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Stanford-Wisconsin not exactly a matchup made in Rose Bowl heaven
The Rose Bowl pregame weather has been about as crummy as the seven combined losses for Stanford and Wisconsin. It's never good to make Dick Butkus, who made the game-clinching interception for Illinois in the 1964 game, slog through drenching rain...
Tags: Dick Butkus, Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten Conference, Oregon Ducks, College Sports
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Chris Dufresne's look at the season's college football bowl games
ESPN's "Octomom" family of networks hopes you enjoy this year's cavalcade of commercials and center snaps as it furiously tries to secure the two games it doesn't broadcast. Conspicuously missing from the lineup is Ohio State (12-0) vs. Louisiana Tech...
Tags: Boise State Broncos, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Michigan Wolverines, Purdue Boilermakers, Southeastern Conference
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Stanford marches, or plods, past Wisconsin to end Rose Bowl drought
Some people probably think quarterback Jim Plunkett led Stanford to its last Rose Bowl victory. It's understandable if memories are foggy, because it's been that long. It was actually Don Bunce, backed by the "Thunderchickens" defense, back in 1972....
Tags: Andrew Luck, Wisconsin Badgers, Stanford Cardinal, College Football, Football
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Wisconsin hits frustration trifecta in Rose Bowl
The Wisconsin Badgers slinked out of Pasadena again Tuesday, defeated for the third straight year in the Rose Bowl. The good news was, by now, they certainly know the backroads out of town. There was distinction in their 20-14 loss, but not the sort for...
Tags: Southeastern Conference, Big Ten Conference, College Sports, Oregon Ducks, Sports
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So Wisconsin's Curt Phillips doesn't throw much — he can manage
Curt Phillips was asked Thursday, by the only reporter interviewing him, how far he could walk outside his downtown hotel without being recognized. "The whole way," Phillips joked. San Diego? San Francisco? Las Vegas? "Wherever you want me to...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten Conference, Indiana Hoosiers, College Sports, ESPN (tv network)
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Coaching at Rose Bowl never gets old for Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez had trouble adjusting his chair at Saturday's Rose Bowl media day but eventually settled in without even spilling his coffee. Alvarez said no other adjustments would be necessary. "This has been easy," he said. "Just give me a whistle. I...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, World War II (1939-1945), Washington Huskies, College Football, Football
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The Wisconsin State Journal Tom Oates column
The Wisconsin State JournalYou have to applaud the University of Wisconsin for taking the non-conference scheduling ball and running with it now that the college football landscape has finally changed. Since the four-team playoff was approved and strength of schedule became a key...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Iowa State Cyclones, Michigan Wolverines, Southeastern Conference, Texas Longhorns
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Terps Trio: Big Ten schedule, previously scheduled games, road trips
Baltimore Sun reporters Don Markus and Jeff Barker and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Given the 2014 schedule announced Thursday by the Big Ten, how tough will Maryland’s road back...
Tags: Memorial Stadium, Michigan Wolverines, Virginia Cavaliers, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), College Sports
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Big Ten ADs eye stronger football schedules
Cupcakes are out. Compelling matchups are in. "We want to get out of the business," Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said, "of scheduling games that feel like scrimmages to our fans." To that end, the Big Ten will begin playing nine...
Tags: Pinstripe Bowl, Michigan Wolverines, Soldier Field, Big Ten Conference, College Sports
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18 holes with … Tim Beckman
Tim Beckman faced a dilemma on the 14th hole at Olympia Fields' North Course: lay up or try to fly it 160 yards from the right rough to clear the scrub area. "You know me," the Illinois football coach said. "I'm not going to play it dang short." At...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Jim Furyk, Northwestern Wildcats, Urban Meyer, The Players Championship
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Big Ten may shake up its bowl lineup
Tribune reporterNot to dis Mickey Mouse, but Big Ten officials know their fans don't want to go to Orlando every year. Or Tampa. Or Houston. There is one exception. "Pasadena," Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said. So to combat the bowl fatigue that affects...Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Northwestern Wildcats, Big Ten Conference, College Sports
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Big Ten bowl lineup might include Pinstripe, Holiday bowls
Detroit Free PressGeography is the new Big Ten buzzword. First it was the new 2014 football division names, embracing East and West, and now it's spilling into the revised bowl plan. As the Big Ten athletic directors meet Tuesday and today at the Sofitel hotel in...Tags: Pinstripe Bowl, Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten Conference, College Sports, Lucas Oil Stadium
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