Which Big 10 teams will lose to mid-majors (or less) in 2013?

[it'sHuskers4me]

Sox, first you type," If they don't deserve the be ranked #2, who does and why do they deserve it over OSU?"
Then you type,"I'm not claiming that Ohio State is unquestionably one of the top 2 teams in the nation and will undoubtedly be in the NCG."

Are you looking for good banter, or are you conflicted?

IMHO, Ohio State is good, but are they top four caliber? - Who the hell knows. Any team can be beaten on any given day and beaten badly. Good fortune, catching a few breaks and avoiding the injury bug will help tOSU this season just as much as other teams from the B1G & other conferences outside the SEC (as that has been covered earlier). tOSU's chances are as good as any other team in the country and yes Urban Meyer (not Oscar's brother) really is a great coach.

 

[popeyecv64]

mine are in bold
Illinois - Southern Illinois (Aug 31), Miami of Ohio (Sept 28)
Indiana - Indiana St (Aug 29), Navy (Sept 7), Bowling Green (Sept 14),
Iowa - Northern Illinois (Aug 31), Missouri St (Sept 7), Western Michigan (Sept 21)
Michigan - Central Michigan (Aug 31), Akron (Sept 14),
Michigan St - Western Michigan (Aug 30), Youngstown St (Sept 14)
Minnesota - UNLV (Aug 29), @ New Mexico St (Sept 7), Western Illinois (Sept 14), San Jose St (Sept 21)
Nebraska - Wyoming (Sept 31), Southern Miss (Sept 7), South Dakota St (Sept 21)
Northwestern - Western Michigan (Sept 14), Maine (Sept 21)
Ohio St - Buffalo (Aug 31), San Diego St (Sept 7), Florida A&M (Sept 21)
Penn St - Eastern Michigan (Sept 7), Kent St (Sept 21)
Purdue - Indiana St (Sept 7), Northern Illinois (Sept 28)
Wisconsin - UMass (Aug 31), Tennessee Tech (Sept 7), BYU (Nov 9)

The following teams play American Athletic Conference (AAC) (Formerly Big East) teams in 2013. The AAC will lose AQ status in 2014.

Illinois - Cincinnati (Sept 7)
Michigan - Connecticut (Sept 21)
Michigan St - South Florida (Sept 7)
Penn St - Central Florida (Sept 14th)
Purdue - Cincinnati (Aug 31)

 

[Sox33OSU]

Sox, first you type," If they don't deserve the be ranked #2, who does and why do they deserve it over OSU?"
Then you type,"I'm not claiming that Ohio State is unquestionably one of the top 2 teams in the nation and will undoubtedly be in the NCG."

Are you looking for good banter, or are you conflicted?

IMHO, Ohio State is good, but are they top four caliber? - Who the hell knows. Any team can be beaten on any given day and beaten badly. Good fortune, catching a few breaks and avoiding the injury bug will help tOSU this season just as much as other teams from the B1G & other conferences outside the SEC (as that has been covered earlier). tOSU's chances are as good as any other team in the country and yes Urban Meyer (not Oscar's brother) really is a great coach.

Not at all. I personally believe they are worthy of being ranked 2nd. That said, I can't remember the last time the top 2 teams at the beginning of the season rankings ended the year in the same spot. Basically I'm saying that, while I have no way of guaranteeing we are a top 2 team, I feel we make as good of a case or a better one than anyone else in the nation. TBH, I'm not sold on Bama as the #1 team for sure. There are a lot of very, very good teams in the country. If you throw Bama, OSU, Oregon, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida State, Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Louisville and Florida into a random matchup generator for this upcoming season, I'd bet you the majority of the matchups could go either way.

As I said the other day, it's still the offseason so all we can do at this point is speculate. However, look at the checklist OSU has going for them -

Heisman-caliber QB? Check
Stable of RBs? Check
Elite, experienced offensive line? Check
Seasoned defensive backfield? Check
Coach proven of showing elite success in his 2nd year at each program? Check

That's a lot of stuff going for us.

 

[popeyecv64]

Not at all. I personally believe they are worthy of being ranked 2nd. That said, I can't remember the last time the top 2 teams at the beginning of the season rankings ended the year in the same spot. Basically I'm saying that, while I have no way of guaranteeing we are a top 2 team, I feel we make as good of a case or a better one than anyone else in the nation. TBH, I'm not sold on Bama as the #1 team for sure. There are a lot of very, very good teams in the country. If you throw Bama, OSU, Oregon, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida State, Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Louisville and Florida into a random matchup generator for this upcoming season, I'd bet you the majority of the matchups could go either way.

As I said the other day, it's still the offseason so all we can do at this point is speculate. However, look at the checklist OSU has going for them -

Heisman-caliber QB? Check
Stable of RBs? Check
Elite, experienced offensive line? Check
Seasoned defensive backfield? Check
Coach proven of showing elite success in his 2nd year at each program? Check

That's a lot of stuff going for us.

isn't Urban ill or sumptin ??

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Not at all. I personally believe they are worthy of being ranked 2nd. That said, I can't remember the last time the top 2 teams at the beginning of the season rankings ended the year in the same spot. Basically I'm saying that, while I have no way of guaranteeing we are a top 2 team, I feel we make as good of a case or a better one than anyone else in the nation. TBH, I'm not sold on Bama as the #1 team for sure. There are a lot of very, very good teams in the country. If you throw Bama, OSU, Oregon, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida State, Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Louisville and Florida into a random matchup generator for this upcoming season, I'd bet you the majority of the matchups could go either way.

As I said the other day, it's still the offseason so all we can do at this point is speculate. However, look at the checklist OSU has going for them -

Heisman-caliber QB? Check
Stable of RBs? Check
Elite, experienced offensive line? Check
Seasoned defensive backfield? Check
Coach proven of showing elite success in his 2nd year at each program? Check

That's a lot of stuff going for us.

 

[Red_Alert]

If NU had gone 12-0 last season I'd say they were worthy of a #2 ranking to open up 2013.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Alright alright.....you were right, I was wrong. I didn't do my homework well enough. Now we can move on.

Can't wait to see Ohio State beat Alabama in the National Championship!

Honestly, that is the last thing I want to see. If Bama makes it is an almost automatic win. Somebody has to take them down in the SEC, prob two teams.

I want to beat an SEC team to win it all, and I know Bama can be beaten but it seems like tOSU struggles against those ground and pound teams including LSU. And Saban with a month to gameplan is a fucking nightmare!

 

[Shanemansj13]

If NU had gone 12-0 last season I'd say they were worthy of a #2 ranking to open up 2013.

 

[Red_Alert]

Why the eye roll?

 

[Red_Alert]

And who the fuck is responsible for turning this into an ohio thread?

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

And who the fuck is responsible for turning this into an ohio thread?

I simply agreed with you that San Diego St. over OSU was one of the better possibilities for an upset...

And then all hell broke loose.

 

[Red_Alert]

Week 1

August 29th

Indiana St @ Indiana
UNLV @ Minnesota

August 30th

Western Michigan @ Michigan St

August 31st

Buffalo @ Ohio St
Southern Illinois @ Illinois
Massachusetts @ Wisconsin
Central Michigan @ Michigan
Northern Illinois @ Iowa
Wyoming @ Nebraska

 

[Red_Alert]

Week One Results

Illinois (Southern Illinois)......... W 42-34
Indiana (Indiana St)............... W 73-35
Iowa (Northern Illinois)........ L 27-30
Michigan (Central Michigan)..... W 59-9
Michigan St (Western Michigan) W 26-13
Minnesota (UNLV).................. W 51-23
Nebraska (Wyoming).............. W 37-34
Ohio St (Buffalo)................... W 40-20
Wisconsin (UMass)................ W 45-20

 

[Smart]

Week One Results

Illinois (Southern Illinois)......... W 42-34
Indiana (Indiana St)............... W 73-35
Iowa (Northern Illinois)........ L 27-30
Michigan (Central Michigan)..... W 59-9
Michigan St (Western Michigan) W 26-13
Minnesota (UNLV).................. W 51-23
Nebraska (Wyoming).............. W 37-34
Ohio St (Buffalo)................... W 40-20
Wisconsin (UMass)................ W 45-0

FIFY. And BYU got beat by Virginia, which looks good for our odds to stay undefeated against mid-majors OOC. Outside of bowl games, we haven't lost one since 2003.

 

[Red_Alert]

FIFY. And BYU got beat by Virginia, which looks good for our odds to stay undefeated against mid-majors OOC. Outside of bowl games, we haven't lost one since 2003.

ooops. You're right 45-0

 

[Shanemansj13]

Week One Results

Illinois (Southern Illinois)......... W 42-34
Indiana (Indiana St)............... W 73-35
Iowa (Northern Illinois)........ L 27-30
Michigan (Central Michigan)..... W 59-9
Michigan St (Western Michigan) W 26-13
Minnesota (UNLV).................. W 51-23
Nebraska (Wyoming).............. W 37-34
Ohio St (Buffalo)................... W 40-20
Wisconsin (UMass)................ W 45-20
Penn St (Syracuse)............... W 23-17
Northwestern (Cal)................ W 44-30

Added Penn St and Northwestern

 

[Red_Alert]

Added Penn St and Northwestern

Why? Penn St and Northwestern played BCS AQ's

Get em off.

 

[Red_Alert]

Week 2 Results


Indiana (Navy) - L (35-41)
Iowa (Missouri St) - W (28-14)
Minnesota (@ New Mexico St) - W (44-21)
Nebraska (Southern Miss) - W (56-13)
Ohio St (San Diego St) - W (42-7)
Penn St (Eastern Michigan) - W (45-7)
Purdue (Indiana St) - W (20-14)
Wisconsin (Tennessee Tech) - W (48-0)

 

[Red_Alert]

Cumulative

Iowa (Northern Illinois)........ L 27-30
Indiana (Navy) ................... L 35-41

 

[Red_Alert]

Week 3

Indiana (Bowling Green)
Michigan (Akron)
Michigan St (Youngstown St)
Minnesota (Western Illinois)
Northwestern (Western Michigan)