So is the B10 West better than the East?
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You didn’t hang up and listen for long
There were some with strong opinions on this in a thread earlier in the week. Bahahaha.
The difference b/w them has never been as stark as the media and armchair blowhards suggested.
The difference b/w them has never been as stark as the media and armchair blowhards suggested.
It’s reaaaaaalllly close. I think we’d have a much different perspective if Purdue and Northwestern didn’t barf up on themselves in the nonconference. Obviously both of those teams have evolved and become much better than what they were when losing to Eastern Michigan and Akron.
its six to six in games between the West and the East with 4 games this coming weekend.
Indiana @ Minnesota
Iowa @ Penn State
Purdue @ Michigan State
Illinois @ Maryland
teams in bold won the last time the 2 teams faced one another...
Illinois and Maryland have never played one another
Iowa faces 3 teams the next 3 weeks who beat them a season ago.
also, Wisconsin plays at Northwestern next weekend...
if Northwestern beats Wisconsin, Iowa controls their own destiny.
Indiana @ Minnesota
Iowa @ Penn State
Purdue @ Michigan State
Illinois @ Maryland
teams in bold won the last time the 2 teams faced one another...
Illinois and Maryland have never played one another
Iowa faces 3 teams the next 3 weeks who beat them a season ago.
also, Wisconsin plays at Northwestern next weekend...
if Northwestern beats Wisconsin, Iowa controls their own destiny.
Every year we are. At least according to the head to head records.
Too lazy to look it up but doesn’t the West hold a decisive advantage over the East?
this year its tied six to six.
in 2017
East 13-8
West 8-13
in 2016
East 10-11
West 11-10
in 2015
East 7-7
West 7-7
the first year of West-East was 2014 when Maryland and Rutgers joined
the East and West tied that year too at 7-7
the overall since the creation of the West-East in the Big Ten
East 43-39
West 39-43
and the East is 4-0 in Championship games.
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Thanks for the info. I take it back. The East is about 4 games better I guess.
This year all east teams get 2 home games against west, correct? And next year the opposite? Need to take that into account when comparing
I’ve got a better question, who cares? West needs to win the B1G. Then we can talk shit.
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As the numbers show, the two divisions are much more even . . . change TWO results and it would be exactly tied . . . than the talking heads would have people believe. Ohio State and Michigan and Penn State are automatically better than anybody else in the conference, period, end of story, every year, no matter what the results on the field are. And that isn't likely to ever change.
But again, the facts are there for anyone interested in reality over fantasy. And all teams like Iowa can do is keep beating Michigan and Ohio State and Penn State. The talking heads can make excuses for those results, but they can't change the final scores.
But again, the facts are there for anyone interested in reality over fantasy. And all teams like Iowa can do is keep beating Michigan and Ohio State and Penn State. The talking heads can make excuses for those results, but they can't change the final scores.
The divisions are once again dead even this year head to head at this point. In the four years now of this alignment, I believe that the East is exactly one game ahead cumulatively. Not nearly the imbalance of the perception that exists.
At this point, I think Purdue stands a better chance of beating Wisconsin than Northwestern does.
this year the East has 14 homes games to the West's 7 home games..
next year it should flip.
True but NW beat MSU @ MSU and Purdue took down tOSU after making stupid mental mistakes in the first two weeks of the season to lose to NW and Eastern Michigan. They could easily be 6-1 or 5-2 right now. They aren’t but a very dangerous team.
They have to go to NW this weekend - tight win then play @ PSU and @ Purdue so I think they lose one of those three.
Iowa @ PSU, @ Purdue, @ Illini. If, big if Iowa can get by PSU and Purdue, really like their chances with NW at home, @ Illini, and finish at home vs Nebraska. Five games to go and it will be a dogfight till the last game.
Also, the B1G west has 4 teams with only 1 loss in conference play ... Michigan supplied Northwestern and Wisconsin with their one-loss. That's certainly a feather in Michigan's cap.
On the flip side, Ohio State had been looking like they were a top contender in the east ... and Purdue took them behind the woodshed. PSU seems vulnerable ... but they still could make some noise based on how they fare in their next 3 games (vs Iowa, @Michigan, vs Wisconsin).
Not really. Wisconsin is very vulnerable on defense and if Purdue plays anything like they did yesterday Wisconsin is going to have a hard time stopping them. But that's a big "if". Remember, if Iowa doesn't make two special teams mistakes they likely win that game by 2+ touchdowns. Iowa lost that game, Wisconsin didn't win.
It's always hard to fight that perception when so many of the "blue bloods" are at the top of the East.
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