by Sean Szymczak The Big Ten delivered some classically ugly football in week 6. Iowa vs Michigan State, Rutgers vs Wisconsin, & Nebraska vs Illinois were both defensive slug fests with sloppy offensive play. Michigan topped last week’s demolition of Nebraska for its best performance of the season. Maryland proved to be a worthy adversary…
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Biggest Storylines in the ACC for the 2023-24 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 season tips off on November 5th….
Week 7 College Football Top 25
by Sean Szymczak Week 6 was another incredible day of college football. We saw a monumental meltdown in Miami, a referee-assisted win for the Tide, a tale of two halves in Columbus, a signature statement by Georgia, and some harrowing defense for Jack Harlow and his hometown Cardinals. Am I forgetting anything else? Oh, yeah….
Ben Johnson and the Gophers aren’t Rowing the Boat
Previewing the 2023-24 Minnesota 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…
The Floor Slap’s Big Ten Betting Guide – Week 6
by Jordan Beckley and Sean Szymczak Since when did we start calling Bye Weeks as teams being “idle?” This week I really noticed how the broadcasts were saying teams on bye like Ohio State were “idle this week.” Do we really need another term for bye week? I get that week 0 teams like Notre…
Ohio State hit Rock Bottom. Can Chris Holtmann carry the Buckeyes out of it?
Previewing the 2023-24 Ohio State 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…
Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 6
by Sean Szymczak Blowouts by Michigan and Penn State in week 5 reaffirmed the staggering edge the Big Ten East has over the West. Even in a week where they didn’t play, Wisconsin seemed to tighten its grip on that division thanks to woeful performances elsewhere. The gap between Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State…
The Badgers Should be Back to Winning the Wisconsin Way
Previewing the 2023-24 Wisconsin 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…
Week 6 College Football Top 25
by Sean Szymczak Another week down, another fantastic day of college football. We have the same top 10 teams, but in a slightly different order. Michigan and Texas made statements with start-to-finish domination. Georgia and Washington showed some signs of vulnerability. Oregon State stayed in the Pac-12 race while Utah is left dreaming of Cam…
Dennis Gates is the Hottest Coach in America
by Jordan Beckley If you aren’t familiar with Dennis Gates’ game by now, you will be soon. The second year coach for Missouri just put a bow on his first year by cementing a top flight recruiting class after already making the NCAA tournament. He hopes to buck the trend of previous coaches of the…