| Legends | Conf W-L | PF | PA | Ovr W-L | PF | PA | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nebraska | 6-1 | 218 | 188 | 9-2 | 412 | 264 | W5 |
| 1. Michigan | 6-1 | 225 | 107 | 8-3 | 339 | 199 | W3 |
| 3. Northwestern | 4-3 | 203 | 185 | 8-3 | 328 | 259 | W1 |
| 4. Minnesota | 2-5 | 127 | 194 | 6-5 | 246 | 261 | L1 |
| 4. Iowa | 2-5 | 143 | 188 | 4-7 | 225 | 262 | L5 |
| 4. Michigan State | 2-5 | 133 | 139 | 5-6 | 217 | 186 | L2 |
| Leaders | Conf W-L | PF | PA | Ovr W-L | PF | PA | STRK |
| 1. Ohio State | 7-0 | 269 | 184 | 11-0 | 420 | 253 | W11 |
| 2. Penn State | 5-2 | 237 | 147 | 7-4 | 325 | 208 | W1 |
| 3. Wisconsin | 4-3 | 223 | 122 | 7-4 | 309 | 193 | L1 |
| 4. Purdue | 2-5 | 133 | 230 | 5-6 | 303 | 313 | W2 |
| 4. Indiana | 2-5 | 196 | 272 | 4-7 | 334 | 367 | L2 |
| 6. Illinois | 0-7 | 80 | 231 | 2-9 | 186 | 335 | L8 |
Season total: 61-29 (.678)
Friday, November 23rd (My picks in bold.)
Saturday, November 24th#17/14/14 NEBRASKA at IOWA11 a.m. CT • Iowa City, Iowa • Kinnick Stadium (70,585) • ABC
Biggest must-watch:#20/20/19 MICHIGAN at #4/-/- OHIO STATENoon ET • Columbus, Ohio. • Ohio Stadium (102,329) • ABCILLINOIS at NORTHWESTERN11 a.m. CT • Evanston, Ill. • Ryan Field (47,130) • BTNWISCONSIN at PENN STATE3:30 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Beaver Stadium (106,572) • ESPN2INDIANA at PURDUE3:30 p.m. ET • West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) • BTNMICHIGAN STATE at MINNESOTA2:30 p.m. CT • Minneapolis, Minn. • TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) • BTN
Duh.
And of course, all eyes are on Nebraska @ Iowa. Other than one 14 play, 75-yard drive last week, we all witnessed that the Hawkeyes are pretty bad at football. All we can do is hope.
I always say every year that I wish I cared more about Indiana-Purdue. It seems like it's a pretty good conference rivalry. I actually really like the Old Oaken Bucket. As trophies go, it's right up there. But the game itself is always the same day as Michigan-Ohio State, so I suppose it'll always take a back seat for me.
Upset Alert!
I'll say this, Michigan State just may have some trouble in Minneapolis. They're fighting for bowl eligibility, so I suspect they'll have a bit of an edge. Minnesota is not as dangerous as Northwestern is...but Sparty has to be pretty deflated after dropping so many close games.
Snoozer of the week:
2 snoozers this week.
Illinois is riding a 9-game losing streak. Whatever game their playing in is a snoozer for me. I respect the ILL-NU rivalry though.
Wisconsin is already booked to go to Indy next week, so their game against Penn State is really not interesting at all.
Bold predictions!
I wish Iowa were just a little bit better this year. Because I think playing at Kinnick is tough for any team. But this year, Iowa's just doesn't have it in them.
Michigan really has no realistic path to a BCS bowl. They must beat Ohio State, which is certainly attainable, and if they do their coaches/harris poll ranking could end up somewhere around 15-ish. But they also need a lot of calamity to take place in the polls above them. It's possible, but not likely.
