Greetings Everyone,

Back in July, I decided to see what Big 10 football was all about... I put together a plan to visit every Big 10 school over 11 weekends as an unbiased spectator.  I went from a naive/casual college football fan to becoming more addicted to this sport than ever before! 
 
This was my most challenging life venture to date as doing it over 11 straight weekends while holding down a 60-hour-per-week job and trying to manage 3-4 other guys who joined me on this tour (none of which made it the whole way through).  It may sound nuts, but completing 11 weekends of college football was more trying than 30 NBA arenas or 30 MLB stadiums.
 
So all that being said, I've awarded my "Best of the Big 10 Awards."  Clearly, I have no credibility on any of these subjects and I was likely influenced by the quality of the game, the weather, and the people around me.  For what it's worth, here is what I thought was the best (http://www.thebig10tour.com/bests.html) in a variety of categories.
 
I am grateful to all of the Gopher fans that I met in Minneapolis, namely from the Goal Line Club.  I've definitely made some lasting friendships with many Minnesota fans that you'll see throughout the blog (www.THEbig10tour.com) and I'll never forget how the Gophers had Cal reeling in the 4th quarter of that week 3 game.  Despite the loss, I was able to see them get the "W" the following week at Northwestern where I met up with many of the fans I had met in Minneapolis (http://www.thebig10tour.com/minnesota.html).
 
Drew
11 stadiums/11 weekends
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