ESPN Big Ten Blog
Is ESPN's Big Ten blog shut down? Doesn't look like it's been posted on since April. Did it move locations? I liked hearing what they have to say about the news from around the conference. Sorry if this has been discussed before nothing came up on the search.
Posted Sep 7, 2018, 7:42 PM UTC
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I thought they got rid of it over a year ago, even before they went through that highly publicized big layoff. It's a shame, it was one of the only things I read regularly on ESPN.com. Some of the writers like Rittenberg still work for them, but others are long gone such as the PSU beat writer they had.
Edit - I think the articles you're seeing are not specifically for the blog, but were for their NCAAF page and just tagged in the blog as well. They used to have dedicated daily blog content.
Yeah, it's really disappointing. Even BTN.con seems to have dropped off their football article coverage as well.
Does anyone have a good recommendation for analysis and all that of the the B1G football games? I've got a few of the SBnation sites but their content is so variable.
Its behind a paywall, but I can’t recommend The Athletic enough. A couple National guys plus a beat writer for about half of the B1G. I can send you some samples of your team’s most recent articles if you’re interested in a taste (though I think they also offer a 1 week free trial)
I second The Athletic. I was skeptical but i had never seen quality articles the way these are. I find myself reading things i don’t care one bit about because they are well written and interesting.
Tyler Mason looks like the beat writer for the Gophers.