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Oates: Fall continues for Big Ten football

Tue., Jan 6, 2009 - 12:21PM

Want to know how far Big Ten Conference football has fallen?

Consider this: The Big Ten had as many bowl victories this season as Notre Dame.

Yes, even Notre Dame, which... >>MORE

Oates: Thompson needs to be a player in free agency

Sun., Jan 4, 2009 - 6:36PM

One indisputable conclusion drawn from the Green Bay Packers' disappointing season is their best player — by far — was cornerback Charles Woodson.

That would be former unrestricted free... >>MORE

• Oates: No pushovers in Big Ten anymore

• Oates: Lost season ends in appropriate fashion

• Oates: Difference more than just a calendar year

• Oates: Two hands needed for Packer finger-pointing

• Oates: A better idea for the bowls

• Oates: Thompson's misses leave gaps in defensive front

• Oates: Sabathia's departure the best thing for Brewers

• Oates: Defense plays big part in Packers' collapse

• Oates: Lack of playmakers dooms Packers

• Oates: Cold, hard fact is Packers aren't good enough

• Oates: BCS leaders don't care about student-athletes

• Oates: It's easy come, easy go for Packers' momentum

• Oates: UW's gift-wrapped win fitting end to season

• Oates: Don't expect BCS to be scrapped, even for Obama

• Oates: Winning formula simple for Packers

• Oates: More at stake than the Axe

• Oates: Offensive line's problems start with Thompson

• Oates: Badgers find sunshine in a mostly cloudy setting

• Oates: Packers must talk less, perform more

• Oates: Moral victory? No thanks

• Oates: Is UW's defense up to the challenge?

• Oates: Titanic test for Packers

• Oates: Big Ten will return to elite status

• Oates: Straight talk for UW alums

• Oates: Alvarez needs to weigh in

• Oates: Iowa tough place to solve offensive woes

• Oates: Playmaker at QB now a necessity

• Oates: UW is finished before it even gets started

• Oates: Mellow McCarthy a contrast to Mount Holmgren

• Oates: Michigan State will win resurgent Big Ten

• Oates: It comes down to the QBs

• Oates: Packers still tuned in

• Oates: Badgers have plenty of room for improvement

• Oates: Packers make mistakes, lose, repeat

• Oates: Whitewater football back for more

• Oates: Champs Sports' tale of the tape

• Oates: Marquette's best punch a winner

• Oates: Insight the better bowl for UW

• Oates: Hughes next in line as UW's lock-down defender

• Oates: Favre trade a bad decision

• Oates: Monday's game important, but not a must-win for Packers

• Oates: Like UW's season, Saturday's game has an empty feeling

• Oates: Leuer's act plays better this season

• Oates: UW's second-half rally provides Insight

• Oates: Playoff chances ride on beating Bears

• Oates: Yet again, Packers can't close the deal

• Oates: Time to turn things around

• Oates: Too early to judge Bielema

• Oates: Bielema's penalty unacceptable

• Oates: Macha communicates winning, and that's all that matters

• Oates: Skiles faces toughest challenge yet

• Oates: Badgers give fans reason to cheer

• Oates: This year, UW is a basketball school

• Oates: Once-promising season now stuck in reverse

• Oates: Thompson swings and misses again

• Oates: Packers take a (wobbly) step forward

• Oates: Quick fix? Upset Penn State

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