Around the Big Ten

[WM Wolverine]

Impressed Sparty only gave up 31 yards passing

[klondike]

They outgained Indy 540 to 250. How do you lose? I got 95 mil ways..

[Cody_Russell]

Without looking at the box score, assuming turnovers or failed conversions.

I did see that Sparty missed FG. Rough. Looking forward to watching the “BIG Football in 60” recording of this game later this week.

Boilers keeping things interesting. Cody overjoyed with noon games.

Iowa needs to lose!

[iam416]

Off to 5-2 start in conference! In your eye, AA!

[WingsFan]

So after Iowa beats Nebraska next week, the Hawkeyes go back to the B10 Championship game. Yawn...

[iam416]

Brian Ferentz in line for another huge raise

[WingsFan]

Seems The Big Ten matchup tonight to watch is USC vs. UCLA, no score yet

[Tom W]

They outgained Indy 540 to 250. How do you lose? ..

Are you sure that wasn’t the attendance?

[lineygoblue]

They outgained Indy 540 to 250. How do you lose? I got 95 mil ways..

I think Illinois got a better coach for less money.

[iam416]

Well, they missed a 22-yd FG to win at end of regulation. And gave up a KO return for a Td

[iam416]

Despite AlabamAlum's math to the contrary, The Talent managed to scrape together a 5-2 conference week and 1-2 wildcard week, losing by the hook on TCU. Heading into the final full week, that brings the season record to 44-42-1 and and 22-14. The sunny side of .500 is within reach.


Nebraska (+10') at Iowa. Iowa's defense continues to be very good. But, Nebraska is no longer scouring Scottsbluff pool halls for QBs. Casey Thompson is at least a D1-level QB. I sort of like Nebraska to basically play last week's game in Iowa City. Gruesome. Unwatchable. A definite loss in the end. But, well within the number.

Rutgers (+14) at Maryland. I generally refuse to write up the Delaney Bowl. I'll say this -- I expect Maryland to be more like Maryland and Rutgers to be annoying.

Michigan (+8) at Ohio State. This game is tough with so many injury questions everywhere. Ohio State probably has a slight injury advantage only in that they've been playing them all year so they've figured out how to be mediocre without star players. That's a small plus for Ohio State. But, more or less, this is a re-run of last year's game. HARBAUGH!!!! has solved the Ohio State riddle after 7 years of total failure CRD is very much not UFM and doesn't really have the capacity to deal with HARBAUGH!!!! Further, Ohio State's pass defense is horrifically bad. They've made Clifford and Tualia look like NFL first round picks. So, I also expect a huge game from JJ, which will annoy the fucking bejesus out of me. With homefield, I'll adjust the score a little. HARBAUGH!!!! wins comfortably, 38-27.

Indiana (+10) vs Purdue. Everyone knows how little I think of Indiana and how little I think of Purdue as a big favorite. I think Purdue will find a way to keep this close. I will say the over -- whatever the number is -- is easily the best bet. This is going to be a 42-35 game.

Illinois (-14') at Northwestern. Bert was robbed of his chance at the B10 West last week. But, fortunately, you don't need to find any extra motivation when the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk -- or whatever they play for now -- is at stake. I think Illinois is going to pistol whip the Fitzgeralds.

Wisconsin (-3) vs Minnesota. Two quarterback-less teams. I think the Goofer is better, but I also think they'll fuck it up and Wisconsin will find a way to win in Camp Randall by way more than they should.

Pennsylvania State (-19') vs Michigan State. Penn State has played really well since getting annihilated by HARBAUGH!!!! They're actually a pretty good team. Sparty is not that good, but they were certainly better than Indiana and found a way to lose that game. So, it's a little bit of a sneaky line in that Sparty probably represents better than their advanced stats say. That said, as of this moment, the thing I have the most confidence in after HARBAUGH!!!! is Penn State. So, I'll continue to roll with the Lions.

And now, the Wildcards:

Oregon (-3) at Oregon State. I gotta think Oregon can get it done by at least 7 and punch their ticket to play USC.
USC (-5) vs Notre Dame. I've won a lot on USC. I think Notre Dame is better than anyone in the ACC, but so are a lot of teams. USC's offense will be a little too much.
South Carolina (+14') at Clemson. Probably a little foolish to bet South Carolina at a post-UT value especially when they usually get assraped by Dabo. But, man, I think Clemson blows.

[AlabamAlum]

This is a bad slate of picks. You’re gonna turn in a losing record this week, shyster.

[AlabamAlum]

I’ve done the math in my head. Trust me. It’s solid.

[lineygoblue]

And he carries the sandbagging into his weekly predictions ...

[THE_WIZARD_]

Now that's the sandbagger....calling the sandbagger....a sandbagger...