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College Football News
- Maryland releases O'Brien to pick Vanderbilt
- Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker pleads guilty to felony
- BCS leaders in no rush to pick a postseason system
- After no-show, recruit Neal picks Notre Dame
- Oklahoma assistant publically tweets recruits
- Mardi Gras float mocks LSU's loss in title game
- Sign at Ohio State bashes Michigan's majors
- North Texas coach Dan McCarney out of hospital after stroke
- Former Fiesta Bowl executive expected to plead guilty
- Tulane president feels changes in BCS format are coming
Breaking News from ESPN
SEC News
- Gators will have to scramble to replace Yeguete
- Florida will make two spring practices open to public
- Gators claim victory, but lose Will Yeguete for season
- As season got tougher, so too did the Gators
- Florida lineman James Wilson seeking sixth year of eligibility
- Amateurs take 4-2 lead after first round of Underwood Cup doubles matches
- Here's what makes the Gators job so appealing to football coaches
About
My name is Kevin Egan and I have recently relocated to Chicago after 35 years in the Sunshine State. I have many passions, but none greater than my love of college football. I am a Gator fan, and I follow the Southeast Conference. I, like most SEC fans, believe this is the best conference in all of college sports. They play the best football, are much more innovative, and have the best fans and rivalries. There is nothing better. Unless you talk to somebody from the Big Ten.
South Florida has a surprisingly high number of Big Ten fans; many Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State alumni. They balk at our arrogance, citing stats about all time wins, bowl appearances, and the like.
I am now in Chicago, the middle of Big Ten Country. I listen to my co-workers drone on about the coming season for Illinois, Michigan, or Wisconsin. I even hear anticipation for the coming season at Northwestern.
These fans tell me that I just don’t know the traditions, rivalries, and brand of football being played in the Big Ten. If I understood the Big Ten, I would be a convert to their style of football.
So I have decided to see for myself. I will live the Big Ten conference for 1 football season. I will select a different game each week, and go to that game. I will visit Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Purdue. I may even take a trip to that pretentious monument, the Big House. I will talk to students, check out the tailgating, and take in the game experience. And I will do it with an open mind. I will encourage input from students, alumni, and just plain fans. I will take it all in, savor it, and report back to you on the verdict.
So I invite you to join me on this quest. I will report back each Sunday on my experience from that week’s game, as well as recap the news of the Big Ten and SEC. I’ll tell you what I’ve learned, what I liked, and what was not so appealing. I’ll compare some of the traditions I’ve observed, to some of the traditions practiced in the SEC.
At the end of the football season I will summarize my year in the Big Ten, and compare it to my knowledge of the SEC. Hopefully, next year, I will have passions that go across two conferences.
