Can PSU or Michigan sneak into the discussion in the B1G East?
There is a lot of talk of a three-way tie scenario with Michigan, MSU and OSU and a Tuesday night tiebreaker.
Who will be #1 in the Big Ten and who would you say right now in the B1G pecking order?
1. OSU (4-0) - they don't look as good as 2014 or the team that won last year's College Football Playoff.
Do certain B1G programs play better on the road?
2a. Iowa (3-0)
2b. Michigan State (4-0)
Who is the better TEAM right now?
Iowa hasn't beat MSU, since an awful 2012 game/season. The last match up at Kinnick was competitive for less than one quarter (2nd quarter).
QB Connor Cook is something like 32-3 as a starter and needed a career-high 398 yards and 4 touchdowns passing in the 52-26 win over Indiana, at home.
4. Michigan (2-1) - like Iowa, enjoyed a Bye Week before game @ Minnesota. BTW, all of Minnesota's wins in this series of late are in Ann Arbor. Heck, MSU and Iowa win at Ann Arbor over years too.
5. Wisconsin (3-1) - Paul Chryst left Pittsburgh in good hands, but he has a tall wall to climb in his hometown.
6. Northwestern (2-2) - Only losses @ Michigan and vs. IOWA were not close, but wins over Minnesota and @ Nebraska show light at end of tunnel. They host PSU in final 4 B1G games.
7. Penn State (3-1) - not sure they are much better than Nebraska or Minnesota at this point. They are 6-2 and clearly the sixth rated bowl eligible B1G team in 2015.
8. Rutgers (1-3) - They host the Huskers late in November at home, so despite the blowout loss last night to #1 OSU at home, why not?
9. Illinois (1-2) - B1G losses @ Iowa and vs. Wisconsin, but they may be a thorn to B1G programs the rest of the way under Bill Cubit. Bye week didn't help get Illinois' passing game on sync. Plenty of drops ...
10. Nebraska (1-3) - All five losses were by a total of 13 points in 2015? The Huskers are not as far away as one may want to say, UNL has not played a great team either in 2015, so they are close to be competitive. Remind me of Iowa over 2011-14.
11. Minnesota (1-3) - the Gophers are not Golden right now, but a win on Halloween will ignite this 4-3 team.
12. Maryland (0-3), Purdue (0-3) and Indiana (0-4) are all imperfect as B1G programs, but they each are capable of pulling off the near win or upset?
Maryland is coming off a 20-19 loss vs. PSU. They travel to Iowa for a Halloween game at Kinnick.
Indiana and Purdue will meet at the end of the season, so the cellar will be determined in the State of Indiana.
Indiana is 4-4. Maryland is 2-5 and Purdue is 1-6. Nebraska at 3-5 are the four programs most likely on the home for the Holidays list, at this point?
The Big Ten has six bowl eligible programs and Michigan moves to #7 with win @ Minnesota on Halloween.
LG in the B1G as Halloween approaching. Will the Saints be marching once November arrives with how many undefeated and bowl eligible in the Big Ten?
There is a lot of talk of a three-way tie scenario with Michigan, MSU and OSU and a Tuesday night tiebreaker.
Who will be #1 in the Big Ten and who would you say right now in the B1G pecking order?
1. OSU (4-0) - they don't look as good as 2014 or the team that won last year's College Football Playoff.
Do certain B1G programs play better on the road?
2a. Iowa (3-0)
2b. Michigan State (4-0)
Who is the better TEAM right now?
Iowa hasn't beat MSU, since an awful 2012 game/season. The last match up at Kinnick was competitive for less than one quarter (2nd quarter).
QB Connor Cook is something like 32-3 as a starter and needed a career-high 398 yards and 4 touchdowns passing in the 52-26 win over Indiana, at home.
4. Michigan (2-1) - like Iowa, enjoyed a Bye Week before game @ Minnesota. BTW, all of Minnesota's wins in this series of late are in Ann Arbor. Heck, MSU and Iowa win at Ann Arbor over years too.
5. Wisconsin (3-1) - Paul Chryst left Pittsburgh in good hands, but he has a tall wall to climb in his hometown.
6. Northwestern (2-2) - Only losses @ Michigan and vs. IOWA were not close, but wins over Minnesota and @ Nebraska show light at end of tunnel. They host PSU in final 4 B1G games.
7. Penn State (3-1) - not sure they are much better than Nebraska or Minnesota at this point. They are 6-2 and clearly the sixth rated bowl eligible B1G team in 2015.
8. Rutgers (1-3) - They host the Huskers late in November at home, so despite the blowout loss last night to #1 OSU at home, why not?
9. Illinois (1-2) - B1G losses @ Iowa and vs. Wisconsin, but they may be a thorn to B1G programs the rest of the way under Bill Cubit. Bye week didn't help get Illinois' passing game on sync. Plenty of drops ...
10. Nebraska (1-3) - All five losses were by a total of 13 points in 2015? The Huskers are not as far away as one may want to say, UNL has not played a great team either in 2015, so they are close to be competitive. Remind me of Iowa over 2011-14.
11. Minnesota (1-3) - the Gophers are not Golden right now, but a win on Halloween will ignite this 4-3 team.
12. Maryland (0-3), Purdue (0-3) and Indiana (0-4) are all imperfect as B1G programs, but they each are capable of pulling off the near win or upset?
Maryland is coming off a 20-19 loss vs. PSU. They travel to Iowa for a Halloween game at Kinnick.
Indiana and Purdue will meet at the end of the season, so the cellar will be determined in the State of Indiana.
Indiana is 4-4. Maryland is 2-5 and Purdue is 1-6. Nebraska at 3-5 are the four programs most likely on the home for the Holidays list, at this point?
The Big Ten has six bowl eligible programs and Michigan moves to #7 with win @ Minnesota on Halloween.
LG in the B1G as Halloween approaching. Will the Saints be marching once November arrives with how many undefeated and bowl eligible in the Big Ten?
