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QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 29, 2010 -> 12:55 PM) Big 12 needs to ratchet up pursuit of Notre Dame. Eww. Really?

First offensive play Riley O'Toole (Illinois commit) 44 yards for a TD to a D1 WR prospect. WWS is just too good.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 27, 2010 -> 12:42 AM) Why arent there refs under the goal post? I dont think that call was right, Ill take it but that seemed really wrong. Yeah the lack of quality replays on that FG was annoying. I thought it was good too as much as I wanted it to be a miss.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 24, 2010 -> 11:43 AM) Is K-state really as good as they were ranked? I havent been overly impressed by them so far. Yeah I have the same feeling. K State is awful to watch though, so it's hard to tell how much of that makes them look bad. I think the thing with Duke is they returned so much of their team that they are more settled than some of the younger teams. It makes sense for them to look better now because they have fewer growing pains than some of the other top teams.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 07:37 PM) Dan, who do you write for? I freelance for the Herald up in Lake County during football. The answer changes depending on the sport, but for football I've been freelancing for the Patch.com sites in the area. They just started in the Chicago area this fall and are still starting new ones. I have to take pictures at the same time, which is a pain, but they pay a little better.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 07:42 AM) Ya, it's a 10 game season up here as well. The championships in each class are already set though and will take place this weekend. 9 games actually with 5 playoff rounds.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2010 -> 11:40 PM) Ya, I went to three I believe and honestly, I agree with what you said. Earl has a really good arm, no accuracy whatsoever though. I never left any of the games thinking that they were one of the best teams in the state but they just kept on winning up until Maine South last weekend. Yeah he got talked up a lot in the papers, but I think it was just because he's 6'6". Salata is a star though. Nice kid too.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 09:20 PM) I see you made sure to make this thread the week after Stevenson was eliminated. Still got that W over Lake Zurich earlier in the season, so take that Sonik. I covered a couple Stevenson games this year and they really didn't impress me. I'm surprised they got as far as they did. Earl really isn't a good QB.

I think it's still a ways off. I have a feeling the coaches will try to convince him to come back.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 10:19 PM) Can't wait to hear what Pelini has to say for Nebraska after that game. It's pretty clear the Big 12 refs were told not to let Nebraska win at any cost as punishment for leaving. That was about as blatant as it can be. Well yes. I'm still going to enjoy it though haha.

Iowa's offensive line is really bad. Weird to see that.

Northwestern puts up the most pathetic defensive performance I've seen in a long time. 300+ rushing yards to a mediocre offense?

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:57 PM) This has nothing to do with it. It's about fans of Big Ten teams thinking they are superior when they are on about the same level if not lower than the Big 12. Hey! The Big 12 is loaded this year. Four teams in the top 20 of both polls and Texas isn't one of them (because Texas is almost always overrated).

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 02:35 PM) Conferences going 6-6 kind of defeats the purpose of a challenge. Find a couple teams to play twice then.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) Eliminate a bad team like the ACC will do since only 11 can play. They can't change that?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 01:05 PM) What do his AFL walks look like? He had 22 in 57.1 IP this year. Definitely not as bad as you mentioned. He has 15 K to 0 BB in 9 AFL IP. Control has never been a red flag for him. I like Carter. His velocity starting touching the upper 90s in the bullpen. I think he could be a solid guy for us in a year or two.

What's the Big Ten gonna do when they add Nebraska? This year is probably the Big Ten's last chance to win the challenge because Nebraska won't ever win a game.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 15, 2010 -> 08:54 AM) Illinois -7 @ Northwestern. WTF? I know they have a freshman QB making his first QB start, but really??? You don't understand. Persa is at least 85% of the offense. If Illinois loses, Zook really should be fired. I still think he's done a fair enough job to stay on board this year, but losing to a Persa-less NU would be dreadful. QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 16, 2010 -> 09:20 PM) I like the jerseys too. Loved the combat uniforms from last year. The U ones look nice this year too. Too bad the team blows. Yeah the pro combats are fantastic. I hope Mizzou can bring back theirs from last year. It was awesome.

This kind of domination from Escobar has to mean something. Yes, it's Arizona, but this is coming from a guy most say has a weak bat.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 3, 2010 -> 01:05 PM) And why does he do that? Because KW keeps finding legitimate value by stealing guys who perform well in the AFL. It has actually been a successful strategy. If he didn't have him already...Escobar is the kind of guy KW might try to steal as a throw-in in some deal because he had a good year in the AFL. Tyler Flowers? Whoops. I'm not saying it's a bad strategy, but it hasn't been overwhelmingly positive.

Escobar is having a stud fall. Hopefully it turns into some trade value. I'm a believer in him, but we are just better and still young throughout the infield.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 2, 2010 -> 07:21 AM) Any info on that lower division of the AFL? Wasn't Thompson supposed to be playing in that? I've been looking. I should send something to Gonzales on twitter. He has been covering it for both Chicago teams I think.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 2, 2010 -> 11:46 AM) Naturally, Iowa State still controls its destiny in the Big 12 North as we roll into game ten of the season. All Iowa State needs to do is win two home games and at Colorado, and they go to the final Big 12 Championship game. Maybe we'll get lucky and get to face Zac Lee again. Seriously though, if Iowa State can go 2-1 the rest of the year (a win over Colorado, and a split of Mizzou/Nebraska in Ames), how long til Paul Rhoads is mentioned for bigger and better jobs? EDIT: And, now, apparently, Taylor Martinez went from being probable against ISU to having a "shot" to play against ISU, according to Pelini. We are his dad's alma mater, after all, so I guess he really wants to play. If you beat Nebraska I might run down to Ames on foot to thank every Iowa State fan I see. There was a post on Rock M Nation about the final Nebraska game and what it means to lose them as a rival, etc. This is my favorite part that a lot of people on here will come to realize is 100% dead on:

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 2, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) Iowa State may still get an eligible Royce White this year. Also had 3 top 50 recruits on campus on Saturday... Get your s*** back together so the new Big 12 can be completely loaded for basketball. With the two joker programs leaving, there won't be many/any off days in conference play.

I think you miss Mallett more than Carr. The transfers away from Michigan were the bigger initial problem than who was coaching.