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Topic: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?

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OrangeAfroMan

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Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« on: December 08, 2019, 10:36:08 AM »
Teams listed alphabetically.  Since they had already played and the outcome was the same in Indy, I'm fine with you ignoring the B10 CG.  I don't think it needs to come into play here.  If you think it does, then by all means include it in your decision.

Minnesota - 10-2
2 losses:  @ 9-3 Iowa by 4, vs 10-2 UW by 21
+ wins:  vs PSU
West Division Co-Champion (lost tiebreaker h2h)
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Penn State- 10-2
2 losses:  @ 10-2 Minn by 4, @ 12-0 OSU by 11
+ wins:  @ Iowa, vs UM, vs IU
Second place team in East Division
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Wisconsin - 10-2 (for all intents and purposes)
2 losses:  @ 6-6 ILL by 1, @ 12-0 OSU by 31
+ wins:  vs UM, vs Iowa, @ Minn
West Division Co-Champion (won tiebreaker h2h)
« Last Edit: December 08, 2019, 10:45:08 AM by OrangeAfroMan »
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Re: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2019, 10:44:10 AM »
Musings:
Minny has the fewest 'plus' wins.
Wisconsin has the most plus wins (because none of them are Indiana).
Penn State is the only one that didn't get blown out.
Wisconsin has the worst loss, by record.
UW beat Minn, Minn beat PSU, PSU didn't play UW
Point Differential in conference games only:
+142  Penn St
+130  Minnesota
+96  Wisconsin
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2019, 10:49:39 AM »
Should be OSU, after Bama nabs their Playoff spot.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2019, 10:54:46 AM »
Michigan of course!
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2019, 11:00:40 AM »
https://247sports.com/college/georgia/LongFormArticle/College-football-bowl-projections-CBS-Sports-140032782/#140032782_3

I don't imagine these projections are really much of a thing but they say Wisconsin.

UGA to face Baylor.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2019, 11:17:32 AM »
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2019, 11:23:57 AM »
Another question could be, which team as the best chance to win the Rose Bowl?

I like PSU's and UW's chances more than I like Minnie's. Minnie proved a pretender, in November, when it counts. I don't trust them.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2019, 12:08:12 PM »
Doesn't a month off sort of throw that out the window?  
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2019, 12:13:07 PM »
I don't think so. Big games are big games.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2019, 12:15:04 PM »
I just meant for better or worse, whether a team struggled to the finish or was "hot" - that extended time off may negate it either way.


Finishing with 3 ranked opponents out of 4 may have just been a unqiue scheduling issue for the Gophers, and not revealing at all.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2019, 12:26:06 PM »
Bowl prep is a whole different animal. It's about balance - getting the starters ready while getting the young guys reps.

UW and PSU coaches have experience with this stuff. 

UW also has a pretty smart guy sitting upstairs. He knows about winning bowl games, and how to prepare. PC has bought into that same system (BB did not), and it shows in the records.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2019, 12:59:21 PM »
Penn St and Wisconsin is a coin flip for me.  Minnesota is hard to put over UW since they lost head to head and more losses within the West Division.  So, I’ll go with Wisconsin.  They won their division and played for the CCG.
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2019, 01:00:11 PM »
questions to be answered:

who is the opponent?  Oregon? need the matchup to decide what Big Ten team would have the better chance to win

what Big Ten team will put the most butts in the seats?  Gophers?

What Big Ten Team turns on the most TVs?  Penn St.?
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Re: Poll: Who should go to the Rose Bowl?
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2019, 01:21:28 PM »
The Rose committee doesn't care about TV. Everyone watches it, because it's the Rose Bowl.

There is little doubt the Gophers would bring fans. UW or PSU would do that too. So will Oregon.
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