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Covering Big Ten sports and Midwestern culture without fear, favor, or journalism degrees.

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Sorry, USC fans. Your mascot origin story is kinda dumb.

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The USC Trojans Have the Dumbest Mascot Origin Story in the Big Ten
No, for real. It's even sillier than the Wisconsin Badgers story.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Sure, you know the Purdue Harbor from 2009. But do you know the story of the OG Harbor?

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The Original Purdue Harbor, 1947: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Abandon all hope, ye who enter Purdue Harbor.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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We've been quietly running previews of every goddang Big Ten team. Unfortunately, I've been shit at posting them here. Get it together, Sherman!

BASKETBALL PREVIEW MEGATHREAD TIME! #cbb

In reverse order of last season's rankings, we lead off with:
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Come watch some B1G basketball with us! Beers are in the cooler out back.

#cbb

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Big Ten Basketball: November 4 Recaps, Previews, and Open Thread
Some rough looking teams last night. Purdue, Iowa, and Oregon debut tonight.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We've got another team preview! This time it's the Michigan State Spartans and Izzo's 30th (!!) season.

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#cbb
B1G Basketball Previews 2026: Michigan State Spartans
I'm 70, I can wear whatever I want.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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College basketball season approaches! Let's talk Big Ten coaches, including which clipboard-toting boss you'd want for the next decade.

#cbb

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B1G Hoops Preview: Let's Talk Coaches
Some random, semi-informed thoughts about the guys who hold the clipboards
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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@syntherella.bsky.social Hello! are you still operating the #CBB feed? Would you mind adding us to that? We've been running previews for all of the B1G teams. thanks!
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Come watch some games with us over at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social!

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#2 Hoosiers Go For 8-0, While 5-2 Northwestern Heads to 5-2 Nebraska at N00N
And Rutgers at Purdue. Ew.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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It's $5 Bits of Broken Chair night!! If you missed our interview with @chairtrophy.bsky.social, including thoughts on the trophy from @fauxpelini.bsky.social himself, check it out!

And please donate to the good causes if you can. Fuck cancer.

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Of Football and Furniture: An Interview with the Chairperson of the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
College football is rivalry; rivalry is lore.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Minnesota and Nebraska play for the $5 Bits of Broken Chair tomorrow night! We chatted with the @chairtrophy.bsky.social to learn about the trophy's origin, the legend and lore, and the $200k (!!!) that they've raised to fight cancer in the last decade.

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Of Football and Furniture: An Interview with the Chairperson of the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
College football is rivalry; rivalry is lore.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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You know how dogs and their owners start to look alike after a while? The same thing applies for college football coaches.

But who's the MOST like their university? Candidates include Wisconsin-era Bielema, Coach O at LSU, and Dabo at Clemson.

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College Football ad similitudinum: Eastern Bracket
It's time for something completely stupid.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Hey, remember those highly-touted freshmen with the Rutgers basketball team last year?

Well, they're gone and Pikiell is still there. Let's find out what comes next.

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B1G Basketball Preview 2026: Rutgers
Last Season The False Promise of Freshmen came to New Jersey last year. Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey brought Rutgers there highest rated recruits ever, resulting in a lot of Hope and Pomp. Unfortunate...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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🐢 Illibuck starts in a half hour!

Come watch the game with us over at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.

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Big Noon Illibuck!!
And with that, my house is divided.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Sorry, Penn State, Rutgers, and Minnesota:

Your non-conference schedules are bad and you should feel bad.

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#cbb #b1G
Grading the 2025-26 Big Ten Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedules: the Ds and Fs
There are more games for Penn State against teams from Connecticut (3) than Pennsylvania (2).
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October 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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March Madness is expanding. 💰

The Big Ten is looking at private equity. 💰

Illinois renamed Memorial Stadium. 💰

But what is the money for? What's the point? Who is this for?

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To What End?: College Sports Grasps for a Bigger Bag
What is this for? Who is this for?
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October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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RUTGER
August 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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And 45 points in the first half! Come watch the game with us. Beers are in the garage fridge, but you already knew that.

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August 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Idaho State's kicker is named TRAJAN SINATRA
August 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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You can take the fans out of Iowa, but you can’t take the Iowa out of the fans.
August 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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T minus one hour to THE RETUBERING!

Farmageddon, live from Dublin for some reason!

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Farmageddon Open Thread
FOOTBALL IS BACK, BABY
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August 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Hey, we’ve got Big Ten volleyball tonight! And it’s a banger of an opener: #1 Huskers v #3 Pittsburg!

@keasinho.bsky.social, how stoked are you?

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College Volleyball Starts This Weekend!
The AVCA First Serve Showcase begins with #1 Nebraska at 7 CT/ 8 ET
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August 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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For a cool $4.9 million, you can own former Purdue coach Ryan Walters' custom-built mansion in West Lafayette!

Now with extra lawsuits! And also an inexplicable urinal.

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Breaking News: We've Got Pictures of Ryan Walters' Big Ass Mansion in Indiana
Football, Mansions, and Lawsuits. What's more American than that?
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August 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The NCAA are cowards and the Michigan Wolverines are cheaters. But it's time to move on.

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The NCAA are Spineless Cowards and the Michigan Wolverines are Inveterate Cheaters. Let's Move On.
I didn't want to cheat you of my thoughts on this matter.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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"Further, Stalions created an instructive document for the KGB titled “How to Steal Signals."
August 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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So @thumpasaurus.bsky.social has been in the lab analyzing the numbers, reading the tea leaves, and divining the entrails.

The result?

A multi-parter on what happens to CFB teams that finally break through to a 10-win season. Intro here, more to come!

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Ten Win Breakthrough Profiles: An Introduction
What happens when your school wins ten games for the first time in a decade?
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August 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM