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Big Ten Report – Week #05 (01/30/2012)

Standings

Here are the current Big Ten standings:

Team

Big Ten

Overall

Wins

Losses

Percent

Wins

Losses

Percent
Ohio State

7

2

0.778

19

3

0.864
Michigan State

6

2

0.750

17

4

0.810
Wisconsin

6

3

0.667

17

5

0.773
Michigan

6

3

0.667

16

6

0.727
Purdue

5

4

0.556

15

7

0.682
Indiana

5

5

0.500

17

5

0.773
Illinois

4

4

0.500

15

6

0.714
Minnesota

4

5

0.444

16

6

0.727
Nebraska

3

6

0.333

11

9

0.550
Iowa

3

6

0.333

11

11

0.500
Northwestern

2

6

0.250

12

8

0.600
Penn State

2

7

0.222

10

12

0.455

 

Results

Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #5):

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Behind the Scenes at Crisler Center

When the plans were announced to renovate Crisler Arena and build the player development center I was skeptical.

My idea for renovating Crisler began with a big insurance policy and ended with a crane “accidentally” dropping something on it.

For years Crisler was dark, dingy, and depressing.

But no more.

Here are some photos of the newly christened Crisler Center.  Work still remains to be done on the concourse but the inside of Crisler Arena and the Player Development Center are truly state-of-the-art.

Player Development Center Lobby
Locker Detail with iPad
Locker iPad closeup
The coveted Block M
80 Inch Player Lounge TV
80 Inch Player Lounge TV
Office Detail
Office Detail
Men's Film Room
M Branded Weights
Player Development Center Reception
Men's Player Lounge Recliners
Men's Player Lounge Recliner Detail
M Locker Detail
Crisler Arena from the Tunnel
Crisler Tunnel Detail
Crisler Tunnel Camera
Crisler Tunnel Detail
Crisler Tunnel Detail
Crisler Tunnel Inner Sanctum
Crisler Tunnel Detail
Crisler Tunnel Detail
Player Development Center Lobby

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Nothing But ‘Net – Week #13 – 01/23/2012 – A Split During Livestock Week

It was Livestock Week for the (#19) University of Michigan men’s basketball team last week.  They played the “cows” (Michigan State) and the “hogs” (Arkansas), and they won one and lost one.  On Tuesday (01/17/2012) they beat (#9) MSU 60-59 in Crisler Arena, then on Saturday (01/21/2012) they lost at Arkansas 66-64.  This brings Michigan’s record to 15-5 (5-2 in the Big Ten).

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Big Ten Report – Week #04 (01/23/2012)

Standings

Here are the current Big Ten standings:

Team

Big Ten

Overall

Wins

Losses

Percent

Wins

Losses

Percent
Ohio State

5

2

0.714

17

3

0.850
Michigan State

5

2

0.714

16

4

0.800
Michigan

5

2

0.714

15

5

0.750
Wisconsin

5

3

0.625

16

5

0.762
Illinois

4

3

0.571

15

5

0.750
Purdue

4

3

0.571

14

6

0.700
Indiana

4

4

0.500

16

4

0.800
Minnesota

3

4

0.429

15

5

0.750
Iowa

3

4

0.429

11

9

0.550
Northwestern

2

5

0.286

12

7

0.632
Nebraska

2

6

0.250

10

9

0.526
Penn State

2

6

0.250

10

11

0.476

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Exit Paterno

 

Joe Paterno, the man, died last night after a short battle with cancer.

JoPa, the legend,  died last November amid revelations that he did little when confronted with allegations that one of his long time coaches had molested a child in the Penn State football showers.

How do we reconcile the man with the legend?

Many say that we put too much stock in our sports figures. But if any person seemed worthy of admiration it was Joe Paterno.

Maybe he started to believe his own press. Surely the excuses he gave for his inaction during his final interview were embarrassing. He certainly wouldn’t have accepted lame excuses from one of his players.

Today we’ll we hear from his former players, many of whom credit Coach Paterno with being major reason for their success.

Let’s honor man while remembering that we’ve learned he’s not quite worthy of being a legend.