by Jordan Beckley Jerome Tang passed all the tests in Year 1. After a rough ending to the Bruce Weber era, Kansas State turned to Jerome Tang and hired him to be a head coach for the first time at the collegiate level. Tang left his National Title winning associate head coaching job at Baylor…
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2023 College Football Preseason Top 25
by Sean Szymczak Let me start by saying that preseason polls are stupid. They try to create narratives around teams that are often inaccurate or based solely on opinion. Perceptions of teams are often built from preseason expectations, muddying how we evaluate teams and quality of wins & losses. This can be harmful to schools…
2023 Big Ten Football Projected Standings
by Sean Szymczak The race for the 2023 Big Ten Championship should be one of the most competitive conference races in all of college football. The Big Ten East is the best division in the country with Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State all thinking CFP. Maryland looks to take another step under Mike Locksley…
Observations from all 7 Big Ten Foreign Tours
by Jordan Beckley Foreign tours offer a glimpse of what is to come for the next season in college basketball. Sometimes it can provide hints for breakout players, starting lineups and even play style changes. Often the foreign tour games mean nothing! Let’s breakdown what we saw from the 7 Big Ten Teams overseas even…
Mick Cronin is Going Abroad
by Jordan Beckley Mick Cronin has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in his first four years at UCLA. With the core he built his early success on all gone, Mick is following a rival coach’s strategy in an attempt to continue winning in Westwood. Conference Realignment has shaken up the College sporting world. While…
One Position Battle to Watch for Every Big Ten Basketball Team
by Jordan Beckley The Summer is great for many things. It’s great for beach vacations and being on the water. Summer is the time for blockbuster movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer. Perhaps most importantly, Summer is the best time of year to think about your favorite team and worry about that one position you’re weak…
The Biggest Key to Every Big Ten Team’s Success
by Sean Szymczak Illinois: RB Production Chase Brown the driving force behind Illinois’ offense last season. He accounted for 62% of the team’s carries and 72% of the team’s total rush yards. His replacements – Reggie Love III and Josh McCray – had a combined 372 yards on 4.2 yards per carry. The Illini can’t…
The 5 Most Interesting Teams for the 2023 College Football Season
by Jordan Beckley We are 24 days away from when Nebraska travels to Minnesota to kickoff Big Ten College football. Just three more Saturdays until CFB is back. That day can’t come soon enough. While we wait impatiently, I wanted to write about my 5 most interesting teams (one from each power 5 conference) for…
Ed Cooley’s Big Move
by Jordan Beckley Ed Cooley took a leap of faith and left Providence to coach Georgetown. To Friar faithful, it was a betrayal. To Hoya fans, Cooley brings promise. For Ed Cooley, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Big East has dominated the offseason storylines in College Basketball. One story is UConn…
2023 Big Ten Football Tiers
by Sean Szymczak Championship Contenders Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan For the majority of the past couple decades, Ohio State has been the only team that could legitimately call themselves a national title contender. Michigan joined OSU at the top of the conference a couple years ago. Now, for the first time since the Joe…