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Iowa And Illinois: A Tale of Two Programs

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It just depended upon which side of the Mississippi you were. Specifically, I am referring to Coach Kirk Ferentz' University of Iowa program ...

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Richard Steffens commented on Iowa And Illinois: A Tale of Two Programs

Couldn't agree more, Al. And I almost have to laugh when I think back to when Kirk's Hawkeyes beat Zook's Gators & even late in the...

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Conor Lauerman commented on The Big Ten All-Decade Football Rankings

Penn State has to be 3 over Wisconsin.

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Jay David commented on The Big Ten All-Decade Football Rankings

You absolutely have to put Penn State number two. They have two of the top five teams the Big Ten has produced this decade and quite...

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  You're the man for that comment, Mike.
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  Good God! Leave it to Beaver! Only a PSU fan cannot grasp what this whole article...

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Jacob Diefenthaler commented on The Big Ten All-Decade Football Rankings

This is very accurate. The only team who seem to be very good almost every year was the Buckeyes. They made 8 BCS bowls in 10...

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Mike S commented on Best Player Ever: Big Ten and Notre Dame

USC's Brian Cushing also started in four Rose Bowl games.

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  I read he played in all four but was only a starter for his last 3....

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Faygo Kid commented on Best Player Ever: Big Ten and Notre Dame

Enjoyed this. Good to see so many old timers. Could have picked George Webster over Bubba, but not to quibble here.

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  They were awesome in the '60s with Duffy as coach, greatly because the southern schools didn't...
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  Yeah, Bubba was from Texas. His dad was a high school football coach. Wish they could...

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adam biggers commented on The Big Ten All-Decade Football Rankings

If I'm not mistaken, Greg Jones was Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in both 2008 and 2009. Nice write-up nontheless.

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  Jared Odrick was the coaches pick for Defensive POY in 2009, Jones was the media's pick....
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  Dan, I knew I was at least half right on that one. I didn't want to...

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Stix Symmonds commented on Iowa And Illinois: A Tale of Two Programs

Nice article. I think this really shows that talent isn't everything. Iowa gets knocked for not bringing in very many four or five star recruits. However,...

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  Thanks. You know the line: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

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Michael Maxwell commented on Iowa And Illinois: A Tale of Two Programs

Real good take on two programs going quickly in opposite directions. I veiw IL as one of Iowa's big rivals - too bad they don't play...

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