Good morning from all of us at SCACCHoops. Right after the New Year began, we gave you the @HokieGuru Twitter 200, including a sample of college sports (e.g. football, men’s basketball, and college hockey) 100 bloggers and 100 media accounts that you should follow on Twitter. We also put out a call to get some nominations on those who we missed – and that group of accounts is right here.
Now, we want to get you prepared for the upcoming college football and men’s basketball seasons. In particular, it seems as though Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball is far away – but it really isn’t. Soon, we’re going to be talking about the ACC – Big Ten challenge. We went to get some Big Ten Twitter accounts that you should put on your radar to follow for college football and men’s basketball. It’s a perfect offseason topic to get you ready for the 2012-2013 college sports seasons.
Thanks to @MTBadgers, @IntelligentCFB, and @KevinOnCFB for the Big Ten Twitter account recommendations.
On this list, we have bloggers and members of the mainstream media. In no particular order, here we go:
Blogs
1. @HawkeyeNation – Jon Miller is publisher HawkeyeNation, an independent and free (e.g. non-pay) site. They cover University of Iowa Hawkeye athletics.
3. @IllinoisLoyalty – Illinois Loyalty is a fan-centric Illini sports blog and message board that is run by Dan O’Brien.
4. @crimsonquarry –Also on SBNation is the The Crimson Quarry, a major source for Indiana Hoosiers athletics.
5. @InsideTheHall – Inside The Hall is an Indiana Hoosiers blog that is solely focused on men’s basketball.
6. @UMGoBlog – Probably the most well known of all Michigan blogs is UMGoBlog. Your definitive source for Michigan Wolverines athletics. The. Best.
8. @spartansordie – Mike Wilson runs the Bloguin-based Michigan State Spartans blog, The Little Brother Blog.
9. @gopherhole – Gopher Hole is one of the more well-known University of Minnesota blogs on Gophers Athletics. Here is a great bio on @NadineBabu who runs Gopher Hole.
10. @FromTheBarn – From the Barn is a University Minnesota Gophers blog that focuses specifically on men’s basketball.
11. @laketheposts – Lake The Posts is an independent Northwestern athletics blog that has a major focus on football, but covers other Wildcats sports, as well.
12. @sippinonpurple – Rodger Sherman runs Sippin’ On Purple, the SB Nation blog focusing on Northwestern athletics.
13. @ElevenWarriors – Eleven Warriors is probably the Ohio State blog with the largest audience – their major focus is on football and men’s basketball.
14. @OSUHouseCall – Buckeye House Call is the Ohio State University Buckeyes blog on the Bloguin network.
15. @TheNLD – The Nittany Lions Den is a Penn State University athletics blog also on the also Bloguin-based network.
16. @KevinOnCFB – Kevin McGuire might be one of the hardest working college football bloggers I’ve ever seen. He is the national college football writer at The Examiner, the host of the No Two Minute Warning Podcast, and also blogs for Penn State football at PSU Examiner. In his spare time (he has time?), he also blogs for Crystal Ball Run, the national college football blog on the Bloguin-based network. I’m sure I forgot something here, but this dude works hard.
18. @BoiledSports – Boiled Sports is a Purdue University Boilermakers athletics blog on the Blogger network.
19. @CornNation – I think Corn Nation, part of the SB Nation network, is one of the classiest blogs on the Internet. Nebraska fans are some of the best and most respectful in the country.
20. @MTBadgers – Mad Town Badgers is the Wisconsin Badgers blog on the Bloguin network. Andy Coppens leads the show here and has a very good stable of writers. They are your major source for Badgers sports.
Main Stream Media
1. @PatHarty – Pat Harty is a Writer and columnist for the Iowa City Press-Citizen who has been covering Iowa Hawkeye athletics for over 20 years. You’ll also see is coverage on Hawkeye Central, which is a joint venture with the Des Moines Register.
2. @bobasmussen – Bob Asmussen is the Illinois football beat writer for the Champaign News-Gazette and IlliniHQ.
3. @pklee_illinihq – Paul Klee is the University of Illinois and college basketball writer for The News-Gazette and IlliniHQ.
4. @indystar_hutch – Terry Hutchens is the beat writer covering Indiana University football and basketball for The Indianapolis Star.
5. @freepwolverines – Mark Synder is the Detroit Free Press sports reporter who covers University of Michigan football and basketball.
6. @mattcharboneau – Matt Charboeau covers Michigan State football and men’s basketball for The Detroit News.
7. @joerexrode – Joe Rexrode is the Michigan State football and men's basketball beat writer for the Lansing State Journal.
8. @MillerStrib – Phil Miller is the University of Minnesota Gophers football blogger (Gridiron Gold) and beat writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
9. @AmeliaRayno – Amelia Rayno is the Gopher’s basketball beat writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
10. @teddygreenstein – Teddy Greenstein is a Chicago Tribune sportswriter – he has many duties – one of them is to cover the Northwestern Wildcats.
11. @BBaptistHoops – Bob Baptist, employed with the Columbus Dispatch, is the beat writer for the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team.
12. @BRDispatch – Bill Rabinowitz is one of the Columbus Dispatch’s beat writers for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
13. @Tim_MaySports – Tim May is another Columbus Dispatch beat writer covering the Ohio State Buckeyes football team (he’s the senior guy on the beat).
14. @carminjc – Mike Carmin, employed by the Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier, is the beat writer for the Purdue Boilermakers football team.
15. @JeffWashburnJC – Jeff Washburn has covered the Purdue Boilermakers men’s basketball team for 16 years at the Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier.
17. @huskerextrabc – Brian Christopherson is a Nebraska Cornhuskers football beat writer for the Lincoln Star-Journal.
18. @HuskerExtraBR – Brian Rosenthal is a Nebraska Cornhuskers football and men’s basketball beat writer for the Lincoln Star-Journal.
19. @TomMulhernWSJ – Tom Mulhern is the Wisconsin Badgers football beat writer for the Wisconsin State Journal.
20. @JimPolzinWSJ – Jim Polzin covers the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team for the Wisconsin State Journal.
