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		<title>Examining the Options of Big Ten Division Alignment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to our conference&#8217;s numerical reference (which is so passe – see Pac-10, Big 12), Nebraska is the 12th team to join the Big Ten, which cleans up nicely to give us a much-sought-after even split of 6 teams apiece for – wait for it – conference divisions!  Score! Jim Delany (hereafter: the Commish) broke [...]


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		<title>Spartans to Play &#8220;Road&#8221; Game at Ford Field Next Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw thing one coming down the pike a few months ago when Florida Atlantic indicated that their new on-campus stadium would not be completed for the early part of the 2010 season.  Today it was announced that the Spartans will play a neutral site game against Florida Atlantic on September 11th next season.  MSU [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/big-ten-predictions-week-3' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Big Ten Predictions &#8211; Week 3'>Big Ten Predictions &#8211; Week 3</a></li>
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		<title>Big Ten Weekly Review &#8211; Week 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ohio State vs. Purdue game was the upset special of the week, as the Boilers beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 2004.  Michigan throttled Delaware State like a I-A team is supposed to crush a I-AA team.  Iowa got down early against Wisconsin, but scored 20 unanswered points to defeat the Badgers [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/big-ten-review-week-three' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Big Ten Review &#8211; Week Three'>Big Ten Review &#8211; Week Three</a></li>
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		<title>Big Ten Preview &#8211; Week 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright everyone, I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that this week has been weak sauce at Spartan Football.  After the Chaos was a day late (after I wasn&#8217;t able to watch the game), week 6 review didn&#8217;t break down each game but just had a general recap, and Know Thy Enemy for Northwestern was relatively [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/big-ten-preview-week-5' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Big Ten Preview &#8211; Week 5'>Big Ten Preview &#8211; Week 5</a></li>
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		<title>Big Ten Review &#8211; Week 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a weekend that was supposed to be a defining weekend in the Big Ten, I feel like I came away with more questions than answers.  Going into the weekend, I felt like Iowa and Ohio State were the two best teams in the conference.  That perception hasn&#8217;t necessarily changed, but both teams looked very [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/big-ten-review-week-three' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Big Ten Review &#8211; Week Three'>Big Ten Review &#8211; Week Three</a></li>
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		<title>After the Chaos &#8211; Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, I have to say that I did not have a chance to watch the game on Saturday.  I was in Louisville, Kentucky visiting with friends (and watched the Cardinals pull off an upset over Southern Mississippi), and I was tailgating while the MSU game was going on.  So I&#8217;m not going to pretend [...]


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		<title>Juice Williams Benched, Eddie McGee to Start Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyssa Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan State is not the only school in the Big Ten juggling quarterbacks in attempt to find a happy medium. After enduring hardship from the offset of the season with a 1-3 record, the Fighting Illni will take on Michigan State this weekend at home. Early losses included Missouri, Ohio State and Penn State, with [...]


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		<title>Big Ten Preview &#8211; Week 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend will be the first of two defining weekends in the Big Ten.  Five teams (arguably) have a legitimate shot at winning the Big Ten title: Penn State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State.  Four of those five teams face each other head-to-head this weekend.  That will happen just one more time this season, [...]


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		<title>Sparty&#8217;s Links &#8211; October 9th, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doin&#8217; for the kids, that&#8217;s the Sparty way.  Lots of looking back at the Michigan game today. Blog Ten takes a look at the game that kept Paul Bunyan in East Lansing Ron Zook benches Juice Williams in favor of backup quarterback Eddie McGee for Saturday&#8217;s game against the Spartans Stewart Mandel says that Dantonio [...]


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		<title>Know Thy Enemy &#8211; Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois record: 1-3 (0-2 Big Ten) Last Game: Lost to Penn State 35-17 Record vs. MSU: MSU leads the series 23-17-2.  MSU is 11-9-1 on the road vs. the Illini Game Time: Noon Conference: Big Ten TV/Radio: Big Ten NetworkWeather: Showers, high of 51 degrees, should be in the mid-40s for tailgate so be sure [...]


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