Yarina: Big Ten title game offers plenty

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 6 years ago

This should be fun. The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game, that is. People will argue it’s not going to be much of a game, because it doesn’t feature the Big Ten’s top team – 12-0 Leaders Division champ Ohio State – it’s a rematch of a game earlier this season, and it includes a 7-5 Wisconsin team that has lost three of its last four. True. True. And true. Still, that’s not to say we should expect a dud Saturday night. For starters, let’s not forget the teams played to an entertaining 30-27 decision Sept. 29 at Memorial Stadium.

Vote now: We predict Big Ten title game winner

By BTN.com staff, 6 years ago

Every week this season, BTN.com’s Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) and Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) have offered their predictions for each Big Ten football game and provided polls for fans to pick their winners. We’re doing the same for the Big Ten title game and bowl season. Heading into the title game, BTN.com fans are atop the season standings. Congrats! You are two games ahead of Dienhart and six in front of Yarina. See our title game predictions and choose your winner in this post. Nebraska (10-2, 7-1) Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) – 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, FOX SEASON RECORDS BTN.com fans 75-21 .781

Photos: See 'Journey' shots from title game

By BTN.com staff, 6 years ago

Our documentary-style show ‘The Journey 2012″ is in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Football Championship, and they’ll be capturing the action all day Saturday right through the game. But you”ll also want to check out the Instagram account run by the crew from “The Journey 2012” this weekend, too. They’re posting some cool shots today. We’ve gathered a few in this post, but find the rest on Instagram. Have a look below. You can watch every episode from this season on BTN2go using the links below: Also on BTN2Go Episode 1: Oct. 3, 2012 Episode 2: Oct. 10, 2012 Episode

Friday's links: Gearing up for the B1G game

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, 6 years ago

News of the Big Ten title game percolates, with kickoff set for 8:17 pm ET on Saturday in Indianapolis. One of the interesting stories is Wisconsin quarterback Curt Phillips, a fifth-year senior who will be making just his fourth career start. Read about that—and other conference grid news—in my daily links. Phillips’ story of perseverance and never giving up despite suffering multiple knee injuries is impressive. It’s quite a contrast to Nebraska counterpart Taylor Martinez, who emerged as a star as a true freshman and never has looked back. For either of their teams to win, they will need to

Debate it: Who plays for Big Ten title ... in 2013?

By BTN.com staff, 6 years ago

Nebraska and Wisconsin are set to meet in the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game on Saturday night in Indianapolis, and BTN.com’s Tom Dienhart and Brent Yarina are there to cover it. Given they’ve been debating topics here all season long, the two of them thought it would be fun to look ahead to the 2013 Big Ten title game. So, who will represent the Legends and Leaders a year from now? See what our guys say in this post, and vote for your matchup in this post. We’ve added a few tweets from fans stating their own cases, but

Sep 29, 2012; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers receiver Ben Cotton (81) runs against Wisconsin Badgers defender Michael Trotter (43) in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 30-27.

Dienhart: Scouting reports on Huskers, Badgers

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, 6 years ago

The Big Ten title game is almost upon us, and who better to break down Nebraska and Wisconsin than coordinators from other Big Ten schools? I dialed up six Big Ten coordinators from both sides of the ball and talked off the record with the guys who watched film, prepared game plans and stared down each team on a Saturday this fall. I asked them for their frank, candid and unvarnished analysis of each team. Here is a collection of what they told me about each team. TEAM STATISTICS Nebraska Opponents SCORING 425 271 Points Per Game 35.4 22.6 FIRST DOWNS

Weekend at Indy: Follow BTN's title game coverage

By BTN.com staff, 6 years ago

Tune into BTN/BTN2Go and BTN.com leading up to the and through Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship for extensive coverage from Indianapolis this weekend. Join BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart and BTN.com editor Brent Yarina for a live blog from the press box. In addition to their analysis and observations we’ll be adding selected in-game highlights, photos, tweets and quarterly game stories. On Friday, BTN airs the Big Ten Football Championship team press conferences from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET. Dienhart will have updates from those events and Yarina will be filing posts throughout Friday afternoon. Bookmark our Big Ten Football Championship section,

Sep 29, 2012; Lincoln, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers defender Mike Taylor (53) tackles Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Rex Burkhead (22) in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 30-27. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-US PRESSWIRE

Mix & Matchup: Badgers vs. Huskers

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, 6 years ago

Act Two of the Big Ten title game is almost upon us, but it will be difficult to top last year’s 42-39 sprint that Wisconsin won over Michigan State. Still, Wisconsin and Nebraska will try. Like last year’s Badgers-Spartans game, this year’s Badgers-Huskers game is a rematch of a scintillating regular-season meeting. On that Saturday night Sept. 29 in Lincoln, Cornhusker quarterback Taylor Martinez led Nebraska on four consecutive scoring drives in the second half to erase a 17-point hole to notch a 30-27 victory (watch the video in this post). In that game, Nebraska had 440 yards; Wisconsin had

Lucas Oil Stadium's field ready for Saturday

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 6 years ago

Three days away, the field at Lucas Oil Stadium is ready to host the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game on Saturday night. The B1G Championship Game logo has been added to midfield, the “B1G” logo to the 25-yard lines, and the school names to the end zones. See a photo, courtesy of @B1GFootball, in this post. [AP: 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game preview] The game pits Legends Division champ Nebraska versus Wisconsin, which finished third in the Leaders Division but advances due to Ohio State and Penn State being on postseason bans. Like last year, the inaugural event,

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin: Title teams meet media

By BTN.com staff, 6 years ago

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema understands a lot of people believe his Badgers don’t deserve to be playing in the Big Ten championship game. Asked if he’s insulted by the sentiment, he says he’s not. “I appreciate the question and understand it totally,” he said Sunday. “I think there are 10 teams out there in the Big Ten that would love to be in the position Nebraska and we’re in right now. When the two teams take the field on Saturday, neither is going to care how the other team got there or what their record is.” Listen to Bret Bielema’s

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