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Good morning! This is going to be a daily(ish) post that discusses the goings on of the rest of the Big Ten Conference, and the country as needed. Much like the European Union, the Big Ten is a loosely confederated group of entities that sometimes have the same goals (like free movement of people between countries or not winning national titles in football or basketball) and sometimes accept new members that they later regret (Estonia or Rutgers).
We hope that you will use this post to comment on things happening around the conference and also as a sort of daily open thread to discuss breaking news or argue about Spotted Cow.
- It was a really good season for the Badgers women’s soccer team and they ended the year highly ranked in all of the major polls.
ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ ɴᴏᴛᴇ
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) December 13, 2019
The #Badgers check in in the top-1️⃣6️⃣ in each of the three major rankings! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/2MElEBRqyt
- Dylan Holloway is keeping a journal on NHL.com so we can see what it’s like being a top prospect leading up to the NHL Draft.
Freshman forward Dylan Holloway is doing a monthly diary on https://t.co/p8BD5mXvfN leading up to the 2020 NHL Draft. The latest... https://t.co/i0PKdRb6Cd
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) December 13, 2019
- That’s not a fair question! It’s like asking Barry to pick his favorite grandkid that played for the Badgers. Did you know that Jake Fergu ::shock collar goes off:: Right, sorry, we’re back.
UW AD Barry Alvarez wouldn’t say which #Badgers back is the best all-time, but says Jonathan Taylor deserves to be considered one of the greatest college backs ever. pic.twitter.com/1l2eBHRjjz
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) December 14, 2019
- Dana Rettke is so good. It has also got to be fun to have your national team coach see you kick ass in the NCAA Tournament.
.@dana_rettke hit .667 with 14 kills on 21 errorless attacks along with 5 blocks in leading @BadgerVB to sweep over Texas A&M in @NCAAVolleyball regional semis. Her reward? A postmatch interview with her national team head coach, @karchkiraly, who was color analyst on @ESPNU. pic.twitter.com/6QPsSmBIpk
— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) December 14, 2019
- No prasins. Just titles.
Cathy saw this next to the Christmas tree yesterday before our match. Letter from a 6 year old. #prasinsmeanspresents pic.twitter.com/TF2UfXCgxe
— Kelly Sheffield (@KellyPSheffield) December 15, 2019
- Best finish ever for Jonathan Taylor in the Heisman, which is nice...I guess?
#Badgers RB Jonathan Taylor finishes in Heisman Trophy voting:
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) December 15, 2019
2017: 6th
2018: 9th
2019: 5th
- So, uh, Abby Roque is decidedly NOT Canadian, graphics person.
Y'all. I CANNOT pic.twitter.com/PplbiA8Wan
— Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) December 15, 2019
- Hey! We know a guy who coaches on that team! Congrats Owen and congrats Whitewater!
And there you have it! The Warhawks are heading to the 2019 #StaggBowl! @UWWAthletics #d3fb
— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) December 14, 2019
Final Score
UW-Whitewater - 35
Saint John’s - 32 pic.twitter.com/xlUepdZBc0
- This is an AGGRESSIVE finish.
— Khalil Iverson (@iverson_khalil) December 15, 2019
- I don’t know what to do with this information.
Odell Haggins says Hornibrook and Dontavious Jackson have both left the team and will be preparing for the draft.
— Warchant.com (@Warchant) December 14, 2019
- Purdue volleyball fell to No. 1 Baylor in the Sweet 16. You may not remember this, but Baylor’s opponent in the Final Four is the WISCONSIN BADGERS!
- I love that Nebraska still thinks national titles from the 90s matter!
- An interesting post on Penn State’s shot selection and whether it matters where they shoot from.
- October was a bad month for Northwestern football.
- “Ohio State alum wins Heisman trophy” lololol.
- Juwan Howard breaks down the final shot in Michigan’s one-point loss to Oregon.
- A Maryland perspective on the NLI debate. This is a really interesting story.
- Rutgers basketball is...back?
- 4-star 2020 Minneapolis, Minn. ATH commits to MIchigan State.
- Gophers d-line coach has left to coach at Rutgers again.
B1G basketball scoreboard from over the weekend (losses in bold because we are here to laugh at misfortune):
Nebraska 90 - Indiana 96 OT
No. 10 Oregon 71 - No. 5 Michigan 70 OT
No. 16 Michigan State 72 - Oakland 49
Alabama 71 - Penn State 73
No. 22 Seton Hall 48 - Rutgers 68
Old Dominion 55 - Illinois 69
Purdue 56 - Nebraska 70
SIU Edwardsville 54 - Northwestern 72
No. 3 Ohio State 71- Minnesota 84
So far in B1G play, a road team has yet to record a win.
Rule #1 of conference play this #B1GMBBall season: Just don't go on the road. Anywhere. Don't do it. Stay home. Read a good book instead. But don't leave home.
— Off Tackle Outback Empire Boat Rowers #RTB (10-2) (@offtackleempire) December 16, 2019
EVERYONE GO 10-10 IN CONFERENCE THIS YEAR!