Heisman experts agree Montee Ball would be a favorite if he scored ‘more like...
"Yes, Montee Ball's 38 touchdowns this season is very impressive," said ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit. "But Ball had nearly 300 touches this season. That's 240 times he didn't score. People need to remember that."
Dopey ‘This is Indiana’ hip-hop video aligns the Hoosier masses
The recent craze running through the state of Indiana is a hip-hop video production titled “This is Indiana,” an attempt to energize the Hoosiers fan base in the wake of a quarter-century span of futility in what is considered to be the heartland of basketball. For many fans of the cream and crimson, the video did just that.
OSU offers memorabilia and dropping ‘The’ in its name in exchange for bowl eligibility
In the wake of learning that its fabled football program will be ineligible to play in any bowl game next year, Ohio State University’s athletic department has made an offer of concessions to the NCAA. In a statement released Friday, OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith said that the school is offering the NCAA old memorabilia and the "The" before its name as a means for reinstatement.
Northwestern’s bid to add ‘speed chemistry’ as Big Ten sport denied for 17th straight...
“First off, the travel schedule would be killer,” said Delaney. “The speed chemistry season would inevitably create conflict with science fair season, which is immediately followed by the National Star Trek Convention and the World of Warcraft Festival. These kids wouldn’t give that up.”
Big Ten becomes sovereign nation after declaring independence from United States
"After decades of trying to skirt the unnecessary legal confines presented by the United States and its tyrannical government, today we say 'No more!'" said Big Ten commissioner James Delany with an effigy of Uncle Sam burning behind him while he addressed a massive, energetic crowd made up of mostly conference and school administrators, staff and mascots on the lawn of the Big Ten's headquarters.
High school football recruit chooses war in Afghanistan over scholarship to Indiana
A Midwestern high school senior quarterback whose only Big Ten scholarship offer came from Indiana recently chose enlisting in the Army and fighting in Afghanistan over joining the Hoosiers.
Nebraska’s Pelini seeing red after spelling gaffe
"And you know what?" he yelled to his rapt audience. "We're plenty good enough to be in the Big Ten. We've got a lot of smart folks at this school. To the rest of the world, that 'N' on our helmets may stand for Nebraska. To us, it stands for 'nowledge.'"
