Kristofer Green Article Archive

  1. Bleacher Creature Top 25: The Time for a Playoff Is Now...Seriously!

    Only a few weeks remain in the college football regular season, and the race for the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena couldn't be any closer...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 10 days ago 178 reads 12 comments

  2. Illinois and Ron Zook Understand Each Other, How To Lose

    CHAMPAIGN, IL—Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was three years old when Illinois coach Ron Zook began his coaching career at Murray State, five years old when Zook left Murray State for ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 11 days ago 174 reads 5 comments

  3. Debating the Big Ten Title: Ohio State and Iowa Collide...Blogger Style

    With the Big Ten game of the year right around the corner, two die hard fans got together to debate the merits of their two teams. Bret Feddern, a self-admitted Hawkeye Nerd on IowaHawkeyes...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 15 days ago 366 reads 6 comments

  4. Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 11): Buckeyes and Hawkeyes Battle for the Big Ten

    The Big Ten Championship or at least the Rose Bowl participant will be decided when the Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Columbus to face the Ohio State Buckeyes...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 16 days ago 245 reads 4 comments

  5. Ohio State, Pryor Will Use Tressel-Ball To Defeat the Hawkeyes

    Can one sack by Northwestern's Corey Wootton (and the subsequent injury to Iowa's comeback quarterback Ricky Stanzi) really turn the Hawkeyes into a bunch of pushovers? A group that seemingly ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 16 days ago 239 reads 2 comments

  6. Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Let the Lobbying Begin

    It has become apparently clear, barring a minor miracle, that the winner of the SEC championship game featuring Florida and Alabama will meet the Big XII champion Texas Longhorns in Pasadena for the BCS National Championship Game...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 17 days ago 75 reads 10 comments

  7. Ohio State In Control of the Big Ten Title: A Topsy-Turvy Day In The Big Ten

    The Big Ten's topsy-turvy day has come to an end. No. 4 Iowa saw it's magical run come to an end at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats; Illinois continued its renaissance by holding on to ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 20 days ago 518 reads 10 comments

  8. Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 10): Gearing Up For The Battle for Second Place?

    The stage is set for another epic showdown in the Big Ten between title contenders Ohio State and Penn State this weekend...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 23 days ago 346 reads 6 comments

  9. Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Remember the Longhorns

    The top two teams in last week's poll (that played), Florida and Texas, both showed complete domination over their opponents on Saturday, winning by 24 and 27 points respectively...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 25 days ago 71 reads 9 comments

  10. Big Ten Power Rankings: Hawks, Nits, and Bucks Push For the Title

    The Hawkeyes got a touchdown with no time remaining to go 8-0 for the first time in school history. The Nittany Lions, led by another brilliant performance from quarterback Darryl Clark, put the Wolverines in their place...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 177 reads 16 comments

  11. Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Gators Back On Top...Barely

    Since the Gators hoisted the crystal football in Miami in January, Florida (and their Heisman winning quarterback) have been the odds on favorites of just about everyone to repeat as National Champions this season...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 104 reads 5 comments

  12. Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: Iowa, Cincy On The Move

    Last week we talked about the Saturday upset and about how it had become common this season. Then came yet another series of upsets...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 68 reads 1 comments

  13. Big Ten Power Rankings Week Eight: Iowa Has Its Eye on the Prize

    In the first edition of the Big Ten Power Rankings, the members of the Big Ten roundtable forecasted a situation where five teams would battle to the end for the Big Ten crown...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 569 reads 2 comments

  14. Big Ten Power Rankings (Week Seven): Log Jam at the Top and Bottom

    The Big Ten title race is starting to get interesting. Despite spotting the Wolverines seven points less than a minute into the game, Iowa held off a pesky Michigan squad to go 6-0 on the season, ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 379 reads 0 comments

  15. The Bleacher Creature College Football Poll: The Hokies Stalk the Big Three

    The Saturday upset has become a weekly tradition so far this season. The state of Oklahoma is the home of the first two victims. First, the Sooners stumbled at Jerry's World against the Cougars of Brigham Young...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 223 reads 17 comments

  16. Wisconsin at a Crossroads: Can the Badgers Bounce Back?

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — This wasn't how Bret Bielema imagined his Saturday afternoon would go.Bielema's Badgers came into the Horseshoe on Saturday confident, sporting a 5-0 record, and expecting ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 246 reads 15 comments

  17. Big Ten Previews and Predictions: Buckeyes and Hawkeyes on Upset Alert?

    Big Ten conference play continued last week offering a slew of exciting match-ups. The Spartans won bragging rights over in-state rival Michigan for the second consecutive year, Minnesota battled ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 273 reads 13 comments

  18. Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 6): Buckeyes and Badgers and Hawkeyes, Oh My!

    After five weeks, the Big Ten title race is starting to take shape and the games that will decide the 2009 champion are beginning to become more and more clear...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 319 reads 3 comments

  19. The Bleacher Creature College Football Poll, Week Six: The Tide Is High

    The first edition of the 2009 Bleacher Creature College Football Poll offers some twists on the recognized college football polls...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 313 reads 30 comments

  20. The Triumphant Return Of The Bleacher Creature College Football Poll

    The Bleacher Creature College Football Poll is back! The major college football polls have all seemingly lost their minds when it comes to ranking college football's top teams. Each poll has had shocking and somewhat embarrassing lapses in judgment...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 439 reads 12 comments

  21. Big Ten Previews and Predictions: Week Five

    The Big Ten began conference play last week. Iowa got a huge win in State College, the Buckeyes got their second consecutive shut-out against a supposed high powered offense, Wisconsin looked ...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 827 reads 28 comments

  22. Big Ten Power Rankings, Week Five: Iowa Hawkeyes Make Statement Nation Can See

    For the third time in as many weeks, the BR Big Ten Pollsters have named a new number one team. After quieting the "White House" in State College, the Iowa Hawkeyes vault up the rankings, supplanting Ohio State and Penn State as the top dog...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 749 reads 20 comments

  23. Big Ten Catechism: Four Pressing Questions After Four Weeks

    It is hard to believe that the college football season is in its fifth week. It seems like just yesterday we were prognosticating about the out come of the season before it had even began...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about about 1 month ago 368 reads 4 comments

  24. Ohio State's Coleman Suspended, No Punishment for Illinois' Sanni After Punch

    The Big Ten Conference office today suspended Ohio State senior safety and captain Kurt Coleman for one game. Coleman will not travel with the Buckeyes to Bloomington to face Indiana on Saturday...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 2 months ago 860 reads 34 comments

  25. Pat Fitzgerald Taking Northwestern Wildcats To Finishing School

    Evanston, Illinois—Once again the Wildcats were in position to win the game. Northwestern, led by quarterback Mike Kafka battled in the third quarter to come back from an 11 point deficit to lead 24-21 at the end of third quarter...

    Kristofer Green Written by Kristofer Green about 2 months ago 82 reads 0 comments

 


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