A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans
The BCS bowl games are coming up after the New Year’s Day NFL games Sunday, with the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl kicking things off Monday. Here is a quick preview of the BCS bowl games with picks and current point spreads, plus the complete TV schedule.
The 13th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge tips of on Tuesday, and after 10 years of disappointment, the Big Ten is looking to extend its own winning streak to three. For the first time, both leagues have the same number of teams, so there are 12 games on this year’s slate. Andy Bottoms previews them here.
Two games from this weekend did not end predictably, and in fact ended in the most unlikely ways possible. In this post, I’ll quickly break down each – Michigan State’s Hail Mary win and Denver’s Tim Tebow-led comeback over Miami – and we’ll vote to see which incredible sports feat was more unlikely.
This Saturday night Michigan State and Wisconsin, two of the Big Ten’s best teams, will meet in East Lansing, Michigan. The game will have Big Ten Championship game implications as both teams are currently favored to win their divisions in the Big Ten.
The youthfully exuberant passion that was on display in Blacksburg, Virginia over the weekend was a reminder of what makes college sports so great.
It was another intriguing weekend in sports, especially here in The Midwest where baseball is currently king and a changing of the guard is underway in the Big Ten. Here are 8 things we learned this weekend.
The Tinley children are on Fall Break, so we’re spending the week vacationing on Perdido Key. I was without Internet access until yesterday, when I successfully guessed the password for a wireless router in a neighboring condo. A word of advice: If you’re in Florida and your wireless password is “sunshine,” you’re inviting anyone who can pick up your signal to use your Internet. Anyway, here are some things we learned this week.
The favorites in the Leaders Division, the Wisconsin Badgers (ranked #7 in both the AP and USA Today polls), will host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (ranked #8 in both the AP and USA Today polls) in the conference opener for both teams, this Saturday night. Keith Mullett breaks down the game and provides his prediction.
The Wisconsin Badgers just scored an amazing coup by getting Russell Wilson final year of eligibility under what is known as the “graduate student exception.” Immediately, Wilson to Madison becomes one of college ball’s biggest storylines for 2011.
Butler-Wisconsin is one of the most intriguing games in this year’s Sweet 16. Oftentimes, it’s easy to break down a game, but that is not the case here. Jon Washburn analyzes and provides his prediction.
Frank Martin and Bo Ryan are renowned as two of the most expressive coaches in all of college basketball. Their teams meet up tomorrow night in the NCAA Tournament, and we caught up with them on the eve of their battle.
Earlier today, the Wisconsin Badgers beat my alma mater, the Indiana Hoosiers, 83-20. I know we’re basketball school, but that’s ridiculous. You know what’s even more ridiculous? This photo story of the aftermath.
What is up with the new college football AP Top 25? Boise State is undefeated, yet dropped below one-loss Virginia Tech. And undefeated Wisconsin is not even in the rankings. Something is wrong with this picture.
