B1G 2013 // Expansion, B1G Style: Frank The Tank
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B1G 2013: A History Of Hate And Rivalries
We end each Cocktail Party Preview week with some good, old fashioned hate. Let's take a look back at some of our more memorable pieces.
2013 NCAA Tournament: Big Ten Thoughts
Trends, Matchups, Predictions
Searching for a Superstar
Is there a true superstar in NCAA Basketball?
B1G Bracketology
6 Comfortably In
The OTE Interview: BTN's Gerry DiNardo, Part 2
Gerry DiNardo on why the Rose Bowl doesn't matter if it's not the national championship and how to get back to being the best football conference in America, conference realignment, and why oversigning is a good thing.
National Signing Day Open Thread
17 and 18 year old kids will cause much rejoicing or much wailing and gnashing of teeth to literally millions of people today. If it wasn't college football, it would be sick and disturbing. But it IS college football, so it's cool.
Is Virginia The Next Big Ten Member?
Rumors abound on the Internet regarding the Big Ten, expansion, and the impending death of the ACC. If said rumors are to be believed.
Happy Holidays From OTE: We've Got a Deal For You
This has been a great year for Off Tackle Empire. We've seen a lot of growth on the site, we've had some great additions to the staff, and we've rolled out more killer content about Big Ten...
Revising Bowl Expectations Upward
Although we published the ever awesome Bowlapalooza story earlier this week, it was something that we were going back and forth on behind the scenes for several days. When Graham asked for our...
Delany And Slive Set Up A Coach Exchange Program
Imagining a hypothetical conversation between Slive and Delany regarding a certain former Big Ten brah going to Arkansas
Who Will Win Big Ten Coach Of The Year?
There are several good candidates to choose from. Danny Hope is not one of them.
Danny Hope Fired
Purdue's head coach canned after a disappointing 6-6 season.
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Enjoy some leftovers from yesterday
Big Ten Expansion: Who's Next?
Off Tackle Empire's writers tackle the latest schools added during the expansion of the Big Ten, and who's next...
Rutgers and Maryland Accept Invitation to Join B1G
The University of Maryland's Board of Regents voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten?
Rumors have the Big Ten expanding again.
Where We Be, What We Be Drinkin'
The OTE staff stays close to home this week, drinking everything from bourbon to bleach, but only if Northwestern has a fourth quarter lead
Where We'll Be And What We'll Be Drinking
Where will you be watching this weekend's games, and what will your drink of choice be?
A B1G Enthusiasm Gap
This is kind of a ridiculous piece to write, because we all love college football so damn much. And of course we love our teams so much, thick and thin, yada yada. But there seems to be an...
Ted. On ESPN Radio. What Could Go Wrong?
You can listen to Ted be inappropriately awesome around 4:15pm EST // 3:15pm CST. Along with discussion of the B1G as a whole, Matt McGloin is a also topic of discussion, if that's your thing. C...
We're Watching Games And Drinkin'...EVERYWHERE
So, what are your plans for this college football weekend?
Across The Empire: Early Games Open Thread
Week two of conference play gets underway, but for Michigan and Purdue, it will be their first conference game each, and Minnesota and Iowa are on byes this week. Who hates byes? We hate byes. I...
Where We Be And What We Be Drinkin', Week 6
With conference play underway, byes are starting to come in to play. Purdue and Michigan have already had one, Iowa and Minnesota have one this week, and let's face it: bye weeks stink. Once you...
Sunday Morning Coming Down in the B1G
Floyd of Rosedale returns to Iowa City, Penn State gets revenge on the poaching Illini, Braxton dodges injury to lead OSU to a 5-0 start, Northwestern sets an offensive record against Indiana, Nebraska wins in some ugly uniforms, and Purdue wins a shootout.
