October 18, 2003 Purdue at Wisconsin The 14th ranked, 6-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez, fresh off their upset of Ohio State, welcomed the 13th ranked, 5-1 Purdue Boilermakers of coach Joe Tiller. Purdue's QB Kyle Orton starred as Purdue escaped Camp Randall with a 26-23 victory when PK Ben Jones hit a field goal with just 0:03 left in the game to claim The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 18
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
October 17, 1981 Iowa at Michigan As the 1981 season opened, it appeared this game would be a Belt match-up but with preseason No. 1 Michigan as defending champion. An opening day loss to Wisconsin changed that. Now 5th ranked at 4-1, the Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler hosted the 12th ranked, 4-1 Iowa Hawkeyes of coach Hayden Fry who were defending The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11
October 11, 2003 Ohio State at Wisconsin The 3rd ranked, 5-0 Ohio State Buckeyes with coach Jim Tressel made their first road trip as Belt Champion to Camp Randall Stadium to meet the 23rd ranked, 5-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez. The Buckeyes had shown little offense throughout the season except for a 44-point explosion in a triple overtime games against … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11
PS College Football Poll
By Kyle Soppe With none of the top teams faltering, the Pickin Splinters top 15 remains headed by the LSU Tigers. Unbeaten Illinois finds its way on our list, in a three way tie for 15th. Alabama is nipping at the heels of Oklahoma for that ever important second ranking, and the rights to play in the PSCS (Pickin Splinter championship series) national title … [Read more...] about PS College Football Poll
NCAAF PickinSplinters Poll – Week 4
By Kyle Soppe We've got a change atop the weekly PS poll. The Tigers of LSU now reign supreme, as they split the first place votes with the Sooners. Clemson made a nice move forward, as did Baylor. A couple of 8 pm games highlight next week, as four of our top 15 take the field when Alabama heads down south to Florida, and Nebraska heads to cheesehead country to … [Read more...] about NCAAF PickinSplinters Poll – Week 4