Jim Bendat

Historian (sports & US history), Northwestern alum, UCLA roots, Bama fan too. Former public defender, and author of Democracy's Big Day.

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@TheNFLDrop Actually, the NFL used to have this. Lasted for 10 years … 1960 thru 1969 seasons. Game was played in early January each season, AFTER the NFL title game. The Lions won the first 3 editions.

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@NUFBFamily Please print game programs as they did in 1926!

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@zfootdoc @calpostbbolch For the most part, the Post’s editorial was garbage. But surprisingly, this was its conclusion.

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@OsoFromThe915 @slmandel Actually, it had always been 2pm until this year. 2026 was first time ever that it was at 1pm

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@BeschlossDC And we also had the George Foreman vs Joe (down goes) Frazier fight on the same date as Roe and LBJ death (1/22/73)

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@ScottDochterman I saw where you recently wrote that, beginning next year, B1G champ not automatically going to Rose Bowl. Please explain. Does that apply to SEC and Sugar Bowl too? And how is it decided in advance which semifinal bowl QF winners go to? Many thanks

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@ReceDavis This isn’t biggest game ever played on Oklahoma campus. You said it’s bigger than 1971 #1 vs #2 Nebraska-Oklahoma “game of the century” because they canceled classes today.

This is #8 vs #9. They didn’t need to cancel classes in 1971 because game was on Thanksgiving

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@Adam_Bradford14 The truth hurts, eh?

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@MosesMosley Fitz and NU actually won 10 games three times — 2012, 2015 and 2017

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@PeteThamel Hall of Famer Otto Graham wore 48 at Northwestern

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@slmandel Shame on you for leaving out UCLA-Northwestern 3:30 (BTN)

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@BruceFeldmanCFB Pat Fitzgerald

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@wilnerhotline That tweet puts a lot of pressure on Northwestern

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@RonFilipkowski Crown jewel?! More like clown fool

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@NewRyanField NU’s new venue looks spectacular, so please consider Ryan Stadium as new name. A “field” sounds small, while a “stadium” sounds more bold.

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@RiseNU Yes! Kansas, UNC and Purdue, among others, honor similar Sears titles with banners.

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@TVSportsUpdates Like it a lot. Almost transparent

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@SpencerHakimian Are you seriously going to try to convince the MAGAts that the world isn’t flat?

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@KeithOlbermann Nixon: “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.” Now, people need to know whether or not their president is a pedophile. Release the Epstein files!

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@RepTedLieu Nixon: “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.” Now, people need to know whether or not their president is a pedophile. Release the Epstein files.