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Ten big topics for Big Ten football.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-JUL-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Ten big topics for Big Ten football.(Sports)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Adam Rittenberg

arittenberg@@dailyherald.com

For most of the 2006 season, the Big Ten cornered the college football market.

The league boasted the nation's two best teams (Ohio State and Michigan), the best player (Buckeyes quarterback Troy Smith), the best freshman (Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill) and the most anticipated game (Michigan at Ohio State).

But the buzz vanished after two disheartening and borderline embarrassing bowl performances.

Concerns about a speed gap, particularly with the SEC, surfaced after national signing day, prompting Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to issue a sour-grapes letter in which he knocked the SEC and defended his league.

The Big Ten returns to the main stage today for preseason media sessions, and the league has no shortage of compelling story lines.

Can Michigan challenge for a national title a decade after its last championship? Did Ohio State lose too much on offense to repeat as Big Ten champs? Can Wisconsin usurp the big two? Will the Big Ten Network reach an agreement with Comcast?

On the local front,...

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