Athlon: Big Ten Football 2014 Predictions (MN 5th in West; 3-5 in BT, 6-6 overall)

[BleedGopher]

per Athlon's:

Athlon's Big Ten predictions

East Division

1. Ohio State: 12-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten
2. Michigan State: 10-2, 7-1
3. Penn State: 10-2, 6-2
4. Michigan: 8-4, 5-3
5. Maryland: 6-6, 3-5
6. Indiana: 5-7, 2-6
7. Rutgers: 4-8, 1-7

West Division

1. Wisconsin: 10-3, 7-1
2. Iowa: 9-3, 6-2
3. Nebraska: 9-3, 5-3
4. Northwestern: 6-6, 3-5
5. Minnesota: 6-6, 3-5
6. Illinois: 4-8, 1-7
7. Purdue: 3-9, 0-8

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2014-predictions

Go Gophers!!

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

A losing B1G season would be very disappointing at this point. We need to finish with a B1G record above .500 at some point.

 

[Sparlimb]

A losing B1G season would be very disappointing at this point. We need to finish with a B1G record above .500 at some point.

This year is definitely a swing year. Could be 8 or 9 wins if everything goes right again (much like last year), and could be a struggle to get to a bowl game if we play like the legendary teams from earlier this century. I'm not in the least bit surprised a lot of prognosticators will expect us to be down after our "starting" QB transferred (and even if he hadn't would be gone anyway). Predictions don't matter, players have something to prove.