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Topic: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8

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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2025, 12:16:52 AM »
I like the idea of having "Champions Week." I am not sure if we should axe off a week of college football for it, but I think so. There are so many games, already.
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2025, 07:33:55 AM »
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Oregon
4. Iowa
5. USC
6. Michigan
7. Illinois
8. Minnesota
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Penn State
12. Northwestern
13. Maryland
14. Rutgers
15. UCLA
16. Michigan State
17. Wisconsin
18. Purdue
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2025, 08:48:02 AM »
I am surprised to see Norrhwestern continue to get some pretty low rankings despite now being 3-1 in the conference.

Ok,  the one loss is being blown out by Oregon.  But NW sems to have gotten much better since then.  And its a little weird to see NW get ranked below both UCLA and PSU,  teams NW has beaten.
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2025, 08:49:49 AM »
Quote from: Temp430 on October 20, 2025, 07:33:55 AM
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Oregon
4. Iowa
5. USC
6. Michigan
7. Illinois
8. Minnesota
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Penn State
12. Northwestern
13. Maryland
14. Rutgers
15. Northwestern
16. Michigan State
17. Wisconsin
18. Purdue
I think you got Northwestern listed twice and looks like you skipped UCLA
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2025, 08:51:35 AM »
Quote from: ManHawk on October 20, 2025, 08:48:02 AM

I am surprised to see Norrhwestern continue to get some pretty low rankings despite now being 3-1 in the conference.
I didn't but UCLA just might be a tough out right now
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2025, 09:00:04 AM »
Quote from: ManHawk on October 19, 2025, 12:59:45 PM
Bring back Champions Week! 

Remember that idea the Big Ten had during that weird COVID 2020 season.  Where during the last week of the season,  #1 would play #2.  #3 would play #4,  etc.  Of course you could throw in some tweaks like no rematches,  no long cross-country trips,  etc.
I know Michigan and OSU fans would throw a fit, but I would make that the final week of the regular season, with one caveat...

With so many missed opponents, I would make the final week 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 (as semifinals), then 5-6, 7-8, etc, while avoiding rematches.

Then you would still have your championship game the following week between the two semifinals winners.

Granted they also messed up in reformatting the CFP anyway, by overcompensating, so after one year where the CCGs were awesome again, they are back to being meh
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2025, 09:03:21 AM »
Quote from: ManHawk on October 20, 2025, 08:49:49 AM
I think you got Northwestern listed twice and looks like you skipped UCLA
damn, I copied his list
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2025, 09:11:07 AM »
Quote from: ELA on October 20, 2025, 09:00:04 AM
I know Michigan and OSU fans would throw a fit, but I would make that the final week of the regular season, with one caveat...
Damn straight - a noon Kick Off also,jeebis leave a little tradition left for rivalry week end. The Networks/Admns have faffed things up enough
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2025, 09:12:13 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on October 20, 2025, 09:03:21 AM
damn, I copied his list
Old habits die hard is this why you left UNL?
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2025, 09:20:40 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on October 20, 2025, 09:11:07 AM
Damn straight - a noon Kick Off also,jeebis leave a little tradition left for rivalry week end. The Networks/Admns have faffed things up enough
Well,  if you want to get technical,  the tradition for most of the 20th century was to have rivalry week the week before Thanksgiving.  

 Having Champions week on Thanksgiving week could help restore that tradition by moving rivalry week back to its rightful place.
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2025, 09:26:18 AM »
Quote from: ManHawk on October 20, 2025, 09:20:40 AM
Well,  if you want to get technical,  the tradition for most of the 20th century was to have rivalry week the week before Thanksgiving.
Adding games pushed it back but it has always been right before/after/around T-Day.1973 for instance UM/tOSU played after T-Day,there were others but I was around for that
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2025, 09:28:22 AM »
just because the Big Ten didn't play on Thanksgiving weekend doesn't mean it's not a huge tradition in College Football

the B1G was just stuck in the leather helmet era
I blame Michigan
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2025, 09:29:04 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on October 20, 2025, 09:12:13 AM
Old habits die hard is this why you left UNL?
hell, I might have left with a degree had I copied more
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Re: Big Ten Power Rankings After Week 8
« Reply #27 on: October 20, 2025, 01:56:23 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on October 20, 2025, 09:28:22 AM
just because the Big Ten didn't play on Thanksgiving weekend doesn't mean it's not a huge tradition in College Football

the B1G was just stuck in the leather helmet era
I blame Michigan
You got me.  I forgot that Nebraska has a long tradition of playing on Thanksgiving weekend.
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