B1G Challenge 2023

[WM Wolverine]

Deadline at 1pm ET tomorrow

[WM Wolverine]

revised:
Michigan 11
Ohio State 11
Penn State 10
Michigan State 6
Indiana 4
Maryland 7
Rutgers 3

Wisconsin 9
Nebraska 6
Iowa 8
Illinois 6
Northwestern 3
Minnesota 6
Purdue 5

[Mike]

Bump.

[WM Wolverine]

Thanks for the reminder!

[WM Wolverine]

2023 B1G Challenge Standings:
19: Talent, Cody, WM Wolverine
20: Tsilsher, Mike
21:. Wizard, AlabamaAlum
23: Tom W
24: Liney

As I feared, the lack of a tiebreaker meant that 1/3rd of the participants won. It was very close at the top, 7 of the 9 were within 2 games so if the refs don't over officiate the Iowa/Gophers game that could potentially be a 2-point swing.

Talent won the B1G East at just 4 points, while WM Wolverine won the B1G West at 12 points. For comparison, the WORST anyone had the B1G West was 8-points so it played out very similar as most expected. Northwestern busted a lot of people's entries, many expecting them to win just 2 or 3 games instead of 7.
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Check my math, addition/subtraction is difficult.

[Cody_Russell]

I still have no idea how Northwestern won 6 games. Total miss by me and credit to David Braun. Though it seems like Pat Fitzgerald would have a good Northwestern team once every 3 seasons. Perhaps this team unexpectedly has some decent players.

[WM Wolverine]

Thanks to everyone for participating, more than I thought.

[Mike]

Thanks for doing it! Cody, NW actually won 7 games. I had Iowa at 9 but overestimated Minnesota by 2 so the ref screw up was a wash for me anyway.

[Cody_Russell]

Wow, 7 games. My bad. Last Saturday was so ridiculous when it comes to crazy college football games that it made me oblivious to that fact.

David Braun for coach of the year, clearly! I wrongfully doubted that team.

[WM Wolverine]

I'm not sure if I watched more than a half of a Northwestern game all season, no idea how they won 7 games other than playing in the B1G West. When your division is as bad as the B1G West, it gives opportunities for a team like NW to overachieve or Iowa to go 11-1 (that loss deserves an asterisk as minimum).

At least the B1G West is dead, Wisconsin sure benefitted from it to the max. Next season, the B1G is doing away with divisions. How many times did the B1G West win the B1G?

[Mike]

0.00

[THE_WIZARD_]

I had UNL nailed at 5. But that wasn't rocket science.

[lineygoblue]

The guy who came in last has to leave the forum, yes?

[THE_WIZARD_]

STFU

[WM Wolverine]

Congrats on back-to-back last-place finishes, Liney. Your reward for last place is even more STFU's from Wizard