Around the Big Ten

[Jeff Buchanan]

Big is 4-0 in post season bowls:

Iowa 27, BC 20
Purdue 38, AZ 35
MSU 42, WSU 17
NfW, 24, Kentucky 23

Coming up:

osu, USC - Later
PSU, Washington - Saturday
Wisky, Miami - Saturday
M, Usc - Monday

[Jeff Buchanan]

USC sucks and Darnell is vastly over rated.

Pick-6. 10 points in the last 30 seconds.

Bucks up 17- 0 start of the second quarter.

[iam416]

We’ll see how this goes, but the Iowa City thing isn’t getting any easier to explain.

[WM Wolverine]

Iowa's best game of the season in every facet vs the Buckeyes worst.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Well, another Darnell turnover. He's giving up the game pretty much on his own.

Draft stock down.

USC is #3 on my list of greatly disliked football teams..... close third to MSU at #4. So, this is good.

[froot loops]

I don't like USC, but they have the greatest fight song and the best war chant song. OSU should have been in the playoff.

[WingsFan]

Fuck USC! and I hate their fight song too!

[WingsFan]

OSU should have been in the playoff.

AH ha ha ha !!

[Jeff Buchanan]

Clay Helton may be the worst at effectively using a shit ton of top 100 players. I couldn't find how many are on the roster but it's more than 6 (what came in in the 2016 class). They really do suck..... as does, it turns out, most of the PAC12.

[froot loops]

Their fight song is sweet, but you can't talk fight songs with Michigan fans on the subjects. They are delusions that their stilted one is good.

[hack]

Michigan's fight song is damn fucking good, but they're all quaint nonsense except for Rocky Top. Say what you will about everything else Tennessee, but Rocky Top's the best.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Big is 5-0 in post season bowls:

Iowa 27, BC 20
Purdue 38, AZ 35
MSU 42, WSU 17
NfW, 24, Kentucky 23
osu 24, USC 7

Coming up:

PSU, Washington - Saturday
Wisky, Miami - Saturday
M, Usc - Monday

[Dr. Strangelove]

Turned into a powerfully boring game in the second half but still a satisfying win. Hadn't beaten USC since 1974.

I'll miss JT but then again I won't. That second half offense was a good representation of the JT era being one of extremes.

[iam416]

Indeed. That game was a perfect embodiment of this team. That said, kudos to USC's defense. They defended OSU better than anyone since OU -- and I think better. OU was more self-inflicted asshattery than anything. Last night OSU definitely tried to run their backs on inside zone and just couldn't do it effectively. USC was dead set on taking that away. So much so, in fact, that they were suspect on the edge off an IZ fake. JTB and Campbell had some big runs doing just that. But, overall they were absolutely committed to clogging shit up between the tackles and playing a little soft behind tons of blitzes. Good shit.

On the plus side, I found it oddly soothing to watch UFM settle into a Tresselball approach in the 4th. Like meeting a long lost friend for a drink. Get a first down or, if you're lucky, to and then turn it over to the defense.

Of course, those of us who picked USC +8' in the Bowl Picks feel a little hard done. That game felt like USC should have at least scored in the final minute to make it 24-17 or something.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Heh, I was watching with someone who took OSU at -9 and he was convinced they'd score on their final drive and go for two