Around the Big Ten

[lineygoblue]

OSU went through the Tressel spin cycle, and is still too full of itself

FTFY

[Rocky Bleier]

1. Ohio State
2. Wisconsin
3. Michigan State
4. Iowa
5. Michigan
6. Minnesota
7. Nebraska
8. Northwestern
9. Indiana
10. Penn State
11. Illinois
12. Purdue

[iam416]

I think Michigan and MSU are 3a and 3b, Iowa is 5 and UNL is 6.

1. OSU
2. Wisconsin
3. MSU
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. Nebraska
7. Indiana
8. Penn State
9. Minnesota
10. Northwestern
11. Illinois
12. Purdue.

The top 2 and bottom 2 are crystal clear. 3 through 10 are tough to sort out.

[entropy]

53 years since the last time Minnesota beat the Huskers. Wow.

And MSU will beat Nebraska for the first time ever this year

[Jeff Buchanan]

1. OSU
2. Wisconsin
3. MSU
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. Nebraska
7. Indiana
8. Penn State
9. Minnesota
10. Northwestern
11. Illinois
12. Purdue.

My only quibble with talent's view is that I'd say 5-9 are the tough ones. I think NfW is done. neb may be too if there's a hangover from the Minnesota loss similar to the hangover NfW suffered at osu beat them. You can also argue that for different reasons, M and MSU may be interchangeable. We'll sort that out next weekend.

[iam416]

Yeah, 5-9 is tough. I have the Goofer ahead of NW because they beat them in Evanston.

I think UNL won't drop any lower than #6.

I think MSU and M are even, but I lean toward Sparty getting the win this Saturday b/c it's in EL.

Like I said, I think the top 2 and bottom 2 are easy. The other 8 are not.

[WM Wolverine]

I see five tiers:

*1/2 Ohio & Wisconsin
*3/4 Sparty & M
*5-8. Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State, Indiana
*9/10 NW, Minnesota
*11/12 Illinois, Purdue


3-10 isn't much further away than #2 & #3.

[iam416]

I would actually say 4 tiers and throw Iowa/UNL in with Michigan teams and PSU and IU in with NW and Goofers.

1-2; 3-6; 7-10; 11-12.

[whodean]

When Iowa beats the mighty Badgers next week will they be #2?

[iam416]

In that unlikely event, Sparty will move up to #2 after beating M (not that you care). Iowa will settle in at #3.

However, all this ancillary to you as Alabama begins prep for its "big challenge" against LSU.

[THE_WIZARD_]

1. OSU
2. Wisconsin
3. MSU
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. Indiana
7. Penn State
8. Minnesota
9. Northwestern
10. Nebraska
11. Illinois
12. Purdue.

[THE_WIZARD_]

When does basketball start? Oh yeah...we suck at that too. When does baseball start?

[entropy]

psu ...Paying 57.9 mil to 26 victims, per yahoo.

[whodean]

The Mighty Badgers are held without a first down in the first quarter at Iowa

[Paul L]

Illini and PSU in OT in HV; congrats coach Hoke, your program is now on par with a team that has lost 17 straight B1G games.