Weird time in the conference.
3-4 good teams are in a bad way, depending on if you think OSU’s win at Neb snapped them out of it. But between OSU’s 1-5 run, Neb losing three in a row and one of its best players, IU with six losses in a row and that MD-Ill result, that group seems to be underperforming.
The question is how long these struggles last. Are the temporary? Longer term? Maybe I’m just thinking about my team and the road ahead. Are they still good teams, as Purdue was at 9-6? Or is something more wrong?
I still can’t get a read on Iowa or Minnesota. The Hawkeyes have a good record, but the numbers aren’t hyper bullish. Minnesota has some pretty nice wins, two not great losses and are projected to not finish well in conference. But I can’t truly buy the idea they’ll be a solid underdog at home vs UW