7 in - 4 out - 1 TBD

[MNVCGUY]

Going Bowling:
Ohio State (BCS)
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa

Home for the Holidays:
Penn State (Probation)
Illinois
Indiana
Purdue

TBD:
Northwestern (MSU and at Illinois)

Northwestern will almost certainly lose next week against MSU but you never know I guess. Ohio State seems like a lock to get a BCS game unless they fall apart down the stretch, remains to be seen if Michigan State, Wisconsin, or Minnesota can get into the BCS picture. Michigan State probably has the clearest path given their overall record and current rank. Not trying to discount Minnesota because mathematically we have a shot but it would take running the table including a Big Ten championship game victory to get it done.

Should be a fun couple weeks to see how it all shakes out.

Go Gophers!

 

[HopHead]

So you don't think Indiana can beat OSU and keep their bowl hopes alive?

 

[MNVCGUY]

So you don't think Indiana can beat OSU and keep their bowl hopes alive?

Whoops....jumped the gun a bit on that one. That being said yeah I think it is a fairly safe bet that Indiana doesn't go into the Horseshoe and pull off the shocker on Saturday. I don't see any possible way they stop Ohio State's offense from scoring at will anytime they want to.

 

[killme]

Whoops....jumped the gun a bit on that one. That being said yeah I think it is a fairly safe bet that Indiana doesn't go into the Horseshoe and pull off the shocker on Saturday. I don't see any possible way they stop Ohio State's offense from scoring at will anytime they want to.

After Illinois scored 35 on Ohio last week, don't you think Indiana could score 70? That said. Indiana wouldn't be able to out-score what its defense gives up...

 

[MNVCGUY]

After Illinois scored 35 on Ohio last week, don't you think Indiana could score 70? That said. Indiana wouldn't be able to out-score what its defense gives up...

Certainly think the game could be somewhat high scoring (assuming Indiana's offense decides to show up) but like you said, there is no way that defense is able to contain Ohio State's offense. The only chance Indiana has is if Ohio State's offense commits tons of turnovers and stops themselves.

How about this for a scheduling layup heading into your key rivalry game of the season - Purdue, bye week, Illinois, Indiana....think the Buckeyes are going to be a well rested bunch when they head to Michigan at the end of the season.

 

[killme]

....think the Buckeyes are going to be a well rested bunch when they head to Michigan at the end of the season.

Might be wise to keep your record book of worst home losses in the series handy. Thanks to RichRod, you won't have to look far. I still can't believe Mich beat NW last week...

 

[station19]

Going Bowling:
Ohio State (BCS)
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa

2 from the Leaders and 5 from the Legends.

 

[MNVCGUY]

2 from the Leaders and 5 from the Legends.

Very clear this year that the Leaders division is strong at the top and weak after that whereas the Legends is pretty balanced from top to bottom. Leaders would have 3 in if Penn State was eligible but even with that there is no doubt the weakest teams in the conference are Purdue and Illinois. Even with all their struggles, I would still rank Northwestern ahead of Indiana.