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Cincydawg · « **Reply #14 on:** November 04, 2019, 08:06:02 AM »

Those teams "in the middle" would probably beat each other randomly if they played. Would you favor Minnesota over MSU?

NorthernOhioBuckeye · « **Reply #15 on:** November 04, 2019, 08:27:43 AM »

1. Ohio State - Bye
2. Penn State - Bye
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3. Wisconsin - Bye
4. Michigan - Looked a little shaky at times, but was too much for the Terps.
5. Minnesota - Bye
6. Iowa - Bye
7. Michigan State - Bye
8. Indiana - Not sure that I would pick them on a neutral field over any team about them, but they have beaten the teams they should have.
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9. Illinois - If they keep playing like this, they could move up to the next tier.
10. Purdue - Freshmen are getting a lot of good game time experience. Should help them next year.
11. Nebraska - Its sad how bad this team is playing. They've thrown in the towel.
12. Maryland - Put of a good fight but didn't have the horsepower to play with TTUN.
13. Northwestern - What a difference a year makes.
14. Rutgers - They played hard for a half, then realized they are Rutgers.

847badgerfan · « **Reply #16 on:** November 04, 2019, 08:46:52 AM »

No changes, except to swap Purdue and Nebraska.

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

MaximumSam · « **Reply #17 on:** November 04, 2019, 08:54:11 AM »

SP+

1. OSU (1)
2. PSU (7)
3. Wisconsin (8)
4. Minnesota (10)
5. Michigan (11)
6. Indiana (21)
7. Iowa (22)
8. MSU (29)
9. Nebraska (50)
10. Purdue (55)
11. Illinois (57)
12. Maryland (63)
13. Northwestern (94)
14. Rutgers (107)

ELA · « **Reply #18 on:** November 04, 2019, 09:10:11 AM »

OHIO STATE (1) - bye week
PENN STATE (2) - bye week
WISCONSIN (3) - bye week
MICHIGAN (4) - probably not as dominant as the score, but never slightly in doubt either
MINNESOTA (5) - bye week
IOWA (6) - bye week
INDIANA (7) - how good are they? not sure, but I'm enjoying it
MICHIGAN STATE (8) - bye week
ILLINOIS (9) - how they are a 2 touchdown underdog to MSU this week, I have no idea
PURDUE (11) - gutsy performance from a MASH unit offense down the stretch
MARYLAND (13) - looked more competnent than the score indicated, and the bottom 3 looked like dumpster fires
NEBRASKA (10) - has Frost done any better than Taggert in the same time frame?
NORTHWESTERN (12) - worst Big Ten offense I can ever recall
RUTGERS (14)

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 04, 2019, 01:08:46 PM »

Ohio State - 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 - Bye.
Penn State - 2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4 - Next game is an undefeated-vs-undefeated match with . . . Minnesota.
Wisconsin - 3,3,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,3 - The Iowa game this weekend is HUGE.
Michigan - 4,4,4,4,5,5,4,4,2,2 - 0-2 against teams above this, 4-0 against teams below this.
Iowa - 5,5,5,5,4,4,5,6,5,6 - Wisconsin game this weekend is HUGE.
Minnesota - 6,6,6,9,10,10,10,8,13,10 - Undefeated but I still don't trust them. We'll find out this weekend.
Michigan State - 7,7,7,6,6,6,7,7,7,9 - 0-3 against teams above this, 2-0 against teams below this.
Indiana - 8,10,10,11,11,11,11,13,12,12 - Looking good!
Illinois - 9,13,13,13,13,13,13,12,11,13 - Does anyone think they would lose to Nebraska if the two played again?
Purdue - 11,9,9,12,12,12,12,11,10,5 - Bowl plans on life support.
Nebraska - 10,11,11,8,9,8,6,9,6,8 - Ouch!
Northwestern - 12,8,8,7,7,9,9,10,9,7 - Ouch.
Maryland - 13,12,12,10,8,7,8,5,8,11 - What happened to this season? Haven't I asked that about this team in previous seasons as well?
Rutgers - 14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14 - Still Rutgers.

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 04, 2019, 01:11:06 PM »

A lot of people have Minnesota ranked higher than I do, but I just haven't seen enough to justify that yet. One problem is that I still consider Michigan and Iowa to be so close together that I can't justify putting the Gophers between them. Thus, I think that they should either be fourth (between #3 UW and #5 M) or sixth (between #5 IA and #7 MSU). I haven't seen enough to move them to #4 yet but we'll see how they do this weekend with #2 PSU.

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 04, 2019, 01:15:41 PM »

Quote from: Hawkinole on November 03, 2019, 12:43:42 AM

I am too, but Iowa will likely defeat one of these teams; more likely to beat Minnesota than Wisconsin.

I am of the belief the BTW comes down to the Minnesota-Wisconsin game, if Iowa tags Minnesota with a loss. Who doesn't want to see a repeat of Ohio State - Wisconsin? Me!

As an Ohio State fan, I don't want to see that either.

Oddly, I think there is a danger of Ohio State basically overlooking the B1GCG. It feels weird to even type that, but remember that if the Buckeyes make it, they will be coming in off of back-to-back games against Penn State and Michigan. Penn State is currently undefeated and ranked #5 while Michigan is ranked #14. It is entirely possible that the Buckeyes could play a HUMONGOUS top-4 gameday game with PSU, then turn around the next week and play a top-10 game with their biggest rival. If the game after that is against a team that the Buckeyes already beat by 31 points it might be difficult to get everyone focused and that is a recipe for disaster. Assuming the Buckeyes make it, I think it would be much better for them to play a team that they haven't previously defeated and preferably a highly ranked team that is hard to overlook.

Benthere2 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 04, 2019, 05:48:12 PM »

And just think if the gophers get into the conference title game how much OSU will over look that game why? because its only the gophers

SFBadger96 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 04, 2019, 06:06:58 PM »

1) Ohio State: unless PSU proves differently.
2) Penn State: for now, undefeated with quality wins gets them this spot.
3) Wisconsin: head to head over Michigan, and it's not as though it was close--but better be ready this weekend, or the start of the season will be forgotten in the ash heap of history.
4) Michigan: looking like what its fans expected before the season.
5) Iowa: with a chance to move up--and Wisconsin down--this weekend.
6) Michigan State: its conference losses are to the top three teams in the conference. Shouldn't be dinged too much for that.
7) Minnesota: unbeaten and on a nice little roll (against bad teams).
8) Illinois: best win among the remainder.
9) Indiana: looks legitimately ok.
10) Purdue: signs of life in win.
11) Nebraska: head-to-head over Northwestern.
12) Northwestern: not good.
13) Maryland: really not good.
14) Rutgers: Rutgers.

ELA · « **Reply #24 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:20:17 PM »

Updated Massey composite computer ranking, with 104 rankings (last week in parenthesis)

OHIO STATE (1)
LSU (2)
PENN STATE (4)
Clemson (3)
Alabama (5)
Oregon (7)
Auburn (6)
Utah (10)
Georgia (16)
Oklahoma (9)
Baylor (11)
MICHIGAN (13)
Florida (8)
MINNESOTA (14)
WISCONSIN (12)
Cincinnati (15)
Memphis (24)
IOWA (18)
Notre Dame (20)
Central Florida (21)
Navy (23)
SMU (17)
Kansas State (25)
Boise State (22)
Oklahoma State (-)

33. Indiana (35)
36. Michigan State (34)
66. Illinois (66)
72. Nebraska (63)
80. Purdue (88)
94. Maryland (90)
102. Northwestern (96)
118. Rutgers (121)

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Benthere2 on November 04, 2019, 05:48:12 PM

And just think if the gophers get into the conference title game how much OSU will over look that game why? because its only the gophers

I get the the Gophers don't have "brand name" but as an Ohio State fan I would be more worried about a rematch. Rematches just scare me when my team won the first game.

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:54:35 PM »

Results posted, votes through @SFBadger96 , 15 voters.

Not a lot of change this week:

Illinois was up 1/2 a spot from tied for 9th/10th to alone in 9th.
Purdue was up a spot from 11th to 10th.
Nebraska was done a spot and a half from tied for 9th/10th to 11th alone.
Maryland was up a spot from 13th to 12th.
Northwestern was down a spot from 12th to 13th.

We are probably primed for a big weekend of upsets because a lot of teams have settled into their spot:

Rutgers has been last all year.
Ohio State has been first since breaking a 1/2 preseason tie in week 1.
Michigan has been fourth since week 6.
Minnesota has been fifth since week 7.
Iowa has been sixth since week 7.
Michigan State has been seventh since week 7.
Indiana has been eighth since week 7.

This week's games:

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

As an Ohio State fan I'm obviously interested in the game in Columbus but that shouldn't be too dramatic. The other four are all pretty good matchups:

Penn State/Minnesota:
Either team would still control their own destiny to the B1GCG with a loss and this game could end up being a B1GCG preview but this game is important nonetheless. I think the big question to be answered here is just how good are the Gophers?

Wisconsin/Iowa:
The loser is practically eliminated from the race for the B1GCG while the winner will control their own destiny provided that Penn State takes out Minnesota.

MSU/Illinois:
The Spartans are coming off of a brutal stretch in which they got shellacked by the #1, #2, and #3 teams over the past month while Illinois is looking great with three straight wins. The Illini had the big upset of Wisconsin but other than that their B1G wins have come against #10 and #14 while their losses were to #4, #5, and #11. That isn't great. Can MSU rebound from that brutal stretch?

Purdue/Northwestern:
The Boilermakers need to win out to get to 6-6 and ensure bowl eligibility. To even have a chance they need to go 5-7 and that is REALLY unlikely if they lose this because this is their easiest remaining game. They REALLY need a win here.

LittlePig · « **Reply #27 on:** November 06, 2019, 12:56:13 AM »

So interesting that CFP commitee thinks PSU is #4 in the country and I am still debating with myself if PSU is even better than Wisconsin.

Part of me stil wants to put Wisconsin at #2 even though I ended up putting Wiscy at #3 behind PSU. I guess the games this Saturday will help give me clarity

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