Canadian folk singer and national icon Gordon Lightfoot has exited the earthly realm.

He is probably best known for his "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", a haunting tale of an iron ore freighter that sank in a violent fall storm on Lake Superior. The song refers to the Lake Superior fall storm season as the "Witch of November", something I experienced firsthand (in early October) one year on a backpacking trip along the coast of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I will never forget the sound of the wind and ice squalls that battered my tent one night as we camped behind some low dunes just off the shore.

Will be a sneaky tough game tonight. Last game they beat Yale by 12, and Yale gave Purdue all they could handle last night, losing 92-84. UIC is a small, quick Guard oriented team, hope Windham is able to go. Nick will need to take advantage of his inside game again to lead the Cats.

Head coach David Braun addressed the media about prepping for Ohio State, the importance of Wrigley Field and more.

In an attempt to gain a better understanding and shed some light on how things work in college athletics, I'm starting this thread.

Here are some facts or things I believe to be facts...

The NCAA is primarily an organization that runs a college basketball tournament in March.
According to its most recent data, the NCAA generated almost $1.3 billion in revenue in the 2022-23 fiscal year.
The basketball tournament accounts for $900 million in revenue. $669 million of that was distributed to the 363 Division 1 programs.
$192 million was spent to host other championship events. Over $100 million was spent on D2 and D3 championship events, including distributions to some schools.

The NCAA has no significant direct involvement or control over college football media deals.

Most, if not all, public universities account for athletics in a standalone athletic department. Many private universities do not disclose their financials.
Sportico provides useful information on all public D1 university Athletic Departments here...

The vast majority of athletic departments lose money. The vast majority are subsidized by the university, including fees charged to students.

Ohio State is the top revenue-generating athletic department in the country.
Here are their financials for 2023... Numbers are in $millions. They reported income of $5 million.



This article is interesting... It is about the state of Pac 12 athletics prior to the league's disintegration.

Without Boo or Brooks to take control late we looked flummoxed. Team has promise but lacks that clutch finisher at this point (and Berry was MIA)

Head coach David Braun addressed the media about prepping for Ohio State, the importance of Wrigley Field and more.

249 and still " the tip of the spear"

IM me...

Here is the breakdown of the Wildcats first loss of the season Saturday night. I tossed the last 20 seconds, so the "final'" was 68-61.


Other than the obvious "star of the game" going to Nick Martinelli, the only other guys who made a respectable showing are Angelo Ciaravino and Justin Mullins.
Mullins, notably was +9 in his 23 minutes. He missed all 3 of his shots, but had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and no turnovers. Classic "glue guy" numbers.
Of course, this means NU lost by 16 in the 17 minutes that Mullins wasn't playing. Dayton only scored 28 points in Mullins 23 minutes.
Angelo Ciaravino was impressive in his first real D1 battle. He finished with a raw +1. His fellow freshman KJ Windham finished with a raw +5. But Ciaravino was 5 of 7 from the floor, with Windham going 4 of 11..

Ty Berry did not play well. Nor did Jalen Leach. The team struggled when they were on the court. I suspect it had more to do with Dayton's personnel than Berry and Leach. Leach, in particular, could not match the Dayton quickness. Windham, the true freshman, showed glimpses of being a star... quicker than anybody else for NU, he had to try to get the offense going... its a lot to ask at this point, but by Dec 1, Windham may have Leach's spot in the starting lineup - or be playing more minutes. Windham played the last 9 minutes. NU led 51-41 with about 10 minutes to go and got outscored 25-8 into the closing minute.

Ciaravino, a 6'6" wing, was a bad matchup for Dayton who played 3 guards most of the game. One of those little Dayton guys had to guard the NU freshman and he bullied them. That alone is very promising.

One noteworthy tidbit was that when Mullins and Windham were on the court together, NU outscored Dayton 29-13 in about 15.5 minutes. In fact, Mullins, Ciaravino and Windham were all on the court together for a 12-0 run midway thru the first half. When both Berry and Leach were sitting on the bench, NU outscored Dayton 26-6 over 10.5 minutes. When Berry or Leach was on the court we got beaten down 65-40. I don't want to start making proclamations, since I do think Dayton was a problem for our backcourt, but thats rather remarkable.

Like Matt Nicholson, I'm feeling some rust with this, so if I messed up, please let me know.

This has been a brutal game for the Boilermakers and their fans-OSU ripping PU 38-zip in the 1st half. Purdue justfumbled after an OSU td and OSU recovered & ran it in for yet another td. Hopefully we will play better against the Buckeyes than the Boilers next week. I can’t attend but a group of fellow Omega Sigs will be going to the game at Wrigley. Go Cats!

All times CENTRAL. All games available nationally unless otherwise indicated. I will add announcers as they are assigned, except for BTN+ games.

First, the NU games:

UIC @ Northwestern
Tuesday, November 12
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jason Ross Jr.
Color: Rapheal Davis

Eastern Illinois @ Northwestern
Friday, November 15
7:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Kevin Lee
Color: Tre Demps

And the rest:

Monday, November 11

Youngstown State @ Ohio State
5:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Connor Onion
Color: Joey Lane

Florida A&M @ Maryland
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

St. Peter’s @ Rutgers
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

Yale @ Purdue
7:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Robbie Hummel

Boston University @ UCLA
9:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Guy Haberman
Color: Don MacLean

Tuesday, November 12

Michigan State vs. Kansas @ Atlanta, GA (Champions Classic)
5:30 PM, ESPN
PxP: Dan Shulman
Color: Jay Bilas

St. Francis (PA) @ Penn State
6:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Mike Corey
Color: Nik Stauskas

South Dakota @ Iowa
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Jess Settles

Portland @ Oregon
10:00 PM, BTN
PxP: AJ Kanell
Color: PJ Carlesimo

Wednesday, November 13

North Texas @ Minnesota
7:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

Fairleigh Dickinson @ Nebraska
7:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

Oakland @ Illinois
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Stephen Bardo

Seattle Pacific @ Washington
9:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

UT-Arlington @ USC
10:00 PM, BTN
PxP: JB Long
Color: Seth Davis

Friday, November 15

TCU @ Michigan
5:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: LaPhonso Ellis

Monmouth @ Rutgers
5:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Joe Malfa
Color: Austin Johnson

Alabama @ Purdue
6:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Paul Burmeister
Color: Robbie Hummel

Penn State vs. Virginia Tech @ Baltimore, MD (Hall of Fame Series)
6:30 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Jason Knapp
Color: Nik Stauskas

Marquette @ Maryland
7:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Brandon Gaudin
Color: Bill Raftery

Iowa vs. Washington State @ Moline, IL (Quad Cities Hoops Classic)
7:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Jess Settles

Arizona @ Wisconsin
8:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Noah Eagle
Color: Stephen Bardo

Ohio State @ Texas A&M
8:00 PM, SECN
PxP: Mike Morgan
Color: Pat Bradley

Lehigh @ UCLA
9:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

Saturday, November 16

South Carolina @ Indiana
2:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Paul Burmeister
Color: Robbie Hummel

Yale @ Minnesota
3:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Wayne Randazzo
Color: Brian Butch

Bowling Green @ Michigan State
5:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jack Kizer
Color: Stephen Bardo

Sunday, November 17

Nebraska vs. St. Mary’s @ Sioux Falls, SD
12:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Cory Provus
Color: Shon Morris

Troy @ Oregon
4:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

California @ USC
8:30 PM, BTN
PxP: AJ Kanell
Color: Don MacLean

UMass-Lowell @ Washington
9:30 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)

Nine different Northwestern commits won playoff games last week, including 2026 quarterback Johnny O'Brien in his debut. Read about his big game and more in this week's recruit roundup.

Strange hire

Saw this on a different forum. A player suing the NCAA for eligibility restrictions. Wants 2 more years. If he wins there will be no more eligibility rules. 30 or 35 year olds in College football?

More abuse by the powers that be? First it is Peacock and now have to have another streaming service just to watch a single game?

Cade isn't on the 2-deep, implying he's out for an injury.

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Once Barnhizer comes back this team will be fine. The preseason will be a growing experience for the freshmen who can clearly play at this level. Ty and Matt just need minutes to get going and Martinelli and Barnhizer will be a two headed monster. I can see us going 9 deep with Windham, Ciaravino, Hunger and Mullins being the 4 off the bench. I think we will be a tourney team as long as we remain healthy

Offensive lineman Trey Boyd is headed to Minneapolis for the MSHSL state semifinals this week, quarterback Johnny O'Brien threw for a school record 464 yards, and two defensive ends continue to represent the top seeds in Illinois and Ohio. Read about all of that and more in this week's recruit roundup.

Offensive lineman Trey Boyd is headed to Minneapolis for the MSHSL state semifinals this week, quarterback Johnny O'Brien threw for a school record 464 yards, and two defensive ends continue to represent the top seeds in Illinois and Ohio. Read about all of that and more in this week's recruit roundup.

Our @mshelton33 was on the sideline last night as Johnny O'Brien threw for a school-record 464 yards and 4 TDs in Palatine (Ill.) Fremd's 31-28 playoff loss to Naperville Central.

Great stuff here from Matt.

Northwestern basketball held informal postgame interviews after the 71-66 loss at Dayton and head coach Chris Collins, guard Angelo Ciaravino and forward Nick Martinelli took time to answer my questions.

Below are the transcripts of my recorded audio, condensed for clarity and conciseness.

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Really?

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-The game will be 12 Noon on Saturday, November 16 at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field at the University of Chicago.
-Parking may be ‘tight’, but you can park in any bike lane on a Saturday without fear of a ticket or tow.
-Be sure to wear a money belt for protection against those fast talking Chicago con men.
-Tell fellow Buckeye fans that Northwestern is not a pushover; no one has ever said this in the history of college football, and everyone will be amazed.
-For a pleasurable dining experience, Chik-fil-a is open on Saturday in Chicago.
Thank you and drive home safely.