THE BIG 10 THREAD

[PnkPanther]

I think there are some good games on schedule for week 2

Iowa vs Iowa State-Game is usually good even when Iowa State stinks. I don't think people expect IA state to stink

Penn vs Pitt-Another in good out of conference rival. Penn State has some work after week 1

MN vs Fresno-Ok, not a big game, but I think this will be close game and more interesting than others played.

Wisconsin vs NMSU-Poor state of New Mexico, getting killed by B1G teams

 

[7Samurai13]

I think there are some good games on schedule for week 2

Iowa vs Iowa State-Game is usually good even when Iowa State stinks. I don't think people expect IA state to stink

Penn vs Pitt-Another in good out of conference rival. Penn State has some work after week 1

MN vs Fresno-Ok, not a big game, but I think this will be close game and more interesting than others played.

Wisconsin vs NMSU-Poor state of New Mexico, getting killed by B1G teams

Michigan State @ Arizona State. The B1G is like 0-10 playing there.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Hey, gophers are middle of the big 10, I'll take it

They Not worth playing lol

 

[kburjr]

They Not worth playing lol

Every stinking year except 1906

 

[PnkPanther]

They Not worth playing lol

We played them last year

 

[Moab]

Michigan State @ Arizona State. The B1G is like 0-10 playing there.

Be careful, they're cheating bastards

 

[fishinabarrel]

Michigan State @ Arizona State. The B1G is like 0-10 playing there.

Ohio State was really good in their stadium. Just never played ASU there

 

[kburjr]

Ohio State was really good in their stadium. Just never played ASU there

Exhibition game?

 

[fishinabarrel]

Exhibition game?

Fiesta bowl used to be played there before it moved to Glendale. Ohio State was successful there winning in 4 out of 5 appearances (one for a Natty) Then they moved it to Glendale. Now that stadium can go fuck itself (2007 Florida and 2016 Clemson were both played there)

 

[iowajerms]

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Turns out NW and Purdue are actually shit

 

[Wild Turkey]

Turns out NW and Purdue are actually shit

Penn State and Michigan haven't looked stellar.

 

[iowajerms]

My B1G Power Rankings after Week 2

1. Ohio State (2-0, 1-0) - LW 1 - The Buckeyes is the only B1G team to score 100 points in the first 2 weeks and have outscored their opponents by 95 points. Haskins is looking really good at QB.
2. Maryland (2-0) - LW 2 - The Terps still has a big win vs Texas and a 31 point victory over BGSU. Kasim Hill has looked strong so far this season.
3. Wisconsin (2-0) - LW 3 - Taylor's 253 rushing yards put him ahead of other RBs in the country. They have scored more points than anyone in the B1G West.
4. Iowa (2-0) - LW 5 - Even though Iowa hasn't scored a lot of points in 1st two weeks, they have allowed the fewest points in the B1G in the first two weeks.
6. Minnesota (2-0) - LW 8 - Fresno State was a good win for the Badgers. True Freshman Annexstad is looking really good as he is 4th in the B1G in passing yards.
5. Michigan (1-1) - LW 6 - Michigan lost by 7 to Notre Dame didn't cost them some but wasn't brutal. Beating Western Michigan by 46 didn't help them that much.
7. Penn State (2-0) - LW 12 - Penn State's overtime victory over Appalachian State hurt them after week 1. They raised 5 spots after dominating in-state rival Pittsburgh.
8. Indiana (2-0) - LW 10 - Stevie Scott is only behind Jonathan Taylor in rushing yards among the B1G running backs. This helped them get past Virginia as Indiana stays undefeated.
9. Nebraska (0-1) - LW NA - Nebraska looked good vs Colorado in stats, except for the score. They weren't in last week's rankings due to them not having a game.
10. Michigan State (1-1) - LW 11 - The Spartans needed a TD late in the 4th quarter to beat Utah State and lost by 3 at Arizona State.
11. Northwestern (1-1, 1-0) - LW 4 - The nerds of the B1G lost to the nerds of the ACC. They had a close victory over Purdue and did not look good vs Duke.
12. Illinois (2-0) - LW 13 - Illinois started the season on a two-game winning streak. This week, they beat Western Illinois by 20 points.
13. Rutgers (1-1, 0-1) - LW 9 - Rutgers dominated Texas State but was dominated by Ohio State. They beat a terrible mid-major and got beat by a great team.
14. Purdue (0-2, 0-1) - LW 7 - Losing to Northwestern in a close game is one thing. Follow it up by losing to Eastern Michigan and being the only 0-2 team in the B1G, that is not good.

 

[rmilia1]

Ny power rankings would be

1. Wisconsin
2 Ohio St
3. Penn St
4. Iowa
5. Maryland
6. Michigan
7. Michigan St
8. Indiana
9. Minnesota
10. Northwestern
11. Illinois
12. Nebraska
13. Rutgers
14. Purdue

Neither Bucky or Buckeye has a quality win but both have looked dominant. PSU win over App State is going to be way less embarrassing as the year goes on ( I think App St wins 10 games ). Iowa has looked terrific on D and has wins over 2 likely bowl teams. Maryland is reverso Penn St as that win over Texas is going to look way less impressive as the year goes on. Sparty and Wolvy both look inconsistent but could get it together. Minnesota surprised with tgst win over Fresno as did NW with their loss to Duke. IU looks like typical 6-6 IU. Illinois , Nebraska, Rutgers and Purdue will all be lucky to crack 4 wins

 

[osubuckeye89]

On Michigan,

Patterson while his stats might look ok vs WMU at first glance, was still very underwhelming against a horrid WMU defense. It was mostly dink and dunk short completions minus that 44 yard TD pass. They are still gonna be in big trouble against defenses with a pulse unless WR play and oline play drastically proves improvement against said defenses.

Same thing we saw with Peters last year basically. Oline can push around lesser teams in the run game and hold off their pass rush, it was still mostly short pass saftey valves though. but it got ugly when good/decent Ds came knocking and started stopping the run/forcing longer throws. (Wisconsin & South Carolina)

 

[wingsauce7]

Found out Iowa vs Becky is the FOX night game from Kinnick in 2 weeks. Can't wait!

 

[kburjr]

Found out Iowa vs Becky is the FOX night game from Kinnick in 2 weeks. Can't wait!

Becky? I like it.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Becky gonna get fvcked like a truck stop hooker

 

[kburjr]

Becky gonna get fvcked like a truck stop hooker

Just put the cash on the dashboard, ma'am.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Wisconsin has not shown me they can be any better than any other season. They crushed New Mexico by doing the same thing they always do...wear them down with a big offensive line and keep running it at them. They had like 10 passing attempts and 60 rushing attempts. That simply won't win when they face an elite talent