Strange Goings On in the Big Ten

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Strange Goings On in B1G -Omaha World Herald

The Big Ten has contributed its share of head-shaking moments.

Has any league ever seen two coaches fired (Illinois, Maryland) and another suspended for three games (Rutgers) by mid-October? Or had a team (Nebraska) lose four games on the basis of the opponent’s final play?

Strange, but true. Let’s review the good and the wacky:

» Injuries: Hearing that Iowa senior defensive end Drew Ott had his career end Saturday with a torn ACL left me saddened.
The Trumbull, Nebraska, and Giltner High product is a great story. He wanted to walk on at Nebraska, but couldn’t get a straight answer from the former staff. At Iowa, he developed into an All-Big Ten first-teamer and a tough-guy leader who deserves far better than to finish his final season on crutches.

Ott’s injury seems like the 500th suffered in the Big Ten so far. It’s astonishing how many season-ending injuries to high-profile players there have been, along with the sheer number sidelined.

Minnesota was minus eight starters Saturday. Nebraska has played multiple games missing at least five starters. Michigan State is down three defensive starters for the season. Wisconsin likely will play this week with its fifth offensive line combination in seven games.

Why is it happening and where does it end? I wish I had the answers. All I know is the Red Cross is missing out on a corporate sponsorship opportunity.

» What does Nebraska do after its worst start since 1959? An old-school response to the Huskers’ 2-4 record would be to scrimmage good-on-good for about an hour Monday, and any upperclassman who moans, groans or doesn’t go hard gets dropped on the depth chart.

That doesn’t sound like Mike Riley’s style. And four losses by 11 points is hardly the end of the world. But if what is percolating in the grapevine regarding some veterans having trouble buying in is true, some tough love might be in order.

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/barfkn...cle_cae41b65-6985-526f-927a-d33482d482b0.html
 

Yeah it is worth noting that we're not the only team with the injury bug.
 

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» Jim Harbaugh is God: Not quite, but King Khaki Pants is the midyear coach of the year — nationally, not just in the Big Ten.

Harbaugh has proven worthy of every penny of the annual $5 million he signed for. He won the locker room in the spring with his four-hour “class on grass” practices. The Wolverines’ identity — toughness, powerful defense, workmanlike offense — already has been established.

Now, in this week’s showdown with No. 7 Michigan State at the Big House, Michigan has gone in one week from a six-point underdog to a seven-point favorite. Wolverine fan arrogance is back in full bloom.
 

Why do people keep mentioning his khaki pants? Many people wear khaki pants.

The oddity is that he tucks his sweatshirts into them.
 


station19 said:
Why do people keep mentioning his khaki pants? Many people wear khaki pants.

The oddity is that he tucks his sweatshirts into them.
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I wear khaki pants. Just not every day. Have you seen him in anything else?
 


Iceland12 said:


» Jim Harbaugh is God: Not quite, but King Khaki Pants is the midyear coach of the year — nationally, not just in the Big Ten.

Harbaugh has proven worthy of every penny of the annual $5 million he signed for. He won the locker room in the spring with his four-hour “class on grass” practices. The Wolverines’ identity — toughness, powerful defense, workmanlike offense — already has been established.

Now, in this week’s showdown with No. 7 Michigan State at the Big House, Michigan has gone in one week from a six-point underdog to a seven-point favorite. Wolverine fan arrogance is back in full bloom.
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They are an arrogant bunch for sure. Almost would take keeping the Jug as to winning the Axe. "Almost," mind you, since it would get a lot more attention nationally, but I still want to shut those *ssholes in red up even more. However, boys and girls, let's concentrate on Nebraska.
 

Tucking sweaters and sweatshirts in your pants was big in the mid 60's
 




Harbaugh is interesting because he wins and he has so many idiosyncrasies. People are amazed a public figure would wear the same cheap a$$ clothes every day when he could afford much nicer things.
 


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