Over in the
preseason polls thread I noted that Michigan (at Maryland in between ND and MSU) and Northwestern (at Indiana in between Iowa and Purdue) both have potential "trap games" on Saturday, November 2. What other potential "trap games" do you see this year?
One for most teams, my thoughts (going generally E->W):
Rutgers: They really aren't good enough to have a "trap game" because I'm defining that as a game that you should definitely win (they hardly have any of those) but could lose largely because a let-down is likely given the surrounding games.
Maryland: The Terps have Temple in between Syracuse and Penn State. I could see that being a potential trap game.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions have Maryland in between Pitt and Purdue. I could see that.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes have Maryaland and Rutgers in between NU&UW (before) and PSU and M (after). I could see either of those.
Michigan: See above
Michigan State: The Spartans have Illinois after a brutal three-game stretch of @tOSU, @UW, vsPSU and before @M. I could see that.
Indiana: n/a (see Rutgers)
Purdue: The Boilermakers have Maryland in between PSU and Iowa. I could see that.
Illinois: n/a (see Rutgers)
Northwestern: See above
Iowa: The Hawkeyes have MTSU in between ISU and Michigan. I could see that.
Wisconsin: The Badgers have Illinois in between MSU and tOSU. I could see that.
Minnesota: The Gophers have Illinois in between Purdue and Nebraska. I could see that.
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers have Maryland in between Wisconsin and Iowa. I could see that.