Unfortunately, with the gorgeous weather we had this weekend, I didn't watch ANY of the daytime games as I was outside taking advantage of the weather and getting the house ready for winter. So my sense of how things played out is somewhat, incomplete. I did manage to catch a little of the Maryland/PSU debacle, and saw a few plays of MSU getting mauled by Iowa while eating some lunch, but I only saw highlights from the rest of the games.
1. Ohio State - As someone mentioned early, still have not gotten their run game going. Trying to run Teague on slow developing plays on the edge is not a recipe for success for the run game. And Try Sermon has shown some ability but is easily tripped up and brought down. That goes for Teague as well. Neither seem to be able to break arm tackles.
2. Wisconsin - I still believe they are the 2nd best team in the B1G. Just hope to see it on the field sooner than later.
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3. Indiana - Of the next group of teams, Indiana seems to rise to the top. They seemed to have handled Mich well and are undefeated. Is Penix the real deal? We shall find out
4. Northwestern - Still play good defense. I really thought the offense would be more consistent with Ramsey at QB, but I also hear their Bowser did not play? That would definitely hurt them on offense as I believe that he is one of the better RB's in the conf.
5. Iowa - It looks like the Hawks came to play sat. This is the team I thought we would see all year.
6. Purdue - I know they beat Iowa head to head, but I don't think they could do it consistently. But having a good year.
7. Maryland - We'll see how far they have come this Saturday. There QB with more vowels in his name that I can pronounce, seems to be the answer to what they have been missing offensively. This could be a scary team.
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8. Michigan - Best of the rest?
9. Nebraska - I am tempted to move them ahead of Mich, but I honestly believe that Mich would beat them H2H on a neutral field.
10. Penn State - Is it just me or does this team look like it just quit? I know that someone mentioned earlier that they have let OSU beat them 3 times. That just may be the case. Let's see if Franklin is worth the money they pay him and get this team to show up for the rest of the season.
11. Rutgers - Showed that they will play until the end of the game. That's a move in the right direction for Schiano.
12. Minnesota - Slightly better than the teams below them.
13. Michigan State - Have the win over Mich, but not much else. They were thoroughly whipped by Iowa.
14. Illinois - Illinois is trying and succeeding to out Rutgers, Rutgers.