Here's the deal. Girls don't go for all that romantic stuff. They go for power and success. And since you don't have either one of those things, you're gonna be the funny guy.
- Joe Paterno and Penn State are campaigning for a BCS at-large berth, The Associated Press reports. Paterno should be concerned about the way Bobby Bowden is departing his post, CBSsports.com's Dennis Dodd writes.
- Ohio State went conservative with quarterback Terrelle Pryor down the stretch, and it paid off with a Big Ten title, Tim May writes in The Columbus Dispatch.
- Wisconsin likely will be the last Big Ten team traveling to Hawaii for the foreseeable future, Ferd Lewis writes in The Honolulu Advertiser.
- A very fair synopsis of the Glenn Winston situation at Michigan State from The Grand Rapids Press' Steve Grinczel, who is retiring after 24 years on the MSU beat (best wishes to Steve). Several Spartans assistant coaches could be in the mix for the top job at Youngstown State, Shannon Shelton writes in the Detroit Free Press.
- Notre Dame's next head coach will impact the rivalry with Michigan, Mark Synder writes in the Detroit Free Press.
- It hasn't been a great sendoff for Juice Williams, but the Illinois senior quarterback still deserves some appreciation, Loren Tate writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette.
- Minnesota remains in the mix for the Alamo Bowl, though a return trip to the Insight Bowl remains more likely, Kent Youngblood writes in the Star Tribune.
- Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema advocates post-Thanksgiving play, Tom Mulhern writes in the Wisconsin State Journal.
- Purdue linebacker Jason Werner hopes to earn a sixth year of eligibility, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier.
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Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago.
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