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Non-conf stats can be misleading but through the non-conf portion of the schedule there is not a single offense in the West that looks good.
The top 5 scoring offenses in the Big Ten are from the East and the only team in the West that can crack the top 8 is Purdue (and their number is being driven by the 49 they scored on UCONN).
On paper I would say we have the potential to have the best offense in the division but we certainly didn't show that against Bowling Green. Looking around the division it is simply a dumpster fire of offensive ineptness to this point in the season.
Iowa is winning with their defense and doing just enough on offense to get by. Purdue has a ton of injuries on offense right now. Wisconsin has looked like hot garbage when their defense isn't on the field. Nebraska seemingly has athletes and playmakers but can't get out of their own way, especially when they have the football. And finally, Illinois and Northwestern just look like a complete mess on offense and not much better on defense.
Going to be interesting to see how the remainder of the season plays out but as it stands right now there isn't an offense in the entire Big Ten West that looks explosive. Won't shock me if we see a lot of low scoring games over the course of the conference season.
The top 5 scoring offenses in the Big Ten are from the East and the only team in the West that can crack the top 8 is Purdue (and their number is being driven by the 49 they scored on UCONN).
On paper I would say we have the potential to have the best offense in the division but we certainly didn't show that against Bowling Green. Looking around the division it is simply a dumpster fire of offensive ineptness to this point in the season.
Iowa is winning with their defense and doing just enough on offense to get by. Purdue has a ton of injuries on offense right now. Wisconsin has looked like hot garbage when their defense isn't on the field. Nebraska seemingly has athletes and playmakers but can't get out of their own way, especially when they have the football. And finally, Illinois and Northwestern just look like a complete mess on offense and not much better on defense.
Going to be interesting to see how the remainder of the season plays out but as it stands right now there isn't an offense in the entire Big Ten West that looks explosive. Won't shock me if we see a lot of low scoring games over the course of the conference season.