Will Northwestern Ever have a winning season?
Im tired of this football program having promising starts only to wind up .500 or going to a lousy bowl game and getting blown out by a MAC or a .500 SEC team. When is it going to be Northwestern's turn to be a winning football program. This school hasnt won anything since 1949. Why cant this team do anything other than be easy wins for Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio State. Will Northwestern ever have any kind of a winning season or are we too much of a NERD school to ever attract any good football players.
Based purely on academics, both are roughly in the top 10 in the US (U of C often cracks the top 5).But it is important to know that the recruiting strategy of the schools are a little different. Northwestern typically seeks a more "well-rounded" mix of students (athletes, student leaders, etc.) whereas U of C attracts a more strictly academic student body.Northwestern is a far more social campus scene, with more "pretty people" and a modest flair of big school power conference athletics. It has a bit of a "country club campus" feel.Given the choice, the more social and outgoing person will be happier at Northwestern. The academic savant will love Chicago.Both campuses are nice, but Evanston is by far the better place to live and entertain yourself. Areas around U of C are simply not very safe. Northwestern is flanked by mansions and high end enclaves to the north of campus, and an increasingly vibrant social scene to the south in downtown Evanston.As far as academics, it is the difference between a Porsche and a Ferrari. Both are great for different reasons and you really cannot make a bad choice.
Who thinks Northwestern and Vanderbilt should be demoted to division III?
Nerd schools ALWAYS belonged in college football, douche bag. What about some of the traditionally bad mid majors, D1 FCS, and D2 schools? And just WHO would be doing the demotion? If you were informed, you'd know that Vanderbilt and Northwestern meet ALL the requirements of the NCAA and their conferences to be D! FBS. Also if you were informed, you'd know that Vanderbilt's many other sports are HIGHLY competitive in D1 and the SEC. How old are you?
College Football - SEC or Big 10?????
Several points of arguement. First, to the person that said Michigan lost to florida, Michigan raped florida. The only reason it was close was because Hart fumbled more in that game than in his entire career, (both at the goal line) and Henne threw a few picks, one in the end zone. The season before, the big ten was 2-1 vs the SEC, and over the last 10, they are something like 10-11 against the sec. OSU struggles against the SEC in bowl games, but Michigan is 7-1 in their last 8 meetings against the SEC, Wisconsin and Penn State have winning records in the last decade, and lowly purdue took the mighty georgia bulldogs to overtime, twice. I will agree the last couple seasons the SEC was better than the Big ten, but all time, they are about equal, with points going to each conference. One big error in your assesment that just amazes me, OSU is 2-2 in 1vs2 matchups in the last 2 seasons, and 4-2 in BCS bowls. That means they can't compete against good teams?
Big Ten Basketball Predictions for 2009-10 season?
1. Wisconsin 2. Michigan State 3. Purdue 4. Michigan 5. Ohio State 6. Northwestern 7. Illinois 8. Minnesota 9. Penn State 10.Indiana 11.Iowa I know I kind of forced it with Wisconsin at number 1. Believe it or not, Wisconsin isn't my "favorite". I just really think Coach Bo Ryan is going to do/has done great things to get Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon ready. I love every team in the Big Ten and it was tough for me to not put Purdue or Michigan State at the top. Even sadder that I put my team at 10. The reason for putting certain teams at the bottom is simply because of the toughness of the Big Ten this season. There may be a couple ties. I CAN'T WAIT FOR BASETBALL TO START!!! these predictions are going to be way off, I know. but it's fun to do this.
If the Big Ten adds a team should there be divisions like the Big 12 and who be in them.?
Championship game would need to rotate. Chicago is not a logical destination since the top teams are all East of it. Indianapolis, Cleveland, Detroit could all make arguments to host the game as possibly could Pittsburgh. Let's be honest though no one has a bigger stadium then Michigan with Ohio State not far behind. Soldier Field is tiny compared the Horseshoe and Big House! As for Divisions: Your East Division is over loaded: Michigan and OSU in the same division with Penn State puts the 3 perennial top teams on one side. I assume you are dragging Cinicinnati over as the logical 12th team? What about Notre Dame. If the Big ten wanted to be bigger like the SEC they'd bring in a top school rather then a mid-card upstart like UC. Maybe West Virginia as another possibility. East Might Look like: Penn State Ohio State Michigan Michigan State Indiana Cincy/ West Virgina/ Notre Dame West: Iowa Wisonsin Minnesota Illinois Northwestern Purdue Purdue could go over to the East if Notre Dame were added and ND could be in the West.
You cannot. You need to learn the referees and recognize them when they walk out on the court.They are typically announced at the beginning of a TV or radio broadcast but you have to listen closely. They're also in the box score post-game.The NCAA has been keeping information about referees under much tighter wraps in an effort to prevent "anyone" getting access to them before the game.This becomes even more true during the NCAA Tournament.They'll end up bringing 10 to the Final Four and then not disclosing who's calling versus who's backing up until the day before. The referees won't even know.