B1G Bowl Games Line-Ups and Thoughts

[mustang_horsepower]

Thoughts on upcoming bowl games? ... I see some great match ups and great chances for the B1G to get some solid respect. I think Michigan State is our only conference loss. Bold it is.... but definitely realistic.

Saturday Dec. 26th
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Indiana vs. Duke Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 3:30pm / ABC

Foster Farms Bowl
UCLA vs. Nebraska Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, CA 9:15pm / ESPN

Monday Dec. 28th
Quick Lane Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Minnesota Ford Field
Detroit, MI 5:00pm / ESPN2

Wednesday Dec. 30th
National Funding Holiday Bowl
(25) USC vs. Wisconsin Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA 10:30pm / ESPN

Thursday Dec. 31st
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
(3) Michigan State vs. (2) Alabama AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX 8pm / ESPN

Friday, Jan. 1st
Outback Bowl
(13) Northwestern vs. (23) Tennessee Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL Noon / ESPN2

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
(14) Michigan vs. (19) Florida Orlando Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL 1:00pm / ABC

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
(8) Notre Dame vs. (7) Ohio State U. of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ 1:00pm / ESPN

Rose Bowl Game
(6) Stanford vs. (5) Iowa Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA 5:00pm / ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 2nd
TaxSlayer Bowl
Penn State vs. Georgia EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL Noon / ESPN

 

[yerpHAWK]

Last year I think we struggled with the lower games, but we won 3 big ones. This year we have 5 big ones, and Wisconsin/USC is a decent game, so those 6 games are going to be what matters. Very important Michigan doesn't blow it vs Florida.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

Michigan and minnesoata are the only two there and maybe penn st, who have a shot

 

[ukiddinme]

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Michigan and minnesoata are the only two there and maybe penn st, who have a shot

Ha. How do you figure? SEC blows this year. Big 12 has NO great teams they play each other's fitness teams w zero defense. PAC 12, well it's the PAC 12. West coast finess soft teams. I will say Stanford is closest to Big 10 hard nose tough, well rounded football team out there not in Big 10.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Michigan State will beat Alabama, but otherwise I think the OP is pretty much right on. The Big Ten could really make hay this bowl season. And it would be awesome to see Nebraska at 5-7 upend 8-4 UCLA.

As for Michigan and Florida... Michigan should win easily, and Florida will be lucky to score.

 

[j0nnyhb_Prime]

I think PSU and NW have the toughest match-ups ... the Big10 could win the rest (they could lose the rest too). If I did confidence picks (1 is most confident):

1 - Michigan
2 - Iowa
3 - Indiana
4 - Wisconsin
5 - OSU
6 - Minnesota
7 - Nebraska
8 - MSU
9 - PSU
10 - NW

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

Michigan and minnesoata are the only two there and maybe penn st, who have a shot

the fact that you were not even close to spelling MINNESOTA correctly is only small sample of how unintelligent you appear to be? So only 3 Big Ten schools have shot this year in a bowl??? Ill take Wisconsin over USC, OSU over ND too and think others have at least a shot....wth kind of post is this? Must be a Big 12 homer or something (what a shit conference btw)

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

B1G dominates America yet again!

 

[Suterman]

I have it at 6-4, B1G victories. Including Iowa.

 

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

I'm curious which posters actually watched multiple games of each PAC12 team? The optimistic ones or pessimistic ones...?

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Well, if Nebby loses it won't count because the game doesn't start till 9:15 pm

Same with Wisky - 10:30?

 

[parker01]

OSU will curb stomp ND I think. And FL will really struggle to put up points on UM. Minnesota wins big too.

I expect Iowa and Nebby in an upset and Indiana also wins.

I'm worried about Wisconsin, and NW is also in trouble imo.

Penn St. Is a big question mark because I'm not sure how UGA will respond to the coaching change. But I'd expect UGA to win.

I'd love to see MSU upset Bama, and think there is a real shot if they can force them to throw the ball. But I'll still go with Bama.

6-4 for the B1G

 

[ottumwan in tx]

You guys wanna revise any of this?

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

B1G 6-5. Disappointed after Ind loss.

 

[mustang_horsepower]

Boy, Indiana could not seal any deals this year. Their 4th quarter performances were so strange and tough Hoosier fans...

 

[Packer54]

I really hope the conference does well but I do not like the majority of the match ups.

 

[Hawks_Rock_12]

The B1G ends up with a losing record this year.

 

[Hawks_Rock_12]

Thoughts on upcoming bowl games? ... I see some great match ups and great chances for the B1G to get some solid respect. I think Michigan State is our only conference loss. Bold it is.... but definitely realistic.

Saturday Dec. 26th
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Indiana vs. Duke Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 3:30pm / ABC

Foster Farms Bowl
UCLA vs. Nebraska Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, CA 9:15pm / ESPN

Monday Dec. 28th
Quick Lane Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Minnesota Ford Field
Detroit, MI 5:00pm / ESPN2

Wednesday Dec. 30th
National Funding Holiday Bowl
(25) USC vs. Wisconsin Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA 10:30pm / ESPN

Thursday Dec. 31st
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
(3) Michigan State vs. (2) Alabama AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX 8pm / ESPN

Friday, Jan. 1st
Outback Bowl
(13) Northwestern vs. (23) Tennessee Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL Noon / ESPN2

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
(14) Michigan vs. (19) Florida Orlando Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL 1:00pm / ABC

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
(8) Notre Dame vs. (7) Ohio State U. of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ 1:00pm / ESPN

Rose Bowl Game
(6) Stanford vs. (5) Iowa Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA 5:00pm / ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 2nd
TaxSlayer Bowl
Penn State vs. Georgia EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL Noon / ESPN

Any chance you're one of those wealthy Iowa farmers that likes to gamble ? I'd love to make some bets with you.

 

[Michael1969]

So far, good job by Nebraska's defense. I figured UCLA would be able to gash them.

 

[parker01]

OSU will curb stomp ND I think. And FL will really struggle to put up points on UM. Minnesota wins big too.

I expect Iowa and Nebby in an upset and Indiana also wins.

I'm worried about Wisconsin, and NW is also in trouble imo.

Penn St. Is a big question mark because I'm not sure how UGA will respond to the coaching change. But I'd expect UGA to win.

I'd love to see MSU upset Bama, and think there is a real shot if they can force them to throw the ball. But I'll still go with Bama.

6-4 for the B1G

OK, I'll go 5-5 now. I didn't realize Howard wasn't playing for IU. He'd have gone for about 723 yds based on what I saw though.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

Nebraska figuring out how to run the ball