by Sean Szymczak For the first time in the history of The Game, Ohio State and Michigan will both enter their matchup undefeated in consecutive years (barring a monumental upset this weekend). That tells you how great these two programs are, as well as how mediocre the rest of the conference has been playing. Iowa…
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6 Goldilocks Takes for Week 1 of CBB: Too Hot, Too Cold or Just Right?
In place of an observations article from the first week of Big Ten Basketball, let’s rate six overreactions. Are these Hot Takes: Too Hot, Too Cold or Just Right? by Jordan Beckley The first week of College Basketball is usually supposed to suck. Normally, you watch your team clean up 1 or 2 games against…
Week 12 College Football Top 25
by Sean Szymczak Week 12 was another entertaining one in college football. Some of the highlights: Michigan downed Penn State, whose offense took the day off. Washington squeaked by Utah in a thriller at home. Georgia & Alabama both made emphatic statements in dominant victories. Florida State once again struggled with a team they were…
Big Ten Head Coaches & Coordinators on the Hot Seat
by Sean Szymczak Two weeks remain in the college football regular season. As sad of a fact as that is, it means it’s time for teams to reassess their coaching staffs. While I’d be shocked if there is more than a couple head-coaching changes in the Big Ten this off-season, there are plenty of coordinators…
The Floor Slap’s Big Ten Betting Guide – Week 11
by Jordan Beckley and Sean Szymczak What a horrible week. I mean the football was great! But man did we take some losses. Sean went 3-4 in his Big Ten picks and Jordan went 1-6 his picks. Gulp. We flipped our normal week of doing well in Big Ten bets and missing on out of…
2023 Big Ten Basketball Tipoff Power Rankings with Conference Win Totals
College Basketball is here! As we kickoff the season, we are revealing our first power rankings and to make it more fun I made up conference win totals for every Big Ten Team. So starting from the bottom lets rank each program and predict whether they hit their over on win totals! Stick around for…
Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 11
by Sean Szymczak Just when we thought the Big Ten West race was getting juicy, the entire division decided they were better off letting Iowa be the ones to get their skulls beat in by the Big Ten East champ. Michigan State, Indiana, and Illinois pulled off huge upsets over Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to…
Week 11 College Football Top 25
by Sean Szymczak Week 11 didn’t disappoint. Washington outscored USC in an instant classic. Texas downed Kansas State in OT after leading 17-0 late in the 2nd quarter. Alabama made a statement against LSU. Oregon State cemented themselves as a legitimate Pac-12 contender. Georgia escaped a challenge from Missouri. Oklahoma fell to their rival in…
My Preseason Big Ten Awards Ballot
It is officially tip-off time for the 2023-24 College Basketball Season. Start it off by reading my exhaustive Ballot for real awards like 3 All-Big Ten teams, All-Freshman Team, and more. Plus my ballot for fake awards like Hunter Dickinson Award for Most-Hated Player, All-Transfer Team, All-Glue Team among others. Enjoy my manifesto on this…
Kevin Willard overachieved in Year One. Now, Come Expectations.
Previewing the 2023-24 Maryland Basketball Season In the month of October, The Floor Slap will be launching our College Basketball Preview. We will be previewing all 14 Big Ten Teams, making predictions, covering the biggest storylines across the country and more! Follow @thefloorslap to stay up to date on all our Basketball coverage before the…