by Sean Szymczak Download the PDF below to check out the most thorough & accurate depth chart out there! The depth chart breaks down the three-deep for every single position. It also provides a grade for each position group. The grade is based on a variety of factors, including experience, star power, overall depth, and…
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Big Ten Post-Spring Tiered Power Rankings
by Sean Szymczak Spring practice has wrapped up across the country. The spring transfer poral window is officially closed. Rosters are just about finalized. We are now officially in the dead zone of college football until Big Ten Media Days kick off at the end of July. It’s a perfect time to take a pulse…
Report Card: How the Top 15 Big Ten Prospects Fit With Their New Team
by Sean Szymczak After months of speculation, analysis, and predictions, the NFL Draft came and went in the blink of an eye. The Big Ten and its new members saw players fly off the board all weekend long. At one point, 7 of the 12 players drafted were from schools playing in the Big Ten…
Premature Power Rankings – Super 16 for the 2024-25 College Basketball Season
by Jordan Beckley Welcome to the 2nd Annual Premature Power Rankings! Immediately after the National Championship buzzer sounds all the major publications will release their Way-Too-Early Power Rankings, but I finished prematurely! Nice. Still a good joke a year later. Besides the catchy Title or beating the crowd, the reason I do this to avoid…
Four Stats that Could Decide Who Makes the Final Four
Four counting stats to keep an eye on that could decide the four Elite Eight games. by Jordan Beckley Sometimes wins and losses can be explained by one stat in the box score. Team X hit 20 threes. Team Y grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. Team Z committed 23 fouls. It’s reductive, but it can be…
2024 Big Ten QB Battles to Watch This Spring
by Sean Szymczak Built on defenses and dominating the line of scrimmage, the Big Ten rarely boasts the country’s best quarterbacks. While there is some great potential in Big Ten QB rooms in 2024, there are seemingly just as many question marks. Half of the 18-team conference has a quarterback competition to monitor this spring….
8 Unanswered Questions after the 1st Weekend of March Madness
A chalky first weekend has left us with an awesome Sweet 16 lineup and even more unanswered questions. Here are my picks for the 8 biggest ones. by Jordan Beckley 1. Will Kentucky Fire Coach Calipari? One of the few big upsets of the first round in this year’s tournament was Jack Gohlke and Oakland…
Breaking Down March Madness Matchups & Expectations for All 6 Big Ten Teams
Selection Sunday has come and went. You’ve probably already filled out your bracket, but what should you expect of your favorite team in Round 1 and beyond? I tell you how to feel. I’m sure you will agree. by Jordan Beckley Purdue vs. 16) Montana State/Grambling State, Friday 7:25 ET on TBS We all remember…
My Love/Hate List for 2024 March Madness
Simple concept. Four 5-12 seeds I Love. Four top 16 seeds I hate. One from Each Bracket. March Madness games start Thursday at noon. Pick wisely. by Jordan Beckley So, I did this same concept last year and well I was pretty good at it. My Love list was no.6 seed Creighton (made Elite Eight),…
The Floor Slap’s (Unofficial) All Big Ten Teams Ballot
It’s the final day of Big Ten play, so it’s time for my unofficial ballot for all three All Big Ten teams. Who get’s the final First Team slot? Who is Nebraska’s All conference performer? What teams deserve two representatives? by Jordan Beckley Originally, I was going to do an entire awards ballot for the…