by Jim Johnson | Nov 12, 2017 | College Football
With only two weeks remaining in the college football regular season, some BIG questions have been answered, but some still remain. Let’s look at a few of them.ANSWER: Wisconsin will play in the BIG Championship game. The Badgers officially clinched first place in the...
by Jim Johnson | Nov 5, 2017 | College Football
Last week, unable to come up with a particularly snazzy closing to my column, I wrote what I figured was a throwaway line, “Next week I’ll look back and see how much of this week’s column got overrun by events, and preview the Michigan State-Ohio State showdown.” Turn...
by Jim Johnson | Oct 29, 2017 | College Football
Remember what I wrote last week about how tough the BIG defenses were? Never mind. This week, half of the BIG teams scored at least 31 points, and two of the games could legitimately be called shootouts. Go figure.Amazingly, one of those shootouts took place in...
by Jim Johnson | Oct 22, 2017 | College Football
This week, the BIG defenses showed their muscle, but part of the reason they never rest is that most of the offenses don’t stay on the field long enough for them to get any rest. A series of futile offensive efforts combined with staunch defense to produce more low...
by Jim Johnson | Oct 15, 2017 | College Football
Last week featured three top ten teams falling, but all was quiet in BIG football, where all of the top teams took care of business. This gives us the opportunity to look toward the upcoming stretch run in conference play.Here are the key games coming up that will...