BigTenFever http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums This is a discussion forum and message board for The Big Ten Athletics conference en Sun, 26 May 2013 01:56:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/images/bullet/misc/rss.jpg BigTenFever http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums 2013 B1G Baseball Tournament http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16026&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 15:34:14 GMT Wednesday, May 22 12:05 p.m. Game 1: No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Illinois 3:35 p.m. Game 2: No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Michigan Thursday,... Wednesday, May 22
12:05 p.m. Game 1: No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Illinois
3:35 p.m. Game 2: No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Michigan

Thursday, May 23
12:05 p.m. Game 3: G1 loser vs. G2 loser
3:35 p.m. Game 4: No. 2 Ohio State vs. Highest Seed G1/2 Winner
7:05 p.m. Game 5: No. 1 Indiana vs. Lowest Seed G1/2 Winner

Friday, May 24
12:05 p.m. Game 6: G3 winner vs. G5 loser
3:35 p.m. Game 7: G6 winner vs. G4 loser
7:05 p.m. Game 8: G4 winner vs. G5 winner

Saturday, May 25
3:35 p.m. Game 9: G7 winner vs. G8 loser
7:05 p.m. Game 10: G8 winner vs. G9 winner

Sunday, May 26 (if necessary)
12:05 p.m. Game 11: G10 winner vs. G10 loser


All games are on BTN. ]]> Big Ten Forum HuskerFan http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16026 Ford Field eyed for bowl http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16025&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:20 GMT ---Quote--- The Detroit Lions are expected to create and operate a new bowl game at Ford Field starting in 2014, which would eliminate the Little...
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The Detroit Lions are expected to create and operate a new bowl game at Ford Field starting in 2014, which would eliminate the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl after this season, sources said Tuesday.

The Lions are in negotiations with the Big Ten to have a Big Ten team annually in the new bowl game in Detroit, sources said. The Big Ten's opponent would no longer be from the Mid-American Conference, a source said. A team from the ACC is the most likely opponent for the Big Ten, sources said.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/...wl-sources-say ]]> Big Ten Forum desertrat218 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16025 IU Baseball http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16024&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:00 GMT Is your 2013 regular season outright conference champs!!! First time this has happened since 1932! Is your 2013 regular season outright conference champs!!! First time this has happened since 1932! ]]> Indiana Hoosiers hoosiersbaby http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16024 Should more Big Ten schools consider installing real grass? http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16023&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 20:46:54 GMT This could help explain SEC success in the BCS with 3 of the 4 BCS bowl game playing surfaces being real grass. The only BCS bowl not played on real... This could help explain SEC success in the BCS with 3 of the 4 BCS bowl game playing surfaces being real grass. The only BCS bowl not played on real grass is the Sugar Bowl, which is always a home crowd for any SEC team.

Percentage of schools per conference that play their home games on real grass:
SEC-79%
ACC-71%
Pac 12-33%
Big 12-30%
Big Ten-29%
Sun Belt-10%
C-USA-8%
MWC-0%
MAC-0%

There are two main reasons for the disparity with reason #1 being the expense, which is much more costly to maintain than real grass. The other reason is weather, grass just doesn't grow up north in late fall.

The main point here is that many schools outside the SEC or ACC might play an entire season on artificial turf and then the biggest game of the year is on grass. For anyone that's ever played any sport, you realize there is a huge difference between grass and artificial turf.

So, should more Big Ten schools consider installing real grass? ]]> Big Ten Forum desertrat218 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16023 Any LOTTERY players out there? If so what all do you play? http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16022&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 19:43:43 GMT Any LOTTERY players out there? If so what all do you play? Well after the no win on Wednesday the POWERBALL jackpot jumped to $475M, well Thursday... Any LOTTERY players out there? If so what all do you play?

Well after the no win on Wednesday the POWERBALL jackpot jumped to $475M, well Thursday on the powerball.com it's already:

$550 Million $350.1 Million Cash Value, almost $1/2 BILLION

And that's with 2+ days to go! $600M? More? :eek:

Also here in OHIO the lottery sellers get 7 1/2% of the gross ticket sales with lines out the door...good for them. ]]> The Tailgate mjp28 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16022 Gordon to IU http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16021&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 02:01:55 GMT Evan Gordon is transferring to IU for his final season of eligibility. Younger brother of Eric, transferring from ASU. He's a 6'1'' guard who averaged 10 points last year and brings in much needed depth and experience at the guard spot.

He was a 3 star commit in 2009 to Liberty and averaged 14 points a game two seasons ago. And no, he did not consider Illinois :D ]]> Indiana Hoosiers hoosiersbaby http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16021 Joe Coleman transferring http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16020&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:13 GMT Sounds like it....? LINK (http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/207488111.html) ---Quote--- *Coleman has asked for his release, per team... Sounds like it....? LINK

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Coleman has asked for his release, per team source

The Gophers basketball squad should be one player lighter than expected next season.

A team source confirmed on Tuesday night that guard Joe Coleman has asked for his release from Minnesota following a coaching change that saw Richard Pitino replace Tubby Smith, the man who recruited the rising junior. An announcement is expected tomorrow.

The Minneapolis native, who averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 26.3 minutes a game last season, would be the first to transfer under Pitino's watch. For a team that is relatively thin coming into the 2013-14 season, this is not necessarily good news, although Pitino has been stocking up on backcourt players since taking office in April. Otherwise, the Gophers' guard corps includes Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins, reserve Maverick Ahanmisi and incoming recruits Daquein McNeil and Dre Mathieu. With Coleman gone, the Gophers would no longer have any Minnesotans on the roster, after boasting four last season.

Pitino and the staff had said previously that they didn't expect any transfers, but such occurrances are not uncommon following a coaching change.
]]> Minnesota Golden Gophers Drocks http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16020 Malik Smith transferring from FIU http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16019&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:34 GMT One of Pitino's players at FIU is following him up to Minnesota. Should be eligible this year, will be a senior, so scholarship will still be open. LINK

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New Gophers coach Richard Pitino has gotten three commitments in just more than a month's time.

Hours after news of Joe Coleman asking for his release late Tuesday evening, one of Pitino's former players at Florida International decided to jump on board.

Around 9:00 on Wednesday morning, guard Malik Smith tweeted the news, which he had been alluding to for days.

Smith will be eligible to play next season, a team source confirmed.

The guard played for Pitino last year at FIU, averaging 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 33.1 minutes a game. The 6-2, 170-pound rising junior is from Boston, originally.

Smith represents Pitino's third commitment -- all guards -- since the new Minnesota coach took over. Pitino has had de-commitments from the two recruits already on board from Tubby Smith's class -- Alvin Ellis (now at Michigan State) and Alex Foster (who reportedly was told the team was going in a different direction). If Coleman indeed transfers -- official word could come today -- the Gophers will still have two scholarships remaining.

Smith would likely be available immediately by way of the NCAA waiver that allows student-athletes to transfer if their current institution is banned from postseason play. It looks as if FIU, due to dismal academic scores (recorded mostly under the tenure of former coach Isiah Thomas) will lose those privileges.

Here is the full exception, taken straight from the NCAA bylaws:

On the recommendation of the Committee on Athletics Certification for a student-athlete who transfers to
a member institution to continue the student-athlete’s opportunity for full participation in a sport because
the student-athlete’s original institution, per Bylaw 22.3.3, is placed in a membership category that would
preclude the institution’s team in that sport from participating in postseason competition during all of the
remaining seasons of the student-athlete’s eligibility.
(Adopted: 1/16/93 effective 1/1/94)
]]> Minnesota Golden Gophers Drocks http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16019 MSU recruit pursues rap career http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16018&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 16:56:02 GMT Really.....? Got a lot of...]]>

Really.....? Got a lot of work to do I suppose, no time for ball :lol: ]]> Battleground Drocks http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16018 Alex Lewis to transfer to Nebraska http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16017&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 21:52:20 GMT ---Quote--- Offensive lineman Alex Lewis has decided to transfer from Colorado to Nebraska, according to the Rivals.com Cornhuskers website. Lewis,...
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Offensive lineman Alex Lewis has decided to transfer from Colorado to Nebraska, according to the Rivals.com Cornhuskers website.

Lewis, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound junior, started all 12 games at left guard for the Buffaloes in 2012. His father, Bill Lewis, was an All-American center for Nebraska in 1985 and played in the NFL from 1986 to '93.

"Just committing to the idea of transferring is a hard decision, but I just thought long and hard about it," Alex Lewis told HuskerOnline.com on Friday. "It's not an easy decision or one you can make overnight. It's something that's developed over time.

"Going on my visit to Nebraska, it reassured to me that I made the right decision. Just the people around the town are great and just the attitude around the sport of football is awesome. I love the passion there about winning and the passion around the team and how they work as a team. It's really exciting, and it's something that I enjoyed and it's something I'm looking forward to."

According to The Denver Post, Lewis did not participate in spring camp because of shoulder surgery he underwent Nov. 30.

Lewis' announcement follows that of former Colorado quarterback Nick Hirschman, who said Thursday that he will transfer to Akron.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/...llege-football


This looks like a solid pickup for Nebraska. ]]> Nebraska Cornhuskers desertrat218 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16017 Michigan to play Va. Tech in 2020, 2021 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16016&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 19:04:06 GMT http://mgoblog.com/content/m-play-vi...tech-2020-2021

Obviously waaaaaay down the road, but it's nice to know there will be a potentially legit non-conference opponent during those years. ]]> Michigan Wolverines geigerm http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16016 2013 B1G/ACC Challenge http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16015&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:05 GMT Matchups have been announced: LINK (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/84373/b1gacc-challenge-matchups-announced) *Tuesday,... Matchups have been announced: LINK

Tuesday, Dec. 3
Florida State at Minnesota
Illinois at Georgia Tech
Indiana at Syracuse
Michigan at Duke
Notre Dame at Iowa
Penn State at Pittsburgh

Wednesday, Dec. 4
Boston College at Purdue
Maryland at Ohio State
Miami, FL at Nebraska
North Carolina at Michigan State
Northwestern at North Carolina State
Wisconsin at Virginia ]]> Big Ten Forum Drocks http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16015 Gophers v. TCU Series in 2014-15 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16014&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 18:07:05 GMT LINK (http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/206443331.html) ---Quote--- *Gophers football announces home-and-home with TCU in 2014-15* After... LINK

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Gophers football announces home-and-home with TCU in 2014-15

After paying $800,000 to get out of a two-year football series with North Carolina last fall, the Gophers on Tuesday announced a new home-and-home series with TCU that will strengthen their 2014 and 2015 schedules, while bolstering their financial coffers, too.

The Gophers took North Carolina off their schedule for 2013 and 2014, replacing the Tar Heels with New Mexico State this fall in a widely criticized move that was designed to make it easier to reach a bowl game.

With the second half of the New Mexico State series not coming until 2018, the Gophers still had to replace the North Carolina game on their 2014 schedule. Spurred, in part, by the Big Ten’s desire to strengthen nonconference schedules, the Gophers reversed course, challenging a TCU team that moved to the Big 12 last season after going 47-5 over the previous four years. TCU had its own scheduling needs and agreed to deal that will help Minnesota financially twice:

• On Sept. 13, 2014, Minnesota will play at TCU. The Horned Frogs will pay the Gophers $500,000 for that game.

• On Sept. 5, 2015, TCU will play the Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium, and the Gophers won’t pay anything. In fact, Minnesota was previously scheduled to play South Dakota State on that date, but TCU agreed to take over that contract, which includes a $400,000 buyout for which Minnesota is no longer responsible.

“We are certainly excited about it,” said Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague. “[TCU] is a great opponent to bring to TCF Bank Stadium and also a great opponent to play on the road. So it’s a terrific deal financially, and we’re excited moving forward to have a great team on the schedule.”

With the four-team College Football Playoff coming in 2014, the Big Ten is determined to bolster nonconference schedules, adding more BCS [Bowl Championship Series] opponents and removing FCS [Football Championship Series] opponents.

In 2015, TCU will help the Gophers accomplish both goals. After years of dominating the Mountain West Conference, the Horned Frogs went 7-6 last year after moving to the Big 12.

“Honestly, we got lucky,” Teague said of the way scheduling the two games came together.

David Benedict, the Gophers executive associate athletic director, has a relationship with Texas Christian AD Chris Del Conte, dating to their time together in the Pac-12 Conference.

“I think a lot of it was timing,” Benedict said. “They needed a game. We needed a game, and I think we made a compelling case that for it to work out, it was going to have to be a positive situation for us.”

Under Coach Gary Patterson, TCU went 13-0 two years ago and defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Scheduling the Horned Frogs is a leap of faith for the Gophers after avoiding the Tar Heels.

“We made the North Carolina decision with the information we had at that time,” Teague said. “We provided a bit of a cushion and some breathing room for ‘13. But we went to a bowl game this year, [Coach Jerry Kill’s] doing a phenomenal job. And we feel like it’s time to put a BCS opponent back on the schedule.”

Asked how Kill feels about adding TCU, Teague said, “He’s on board, and we collaborate with him throughout the process. Scheduling is a difficult thing because you never know how good a team’s going to be when you play them, but he’s on board, and we’re moving forward and feel good about it.”
Basically ended up moving our BCS game a year while financially, I think it ends up breaking out pretty even, still lose out, but not as bad. Not the best PR getting rid of UNC, but good move getting TCU after that. ]]> Minnesota Golden Gophers Drocks http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16014 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - any puck heads here? http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16013&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 22:28:45 GMT 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - any puck heads here? GO PENGUINS! 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - any puck heads here?

GO PENGUINS! ]]> The Tailgate mjp28 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16013 Only 23 out of 228 public schools in NCAA D-I generated enough money -pay athleletics http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16012&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 22:21:39 GMT *NCAA member revenue, spending increase* Steve Berkowitz and Jodi Upton, USA TODAY Sports11:42 p.m. EDT May 1,... NCAA member revenue, spending increase

Steve Berkowitz and Jodi Upton, USA TODAY Sports11:42 p.m. EDT May 1, 2013

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...ments/2128147/

Major-college athletics departments increased the amount of money they generate by nearly $385 million in 2012, but they increased operational spending by more than $665 million, a USA TODAY Sports analysis finds.

Only 23 out of 228 public schools in NCAA Division I generated enough money to pay for athletics, a figure basically unchanged for three consecutive years.

In addition, subsidies for athletics in the form of student fees, school or state support rose dramatically in 2012 after the rate of increase had declined in the two previous years. Across the 228 schools, the amount of these subsidies rose by nearly $200 million compared with what the athletics programs received in 2011. That is the greatest year-over-year dollar increase in the subsidy total since USA TODAY Sports began collecting the finance information that schools annually report to the NCAA; the first year of those data covers the schools' 2004-05 fiscal year.

The data are now collected in conjunction with Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center.

In 2012, the subsidies for Division I programs totaled $2.3 billion -- keeping this as nearly a third of the money they spent.

This comes at a time when academic spending at many schools is declining or not increasing at the same pace as athletics spending, according to a report by the Delta Cost Project at the non-profit American Institutes for Research that was based on data from the Education Department and the athletics data collected by USA TODAY Sports.

Rising scholarship costs continued to play a major role in athletics spending increases in 2012, but outlays for coaching compensation rose faster. Spending on scholarships went up by 8.7%, spending on coaching compensation by 9.2%

This is the fifth time in the past six years that sports programs have added more to their annual operating expenses than they have to their revenues. And revenues generated from media rights deals, ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and donations all rose in 2012.

There were 11 schools whose athletics programs generated at least $100 million in 2012; there were nine such schools in 2011.

There were 10 schools whose athletics programs spent at least $100 million in 2012; there were seven such schools in 2011.

Texas led the nation in revenue and expense in 2012. It had $163.3 million in revenue – over $21 million more than the No. 2 school in both categories, Ohio State. Texas spent $138.3 million, Ohio State $124.4 million.

USA TODAY Sports, through open-records requests, has compiled a database of the schools' financial reports to the NCAA. Overall, Division I public schools spent nearly $7.4 billion on athletics in 2012.

The NCAA benchmark for whether a program is financially self-sufficient is generated revenues minus expenses. There were 22 self-sufficient schools in both 2011 and 2010. There were 14 such schools in 2009, 25 in 2008. ]]> The Tailgate mjp28 http://www.bigtenfever.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16012