Alright, having some laptop issues tonight so quick mobile post...
Last week...
Ohio State did what they should do to a putrid Indiana pass defense. They scored 28 in each half. Once again, Stroud was out there passing in the 4th quarter. Mind-blowing. Good win and they have a scrimmage coming up before The Game...
Michigan with another boring, dominant win. They just pound you into submission. A few small injuries to shore up here the next week or so. This game they intended to only play Blake for 15 running attempts or so. Unfortunately, Don banged up his hand and they had to rely on Blake. Stokes was excellent in relief. He needed that game, he had been somewhat shelved since s fumble a few months ago. He's going to be a very solid one.
Michigan State with a weird game. I felt like they were flipping it on to a blowout but Rutgers plays hard all game long. Either way, with the win at Illinois this team is very bowl eligible unless someone weird happens with IU this week. The fans likely get a home game at Ford Field day after Christmas.
The Maryland swoon is in fell effect. Simply no offense here at all. Big credit to Penn State having gotten off the floor after the beat down at Michigan. This team easily could have beat OSU as well until things got wild. Solid wins since then.
Purdue continues their weird season with a heckuva win at Illinois. Honestly, after the Illini blew the MSU game at home, I figured this was not the best time for the Boilers to be coming to town. Wrong. They won it.
Minnesota did to Northwestern exactly what we thought they would. This was a pure Mo Ibrahim game here. The Cats had 4 different guys throw passes fwiw.
Iowa is scoring points now and beat the Badgers by two tuddy's at home. Now, they only had 146 yards. They benefited from a pick 6. Basically, this is Iowa football.
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Onto the 2nd to last week in conference play...
Iowa heads up to Minnesota in a trophy game. Line indicates two even teams which seems fair enough. Minnesota needs to be able to pass here a bit. This will not be art, what so. Early lean to taking the points...
Penn State heads to Rutgers. On paper, this is a layup. With that being said, we know Shiano has them overachieving. I do wonder if all their buildup the last few weeks sets up a letdown here? A spread near 20 is quite healthy. No leans here.
Ohio State ends their road schedule in College Park. This game tends to get chippy due to some recruiting rivalries. I can't see much fight coming from the Terps with how these last few weeks have went. Check the weather obviously. Once again, and this is good for props, expect Stroud throwing in the 4th even up 28 plus points. Team totals will be looked at here weather dependant.
Michigan State ends their home slate with a visit from the Hoosiers. Now, this series has produced some wild games over the last handful of years. I don't think we're in for that this time. Indiana is really bad. Sparty playing for a bowl game here, as they finish in Happy Valley. Extra motivation, and a 3 game winning streak helps take a lot of the stink off this season. Might be a sneaky TT here, although MSU hasn't been able to sustain multiple scoring drives in a row this year.
Wisconsin heads to Lincoln. I hear Thompson is a maybe this week? That will help but this feels a lot like the contests recently versus Illinois and Minnesota for the Huskers. Simply pride on the line here for NU. Obviously Wisconsin still in the race in the wild west.
Senior Day in Ann Arbor as Bert and the boys head to town. I absolutely hate that Illinois has lost these last two games coming in. This feels like a wounded Tiger situation. I'm guessing Brown plays, whether he is 100% or not. Last Saturday I thought he was done for the year. He's a heck of a back. I expect this to be a very physical contest that could stay a bit closer for comfort at times. The line is 18. Give me a healthy Brown and give me points here. This has the feel of 27-17 or 31-16 kind of game. We'll see. I'll give a better predicted once injuries sorted out closer to game time.
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Lastly, the West is WILD. I believe Northwestern is the only team eliminated. Most likely, the final winner is just sacrifice for UM/OSU winner, but another game is another game. Tough cap right now to figure this out. Quick prediction -- Iowa again.
Last week...
Ohio State did what they should do to a putrid Indiana pass defense. They scored 28 in each half. Once again, Stroud was out there passing in the 4th quarter. Mind-blowing. Good win and they have a scrimmage coming up before The Game...
Michigan with another boring, dominant win. They just pound you into submission. A few small injuries to shore up here the next week or so. This game they intended to only play Blake for 15 running attempts or so. Unfortunately, Don banged up his hand and they had to rely on Blake. Stokes was excellent in relief. He needed that game, he had been somewhat shelved since s fumble a few months ago. He's going to be a very solid one.
Michigan State with a weird game. I felt like they were flipping it on to a blowout but Rutgers plays hard all game long. Either way, with the win at Illinois this team is very bowl eligible unless someone weird happens with IU this week. The fans likely get a home game at Ford Field day after Christmas.
The Maryland swoon is in fell effect. Simply no offense here at all. Big credit to Penn State having gotten off the floor after the beat down at Michigan. This team easily could have beat OSU as well until things got wild. Solid wins since then.
Purdue continues their weird season with a heckuva win at Illinois. Honestly, after the Illini blew the MSU game at home, I figured this was not the best time for the Boilers to be coming to town. Wrong. They won it.
Minnesota did to Northwestern exactly what we thought they would. This was a pure Mo Ibrahim game here. The Cats had 4 different guys throw passes fwiw.
Iowa is scoring points now and beat the Badgers by two tuddy's at home. Now, they only had 146 yards. They benefited from a pick 6. Basically, this is Iowa football.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Onto the 2nd to last week in conference play...
Iowa heads up to Minnesota in a trophy game. Line indicates two even teams which seems fair enough. Minnesota needs to be able to pass here a bit. This will not be art, what so. Early lean to taking the points...
Penn State heads to Rutgers. On paper, this is a layup. With that being said, we know Shiano has them overachieving. I do wonder if all their buildup the last few weeks sets up a letdown here? A spread near 20 is quite healthy. No leans here.
Ohio State ends their road schedule in College Park. This game tends to get chippy due to some recruiting rivalries. I can't see much fight coming from the Terps with how these last few weeks have went. Check the weather obviously. Once again, and this is good for props, expect Stroud throwing in the 4th even up 28 plus points. Team totals will be looked at here weather dependant.
Michigan State ends their home slate with a visit from the Hoosiers. Now, this series has produced some wild games over the last handful of years. I don't think we're in for that this time. Indiana is really bad. Sparty playing for a bowl game here, as they finish in Happy Valley. Extra motivation, and a 3 game winning streak helps take a lot of the stink off this season. Might be a sneaky TT here, although MSU hasn't been able to sustain multiple scoring drives in a row this year.
Wisconsin heads to Lincoln. I hear Thompson is a maybe this week? That will help but this feels a lot like the contests recently versus Illinois and Minnesota for the Huskers. Simply pride on the line here for NU. Obviously Wisconsin still in the race in the wild west.
Senior Day in Ann Arbor as Bert and the boys head to town. I absolutely hate that Illinois has lost these last two games coming in. This feels like a wounded Tiger situation. I'm guessing Brown plays, whether he is 100% or not. Last Saturday I thought he was done for the year. He's a heck of a back. I expect this to be a very physical contest that could stay a bit closer for comfort at times. The line is 18. Give me a healthy Brown and give me points here. This has the feel of 27-17 or 31-16 kind of game. We'll see. I'll give a better predicted once injuries sorted out closer to game time.
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Lastly, the West is WILD. I believe Northwestern is the only team eliminated. Most likely, the final winner is just sacrifice for UM/OSU winner, but another game is another game. Tough cap right now to figure this out. Quick prediction -- Iowa again.
