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medinabuckeye1 · « **on:** November 28, 2021, 08:32:44 AM »

Link to last week's rankings
Link to last week's rankings.

Votes through @NorthernOhioBuckeye , 13 voters:

Drop the high and low:

Schedule/performance table:

GOTY progression:

Preseason: #1 tOSU vs #2 UW not scheduled, maybe B1GCG
Week 1: #1 tOSU vs #2 PSU 10/30 in Columbus
Week 2: #1 Iowa vs #2 PSU 10/9 in Iowa City
Week 3: #1 PSU vs #2 Iowa 10/9 in Iowa City
Week 4: #1 PSU at #2 tOSU 10/30 in Columbus
Week 5: #1 Iowa vs #2 tOSU not scheduled, maybe B1GCG
Week 6: #1 Iowa vs #2 tOSU not scheduled, maybe B1GCG
Week 7: #1 tOSU at #2 M 11/27 in Ann Arbor
Week 8: #1 tOSU at #2 M 11/27 in Ann Arbor
Week 9: #1 tOSU vs #2 MSU 11/20 in Columbus
Week 10: #1 tOSU at #2 M 11/27 in Ann Arbor
Week 11: #1 tOSU at #2 M 11/27 in Ann Arbor
Week 12: #1 tOSU at #2 M 11/27 in Ann Arbor
Week 13: #1 M vs #2 tOSU 11/27 in Ann Arbor

COTY Progression:

Tucker with Locksley and Schiano chasing
Tucker with Schiano and Ferentz chasing
Tucker with Schciano and Ferentz chasing
Tucker all alone with Schiano and Locksley well behind
Tucker all alone with Schiano and Locksley well behind
Tucker all alone with Frost and Ferentz well behind
Tucker with an ENORMOUS lead, Brohm and Harbaugh well behind
Tucker with an ENORMOUS lead, Harbaugh and Bert well behind
Tucker with an ENORMOUS lead, Brohm and Harbaugh well behind
Tucker with a slightly less enormous lead than he has had, Brohm, Bert, and Harbaugh well behind.
Tucker with a huge lead, Brohm, Bert, and Harbaugh well behind.
Tucker with a huge lead, Brohm, Harbaugh, and Bert well behind.
Tucker with a huge lead, Harbaugh, Bert, and Brohm well behind.

MaximumSam · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2021, 08:54:55 AM »

1. Michigan: Heck of a nice game, they surely brought the juice. Michigan's strong line play has guided them all season, and this game was the crown jewel. Only question is whether they can bring that kind of intensity again in a week. Uncharted waters for the Wolverines, who are in great position to win the B1G and get to the playoffs.
2. Ohio State: Full circle for the Buckeyes. After a season of trying to change their defense, this game didn't look all that different from the Oregon game. A defense that just couldn't hold up at the point of attack, and enough jank on offense to prevent winning a shootout. Back to the drawing board.
3. Michigan State: Things get really tough here. I have had Wisconsin in this spot for weeks, but their offense was MIA again against Minnesota. Sparty pulled out a tough win over a good team a week after getting obliterated - shows the resilience of this team. Heck of a nice season.
4. Iowa: Again with the rejigger. Like it or not, Iowa is in the B1G championship game, so ranking them as low as I have doesn't really make sense. They are still very limited on offense, but hey, they outgained Nebraska. Over 350 yards of offense!
5. Minnesota: A really tough team to place, but they won the ax. They have had some high highs and low lows. Really all these teams have been extremely inconsistent.
6. Wisconsin: Another tough team to place. They have had consistent great defense, but man that offense has oscillated between scary and hopeless.
7. Penn State: Yet another tough team to rank. I had them fourth last week. But at some point you have to win games, not just look good in close losses.
8. Purdue: Really a solid season for the Boilers.
9. Nebraska: What a team!
10. Illinois: A really decent first season for Bert.
11. Maryland: Locks is going bowling.
12. Rutgers: Not much in the tank for the last game.
13. Northwestern: What a crappy season
14. Indiana: Same

Temp430 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2021, 09:33:05 AM »

1. Michigan
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan State
4. Iowa
5. Wisconsin
6. Penn State
7. Minnesota
8. Purdue
9. Nebraska
10. Illinois
11. Maryland
12. Rutgers
13. Northwestern
14. Indiana

MrNubbz · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2021, 09:41:32 AM »

Quote from: MaximumSam on November 28, 2021, 08:54:55 AM

2. Ohio State: Full circle for the Buckeyes. After a season of trying to change their defense, this game didn't look all that different from the Oregon game. A defense that just couldn't hold up at the point of attack, and enough jank on offense to prevent winning a shootout. Back to the drawing board.

Yup look at Clemson won 2 MNC's with a good defense and Brett Venables directing.Ryan Day has some staff rearranging,these guys are payed handsomely,give them best wishes and pink slips.IMO opinion time to re evaluate Studrawa's body of work also

Honestbuckeye · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2021, 09:58:01 AM »

Quote from: MaximumSam on November 28, 2021, 08:54:55 AM

1. Michigan: Heck of a nice game, they surely brought the juice. Michigan's strong line play has guided them all season, and this game was the crown jewel. Only question is whether they can bring that kind of intensity again in a week. Uncharted waters for the Wolverines, who are in great position to win the B1G and get to the playoffs.
2. Ohio State: Full circle for the Buckeyes. After a season of trying to change their defense, this game didn't look all that different from the Oregon game. A defense that just couldn't hold up at the point of attack, and enough jank on offense to prevent winning a shootout. Back to the drawing board.
3. Michigan State: Things get really tough here. I have had Wisconsin in this spot for weeks, but their offense was MIA again against Minnesota. Sparty pulled out a tough win over a good team a week after getting obliterated - shows the resilience of this team. Heck of a nice season.
4. Iowa: Again with the rejigger. Like it or not, Iowa is in the B1G championship game, so ranking them as low as I have doesn't really make sense. They are still very limited on offense, but hey, they outgained Nebraska. Over 350 yards of offense!
5. Minnesota: A really tough team to place, but they won the ax. They have had some high highs and low lows. Really all these teams have been extremely inconsistent.
6. Wisconsin: Another tough team to place. They have had consistent great defense, but man that offense has oscillated between scary and hopeless.
7. Penn State: Yet another tough team to rank. I had them fourth last week. But at some point you have to win games, not just look good in close losses.
8. Purdue: Really a solid season for the Boilers.
9. Nebraska: What a team!
10. Illinois: A really decent first season for Bert.
11. Maryland: Locks is going bowling.
12. Rutgers: Not much in the tank for the last game.
13. Northwestern: What a crappy season
14. Indiana: Same

Looks about right to me

if you want a good laugh- go look at ESPN power rankings. They have MSU ahead of Ohio State.

you can’t dream this stuff up.

FearlessF · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2021, 10:55:32 AM »

1. Michigan
2. Ohio State
3. Iowa
4. Michigan State
5. Minnesota
6. Wisconsin
7. Purdue
8. Penn State
9. Nebraska
10. Illinois
11. Maryland
12. Rutgers
13. Northwestern
14. Indiana

LittlePig · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2021, 11:28:30 AM »

1. Mich - until yesterday I did not think there was a big difference between from #2 to #8, but you got to give Mich credit. They beat THE team we all thought was invincible. Now they are the new #1

2. OSU - you have to wonder how OSU would do against Mich on a neutral field with decent weather, but hey this is the Big Ten. You need to be able to win when the weather is not ideal.

This is where I get stuck. #3 to #10 all seem very close where all of them could win on the right day, just Iowa usually finds a way to win and Neb always finds a way to lose.

3. Purdue - playing better down the stretch than any other team ranked below them

4. Wisc - stumbled in last game but had won 7 games in a row before losing to Minn.

5. Iowa - Neb game is perfect summary of how Iowa scores points. 4 FGs, 1 safety, 1 TD from a blocked punt, and 1 TD from a 2yd QB sneak.

6. Minn - tough team to rank, 6-3 with wins over Wiisc, Purdue. Losses to Iowa, OSU, ILL. Very jeckyl and Hyde team.

7. MSU - seems low for a 10-2 team, but not the strongest finish after 8-0 start. At least they beat PSU in the end.

8. PSU - in the end, they were a 4-5 in Big Ten.

9. ILL - strong finish against NW. Unfortunately their small chances to make a bowl as a 5-7 team appear to be gone.

10. Neb - you could argue that special teams cost Neb 3 wins this year but it still does not fully explain why Neb always loses close games.

11. MD - Bowl bound!

12. Rutgers - Not Bowl bound.

13. NW - Even numbered years - first place. Odd numbered years - last place.

14. Ind - What an epic collapse! Team just flat out gave up at the end if the year.

Brutus Buckeye · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2021, 11:39:38 AM »

Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State
Iowa
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Purdue
Illinois
Nebraska
Maryland
Rutgers
Northwestern
Indiana

Benthere2 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2021, 08:23:09 PM »

1 Michigan
2 Iowa
3 OSU
4 MSU
5 Minnesota
6 Wisconsin
7 PSU
8 Purdue
9 Illinois
10 Nebraska
11 Maryland
12 Rutgers
13 Northwestern
14 Indiana

Hawkinole · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2021, 11:48:05 PM »

A slight reordering this week after the results of the weekend.
Michigan: Big Ten East Champion, deservedly so. They made few mistakes. Their offensive line dominated. Ohio State made mistakes, and was out-penalized by Michigan by 46-yards (Ohio St. 66- Mich. 20).
I am rewriting "Hail to the Victors," because I am a great author. The final line of "Hail to the Victors," hereafter is, "The champions of the East!" You earned it.
Ohio State: My #2. C.J. Stroud said he lost his voice after taking ill this week and blames his lost voice on communication issues and penalties. Folks, get your flu shot! It is circulating. Not sure that's what he had, but it went around the Iowa football team. It has been all over Ann Arbor and Tallahassee. Stroud's passing and receivers seemed unaffected. I usually am not engrossed in Ohio St. - Mich. It's not the only rivalry and they are not the only teams. But this year, it was a game to behold, for me. I enjoyed watching it. There was a lot of good scheming, and a lot of good players on both sides.
Iowa: I never thought I would look upon Iowa-Nebraska as a rivalry. As a kid growing up in the '60s and '70s, I knew how important the ISU-Nebraska rivalry was because I carried the Des Moines Register, and Iowa State could almost never beat them but the lead up to the game and the pics and story in the newspaper was always quite something. And, Ames to Lincoln was not too far distant. And, now, I think Iowa-Nebraska is growing into a rivalry. I wish we had some other animal atop the trophy, maybe a Badger or a Gopher being clobbered by over-sized ears of corn in the talons of a Hawk, and in the hands of a farmer. Iowa seems to have just enough to beat Nebraska. Nebraska seems to have just enough to tease Iowa into believing Nebraska might prevail.
Minnesota: Thank you, Gophers, I think. We will find out how badly, (or well) you set the plate for Iowa.
Michigan State: Defeated a good Penn State team in the snow.
I feel a bit bad for the rest of the Big Ten, and will withhold further comment.

ELA · « **Reply #10 on:** November 29, 2021, 01:47:40 PM »

Last week in parenthesis

MICHIGAN (2) - certainly didn't expect this a month ago
OHIO STATE (1) - probably the first time I have confidently felt that OSU wasn't the best team in the conference since end of 2013
MICHIGAN STATE (4) - I wish we could get one game a year in those conditions
WISCONSIN (3) - simply nothing to rely on offensively when needed
PURDUE (6) - Bucket Game was never in doubt
IOWA (7) - wonder what kind of reaction you would have gotten mid 3rd quarter if you had told an Iowa fan they'd be in the Big Ten title game against Michigan
PENN STATE (5) - lost 5 of their final 7, and those September wins over Wisconsin and Auburn look less impressive now
MINNESOTA (8) - absolutely kicking themselves over that Illinois game
NEBRASKA (9) - I can't believe they did it again
MARYLAND (11) - getting to a bowl is a solid step
ILLINOIS (12) - not a bad first season, building a foundation
RUTGERS (10) - failing to get to a bowl game, with how they looked in September, is a disappointment
NORTHWESTERN (13) - blah
INDIANA (14) - also blah

847badgerfan · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2021, 01:51:28 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on November 28, 2021, 10:55:32 AM

1. Michigan
2. Ohio State
3. Iowa
4. Michigan State
5. Minnesota
6. Wisconsin
7. Purdue
8. Penn State
9. Nebraska
10. Illinois
11. Maryland
12. Rutgers
13. Northwestern
14. Indiana

Swap Illinois and Nebraska and those are my rankings.

Hawkinole · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2021, 03:20:29 PM »

Quote from: ELA on November 29, 2021, 01:47:40 PM

Last week in parenthesis
IOWA (7) - wonder what kind of reaction you would have gotten mid 3rd quarter if you had told an Iowa fan they'd be in the Big Ten title game against Michigan

The hypothetical Iowa fan in the 3rd Qtr. would say, "All we need is to kick two more field goals, score 7 on a blocked punt, get a safety, score one TD on offense, shutdown the Nebraska offense, and Minnesota and Michigan will take care of the rest, otherwise what you are saying makes no sense."
This is why I like the hypothetical in the Playoff thread about what happens if all the favored teams lose this coming Saturday, then who makes the playoff?

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 29, 2021, 03:25:36 PM »

Ohio State - 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 I'm sure I'll take flack for this but as far as I am concerned one game does not erase the previous eight or 11. The Michigan team that we saw against Ohio State on Saturday is easily #1 in the league but where was that team the rest of the year?
Michigan - 2,2,2,3,2,2,3,3,3,3,5,5,5 Great performance this week.
Michigan State - 5,5,5,2,5,6,6,6,8,7,9,9,11 Last week after MSU got obliterated by the Buckeyes I said "The Spartans aren't nearly as bad as they looked on Saturday." They weren't.
Iowa - 6,6,6,6,3,4,2,2,4,5,4,4,4 Another odd team. They'll probably gain 150 yards against Michigan yet manage to score 24 points and win 24-23.
Wisconsin - 3,3,3,4,4,5,5,5,7,4,3,3,2 Prior to last weekend it looked like the Badgers and Buckeyes had both conquered their early-season issues and we were going to see yet another UW/tOSU match in the CG. Then this weekend both the Badgers and Buckeyes suddenly reverted to what they looked like in losses and unimpressive wins two+ months ago.
Minnesota - 8,8,8,7,7,7,10,10,9,6,8,6,7 Heck of a performance in the Ax game!
Penn State - 4,4,4,5,6,3,4,4,2,2,2,2,3 Odd team. They don't "feel like" a sub .500 team to me but they are finished 4-5 in the league. Four of their five losses were by four points, by a FG twice, and in the NINTH OT. Penn State is four plays from 10-1/7-1 but . . . They aren't 10-1/7-1, they are 7-5/4-5.
Purdue - 7,7,7,8,9,8,12,12,11,11,11,11,10 The Boilermakers finished a very respectable 6-3/8-4 and oh-so-close to a CG.
Maryland - 9,9,9,9,10,9,8,8,5,8,6,7,12 It impresses me that after looking dead for two+ months the Terps dominated Rutgers like that.
Nebraska - 10,10,10,10,11,10,7,7,12,12,14,14,9 Another game another one-score loss. Nebraska's close losses to make it "feel" like they are better than this but 3-9/1-8 keeps them here. It is seriously astounding that they could manage to lose nine games while never getting blown out and only losing once by more than one score.
Illinois - 11,11,11,13,8,12,13,13,13,13,13,13,14 Blew out Northwestern.
Rutgers - 12,12,13,12,14,9,9,9,6,9,7,8,13 Home for the holidays.
Northwestern - 13,13,14,14,13,14,14,14,14,14,12,12,8 Just not their year.
Indiana - 14,14,12,11,12,11,11,11,10,10,10,10,6 For anyone keeping track, the Hoosiers lost to Cincinnati by two TD's. In the B1G they have bigger losses to tOSU (47), PU (37), RU (35), IA (28), PSU (24), M (22), and MN (21).

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