I was a little resistant to the Big Ten Network as a concept at first, but I really enjoyed watching the Hawkeyes handle Syracuse last night. The first thing I noticed, though, was that they don’t have a ticker showing scores from around the country. Joe pointed out that this is pretty much a given in sports today and I have to agree.

That said, it was reassuring to see the Hawkeye put up some good numbers on offense. Here’s hoping it carries over into Ames next week for Iowa State. 3-0 isn’t a bad way to start the day! Now, the game is going to be on Versus, which I don’t have. Anybody out there get that channel and want to hang out Saturday? Anyone?

UFC 75, on the whole, delivered. The main event with Quinton Jackson overcoming Dan Henderson was an excellent display. The decision victory of Michael Bisping over Matt Hamill was completely baffling to me. I’ve seen my share of dubious decisions, but this doesn’t even qualify! When they interviewed him, the best highlight they could find for him to talk through was him not getting taken down once. Hooray.

There are a lot of factors that are supposed to go into judging. There must be some that I don’t know about. And even if the rules are different, it just means that the rules are lame. However you come to the conclusion that Bisping won that fight, you came to it incorrectly!