Big Ten Basketball Media Day Musings
thesportsbank.net 10/30/2009 — By Paul M. Banks When preparing for Big Ten basketball Media Day at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is Rosemont, IL. My first thought was “why on Earth did they hold it way out here by the airport? Instead of downtown” Seriously, are that many people flying in for this instead of driving? I doubt ...

A Modest Proposal for the Northwestern Administration to Consider
bleacherreport.com 10/30/2009 — A friend of mine is a pretty big NU fan who co-anchors the weekly television show "SportsNight" on the Northwestern News Network. Today I mentioned to him that I had an interview scheduled with Brian Musso. His response? "Who's Brian Musso?"    ...

Preview: Michigan State vs. Northwestern
theonlycolors.com 10/16/2009 — [Sorry for the delayed posting.  --LVS.] Hey!  Let's celebrate a big comeback which ended up meaning absolutely nothing in one of the worst MSU football seasons ever! Your MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS vs. the NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS SPARTAN STADIUM, EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN ...

Bill Carmody Comments on the Cats Upcoming Season
thesportsbank.net 11/5/2009 — By Paul M. Banks Bill Carmody may not have gotten his Northwestern Wildcats their first NCAA tourney bid last year, but he did accomplish a few things that hadn’t been done before. The Cats set a new school record for home wins with 13, and they finished just one victory shy of the school ...

Northwestern Named Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
thesportsbank.net 11/9/2009 — By Paul M. Banks From the Football Writers Association of America press release DALLAS (FWAA) – With their 17-10 win at No. 4 Iowa, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 7, as chosen by the ...

Northwestern Signs Top 100 Recruit, 2010-11 Looking Better
thesportsbank.net 11/22/2009 — By Paul M. Banks With today’s narrow escape over Tennessee State at home, (NU beat TSU 69-62) it’s starting to look like it might be a long year for Northwestern hoops. With their star, Kevin Coble out for the season, NU is searching for a new identity, and might lean on junior point ...

Cyclones Lose A Close One to Northwestern....
clonechronicles.com 11/29/2009 — ....and both Northwestern fans were in attendance to see it. ISU lost the game due to bad free throw shooting, going only 9 of 15. The reason why it was close to begin with was a lack of an offensive game plan from the coaching staff. McDermott and ...

Business of a College Football Program, part one Marketing
thesportsbank.net 10/15/2009 — By Paul M. Banks In the world of revenue-producing collegiate sports, what goes on in the boardroom is just as crucial as what takes place on the field in determining success. Since the mid 1990s, Northwestern University has been a very respectable middle-of-the-road Big Ten football team. ...

Whatever Happened to…Darnell Autry?
thesportsbank.net 11/5/2009 — By Paul M. Banks In 1995, the Northwestern Wildcats took the college football world by storm, they were so popular they became not just a college football story, but a pop culture story. After reaching their first Rose Bowl in close to 50 years, and having their first winning season in ...

Northwestern Preview By The Numbers
blackshoediaries.com 10/28/2009 — Penn State Value (Nat'l Rank) Value (Nat'l Rank) Northwestern Wildcats Advantage Rushing Offense (ypg) 184.4 (29) 117.9 (39) Rushing Defense (ypg) Push Passing Offense (ypg)  ...

Best football players in Michigan State history — Bleacher Report - College Football 11/6/2009
Here are some of the best players to ever don a Michigan State uniform. Some are in the pros, some are still playing and one even owns the all-time NFL scoring record. Michigan State University has seen many players come and go over decades of up and ...

No. 8 Iowa not looking past Northwestern (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 11/6/2009
Much of the buzz surrounding No. 8 Iowa has been about its resume, and whether the Hawkeyes can truly be considered national title contenders when they keep sneaking past everyone. Throw in a showdown with No. 15 Ohio State in Columbus next week that ...

LIVE: Undefeated Iowa takes on Northwestern — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11/7/2009

Quick facts: Michigan State — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Basketball 11/7/2009
Mike DeCourcy Coach: Tom Izzo (15th year) Last season's record: 31-7   Spotlight player We arrive in the final season of Raymar Morgan's college career still not quite ...

NORTHWESTERN 17, NO. 8 IOWA 10 / First loss could hurt for a couple of weeks — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 11/7/2009
With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic. Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass, Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score, and Northwestern dealt a crushing blow to Iowa's national championship hopes ...