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I know "we" do this every year because humans apparently love ranking things, and that's fine.  But after one week I for one don't know much more than I did preseason.  There are four B1G teams that look very solid.  There are some that might be OK, and perhaps UMd moved into that group, and some that are probably pathetic.

I couldn't discern whether OSU or PSU is better, or how good UM is or Wisconsin at this point.  If Florida magically finds on offense in the coming weeks we might confirm that Michigan has a stout defense.

The only two things I feel confident in concluding after week one are

- this conference seems tough to me, tougher than usual
- I am glad Wisconsin is not on the schedule for my team.  It's bad enough with Maryland and Indiana and MSU and PSU and Iowa at night an Michigan.  I see no gimmes anywhere and I see lots of potential losses.  

Whoever wins this conference will have earned it.  

When Ohio State is challenged by Indiana, I can see why you think that way. Actually the Eastern Division is scary looking. The West -- not so much.

Depends how you look at it I guess.  I had said in the pre game thread, I expected Indiana's accurate QB and talented and experienced WR group to be a tough out for OSU's all new corners.  
I had said OSUs inexperienced WRs would be challenged by the most experienced defensive backfield in the conference, Indiana's.  
I also pointed out that having a conference night game on the road was not easy, as it never is even well into the season. Especially against Indiana, who gave Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan fits last year.
Still, they managed to easily cover the point spread once the game settled in.  So..not sure you point is valid.  
I was more impressed at Rutgers apparent improvement in size and speed, Marylands overall team speed, Michigans ability to rebuild a great and super fast defense, Iowa's ability to shit down an NFL caliber QB with newish DBs, Purdue' ability to hang with a Heisman QB, Wisconsins stifling defense, and Penn States ability to look like they are in mid season form.
But I do think Indian will give some teams a tough game in their stadium.  I also think Oklahoma has a great shot to take down Ohio State for the same reason.....inexperienced corners.  You simply can't produce 2-3 NFL first and second rounders that many years in a row and not have it catch up with you.  

The only perception I would change after the preseason is to think Maryland might be half decent.

Losing the QB for the season will hurt Maryland, which is a shame because they looked to be on a good path.

IMHO, games involving the four top teams will be decided by luck often as not, just how the ball bounces.

Those four teams will beat the other teams in conference 85% of the time, but each is likely to get upset once along the way unexpectedly.

Somebody is likely to end up 12-1, but might not be better than whoever is 11-2 or 10-2.

I'm not going to quibble over which of those four teams is best at this point, at all.

Losing the QB for the season will hurt Maryland, which is a shame because they looked to be on a good path.

What happened to Maryland's QB?