Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would cite the Big Ten Standings as the model of his perfect league. Just one game separates ten of the 11 teams after two weeks. Next season should be less taxing for Big Ten teams. To ease some […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The Big Ten week that was Inconsistency, unpredictability and ever changing lineups have marked the first half of the season for the Big Ten. The opening week of the conference season certainly illustrated that. Indiana defeated Michigan after being embarrassed by Wisconsin. The Wolverines […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The final week before conference action began was a rough one for the Big Ten. Only Illinois emerged without a loss. Many conference teams hit the road to play games near the hometown of one of its players. Milestones were reached, acquaintances renewed and […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein How I Spent My Winter Vacation The month of December regularly brings holidays parties, company outings, sweets and visits with old friends. The Big Ten basketball teams spent the final weeks of the year taking those traditions to heart. Match-ups with traditional and in-state […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Minnesota’s Kris Humphries is trying to become the first freshman since 1959 to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding. The 6-foot-8 freshman has posted averages of 24.4 points and 11.4 rebounds through seven games. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was the last […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Under the Dome The inaugural BasketBowl was a resounding success as Michigan State and Kentucky played before a raucous crowd in an NCAA tournament atmosphere at Ford Field in Detroit. After a first half played at a very quick pace, the Spartans and Wildcats […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Big Ten not up to the Challenge The Big Ten-ACC challenge was not much of a challenge from the ACC’s perspective. The ACC dominated this year’s challenge by a 7-2 margin. An old sports axiom is to win the predominance of your games at […]

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Feast Week was very kind to the Big Ten. Iowa, Indiana and Purdue showed why people think of the state of Indiana when the eyes of college basketball were on the Big Ten. The Hoosiers and Hawkeyes both prevailed in thrillers at the Wooden […]

Previewing Day 3’s Action by Michael Protos and Alan Rubenstein No. 15 Georgia Tech at Ohio State Ohio State and Georgia Tech enter their challenge contest going in opposite directions. The Buckeyes opened the season with a loss at San Francisco and against San Diego State in the first round […]