Author Archives: chitownblue

Big Ten Hoops is All Cain and Abel

Posted on January 19, 2012 by chitownblue

Any recent fan of Big Ten athletics is undoubtedly familiar with the senseless pap that gets thrown around in the name of the conference. Something about the rust-belt Midwestern sprawl of the conference prompts senseless talking-heads to ascribe a slew … Continue reading →

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Big Ten Hoops Examines the Disappointments

Posted on January 9, 2012 by chitownblue

At the start of the year, we pegged the Wisconsin Badgers and Purdue Boilermakers – two teams that had spent most of the past four years at the top of the conference, as second and third in the conference, respectively. … Continue reading →

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Big Ten Hoops Gets Confusing

Posted on January 3, 2012 by chitownblue

Under Bo Ryan, Wisconsin was 160-12 on the home floor at the Kohl Center. Ten of those twelve losses were to ranked opponents. Wisconsin was 12-2, with both losses coming against top 10 squads, including two dominating wins over UNLV … Continue reading →

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