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"When We Were Young" - November 11, 2000
Michigan 33 - Penn State 11
Twitter Tuesday: 8/7/2012
/It's day two of practice. It's 25 days until gameday. It's the best of twitter from Tuesday:
I remember when Wisconsin was Indiana. Now they have been to 8 of the 67 Big Ten appearances in the Grand Daddy, trailing only Michigan (20) and Ohio State (14). USC (32) is the only program that has been to the Rose Bowl more than Michigan.
Yes Penn State, let's drag this out some more. I will enjoy watching this play out in court with lawyers. You're hemorrhaging money.
Oh ya. Practice play-by-play on radio is a great idea. But hey, I'll listen.
I'll take it. I think. Oh wait...in this era of 14 possible games, that means 9-5.
Might be time to settle the referee labor dispute.
When Cheaters and Liars Collide, Nobody Wins
/Trivia: Who won the 2010 Penn State vs. Ohio State game?
Answer: Not Penn State. And not Ohio State.
Championship Sunday Picture Page
/Were we always this fired up about regular season titles? I guess I always thought of the Big Ten tournament champion as the Big Ten champion. I felt that way in '98, when Michigan won the inaugural Big Ten tourney. College basketball is a game predicated on tournaments. I'm pretty sure Kentucky didn't cut down the nets Sunday afternoon and declare themselves the regular season National Champion. In March, nobody cares about regular season championships. Nobody that is except a banner-starved fanbase that just wants to hang something from this century and get a ring for the fingers of a couple of un-recruited kids from Indiana.
Banners really mean something around here. We've hung our fair share, as well as unceremoniously taken a few down. The 1986 Big Ten banner and 1989 National Championship banner have remained. But that's getting to be an awfully long time ago. I can remember thinking it was a long time ago when I was here as a student. For a college student today, those banners might as well be from 1956.
But there will be fresh cloth to hang from the rafters now. 2012 Big Ten Champions.
It took this…
To beat this...
Before needing to find a way to root for this…
To beat this…
Hoping to cause this…
And place an order for this...
Somehow, it all worked out. But there's lots left to do. Plenty more banners up for grabs. Plenty more rings.
The Big Ten tourney bracket is now available. We're up on Friday at 6:30pm vs. the winner of Northwestern-Minnesota.
Penn State Stuff
/Lost in the shuffle of the devastating loss was a spectacular tailgate. The 5th iteration of the annual RV trip was a resounding success, and included tons of great food, including three giant stuffed Chicago style pizzas from our friends at Fat Rickey's. Thanks to them and to the fellas that came together to make the trip great.
Pictures are here:
