Mark Hasty

The Drop talks about *that* as much as I can since I didn't see a single snap of *that* but also talks about the game I actually watched. broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

I see losing to Kansas is a fireable offense now.

They're only reacting that way to the Cheesecake Factory line because they know it landed.

I'm at Oregon-Illinois and I gotta say Bret Bielema has outcoached Dan Lanning so far by a considerable margin.

Went to school in the 70s and 80s. I played it on a mainframe terminal with a tractor-feed dot matrix "monitor."

In which we return to Lake WoB1Gon and see what happens when an *actual* Norwegian comes to town. broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Wednesday night at our small town Elks lodge. Dinner for 3, including drinks, was $42.

5:15PM to 6:15PM transition

Three of our five teams were on a bye last weekend, which turns out to be a very, very lucky break. broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Final score: USF 29, Kent State 2. That seems very Kent State.

Far from our watching eyes, Rutgers defeated Maryland in the Last Helicopter Out Of Saigon Bowl.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover For Tax Purposes

Honestly, I can’t wait to see the 9th place SEC team play the 8th place Big 10+++ team in a “playoff” we used to call “The BadBoy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl”

A 24-team playoff that's only on ESPN is about as appealing to me as puppy diarrhea. From here it's a short step to orange slices at halftime and elite traveling teams that you have to pay $5,000 to play on.

60% of the Sweepiverse is idle this weekend, and the other 40% might wish it could join them. broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Robert DeLeo is one of the great unsung heroes of 90s rock.

one of the key factors in the souring of Silicon Valley culture is the whole "acceptance of failure" element... it's one thing to not let the failure of some enterprise SaaS startup hold you back, but when your startup causes children to self-harm at scale maybe that failure should stick with you

Would You Rather ...? Big Ten Edition broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

HAHAHAHAHA no really, what's the Minnesota-Purdue score?

I said Matt Rhule's next acting role would be Deer In Headlights. I was right, but not quite in the way I suspected.

I don't know how to feel. Our town's fall festival is today and there's a DJ up on the square blasting oldies. I can hear everything. It's a bit intrusive but my man has a DEEP playlist.

Preach it, Beth Goetz is doing a great job.

I'm really hoping NU-Iowa on November 7 becomes a 7-1 vs 7-1 battle (gonna be harder for NU with at Oregon the week before)

If, back in August, you thought Iowa would be 5-1 on the morning of October 10, raise your hand.

Keep it original, there can't be more than 2 or 3 of these left!

Is the balance of power in the Big Ten shifting back to the old West division? Maaaaybe. Is there an objectively hilarious game elsewhere in the conference this week? AbsoLUTEly! broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Is the balance of power in the Big Ten shifting back to the old West division? Maaaaybe. Is there an objectively hilarious game elsewhere in the conference this week? AbsoLUTEly! broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

This is, in fact, correct. I do own a trampoline and maintain it regularly. I buy decaf on Amazon because I can't get good decaf locally. (I do drink regular coffee too.)

WANT

Maybe this is my favorite color, the color of soybeans in October when the tractor is barreling down the row toward them

There won't be a Drop this week but next Monday's Drop will be an examination of the entire conference at the halfway point of the season.

When I did my preseason calculations I had Iowa at 3-3 after week 6. It will be no worse than 4-2 and 5-1 is within reach. So no, I'm not sad that Iowa lost a game that I figured it was going to lose. You saw the talent gap.

3rd of Owltober! An Australian Boobook at South Oakleigh Wildlife Shelter fell victim to an attack from a mob of Magpies. A reminder to take care around nesting Magpies this season, be you feathered or not! Want to donate to SOWS? sows.org.au/donate via: fb.com/833886482101... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Sweet dreams, Schuyler.

Due to an unexpected but urgent and important demand on my time and attention, I will not be writing The Sweep this week.

Nothing makes me happier than when Iowa football makes everyone else SO MAD

Kathleen's point of view was this: Take whatever you can grab. broomcornsweep.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

I made it through the entire holiday season last year without hearing All I Want For Christmas Is You or Last Christmas. JUST TRY MY, BOOMER MUSIC RAG