By Paul M. Banks, President of The Sports Bank.net
1. Purdue (24-3, 12-3)
Ten in a row! Give them that #1 seed. Boilers are on a mission to duplicate Michigan St.’s feat from last season- reach a Final Four held in your home state. Getting there is DEPENDENT on the health of Robbie Hummel. And the fact [...]

So, the Big Ten previews didn’t finish up due to getting slammed at work.  Therefore, I bring you the preseason Big Ten Power Rankings.
1) Ohio State- Hard to put the Buckeyes anywhere else on the list.  Terrelle Pryor was the most efficient passer in the conference last year and OSU is never lacking talent.  For [...]

1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- Judd didn’t keep dominating through the break in the Power Rankings, but he showed up last week with a 9-0-1 win to keep the top position.  Ibanez was huge for the Mullet this week hitting .481 with 12 runs and 9 rbi.
2) Sharapova’s Thigh- The Thigh has been solid all year [...]

1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- A 5-5 tie this week curbed the Mullet’s strut a little bit, but not so much that he didn’t try and suck all of us poor bastards into $50 bets.  That’s like all the money I’ve won betting against Chicago teams with Stormin’ Norman the last few years!  Kerry Wood and [...]

After waiting a week to get a better idea of where teams stand, it’s time for the first edition of Power Rankings for our NQTC fantasy league.
1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- After complaining about no power rankings after his 10-0 win in the first week, Judd brought it again in Week 2, winning 8-2 and opening [...]