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Getting Horny in Houston - In a game delayed for seven minutes when a game horn refused to shut up, Illinois defeats Iowa 71-59 and moves on to the Final 4 in Indianapolis vs. the winner of Duke vs. UConn. Illinois windexed the boards, but poor 3-point shooting by the Illini kept the game close. Another low-scoring game on the court in Houston. Bad sight lines? Hats off to 9-seed Iowa for defeating a number 8, 1, and 2 seed on the way to the Elite 8.

Gauchos win 8-2 as my "pitching depth" did not deliver today. Ugly.

8-2 Gauchos after eight innings. Oregon did nothing at the plate, and our pitchers of Blake Crawford, Leo Uelmen and Cooper Markham gave up hits, walks, plinked batters and the floodgates opened against the good-guys.

4-2 Gauchos after seven innings. Oregon is being tortured by opposing pitchers today, as their reliever is pretty darn good. The Ducks new pitcher brought in, RS Freshman Blake Crawford, who had only pitched three innings this year, but must have inspired the confidence of the coaches. He delivered with a scoreless inning.

4-2 Gauchos after six innings. Nothing from our batters, but Michael Meckna came in to relieve Clarke and did well with a 1-2-3 inning.

4-2 Gauchos after five innings, as the Santa Barbara pitcher finally tired. With two outs--a flurry of four Oregon hits began. Ryan Cooney got a hit with a grounder up the middle, and Jax Gimenez got a hit through the right infield, while Cooney put on the jets to move to third. Then Dominic Hellman drove a hit through the right infield as well to score Cooney, and put Gimenez on third. Drew Smith then hits to mid-CF to score Gimenez! Then Collin Clarke got tired. Bottom line is that he gave up a slew of hits to allow two more runs.

2-0 Gauchos after four innings. Our Beloved Ducks are facing a pitcher who is hot-hot-hot... Collin Clarke gave up a walk, but closed them down after that. He is not at his best today, but more than good enough to keep them scoreless.

Nebraska Spring Game 2019 attendance: 86,000 2024 attendance: 60,000 2026 attendance: 27,188 Attendance for Spring 2025 was down quite a bit from prior years as college coaches have changed many aspects from game type conditions toward glorified practices. Ohio State and Michigan had about 40,000 in 2025, for example. Reportedly, Florida led the nation with about 56,000. Oregon was listed as third in the B1G with a high 30'sK at Autzen.

2-0 Gauchos after three innings. Ducks got things going at bat, but stranded two on base.... Collin Clarke was not happy after last inning, and put them down 1-2-3...

2-0 Gauchos after two innings. Ducks can't hit this opposing pitcher yet. Collin Clarke gave up a hit, but then self-inflicted wounds began. He plinked a batter to have two on base, then an error by the 2nd baseman allowed a run to score...and then a wild pitch scored another run for UCSB.

0-0 after one inning. Ducks went down a bit too easy as batters, and Collin Clarke had two on base, but got out of it.

I don't know which pitcher Oregon will face, but it will be between Nathan Aceves, (3.77) and Kellen Montgomery (3.86) of the Gauchos. We counter with Collin Clarke, (2.79 ERA) and it figures to be another low-scoring affair unless the Ducks can get the pitch count high enough to get their starter out. It is hard to know if the offensive woes yesterday by Santa Barbara were due to a batting lineup in a slump, or if the pitching they faced was that good. Their starter was impressive, and our runs were scored on relievers. I do believe today, as yesterday, that we have a better batting lineup who can break through sooner in the game. But you know how it goes...it all depends on how that pitcher is doing today. Sometimes we get snuffed by a pitcher in the high3s for ERA, and other times we have beat them up. And that is what makes the game so interesting to watch! Today you will see a ton of a pitch you rarely saw yesterday; the change-up, and Clarke has a few variations that are darn hard to hit. He has a tendency to give up home-runs, but often--that is all they get, hence the low ERA. Collin Clarke

Two Biggest Questions Surrounding Oregon Ducks as Spring Practice ResumesThe Oregon Ducks have two big questions surrounding the roster ahead of their scheduled spring game on April 25 at Autzen Stadium. Oregon Ducks On SITwo Biggest Questions Surrounding Oregon Ducks as Spring...The Oregon Ducks are approaching the program's annual spring game scheduled for April 25, which will be Ducks fans' first look at incoming freshman players as w

And throw in most hated FB teams and the year they are recognized. College football's 10 most hated teams of all-time: Miami, USC, FSU crack the list - CBS Sports

Toss in the women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey and the threesome may be untouched in college history?

The combination of injuries and playing in a tough conference combined for a disappointing season outcome. Level of competition shouldn't be overlooked. Ducks Elite 8 opponents 71-81 vs Michigan 66-84 vs Iowa 64-68 at Purdue 54-80 at Illinois Elite 8 in the Final AP regular season ranking 1- Duke 2- Arizona 3- Michigan 7-UConn 8-Purdue 13-Illinois 23-Tennesse NR - Iowa – was not even in others receiving votes, total 39 teams with AP votes, top 25 + 14

LSU in a landslide. usc just in a free fall. Will Wade, Lane Kiffin give LSU most hated pair of coaches in America - Yahoo Sports

Two biggest questions: How does transfer WR Hooks fit in and LBs Two Biggest Questions Surrounding Oregon Ducks as Spring Practice Resumes

"I read it as “from the original 10” which allows for a non-inflated, apples to apples comparison to what happened in 1985." That's the way I read it too. IF the women's Elite 8 includes Texas and Oklahoma they would be non-legacy. Of course, they have to beat Kentucky and S. Carolina (not likely for OU). Though S. Carolina didn't join the SEC until 1991. I think the writer may have just been expressing the general Big Ten malaise in recent years has been overcome this season by old members. Didn't have to rely upon new members.

Travel eastward, and the further you get, the deeper and stronger the pull of old tradition grows. And, by comparison, B1G bias pales the further east you get (how’d they accept us in the Ivy League?), and the south is on a completely different planet. Pretty simple formula: the less time you’ve spent together, the less time you’ve had to develop bad habits. Give them 20 years and maybe we’ll get a few smiles. Prefer being west.

Spring “Game” calendar: Mar. 28 – Nebraska Video clip for Huskers. Allow time for camera to pan the crowd. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWby8QlEX8m/ Crowds in the past have reached 80,000 Apr. 4 - toejams Apr. 11 - Purdue Apr. 18 – Michigan Apr. 18 – Michigan St Apr. 18 – Ohio St Apr. 23 – Indiana Apr. 25 – Iowa Apr. 25 – Maryland Apr. 25 – Minnesota Apr. 25 – Oregon Apr. 25 – Penn St Apr. 30 - Wisconsin May 1 - UW May 2 - UCLA

Chicago dropped football in 1939 because the game was becoming too professional. 🤑 I don't expect we'll see Phil the Phoenix, the University of Chicago mascot so named after Chicago recovered from the Great Fire of 1871, on the Maroons football sideline anytime soon. In 1898, Michigan's 12-11 victory over Chicago, which won the conference title for the Wolverines, led to Michigan music student Louis Elbel composing 'The Victors,' praising Michigan for being the Victors Valiant, the Conquering Heroes, and the Champions of the West. Chicago, under coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, was a national power in football. In 41 seasons at Chicago (1892-1932), the Yale All-American went 244-211-27. Referred to as 'the father of modern football,' Stagg's innovations included the huddle, man-in-motion, and numbers on the jersey. Stagg is behind only Kirk Ferentz and Woody Hayes in the number of career wins, 314 wins over 57 years of coaching. When college football was king, and the pros a barnstorming afterthought, the University of Chicago was one of the top programs in the sport. No matter how successful a modern program may be, including Nick Saban's terrific run at Bama, you cannot match this kind of tradition and the influence that echoes into today.

I read it as “from the original 10” which allows for a non-inflated, apples to apples comparison to what happened in 1985. Almost nobody thinks Rutgers, Nebraska, or Maryland when someone says B1G. I still have to remind myself Maryland isn’t in the ACC and that happened 12 years ago. There is definitely bias against anyone added after PSU imo, but I don’t think it’s a west coast thing. We might not be as special to everyone else as we think we should be.

As my coworker (Michigan fan) is all too happy to bring up about the "Couch Burning" Michigan State fans that their membership could theoretically be revoked at any time if the University of Chicago would want to rejoin the B1G. Apparently Chicago put some contingency plans into their leaving the conference if they ever wanted to return and MSU only got in in part because Chicago left. At least that's the story my coworker tells. I have not been interested enough to independently verify.

I'm not surprised. It was SC that called a lot of the shots in the Pac-8, 10, and 12. One example was when the conference added Utah and CU, so Larry could save face after Texas told him to take a hike, and SC insisted on the Cali scheduling model so their fans wouldn't miss the annual trip to San Francisco. (Scott adding CU and Utah and taking away SC's preferred revenue share led the way to the cratering of the Conference of Champions.) Ohio State and Michigan have called the shots in the Big Ten since its inception. Other teams on occasion made their mark on the field, including Indiana, which went to the Rose Bowl in 1967, and garnered well-deserved publicity over the last two seasons, but the rivalry game between the Buckeyes and the Wolverines is called The Game for a reason; it is the most-watched Big Ten game year after year. The two programs with the most wins in CFB history: 1 Michigan, 2 Ohio State. When the general public thinks of Big Ten football, it's the games played in the Big House and the Horseshoe that are on the public's mind. Oregon's 2024 conference title and Indiana's conference and national championships in 2025 have not changed the overall perception. While fierce rivals, the two programs have been in unison on almost all B1G things. Michigan's holding out on the private capital deal was the exception. USC joining Michigan in its objection to Petitti's fundraising, if noted at all, was treated like an afterthought. If CFB goes to a 32-team CFB Super Conference, you can bet that the B1G Two will have more influence than OBD and USC. Even when the Patriots were on their Brady roll, Jerry Jones and not Robert Kraft was the media's NFL go-to guy. When the Pac-12 legacy schools win national titles in football and men's basketball, they may move up in the pecking order, but they will not surpass Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten's pecking order, even if the titles are won by the Ducks. All animals are equal, except for Wolverines (and Buckeyes 🤔) that are more equal.