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Jan 05 2009

Gophers jump to #19 in the coaches poll

Posted by: JF in Big Ten, Gopher Basketball, Louisville, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes, Purdue, Rankings

Minnsota is between Xavier and Butler.

Other teams of note:

#12 Michigan State

#14 Purdue

#21 Louisville

Others receiving votes:

#28 Michigan

#30 Ohio State, who perhaps, should take losses a little more seriously. (Shameless attempt to get a link from a well read and commented on blog, let’s see if this works!)

#32 Illinois

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Nov 19 2008

The Blogosphere Previews the Big Ten

Posted by: JF in Big Ten Preview, Gopher Basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana University, Iowa Hawkeyes, Links, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Northwestern Wildcats, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue, Wisconsin Badgers

A few of you may remember what can only be described, in the words of the kids these days, my “Epic Fail” of a Big Ten Preview last year. Not only did I begin my preview half way through the season, but I started with the worst teams first, and didn’t bother finishing it. While I was proud of what could only be described as the most in-depth preview of Northwestern and Penn State by a completely uninformed and disinterested (sorry fans of bad basketball teams named after large felines) blogger, it was not going to get the job done this year. So instead of an “Epic Fail,” I’m going for moderate success. I have scoured the Blogosphere to find as many team and conference previews as I could. They are organized by team, and the links go to various sites. As you’ll see, the vast majority of team previews are from bloggers who actually are knowledgeable about the teams of which they write. The internet is a big place, and I am sure there are other previews out there. Let me know in the comments what I missed and I will be happy to add them to the list.