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Topic: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8

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medinabuckeye1

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B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« on: October 18, 2019, 05:37:00 PM »
Link to last week's results
Link to last week's results. 

Votes through @medinabuckeye1 , 15 voters:

Drop the high and low:

Graph of rankings and change so far this year:

Change so far this year (aka COTY prediction graph):

Vote distribution:

Schedule/performance table:
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2019, 03:30:33 PM »
Best to put this here!

My apologies to OSU you obviously are still the top dog and were not the team looking at next week

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2019, 03:50:26 PM »
I'd prefer to give Illinois credit. They played fantastic up front, on both sides.
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2019, 09:56:06 PM »
prefer what you will 

Illinois isn't good
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2019, 11:28:06 PM »

  • OHIO STATE (1) - although I didn't watch
  • PENN STATE (3) - concerned a little bit going forward about Clifford's happy feet once rattled
  • WISCONSIN (2) - well then
  • MICHIGAN (4) - not going to drop you for being a dropped ball away from OT in a night White Out
  • MINNESOTA (6) - they seem to be legitimately improving week to week
  • IOWA (5) - sort of a sleep walk
  • MICHIGAN STATE (7) - bye week
  • INDIANA (8) - Tom Allen job saving bowl bid seems within reach
  • ILLINOIS (13) - the last 6 quarters they have looked like a Top 25 team
  • PURDUE (9) - why not?
  • NORTHWESTERN (10) - if it didn't happen on Saturday, does it count?
  • NEBRASKA (11) - bye week
  • MARYLAND (12) - from national darling to being thankful Rutgers was their Rush Week partner in a month
  • RUTGERS (14)


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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2019, 01:01:33 AM »
1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. Wisconsin
4. Michigan
5. Minnesota
6. Iowa
7. Michigan State
8. Indiana
9. Nebraska
10. Purdue
11. Illinois
12. Northwestern
13. Maryland
14. Rutgers

I shuffled the deck. 

Ohio State was dominant, again, so up they go. Ohio State finishes the year with consecutive weeks against Penn State and Michigan. As good as Ohio State is, even Ohio State could stumble. Not to mention that that the Buckeyes get the pissed-off Badgers next Saturday.

Penn State defeated a resurgent Michigan team which I'd like to see pepper Notre Dame next week. Penn State just had two consecutive weeks of competitive games, so I don't think they are quite at the level of Ohio State.

I had to move Minnesota up because Iowa had so little ground offense until the very end of the game, today. And this has been the case three consecutive weeks. Minnesota has one more patsy next week in Maryland, a team I don't understand. After next week the meat of the Gopher's schedule starts; so they need to enjoy this elevation while they can.



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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2019, 07:34:28 AM »
I think I have no choice but to treat the ILL-Wisc game as a fluke.  Otherwise I will go insane.

1.  OSU
I was ready to rank OSU #1 even before Wiscy lost

2.  Wisc
Wiscy still has dominant blowout wins over Mich and MSU

3.  PSU
Close wins over Iowa and Mich does not make me think that PSU is in another tier.  Although PSU looked really good against Mich in the 1Q.

4.  Mich
Just a little better than Iowa, little worse than PSU.

5.  Iowa
Defense is great.  Offense just can't finish drives.

6.  Minn
Just not convinced.

7.  MSU
May just be an average team.

8.  Indy
Could they be good?

9.  Pur
Looking decent last 2 weeks.

10.  ILL
Ok, I will give them a little bump for their big win.

11.  Neb
12.  NW
13.  MD
14.  Rut
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2019, 08:58:10 AM »
1. Ohio State: Yet to be more than slightly bothered in a game, so a pretty clear top team.  The number of ways they can score on offense is probably intimidating to defensive coordinators.  Still, their tackles were banged up and they looked shaky at times pass blocking, and Fields isn't the swiftest passer in the pocket.  Defensively, they are good.  But they did look a bit wobbly stopping the run against Northwestern, and here comes Wisconsin.  

2. Wisconsin: A crazy result, considering how bad Illinois had been on defense this year.  Michigan ran for nearly twice what Wisconsin put up.  Still, Wiscy controlled the game, should have won, but somehow had two turnovers in their last two possessions to give away the game.  Such is football.  Here comes OSU.

3. Penn State: Had a good game plan and beat a good team.  Watching the game and watching the stats seemed like two different experiences.  I watched PSU break some big plays and come oh so close to a couple more.  Also, they were outgained by Michigan by 140 yards.  It feels like they've been outgained in most of their games.  At some point, that will bite them.  But not this night.

4. Michigan: Encouraged to see some fight in them.  Nearly everyone was thinking they were ready to pack up and go home down 21, but they showed a sense of urgency and spirit that has been lacking in their big games.  Their offense was acceptable, the defense stiffened, and they nearly caught a big one.  But man, the schedule is just gonna get tougher.

5. Minnesota: Say hello to your first place Minnesota Golden Gophers.  

6. Iowa: Quietly plugging along. They have no margin for error but are capable of beating Wiscy and Minny, which would plug them right back into the mix.

7. Michigan State: They got a bye to watch Penn State and remember to not try and cover Hamler with a safety or a linebacker.

8. Indiana: A close game with Maryland despite outgaining them by 150 yards.  Also hurt their Penix again.  Indiana is quietly good and has a couple games coming up where they can secure their bowl bid.

9. Purdue: This group is tough to rank except for Rutgers, but Purdue is still fighting and can beat you if you aren't on your game.

10. Nebraska: At some point this has to come together, right?

11. Illinois: How about that?  The defense showed some life.

12. Northwestern: Still have a bit of life in them.

13. Maryland: Spirited effort.

14. Rutgers
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2019, 09:28:52 AM »

1 Ohio St - winning by wide margins 
2 Penn St - Looks like Franklin has built up a "program" that can withstand personel loss
3 Wisconsin - caught looking ahead 
4 Michigan - they are a tough out 
5 Minnesota - great start, but will have to start rowing upstream after the Maryland game
6 Iowa - keeps losses against good teams close 
7 Michigan St - doesn't keep losses against good teams close 
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8 Indiana - clawed their way to the top of the scrap heap 
9 Nebraska - can they beat an FBS team that isn't from Illinois? 
10 Illinois - cracking the top 10 after Lovie and his Santa beard knock off the Badgers 
11 Purdue - at least Brohm didn't go back to the 'Ville
12 Northwestern - the schedule lightens up quite a bit after Iowa 
13 Maryland - has a lot of speed 
14 Rutgers - they beat the Wolverines a few years back 
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2019, 11:33:30 AM »
I'm pretty settled into these, and didn't see a lot to change my mind this week.

1) Ohio State (1)
2) Wisconsin (2)
3) Penn State (3)
4) Michigan (4)
5) Michigan State (5)
6) Minnesota (7)
7) Iowa (6) - I've finally seen enough to start moving them down. I don't think their G play is going to improve.
8) Indiana (8)
9) Purdue (9)
10) Nebraska (10)
11) Maryland (11)
12) Illinois (13) - I'll throw 'em a one week bump for the big upset.
13) Northwestern (12) - The vindictive side of me wants to drop them to last since I bet the under and their defense failed me in an epic manor.
14) Rutgers (14)


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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2019, 11:54:20 AM »
Question - Has the spread between the top and bottoms of each conference widened this year, do you think, relative to the past 5 years or so?
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2019, 02:11:39 PM »
1. Ohio State - by a wide margin
2. Wisconsin - WTF was that?
3. Penn State
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. Minnesota
7. Michigan State
8. Indiana
9. Purdue
10. Nebraska
11. Illinois - WTF was that?
12. Northwestern
13. Maryland
14. 
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2019, 03:49:24 PM »
It just occured to me how perfectly the point spread works out between PSU, Mich and Iowa.

First start with the assumption that home field is worth 3 points.

Mich beat Iowa by 7 in Ann Arbor.  Mich is 4 points better than Iowa on neutral field.

PSU beat Iowa by 5 in Iowa city.  PSU is 8 points better than Iowa.

PSU beat Mich by 7 in Happy Valley.  PSU is 4 points better than Mich.

The math checks out!  ( Just don't ask me about the ILL-Wisc game )
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, Week 8
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2019, 04:22:42 PM »
1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. Wisconsin
4. Michigan
5. Minnesota
6. Iowa
7. Michigan State
8. Indiana
9. Purdue
10. Nebraska
11. Illinois
12. Northwestern
13. Maryland
14. Rutgers
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