The Don’s Week Eight College Football Best Bets

Oct 20, 2023
The end of last week was less than ideal. We lost our game of the year and went 1-3 (-4.11u) on the Saturday slate. Now the record is at 19-17 (-0.22u) on the season for best bets. We bounce back thou...

College Football Week 2 Best Bets From The Don

Sep 8, 2023
After a rough week zero for the best bets, we bounced back with a 2-1 record last week. Called the Colorado and Clemson game with ease. LSU disappointed us, but we shake that off and we get ready for ...

2023 Michigan Wolverines Football Preview

Aug 11, 2023
The Michigan Wolverines have made it to back-to-back college football playoffs. They have won two straight Big Ten titles as well and they are going to try to three-peat in the Big Ten in 2023. Jim Ha...

2023 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Preview

Aug 11, 2023
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to the College Football Playoff in 2023. Ohio State brings back a ton of talent on offense and the defense looks to take a step forward under second yea...

2023 Michigan State Spartans Football Preview

Aug 10, 2023
The Michigan State Spartans took a huge step back in 2022 as they went 5-7 last season. In the year prior, they won 11 games and were a top ten team in the country. Head coach Mel Tucker has a lot of ...

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Preview

Aug 10, 2023
Penn State is looking to build off of last season’s success. They have 14 total returning starters and are poised to push Michigan and Ohio State for the Big Ten title in 2023. This Nittany Lions te...

2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Preview

Aug 6, 2023
P.J. Fleck has helped Minnesota win nine games in back to back seasons. This team has the potential to be a sneaky team in the Big Ten West. Just when you think they are out, the Golden Gophers have f...

2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Preview

Aug 6, 2023
The Matt Rhule era is officially underway in Lincoln. Nebraska had some tough years with Scott Frost as the head coach of the program. Frost failed to win more than five games in a season and the Corn...

2023 Northwestern Wildcats Football Preview

Aug 5, 2023
Everything is changing in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern has their first season without Pat Fitzgerald since 2006. The Wildcats have won just four games in the last two seasons. A whole culture chan...

2023 Purdue Boilermakers Football Preview

Aug 5, 2023
The Purdue Boilermakers are in the middle of a shake-up heading into 2023. Purdue has a first year head coach in Ryan Walters, who last season was the Illinois defensive coordinator. Last year, this t...

2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Preview

Aug 4, 2023
Greg Schiano’s second stint has not been great so far. He is 12-22 in those three seasons, which is not like what he did in his first stint at Rutgers. However, this could be a season where Rutg...

2023 Maryland Terrapins Football Preview

Aug 4, 2023
Last year, Maryland won eight games, which was the most they have won in a single season since 2010. Head coach Mike Locksley has bounced back the last two seasons and they think they have a chance to...

2023 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Preview

Aug 3, 2023
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a Big Ten West contender for awhile now. They haven’t won under seven games in a season since 2012. Kirk Ferentz has been a staple for this Iowa program since 1999. Last ...

2023 Indiana Hoosiers Football Preview

Aug 3, 2023
The Indiana Hoosiers are trying to improve from their 6-18 record over the last two seasons and have won only two Big Ten games since the 2021 season. Head coach Tom Allen wants to get this team on tr...

2023 Illinois Football Preview

Aug 2, 2023
The Fighting Illini had its first winning season since 2011 last year. They also won five games in the Big Ten which is something they haven’t done since 2007. Head coach Bret Bielema has his work c...

2023 Wisconsin Badgers Football Preview

Aug 2, 2023
The Luke Fickell era in Madison is officially underway. Wisconsin is looking to get back to the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2019. The Badgers are poised for a run at the Big Ten West t...

Rose Bowl Preview: #6 Ohio State vs. #11 Utah

Dec 30, 2021
The Rose Bowl is the most iconic setting in college football. New Years’ Day, the gorgeous sunset and prior generations hearing Keith Jackson calling the game “The Granddaddy of them All&#...

BREAKING: Shaun Wade Returning To Ohio State

Sep 17, 2020
After opting-out of the college football season on Monday, Shaun Wade announced live on ESPN’s SportsCenter that he will return for one more season at Ohio State. This announcement comes in the ...

Make Ohio State-Michigan a Night Game

Aug 10, 2020
So the Big Ten officially announced its conference only schedule and there is one big important change this season that will rattle the college football world. As you can see, Ohio State will be trave...

2019 Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee

Jan 1, 2020
The Hoosiers and Volunteers will face off on January 2 at 7:00 pm in Jacksonville for the 2019 Gator Bowl. How They Got Here: Indiana Hoosiers (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) Given Indiana football’s histori...

Ski-U-Nah! #20 Iowa Upsets #8 Minnesota

Nov 17, 2019
What a game! Iowa took down Minnesota in an epic Big Ten battle at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday evening. Highlighted by an epic defensive performance by AJ Epenesa, the Hawkeyes brought the hammer agai...

Big Ten Season Preview: Is the Big Ten In B1G Trouble?

Aug 12, 2019
Big 10 Season Preview: Let us all take a moment and rewind back to December of 2018, shall we? Ohio State just routed Northwestern 45-24 in the Big Ten Championship in Indy (you cannot blame that one ...

2019 CFB Preview: Penn State Nittany Lions

Aug 12, 2019
The Penn State Nittany Lions are coming off their first step backward under James Franklin. They have all the pieces to get back on track, but a difficult schedule might stop them from really breaking...

2019 CFB Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes

Aug 12, 2019
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to playoff caliber as Ryan Day takes over for Urban Meyer, but that isn’t the only change on the coaching staff. Co-defensive coordinator Greg Mat...

2019 CFB Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Aug 6, 2019
Well, the good news is Rutgers managed to avoid losing every game last season. The bad news is, there doesn’t appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel just yet. Head coach Chris Ash has won...

Big Ten Football Should Scrap its Division System

Sep 18, 2018
Shortly after Maryland and Rutgers announced their intent to join the Big Ten in 2012, the conference implemented its geographical East-West division split. It has been a fine system and was a positiv...

Loser of the Week: Week 2

Sep 12, 2018
Week two featured some spectacular losers. Florida lost to Kentucky for the first time in 31 years, and the North Carolina Tar Heels got blown out by East Carolina. But this week’s loser of the ...

HBO Struck Gold With “Paterno” Movie

Apr 11, 2018
I have long been a fan of HBO programming, ever since I discovered The Wire and The Soprano’s (two of the greatest shows ever, don’t even try to argue with me). Once again, HBO has outdone...

Santa’s List for the Big Ten

Dec 24, 2017
The holidays are a wonderful, yet stressful time of year. People are frantically buying gifts and groceries to fulfill their families hopes and joys. The stress is all for nothing, because year after ...

My Wild Idea for a New College Football Playoff

Nov 27, 2017
Are you tired of your team getting so close to making the playoff, but then barely missing out? Yeah, I am too. The current playoff system is flawed, considering an undefeated team (Wisconsin) might n...

Michigan Football Will Be Back On Top Next Year

Nov 13, 2017
We all know that Michigan was quite dominant last year. They may have lost three games, but all were close, with a one point loss to Iowa, an overtime touchdown allowed against Ohio State, and a 4th q...

The 3 Most Underrated Teams in College Football

Nov 7, 2017
College football rankings typically don’t mean much to some teams. If you aren’t in the top 10, you’re probably not under the microscope by the playoff committee and therefore aren&#...