreciate all comments, but I cannot respond to any on this one since I am on vacation today through the end of the week. Happy Spring Break, Charlotteans. Tony Barnhart reported on Monday that the...

Big Ten Expansion Question and Answer on Nebraska's Candidacy with Corn Nation

Well, no matter what you keep hearing, Big Ten Expansion is an important topic. And it will remain so until we find something else to fill the void during the off season. Lord knows we're getting tire...


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