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...
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...
