Apr. 4—Big Ten Network "reintroduced" Illinois guard Ty Rodgers to the conference's viewing public by re-posting a "Big Ten Buzzer Beaters" video with Andy Katz and Rodgers from media day last October. Rodgers, of course, was his personable self. Even if (or particularly when) he stumbled on the mascots portion of the video.
I played along at home.
Iowa — Caitlin Clark (duh)
Minnesota — Daniel Oturu
Michigan State — Mateen Cleaves
Indiana — Tom Coverdale
Nebraska — Keisei Tominaga (same, Ty, same)
Michigan — Jalen Rose
Northwestern — Evan Eschmeyer
Penn State — Mike Watkins (best 'stache in the Big Ten)
Purdue — Glenn Robinson
Washington — Brandon Roy
Illinois — Deon Thomas
Tom Izzo — short
Mick Cronin — cantankerous
Brad Underwood — Supersoaker
Xfinity Center — Wall of students
Assembly Hall — Worst media seating
Carver-Hawkeye Arena — Giant bowl
Williams Arena — Historic (and legit looks like a barn)
Crisler Center — Rarely covered a loss
Mackey Arena — Best in the Big Ten
Jersey Mike's Arena — Trapezoid of terror for a reason
State Farm Center — Home away home
