by Jim Johnson | Oct 8, 2017 | College Football
The BIG is not known for their high-scoring, highlight filled games, but this week was particularly notable for tough defense and sloppy or completely missing offense, with some bad weather thrown in.The story line going into the week was whether the four Top 10 teams...
by Jim Johnson | Oct 1, 2017 | College Football, Terps Football
This was a fairly calm week for BIG football. The teams at the top took care of business against teams near the bottom, and teams in the middle slugged it out.Penn State showed Indiana right away they were not going to win in Happy Valley when Saquon Barkley took the...
by Jim Johnson | Sep 24, 2017 | College Football
I’ve made a living most of my life trying to produce numbers that give a clear picture of the success or failure of a business entity. I would be fired if I produced numbers that lied as badly as the ones in two of the key BIG games on Saturday.There is no clearer...
by Jim Johnson | Sep 17, 2017 | College Football
Last weekend was mostly a series of dress rehearsals for BIG teams, and they largely stuck to the scripts, winning 9 of 11. Here’s a fewRUTGERS WINS! RUTGERS WINS! OH MY GOD, RUTGERS WINS! I was astonished when the Scarlet Knights went into their game with Morgan...
by Jim Johnson | Sep 10, 2017 | College Football
Opening week of college football season saw the Big 10 stake a claim to the title of the best conference in the land. This past week, however, brought to mind the favorite line of that renowned philosopher of the sport, Lee Corso—not so fast my friend! Yeesh, there...
