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Topic: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2026, 01:11:01 PM »
Ya but I.C. must hold seances or conduct voodoo clinics as funny things seem happen to stout teams there. 
Looks like ESPN is a believer.  They have announced Game Day is coming to Iowa City for the Ohio St game
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2026, 01:38:04 PM »
Rutgers' next win will be against Maryland.
Guessing Purdue's next win will come 9/18/2027. 

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2026, 02:57:17 PM »
Looks like ESPN is a believer.  They have announced Game Day is coming to Iowa City for the Ohio St game
I was there for a GameDay GameDay between Ohio State and Iowa. At the time (and maybe still?) it was the most highly attended sporting event in the history of the state of Iowa. I believe Corso picked Herkey.

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2026, 02:59:26 PM »
Bucks are a pretty hefty favorite over Iowa (2 TDs?!).  I thought the line would have been closer to 8 or 9 points

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2026, 05:30:05 PM »
Ohio St is good, they have an offense

Michigan is not good, they don't have one
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2026, 05:41:06 PM »
Yes, I think Iowa got lucky to play Michigan early in the season.  Once Mich fixes their problems with too many penalties and with not finishing drives,  they will become a pretty good team.  But they are not there yet.
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2026, 06:15:02 PM »
1) Ohio State: only blemish remains a 1-pt loss at #1 Texas. Solid win over a probably solid Illinois.
2) Indiana: is Northwestern for real? Cignetti thinks so.
3) Iowa? Yeah. Really nice win in Ann Arbor. Always a tough thing to do.
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Gets tricky in here...
4) Oregon? Good win in Los Angeles. Bad loss to Oklahoma State, other curious results.
5) Northwestern? Based on results, who is better? 1-score loss at the defending national champion isn't much of a blemish.
6) UCLA? Wins are good, and impressive win at September Maryland, but not that great hosting Purdue...
7) Nebraska? Needs a quality win, but impressive road win in conference.
8) Michigan: 2-2, but this team would be favored against everyone below here, and probably several above.
9) USC: still dangerous.
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10) Illinois: probably a tough out for anyone. Ohio State isn't just anyone.
11) Minnesota: quality win on the road. Won't surprise anyone, but they do their thing better than mediocre.
12) Wisconsin: big win on the road in Happy Valley. No small thing. Good defense. Sloppy offense.
13) Penn State: still a tough out for just about anyone. Weird collapse.
14) Washington: bad loss at home on a Saturday night.
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15) Michigan State: ouch
16) Maryland: yikes
17) Purdue: rough way to renew the ND game
18) Rutgers: yay, you beat Howard! 

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2026, 06:34:28 PM »
I was there for a GameDay GameDay between Ohio State and Iowa. At the time (and maybe still?) it was the most highly attended sporting event in the history of the state of Iowa. I believe Corso picked Herkey.
I assume you mean the football game set an attendance record, which may be true if you don't count the Iowa State fair.  After all, the fair is kinda a competition that awards blue ribbons instead of trophies.
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2026, 07:33:02 PM »
1)Hoosiers,still undefeated defending NCs
2)Buckeyes - shaky defense exploding passing game
3)Hawkeyes - 4-0 won in a tight spot on the road
4)Ducks - filled a tall order on the road with Heisman hopeful Dante Moore going down.However Dylan Raiola stepped in and delivered seemlessly
5)Bruins - 4-0 and hammering them all along the way
6)Meecheegan - even though just 2-2 ,M* played well but ill-timed penalties and a turnover helped keep Iowa in the game
7) 'Skers - 4-0 beating an undermanned Spartan squad on the road
8)Trashans(USC) - Riley's on his 3rd DC with the same results, He should suspend the cheapshot artist and those that hi-fived him
9)Wildcats - lost by 6 on the road to defending Conference and National Champs
10)Gophers - I guess after a dismal defeat last week travels to the west coast and beats a solid Huskies team
11)Badgers - QB throws 3 pix and they win in HV vs a supposedly rejuvinated Lion team - we'll take it
12)Ninnies - why not
13)Huskies
14)Illini
15)Spartans
16)Terps
17)Knights
18) Boilers - down 35-0 at the half

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2026, 08:38:19 PM »
I was there for a GameDay GameDay between Ohio State and Iowa. At the time (and maybe still?) it was the most highly attended sporting event in the history of the state of Iowa. I believe Corso picked Herkey.
I guess that was the last time Game Day was in Iowa City, in 2006.

Iinterestingly,  2006 was the last official time Ohio St  won in Iowa city.  OSU actually won in Iowa City in 2010 but that win was later vacated, so not an official win. 
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2026, 09:36:20 PM »
I assume you mean the football game set an attendance record, which may be true if you don't count the Iowa State fair.  After all, the fair is kinda a competition that awards blue ribbons instead of trophies.
I heard it on an Iowa radio station so not really vouching for it.
Iinterestingly,  2096 was the last official time Ohio St  won in Iowa city.  OSU actually won in Iowa City in 2010 but that win was later vacated, so not an official win. 
This is nothing against Iowa but I used to honestly respect the vacated idea and I avoided counting vacated wins when doing comparisons and whatnot. 

However, after watching the dirtbags from the North piss all over the rules and anything resembling integrity and cheat their way to three B1G and one National title with nothing vacated despite overwhelming evidence of their misdeeds I just don't take the idea seriously anymore. 

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #25 on: September 27, 2026, 10:58:43 PM »
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 5
« Reply #26 on: Today at 08:17:37 AM »
This is nothing against Iowa but I used to honestly respect the vacated idea and I avoided counting vacated wins when doing comparisons and whatnot.

However, after watching the dirtbags from the North piss all over the rules and anything resembling integrity and cheat their way to three B1G and one National title with nothing vacated despite overwhelming evidence of their misdeeds I just don't take the idea seriously anymore.
I agree.  I still remember the 2010 game in Iowa City where Iowa blew a 4Q lead  to Ohio St. Maybe it does not count as a win,  but Iowa definitely lost that game that day 
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