Such an interesting game and a humongous opportunity for both teams.
For Penn State:
There is an argument that PSU rather than Oregon should be the league's and the nation's #1 team. Oregon has the #1 spot largely because they have a higher-profile "marquee" win than PSU. That is fair, but the Ducks have been fortunate enough to get the best three teams they have played at home:
- #4 Ohio State
- #17 Boise State
- 2-2/4-3 Michigan State
Oregon's road slate so far is laughable. They've travelled to Westwood and West Lafayette to play what are probably the worst two teams in the B1G and they travelled across their home state to take on the Beavers who are 4-3 only because they have wins over an FCS team, the worst team in the B1G and a couple of MWC teams.
Penn State, on the other hand, has done some impressive work away from home. They won in Morgantown and took down USC in Troy. Now if they can win in the Camp they'll head home for a week off before hosting Ohio State with a LOT on the line.
Wisconsin, as I see it, is a bit of a mystery. Bama made them look silly and they absolutely imploded in LA after building a 21-10 lead midway through the second quarter. Since that USC catastrophe the Badgers are 3-0. That is great but their opponents have been arguably three of the worst four teams in the league so maybe Wisconsin hasn't improved they've just gotten easier opponents? OTOH, Wisconsin hasn't just won their last three games, they've obliterated their last three opponents with a 52-6 win over Purdue (more impressive than Oregon's win over the Boilermakers), a 42-7 win at Rutgers, and a 23-3 win at Northwestern which is doubly impressive since nobody even knows where Northwestern holds their games!
If Wisconsin can win this, they also get Oregon at home and they don't have to play Ohio State nor Indiana so a clear path to the B1GCG exists.
