December 28th, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
With the decade coming to a close, it’s time to for the obligatory “best of the 2000s” reminiscing session that everyone else on the internets happens to be doing. What began with a dark cloud of losing that hampered the program for most of the first five years has given way to the sunny skies [...]
December 2nd, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
After a decade of domination courtesy of the ACC, the Big Ten finally prevailed for the first time ever in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. It didn’t come however without lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Penn State needed a big second half against Virginia then almost blew it at the end, same story with Wisconsin [...]
October 14th, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
That’s right boys and girls, no pre-rank ramblings from Yours Truly this week. Let’s get right to the rankings, shall we?
1. Ohio State – Say what you want about Terrelle Pryor’s ineffectiveness as a passer but the Buckeyes just find ways to rack up points as two pick-sixes by the defense helped turn what should’ve [...]
October 2nd, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
Unfortunately, no time for Big Ten Power Rankings this week. Instead, I’ll quickly put up my postings for this week’s Big Ten Pick ‘Em challenge sponsored by Gopher Nation. Here are the standings so far after five weeks, as you can see, I’m representing the PSU blogosphere pretty well thus far.
Standings
Pts
1
Maize N Brew
42
2
Happy Hour [...]
September 25th, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
Three things are certain at the end of every September: Fall foliage begins, Conference play in college football begins, and HHV’s Big Ten Power Rankings rise from the woodwork. Now in its third season, the rankings have become some sort of a staple of this blog that has led to plenty of praise along with [...]
September 3rd, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
Apologies for the delay, but here it is: The thrilling conclusion to a football preview that’s sweeping the PSU internets (whatever the hell that’s supposed mean). Part 3 will cover the remainder of the games on the regular season slate.
Starting fresh? Check out Part 1 and Part 2 then get back to this.
Oct. 31 at [...]
June 12th, 2009 by Happy Hour Valley
That’s right, boys and girls: Fresh off the grill in time for the arrival of summer are 2009’s first batch of what has become a fan favorite here at HHV…And by “fan favorite” I mean the few friends who’ve drunk-dialed me in the past to tell me how much they love the Big Ten power [...]