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Story My thoughts are well documented so I'll leave it at this: Slippery slope and how long until it's $4,000, $20,000, $50,000?

I know many on this board would agree the top of the SEC on a given year is better than nearly every conference (national championship run would hold this to be a reasonable argument) but that the media gives them a little too much love for how "deep" they are. After watching this season unfold...

Sorry for OT.. Was down in Iowa City this past weekend (fiance's bridal shower, parents are Hawkeye fans who just moved back to IC from VA to rekindle their romantic law school days) and ended up going to the Iowa Louisiana Monroe game with her brother and uncle. Wore my MN stuff and got a lot...

Not sure if anyone saw this, but Rittenberg posted it yesterday: http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/33715/four-big-ten-teams-in-ncsas-top-100 or the direct link to the NCSA site: http://www.ncsasports.org/about-ncsa/power-rankings/(year)/2011/(tab)/1 I can't believe how bad the U's...

I only have a small sample of pictures with a good comparison of in-game attendance of student section vs season ticket holders, but I'll give it my best using just USD from last year: 2010 vs USD Here's a couple more of the sidelines during the games without the student section to compare...

This is why many on this board have them as a solid possibility of a win this season. They looked sloppy last week and couldn't stop an inferior Iowa State team today. We beat them last year and can do it again this year. They'll be bottom half of the B1G this year...

Sorry if this was posted some time before... http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6909937/how-does-oregon-football-keep-winning Few points: "They didn't get people to watch because they got good. They got good because they got people to watch." Kinda disagree here considering the article...

Ok I know there was another thread where I posted on this, but in the midst of all this coach discussion going on, I'd like to get a feel for what people's expectations for the coach are, assuming steady state operation (not 1st year rebuild or maybe 2nd year). What is the expectation for the...

I'm aware this game was against USD and that it was supposed to be an easy win for us, but that does not excuse the roughly 30-40% of season ticket seats that were empty for the start of the game as well as the whole first half. I was sitting on the home side (sec 235) so I have a hard time...

Hi all, I know it's a long shot since anyone on here who has tickets to the Badger game in Madison probably bought them with the purpose of blocking that weekend off and making the game. But me and another (and possibly 2 other friends) will be hoping to take that game in. If anyone has...

Can anyone say roughly how many students were in attendance on Saturday? I know it was move-in weekend for many, but freshmen were in already (and seemed pumped from Thurs night) and there are other people there, too. Just interested to see and I looked at the front page and didn't see a...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2760/ohio-state-asks-fans-to-salute-navy-on-sept-5 I would hope this wouldn't be something that has to be asked to do, but it is nice that they did it. I would also hope Air Force meets a similar gesture when coming to play at TCF Bank Stadium.

Wow. Kent writes a very nice, positive article about the scrimmage, stadium, and team, and along with that is a great video montage of the day. And it makes front page on the website. Something that seems to be missing typically relating to Gopher football. Then you read the comments. I...

Sorry... saw it further down. Disregard.

Alright so this may have been posted but I only remember speculation on the topic. I spoke with one of my friends who works at the U. She is a recent grad and no longer a student so was interested in how the ticketing policy will be at the gate, and finally found out from an (apparently)...

Ok so this article was posted about schedule strengths, and once again the large media takes some time to rip on the Big Ten. Now, how tough our conference actually is can still be debated, but I hate how he singles out the Big Ten as having a weak schedule. taking a look back at that Phil...

Sorry if this has been posted already, I looked but didn't see it... http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-3-490/Rose-Bowl-selection-change-could-hurt-Big-Ten.html This could potentially make it that much harder for us to gain a Rose Bowl appearance any time soon. The likelihood of OSU or PSU...

According to this article in the daily, current students will be able to buy tickets for next year later this month. No other details have been given. Does anyone know what's up on this? How will students buy tickets (first come-first serve or seniority?)? Can each student buy 2 tickets or...

I have a question for everyone, and I figured I would post it here. I know that hockey is very popular in MN - the HS hockey tourney is huge, we have 4 D-1 programs in the state, etc. But if you had to guess based on everyone you've talked to and watching sports over the years, how would you...

Espn has been releasing a ranking of the most "prestigious" college football programs. They assign points based on national championships, heisman winners, AP finish places (the higher the place the more the points), consensus All-Americans, first round draft picks, bowl wins, and more. They...