by John Miller The Hoosiers (0-2, 0-0) look to recover from last week’s heartbreaking loss to Virginia by welcoming FCS opponent South Carolina State (1-1) to The Rock. Indiana showed great determination and no quit against Virginia by scoring 28 unanswered points to take an eight point lead late into the game. Unfortunately, as Hoosier [...]
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Purdue Ranked Higher Than IU in Recent U.S. News College Rankings
by Kyle Miller U.S. News released its national college rankings Monday and most notably Indiana University finished 13 spots behind Purdue University. Harvard and Princeton tied for the number one spot followed by Yale and Columbia, respectively. These rankings place universities in their rightful position based on three criterions: freshman retention, graduation rates and strength [...]
All Of The Lights On The Big Ten
By Amber Spruill There are plenty of games around the country to get you fired up for college football this weekend, but four of the most prestigious college football programs will battle in the Midwest on Saturday. Michigan, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Penn State will account for two of the Big Ten games; pitting the [...]
Breaking Down Hoosier Opponents: Indiana Hoping to Rebound Against Virginia
by John Miller Virginia’s mascot, CavMan To put it nicely, the Kevin Wilson era got off to a rocky start last Saturday. The Hoosiers (0-1, 0-0) were embarrassed at Lucas Oil Stadium by in state opponent Ball State 27-20. Indiana was dominated around the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and after [...]
Energy and Enthusiasm Key In Establishing Direction of Indiana Football
by Kyle Miller There is no quick remedy for changing the negative morale that has engulfed Indiana football for decades now. Coach Kevin Wilson is being asked to cure mononucleosis with Pepto-Bismol, and that degree of expectation is unfair to any first-year coach, especially in Bloomington. As I walked into Lucas Oil on Saturday, my [...]
Indiana In A State of Controversy Over Quarterbacks
by Kyle Miller Edward Wright-Baker and Caleb TerBush will start Saturday for Indiana and Purdue, respectively, and the Colts will start, well, we all know what that deal is. Indiana held an open competition; Purdue established a quarterback by process of elimination and the Colts are on a waitlist. Indiana The quarterback competition at Indiana [...]
College Football – NFL Football – New Posts Popping Up Everyday – I Love This!
by Kent Sterling With all my professional focus being correctly devoted to the evolution and execution of 101 ESPN and 101sports.com, this website that I poured a ton of energy into has languished just a bit. The writers ceased their efforts, and I posted every couple of weeks when I had some time at home [...]
Breaking Down Hoosier Opponents: New Era Kicks Off Against Ball State
by John Miller It’s time for another year of Breaking Down Hoosier Opponents! I had a lot of fun writing these articles last year and am looking forward to another season. If there is something new you would like to see added shoot me an email or post a comment below and I will attempt [...]
The Cases of Roger Clemens and “The U” Are Too Similar For Me
by Kyle Miller Between NCAA recruiting violations and the Steriod Era in baseball, sports news is becoming more than just box scores and recaps. Now we listen to lawyers, judges and trials to figure out the future of certain individuals and in some cases whole programs. These allegations and investigations are ruining sports. Baseball seems [...]
College Football – It’s Like Christmas Morning… In September! The Wait Is Over.
by Amber Spruill September inevitably brings what many dread: school and the crisp bite of an approaching fall. With a summer of uncertainty filled with NFL negotiations and NBA absurdness coming to an end, we can always count on college football to raise our spirits. Yes! College football is here. Just like nothing compares to [...]
