Indiana is going to be really good defensively again because they basically return everybody. The key for them will be whether they can produce enough offense.
Iowa #2 per PFF (May 25) & # 3 in Sporting News (May 25), Athlon's (May 18), CBS Sports (May 5) & ESPN's (May 4) B1G Power Rankings
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Curious to see how it translates with the new DC. I think they lost a starter and depth guy on the DL as well. Indiana took advantage of a weird covid year. Kudos. I expect them to win 8 or 9 this year.
Holy Cow! A majority of the Top 25 will be squeezed into 9 games on Labor Day weekend. What a start to the season.Week 1 will be pretty fun across the B1G
Preseason rankings are nothing more than a guess. If there was ever a year where previous year's performance should be taken with a grain of salt...this is it.
Is our OL really that young? Lots of snaps there. Offense is going to have to flat out win 2-3 games.
Interior OL has experience, but both OT’s do not. Unfortunately for them they don’t get the luxury of taking time to gel this year. They need to be clicking starting in game 1.
Plumb started a few games at RT, but none at LT. Ince has played a lot of games, but never RT, assuming he can make it back from injury by then. If not, I don’t recall Dejong playing any meaningful snaps before.
Plumb started a few games at RT, but none at LT. Ince has played a lot of games, but never RT, assuming he can make it back from injury by then. If not, I don’t recall Dejong playing any meaningful snaps before.
+14.5 vs Purdue? If history says anything, betting Purdue is easy money. Unfortunately, my state doesn't let me bet.
you know what some people do who live on the iowa border? they drive across the state line, into iowa, make their bet, and drive home
these damn gambling apps are potentially dangerous
I have heard stories of gamblers who live in the Quad Cities, on the Illinois side, where they drive across the Mississippi River, and into Iowa. The app knows they are in Iowa and they can then make their bets.
PFF is the latest to come out with its rankings.
PFF's May 25, 2021 Story:
3. Ohio State
9. Iowa
14. Wisconsin
19. Penn State
24. Indiana
25. Michigan
www.pff.com
CBS Sports May 5, 2021 Story:
4. Ohio State
12. Wisconsin
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
23. Michigan
www.cbssports.com
ESPN's May 4, 2021 Story:
11. Indiana
14. Iowa
18. Wisconsin
23. Penn State
www.espn.com
Athlon's March 11, 2021 Story:
Athlon's Power Rankings on March 11, 2021
9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!
Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!
2021 B1G Power Rankings:
1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois
The FULL Story & Analysis:
athlonsports.com
PFF's May 25, 2021 Story:
College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season
3. Ohio State
9. Iowa
14. Wisconsin
19. Penn State
24. Indiana
25. Michigan
College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season
The Alabama Crimson Tide rank No. 1 in PFF's ELO rankings despite losing Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, among others, to the 2021 NFL Draft.
www.pff.com
CBS Sports May 5, 2021 Story:
College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25
4. Ohio State
12. Wisconsin
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
23. Michigan
College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25
The defending, undefeated national champions end the spring still leading the college football world
www.cbssports.com
ESPN's May 4, 2021 Story:
College Football Post-Spring Top 25 Power Rankings
5. Ohio State11. Indiana
14. Iowa
18. Wisconsin
23. Penn State
Oklahoma takes over top spot in post-spring power rankings
While perennial title contenders Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State will have to replace quarterbacks this year, Oklahoma returns Spencer Rattler, helping the Sooners take the top spot in our updated offseason rankings.
Athlon's March 11, 2021 Story:
Athlon's Power Rankings on March 11, 2021
9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!
Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!
2021 B1G Power Rankings:
1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois
The FULL Story & Analysis:
Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 Power Rankings and Storylines to Watch
Spring practice for the 2021 college football season is just around the corner for most teams and that includes the 14 programs in the Big Ten. Northwestern,
athlonsports.com
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O/U Wins for this Season:
11: Ohio State
9.5 Wisconsin
9.0 Penn State
8.5 Iowa
8.0 Indiana
8.0 Michigan
Others:
7.0 Minnesota
6.5 Northwestern
6.0 Nebraska
5.5 Maryland
5.0 Purdue
4.0 Michigan State
3.0 Illinois
11: Ohio State
9.5 Wisconsin
9.0 Penn State
8.5 Iowa
8.0 Indiana
8.0 Michigan
Others:
7.0 Minnesota
6.5 Northwestern
6.0 Nebraska
5.5 Maryland
5.0 Purdue
4.0 Michigan State
3.0 Illinois
Sporting News has us best in the West & #3 overall in the B1G
Sporting News May 25, 2021 Story:
3. Ohio State
15. Indiana
18. Iowa
20. Wisconsin
25. Penn State
www.sportingnews.com
Sporting News May 25, 2021 Story:
College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25
3. Ohio State
15. Indiana
18. Iowa
20. Wisconsin
25. Penn State
College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25 | Sporting News
SN's Preseason Top 25 for college football
This is perhaps the biggest flaw in the polls and rankings. Teams that start in the top 10 are rarely dropped enough after a loss or sometimes even two. You'll sometimes see teams in early Nov with identical records (5-3 for example) and similar strength of schedule where one is ranked around 10-12 and the other not even in the top 25...largely because of where they started or where the pollsters "believed" they should be.
Yeah, the polls are flawed but I find it interesting that:
* Everyone voting in these polls feels its Wisconsin or Iowa vs Ohio State for the B1G Championship
* The worst we are ranked right now is #18. it will be interesting to see where we stand after week #2. If we somehow start off 2-0....
All the polls are pretty clear.
It's Iowa or Wisconsin vs OSU for the B1G Championship.
Its time to head back to Indy.
The top 3 B1G teams remain the same in Athlon's Rankings.
Athlon Sports May 18, 2021 Story:
4. Ohio State
13. Wisconsin
16. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
athlonsports.com
Athlon Sports May 18, 2021 Story:
College Football Rankings: Top 25 for 2021
4. Ohio State
13. Wisconsin
16. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
Way-Too-Early Top 25 College Football Rankings for 2022
A detailed look at the Top 25 college football team rankings for 2022 from the editors of the most accurate NCAAF preseason CFB ranking magazine.
athlonsports.com
Looking at the last 10 years, that's a pretty safe bet.
Well, at least Petras will have some hostile crowd experience before the big game in Madison
Wish he would have some prior to ISU. I fear the shi** show which is Ames could rattle him. I think that game will either reinforce the idea that he's jumpy and nervous or he can put it to bed with a cool-headed solid performance.
If our DL and QB can be ready to go by week 1 and not take 4 games to gel, then yes we could have a pretty good season.
Hostile crowd and Camp Randall during an 11 am kick do not go together.........
Last year, Indiana went 6-2 and the year before we went 8-5.
The two back to back bowl losses hurts, but CTA has us rolling, especially at a school like Indiana. It's not just smoke and mirrors.
Allen the Indiana coach is an SEC guy. He wants a HC job there and he knows he only has Phenix for a short time. He has to make a splash now! This the reason for all the portal signings. Portal players have a negative long term effect but a positive short term effect.
You literally don't know what you're talking about.
Tom Allen was born in New Castle, Indiana. Got his coaching career started in Indiana as a high school coach at Ben Davis High. Then followed Hugh Freeze around to Arkansas State and Ole Miss.
He's not a SEC guy. If he wanted to get out of his deal, he wouldn't have put in his contract that every year he makes a bowl, it tacks on a extra year to his contract. Plus, his buyout is well over $20 million.
Your statement about the portal is absolutely stupid. We want to win. At receiver, we lost Whop, so we're bringing in DJ Matthews from FSU and Cameron Buckley from Texas A&M. We needed depth on both lines so we did that. We needed secondary help and brought in coach McCullough's son at safety. We lost Stevie Scott at running back so brought in a former five star that McCullough coached at USC, Stephen Carr.
CTA wants to win and thinks these guys can help him. We go up against Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State every year. Saying the portal is some proof that he's trying to get out is one of the dumbest statements I've ever seen written, and that says a lot.
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The May 25th article sounds about right besides Iowa should be 100% winning the BTC and Natty Champ thank you, thank you very muchPFF's May 25, 2021 Story:
College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season
3. Ohio State
9. Iowa
14. Wisconsin
19. Penn State
24. Indiana
25. Michigan
College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season
The Alabama Crimson Tide rank No. 1 in PFF's ELO rankings despite losing Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, among others, to the 2021 NFL Draft.
Sporting News May 25, 2021 Story:
College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25
3. Ohio State
15. Indiana
18. Iowa
20. Wisconsin
25. Penn State
College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25 | Sporting News
SN's Preseason Top 25 for college football
Athlon Sports May 18, 2021 Story:
College Football Rankings: Top 25 for 2021
4. Ohio State
13. Wisconsin
16. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
Way-Too-Early Top 25 College Football Rankings for 2022
A detailed look at the Top 25 college football team rankings for 2022 from the editors of the most accurate NCAAF preseason CFB ranking magazine.
CBS Sports May 5, 2021 Story:
College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25
4. Ohio State
12. Wisconsin
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
23. Michigan
College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25
The defending, undefeated national champions end the spring still leading the college football world
ESPN's May 4, 2021 Story:
College Football Post-Spring Top 25 Power Rankings
5. Ohio State
11. Indiana
14. Iowa
18. Wisconsin
23. Penn State
Oklahoma takes over top spot in post-spring power rankings
While perennial title contenders Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State will have to replace quarterbacks this year, Oklahoma returns Spencer Rattler, helping the Sooners take the top spot in our updated offseason rankings.
Athlon's March 11, 2021 Story:
Athlon's Power Rankings on March 11, 2021
9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!
Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!
2021 B1G Power Rankings:
1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois
The FULL Story & Analysis:
Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 Power Rankings and Storylines to Watch
Spring practice for the 2021 college football season is just around the corner for most teams and that includes the 14 programs in the Big Ten. Northwestern,
20 million buyout for crazy Tom Allen? That’s just insane a coach with his limited success would have that high of a buyout.
I don’t think Ferentz had that high of a buy out anymore and he’s had much more success than Tom Allen ever will.
I mean, Tom Allen has been the head coach since 2017 and has a winning record overall since coming to Indiana. Let me state that again. Since 2017, when he became head coach, he has a winning record, at Indiana, the all time losing school when he became coach.
Why wouldn't we want to have a high buyout so teams couldn't just come and swoop him away?
Kind of blows the theory that he's a SEC guy and is looking to get out, don't you think?
Don’t worry. No one wants your crazy head coach.
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