I’ve lived in Lincoln Nebr (Devany was the coach back then), Chicago - went to Illinois and now live in Kentucky all three college teams suck! Plus the Bears always suck eggs. Even Green Bay my life long favorite team are hurting. The only one I can have any hope with is KY basketball ��

 

That's the spirit! Considering your forum name, I was hoping you would come 'round.

I do think that Izzo and MSU are going to rock during March Madness. We'll check back in a couple of months.

 

Yeah, it's been tough to watch.

Hopefully we will find a good solid coach that we can keep for many years.

Dave, you are dating yourself here. I won't post Devany's coaching years to protect the old folk....unless you were just a kindergartner back then.

 

First 2 years (60/61- 61/62) of high school - Pius X if you know Lincoln. Yes I’m old and busted up I’ll admit it.

 

Good ole Pius is still here, just a lot bigger. Good to have another Nebraska connection. And by the way I was born in 1960.....sorry just had to do it. Thank you for your knowledge and experience. It is invaluable to all us youngsters (57)

 

Dave - Pius had 300 students when I was there. I moved to Elmhurst IL and the school had 5000 students before it split. Pius would fill the football stadium every Friday night from end zone to end zone 20 rows deep. Every parent, aunt, uncle and relative would show up. York had wooden bleachers 10 rows deep 30 yards long and they were never half filled. On Saturday everyone from school would be at the Univ of Nebr games as we got in to the end zone seats for $1. Devaney took them to a bowl every year.

 

York High School! Well of course the football stands were empty. Cross Country is where it's at in York. Just double checked Joe Newton retired in 2016 after 61 years of coaching at that high school with 44 state trophies (28 state titles)
They made a movie about him and the program.

The Devaney and Osborne years are a hard act to follow. Especially with such intense fans as Nebraska.

Boy now we have really hijacked the thread.

 

Joe Newton was a nice guy that cared about kids and a hell of a coach.
To get this back on subject Go Buckeyes !

 

Okies are OK Sooners roll over TCU

 

Boomer Sooner! What a day of football we have left! Enjoy fellas!

 

The Bulldogs bite the Tigers. Georgia redeems itself against Auburn! Makes the Wisconsin Ohio State game really important for Alabama to have a shot at the playoffs. Slim but a chance.

 

I'm not a big 10 expert but why a playoff if Wisconsin is undefeated and Ohio St is 8-2 with winner take all. Must be a different kind of math there...

 

Topmoo there are 14 teams in the big 10 — I know that alone makes no sense — 2 divisions. Wisc is in the West div and Ohio State is in the east. They did not play each other in the regular season. So a playoff is required.
The NCAA is working toward 5 or 6 Division 1 conferences across the country. It will make the playoff easier to manage and find a true #1 in the country. The SEC now has 16 teams used to be 8. Same with the old Big 8 is now the Big 12 the Pac8 is now the PAC 12. All of these may end up with 18 -20 teams within a few years if the NCAA has their way. Hope that helps.

 

What Dave said.

Big 10 Math. Because there are 14 teams in the conference, there are two divisions (East and West). The Division winners are playing for the conference championship. Big 12 and SEC have similar setup.

 

Clemson is destroying Miami so they along with Georgia & Oklahoma are in the playoffs.
If Wisc wins they are in. If Ohio State wins it is a toss up between State and Alabama, I think it should be Ohio State. This is a good game probably the best of any game on today.