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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #28 on: October 25, 2021, 07:06:51 AM »
Quote from: um1963 on October 23, 2021, 11:57:13 PM
1) OSU

2-14) LOL

It's just like every other year where the rest of the conference is pedestrian. College football is broken.  It was laughable that Iowa got to spend a week ranked #2.  Every other major conference is basically the same 9 times out of 10.  It wouldn't bother me if OSU or Alabama made the playoff with two losses.  It would be criminal if they were left out.  They're still better than any other team you could slide in there.  Let the best teams play and we can quit pretending that teams like Cincy have any business in the discussion.

If you somehow disagree watch the movie Groundhog Day then just hang in there for a few more weeks until OSU gets the chance to murder PSU, MSU, UM and the West champion.  OSU is saving their biggest beatdown for UM to make up for not getting the chance last year.  Harbaugh will stand on the sidelines with a dumbfounded look on his face and in the post game interview try he'll try to pretend he's Bo and speak as if he teleported here from the 1960's.  Then they'll lose their bowl game and he'll coach again next year.

Save this post, re-read it in early December and ask yourself how could this man have possibly so accurately foretold the future?
Some of us have been putting the Buckeyes at #1 since week 1.  Don't agree with the idea of beat downs.  OSU is not quite as dominate on defense as past years but could get there eventually.  No one in the Big Ten has recruited as well as Ohio State for like 15 years.
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #29 on: October 25, 2021, 10:26:28 AM »

  • Ohio State - Starting to find their groove. It was only Indiana, but they are looking better every week, especially on defense. Now let's see how they fare against PSU. I would have preferred that PSU had won that game as they should be coming into the game with a bad attitude and may play above their ranking. It should be interesting.
  • Michigan - After a slow first half, they got going and took care of business. 
  • Michigan State - Bye Week
  • Iowa - Bye Week
  • Penn State - Didn't see that coming. I would have never thought that Illinois would run the ball on PSU the way they did.
  • Wisconsin - Getting their run game going against a good Purdue defense. 
  • Minnesota - Rowing the boat against teams they should beat is a good thing. 
  • Illinois - Great win for them. Can they keep it going?
  • Nebraska - Bye Week
  • Indiana - They have played 4 top ten teams in 5 weeks. Probably the toughest stretch in the country to this point. They came out ready to play on offense until Tuttle went down at the end of the first drive. After that, tOSU shut them down. Things should get easier going forward. Not sure if they remain this low. But if they don't get a healthy QB, they may struggle from here on out. 
  • Purdue - Need to figure out an offense. 
  • Maryland - When their offense clicks, they can play with most B1G teams. However, the wheels are starting to fall off.
  • Northwestern - Definitely not their year.  
  • Rutgers - Bye Week kept them from losing again. 

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2021, 11:57:07 AM »

  • Ohio State - 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 They have looked dominant now for four straight games.  Next is one in which the opposition will be a lot stiffer, last week notwithstanding.  
  • Michigan - 2,3,3,3,3,5,5,5  Did what was expected.  
  • Iowa - 4,2,2,4,5,4,4,4  Took the week off.  
  • Wisconsin - 5,5,5,7,4,3,3,2  I've been saying for weeks that Wisconsin was better than their record.  They sure looked like it this week!  
  • Michigan State - 6,6,6,8,7,9,9,11 My having MSU behind UW is a credit to UW not a reflection on MSU.  
  • Penn State - 3,4,4,2,2,2,2,3 Were they looking ahead or are there deeper issues?
  • Minnesota - 7,10,10,9,6,8,6,7  Looked good!
  • Illinois - 12,13,13,13,13,13,13,14  Wow!
  • Purdue - 8,12,12,11,11,11,11,10  Well, back to earth.  
  • Maryland - 9,8,8,5,8,6,7,12  Not good.  
  • Nebraska - 10,7,7,12,12,14,14,9 Took the week off, hopefully it helped.  
  • Indiana - 11,11,11,10,10,10,10,6  I'm not sure how much of that beatdown to attribute to tOSU being that good, IU being that bad, and IU's injury issues.   
  • Northwestern - 14,14,14,14,14,12,12,8 Just not their year.  
  • Rutgers - 9,9,9,6,9,7,8,13  Hopefully the week off helped.  

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2021, 12:00:44 PM »
Rankings preview, votes through me, 13 voters:

  • 1.08 tOSU
  • 2.08 M
  • 3.31 MSU
  • 3.77 Iowa
  • 5.54 UW
  • 5.77 PSU
  • 6.46 MN
  • 8.62 PU
  • 9.23 UNL
  • 9.92 IL
  • 11.00 UMD
  • 12.08 IU
  • 12.46 NU
  • 13.69 RU

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2021, 12:02:04 PM »
Last week in parenthesis

  • OHIO STATE (2) - I think they've figured it out
  • MICHIGAN (3) - now prove it month begins
  • IOWA (4) - bye week
  • MICHIGAN STATE (5) - 7 wins in the bank is already gravy, but that doesn't hold vs. Michigan
  • PENN STATE (1) - so much for my take that their only problem was a healthy Clifford
  • WISCONSIN (7) - most complete game they've played all season
  • MINNESOTA (9) - Gophers also seem to be getting things figured out
  • PURDUE (6) - if Purdue's best team in 15 years can't win at home against Wisconsin's worst in that time, will they ever?
  • INDIANA (8) - I think their gauntlet of a schedule has finally broken them
  • ILLINOIS (14) - I have no idea what to do with this team
  • NEBRASKA (10) - bye week
  • MARYLAND (11) - September fools gold again
  • NORTHWESTERN (12) - when it was 10-7 at half time, I was buying into the October Fitzmagic again...not so much
  • RUTGERS (13) - bye week
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2021, 12:05:09 PM »
Quote from: ELA on October 25, 2021, 12:02:04 PM
    PURDUE (6) - if Purdue's best team in 15 years can't win at home against Wisconsin's worst in that time, will they ever?
Barry will eventually retire, his replacement will decide to get cute and bring in an air raid guy or something, and then Purdue might have a shot.
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2021, 12:05:59 PM »
A VERY interesting weekend coming up.  This weekend's matchups per the tentative rankings posted above:

  • #1 tOSU vs #6 PSU
  • #2 M at #3 MSU
  • #4 IA at #5 UW
  • #7 MN at #13 NU
  • #8 PU at #9 UNL
  • #10 IL vs #14 RU
  • #11 UMD vs #12 IU


All 14 teams playing league games, four of the seven games involve teams adjacent in the rankings, and none involve teams separated by more than six spots.  I see this as seven games that could each realistically go either way.  
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2021, 01:47:45 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on October 25, 2021, 12:05:09 PM
Barry will eventually retire, his replacement will decide to get cute and bring in an air raid guy or something, and then Purdue might have a shot.
Eventually, as in June 2021?
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2021, 01:52:49 PM »
That's what I thought but maybe missed BA changing his mind
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2021, 02:08:07 PM »
  • Michigan
  • Michigan State
  • Iowa 
  • Ohio State
  • Wisconsin   
  • Minnesota 
  • Penn State 
  • Nebraska
  • Maryland
  • Purdue
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Northwestern
  • Rutgers
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2021, 04:21:11 PM »
Quote from: TyphonInc on October 25, 2021, 02:08:07 PM
  • Michigan
  • Michigan State
  • Iowa
  • Ohio State
We get it, you are not a homer.  You don't need to be out-and-out ridiculous to prove it.  

I guess I can see Michigan and MSU because they are undefeated but Iowa lost to freaking Purdue.  Ok, Ohio State lost to Oregon and you may not think Oregon is all that good but 6-1 and #7 Oregon is most certainly better than 4-3 and unranked Purdue.  

Common opponents for tOSU and the three teams that you have ranked ahead of them:
  • Indiana:  Ohio State won by 47, Iowa won by 28, MSU won by 5
  • Maryland:  Ohio State won by 49, Iowa won by 37
  • Rutgers:  Ohio State won by 39, MSU won by 18, M won by 7

Eventually Ohio State will probably have at least one game in which they don't do quite as well against that opponent as at least one of the teams that you rank ahead of them but for now what are you looking at?  

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2021, 04:30:29 PM »
Common opponent comparison for all teams:

  • Ohio State:  Minnesota is best then RU then IU then UMD
  • Michigan:  UNL is best then RU then UW then NU
  • Michigan State:  UNL is best then IU then NU then RU
  • Iowa:  Purdue is best then PSU then IU then UMD
  • Wisconsin:  Michigan is best then PSU then PU then IL
  • Penn State:  Iowa is best then IL then UW then IU
  • Minnesota:  tOSU is best then UNL then PU then UMD
  • Purdue:  Wisconsin is best then MN then IL then Iowa
  • Nebraska:  Illinois is best then MN then M then MSU then NU
  • Illinois:  Wisconsin is best then PU then UMD then PSU then UNL
  • Maryland:  tOSU is best then IA then MN then IL
  • Indiana:  tOSU is best then IA then PSU then MSU
  • Northwestern:  Nebraska is best then M then MSU then RU
  • Rutgers:  tOSU is best then MSU then NU then M

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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #40 on: October 25, 2021, 04:55:01 PM »
I've had OSU #1 from the beginning, and still do.
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Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 8
« Reply #41 on: October 25, 2021, 06:18:49 PM »
Quote from: um1963 on October 25, 2021, 12:39:00 AM
Blindly ranking teams by record leads to poor playoff matchups and encourages scheduling OOC cupcakes. Check out the Sagarin ranking of Alabama and Cincy and then compare it to the illogical AP and Coaches polls.  There's a reason for the disparity.  Would Cincy be undefeated right now if they played Alabama's schedule?  It's not black and white.

Suggesting that Alabama and OSU receive the benefit of the doubt as if it's unwarranted is a little disingenuous.  They are literally two of only three programs that have displayed multiple years of dominance with no other school being close.

Go back and check out the results when Washington, MSU and Notre Dame made the playoffs.  They had good seasons, but they were all predictably run off the field.  Did they deserve the right to get manhandled or would they have been better off playing in a more competitive New Year's Bowl game?

Since there's only four spots to fill you have to place the most competitive teams.  The most competitive teams don't always win their conference and finish the season undefeated.

"Blindly ranking teams"!?  Teams are blindly ranked to begin every season.  This Alabama team doesn't hold a candle to the last few Alabama teams.  They get a free pass to the playoffs over other teams with only one or zero losses because of historic results?  Get real.  Georgia appears to be the best team in the nation.  Alabama can prove they belong by beating them.  If they don't.....they just lost to a playoff team.  Good bye.

OSU has a clear path to the CFP.  The way they're playing....nobody us standing in their way.  I think Michigan is playing great and will give them a game.....but if they are a national title contender.....they will sweep the floor on the way to the playoffs.  If they slip up?....well.....they aren't one of the best teams in the nation.  Games get played on the field....not paper.  Results matter.
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