How 6 Different Teams Could Still Win The Big Ten West: Week 12 Scenarios

[BleedGopher]

Per Off Tackle Empire:

Minnesota Golden Gophers​

I wanted to do this in order of descending plausibility, but let’s get this out of the way right now: since they lost to Purdue, Minnesota needs to beat Ohio State to be a part of this conversation. The winner of the West will have at least five wins.

That makes this scenario purely academic, but Minnesota wins if:

1. Minnesota wins out
2. Iowa loses to Illinois and Nebraska
3. Northwestern beats Illinois
4. If Wisconsin beats Nebraska, Purdue needs to beat Northwestern

That gives Minnesota three scenarios, all of which require the Gophers to beat Ohio State. They can win a two-way tie with Iowa or a three-way tie with Nebraska and Iowa, but they can’t have Illinois involved in that situation.

How 6 Different Teams Could Still Win The Big Ten West: Week 12 Scenarios

The Greatest Division In Football is not going down without a fight.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[MplsGopher]

Well, we aren't beating Ohio State

 

[Yah-E]

Well, we aren't beating Ohio State

Maybe if they rest their 1st and 2nd strings for the Michigan game and just play their practice squad versus Gophers?

 

[GopherPharmaBiz]

That’s really good stuff. Thanks for posting!

 

[MplsGopher]

I’m far more interested in what happens if five West teams get to 6-6 and this the Big Ten has 11 bowl eligible teams!

 

[upnorthkid]

I’m far more interested in what happens if five West teams get to 6-6 and this the Big Ten has 11 bowl eligible teams!

everyone gouges their eyes out having to watch more B10 West football in bowl season

 

[STPGopher]

Maybe if they rest their 1st and 2nd strings for the Michigan game and just play their practice squad versus Gophers?

Well they are at home. They could dress some of the practice squad...

 

[ottertail]

Gopher curse,,, We’ll prob beat TOSU and loose to the popcorn box skunks.