Gopher07
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A bit late posting this week!
My rankings, week 4:
1. Michigan - Established themselves at the top of these rankings after taking care of business on the road.
2. Indiana - Hard loss to the Badgers in Bloomington. Didn't see them losing at home all year and don't think they'll lose again there.
3. Michigan State - 2-0 this past week, and get the home win over a resurgent Buckeyes team. Izzo has the team back.
4. Minnesota - Basically on par with MSU right now but two losses in a row (against top competition) have the Gophers slip just a bit.
5. Ohio State - This team remains Deshaun Thomas and everyone else not named Deshaun Thomas. They will drop some games if he has off nights.
6. Wisconsin - Best win of the season out of any B1G team in Indiana - followed by dropping their game at Iowa. Life in the B1G is hard.
7. Iowa - Two in a row after dropping their first three. Big week, @ OSU and @ Purdue - can they salvage a split?
8. Purdue - Had the only non-conference test this week and passed with flying colors. Game against Michigan looming large though.
9. Northwestern - The Cats got some fight in them, notching a road win and being marginally tougher than expected against Indiana. Big home game against Minnesota on Wednesday.
10. Illinois - I mean really, what happened??
11. Nebraska - Congratulations to Tim Miles on his first B1G win. He may not get another until he gets Penn State again.
12. Penn State - So far and away the worst team in the conference it's not even funny.
Conference games of the week:
1/22: Iowa @ #14 Ohio State: Iowa has won two in a row while Ohio State tries to bounce back from a loss in East Lansing. Can Iowa get the big road upset?
#13 Michigan State @ Wisconsin: Big, big game for two teams at the top of the standings. Kohl Center is always a tough place to win.
1/23: #12 Minnesota @ Northwestern: Gophers, losers of two straight, go on the road against a somewhat resurgent Wildcats team. Win for Minnesota is imperative to stay in the race, but NW is plucky.
1/24: Purdue @ #2 Michigan: Purdue starting to round into form after blasting WVU. Michigan will be big favorites, but I like Purdue to keep it close.
1/26: #12 Minnesota @ Wisconsin: These two could be tied in the standings come Saturday which makes this game all the more important. Cannot overstate importance for both teams enough.
1/27: #13 Michigan State @ #7 Indiana: This week's "game of the year" - two contenders, but in Bloomington gives the Hoosiers an edge. MSU could be staring down the barrel of an "0'fer" week.
#2 Michigan @ Illinois: Normally a team like Illinois I wouldn't call out here - but something about this game speaks to me. I could see the Illini getting hot again and Michigan going cold. Illini played them tough last year.
My rankings, week 4:
1. Michigan - Established themselves at the top of these rankings after taking care of business on the road.
2. Indiana - Hard loss to the Badgers in Bloomington. Didn't see them losing at home all year and don't think they'll lose again there.
3. Michigan State - 2-0 this past week, and get the home win over a resurgent Buckeyes team. Izzo has the team back.
4. Minnesota - Basically on par with MSU right now but two losses in a row (against top competition) have the Gophers slip just a bit.
5. Ohio State - This team remains Deshaun Thomas and everyone else not named Deshaun Thomas. They will drop some games if he has off nights.
6. Wisconsin - Best win of the season out of any B1G team in Indiana - followed by dropping their game at Iowa. Life in the B1G is hard.
7. Iowa - Two in a row after dropping their first three. Big week, @ OSU and @ Purdue - can they salvage a split?
8. Purdue - Had the only non-conference test this week and passed with flying colors. Game against Michigan looming large though.
9. Northwestern - The Cats got some fight in them, notching a road win and being marginally tougher than expected against Indiana. Big home game against Minnesota on Wednesday.
10. Illinois - I mean really, what happened??
11. Nebraska - Congratulations to Tim Miles on his first B1G win. He may not get another until he gets Penn State again.
12. Penn State - So far and away the worst team in the conference it's not even funny.
Conference games of the week:
1/22: Iowa @ #14 Ohio State: Iowa has won two in a row while Ohio State tries to bounce back from a loss in East Lansing. Can Iowa get the big road upset?
#13 Michigan State @ Wisconsin: Big, big game for two teams at the top of the standings. Kohl Center is always a tough place to win.
1/23: #12 Minnesota @ Northwestern: Gophers, losers of two straight, go on the road against a somewhat resurgent Wildcats team. Win for Minnesota is imperative to stay in the race, but NW is plucky.
1/24: Purdue @ #2 Michigan: Purdue starting to round into form after blasting WVU. Michigan will be big favorites, but I like Purdue to keep it close.
1/26: #12 Minnesota @ Wisconsin: These two could be tied in the standings come Saturday which makes this game all the more important. Cannot overstate importance for both teams enough.
1/27: #13 Michigan State @ #7 Indiana: This week's "game of the year" - two contenders, but in Bloomington gives the Hoosiers an edge. MSU could be staring down the barrel of an "0'fer" week.
#2 Michigan @ Illinois: Normally a team like Illinois I wouldn't call out here - but something about this game speaks to me. I could see the Illini getting hot again and Michigan going cold. Illini played them tough last year.