Well, so much for the unanimity. The losses by our consensus top two teams from last week put everything into a complete disarray in the Top 4. Behind that, it's even more of a mess. The Big Ten isn't helped by the fact that every team outside of the Top 4 has been shown to be mediocre at best. It's led to some ugly football. That's led to me finding these ugly pieces of merchandise.
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108 (8) | You have to trust me on this: after the second martini, seeing Brutus stare at you will be downright creepy. |
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97 (2) | Most of the Hawkeyes will be hanging their walking cast boot in place of stockings this year. |
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88 | There is a Joe Paterno/graden gnome joke in there somewhere, but I don't think that the gnome is quite that old yet. |
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87 | Yes, I want to make it look like a giant rodent is invading my house by punching through a wall. |
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63 | Foam rubber hats are dumb anyway, but what the hell is that? |
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57 | MSU sweater for your punting-sized dog? That screams "tough guy." |
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49 | Hey! Don't put your drink on the table. That's what the coaster with the buck-toothed rodent is for! |
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43 | I've got a fever and the only cure is a prescription gold ball with a Purdue train logo. Dear God, who comes up with these things? |
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29 | You'll see that the temperature has gone down on Ron Zook's seat. |
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23 | You'll notice that the plate is disposable. Just like the Indiana football season. |
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16 | Instead of a dumb comment about the Michigan travel pillow, I want to stop and acknowledge what has happened here. The voters, well-informed Big Ten football fans, have come to the conclusion that Michigan (MICHIGAN!) is the worst team in the Big Ten. How would you like to travel back through time to 1984 and tell Bo Schembechler and Bobby Knight that in twenty-five years, their schools' respective football and basketball programs would be judged to be the worst teams in the Big Ten? What is going on in this world? |
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The Rivalry, Esq has reached out to the SBNation Big Ten bloggers to create this poll. Its purpose: find a consensus as to the power of the Big Ten teams. We invited each SBNation Big Ten blog to participate. We will vote each week. Invitations remain extended to the writers of Black Shoe Diaries and the Crimson Quarry to participate.