The post-season berths are looking more defined after week
12, and it is looking like it will be a very rough bowl season for the B1G
again. Nebraska moved closer to playing
for a conference championship in just their second year in the league, and Ohio
State continues to feel stupid about not taking a bowl ban last season.
The Good:
The Ohio State vs Wisconsin game was one of the first well
played football games in the conference this entire season. Yes, it was low scoring, but it wasn’t sloppy.
Both defenses really stepped up and dominated the ball game. I was really impressed with John Simon from
OSU who now leads the league in sacks. The Badgers did a great job in slowing
down the dominant Buckeye offense as well, too bad their offense couldn’t help
them out much.
Northwestern finally held onto a 4th quarter lead
in East Lansing in what was a close to unwatchable game. The Wildcats are going to play in the Capital
One or Outback Bowl it looks like at this point, which means they will play an
SEC team close to the top 10. Man, that
will be about as bad as if Nebraska plays Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Matt McGloin set the Penn State record for passing
touchdowns on Saturday. As a former
walk-on, this is quite the feat. I know
they have changed their offensive mind-set, and this record will likely not
stay around too long, but congratualation to him. McGloin put up 395 yards against Indiana, and
Penn State continues to impress.
The Bad:
Michigan State is a train wreck, and I think they are going to
struggle on the road against Minnesota.
If it wasn’t for their surprising win against Wisconsin earlier this
season, they would be eliminated from bowl contention already. This team just did not improve as the season
went on, which is usually a reflection on the coaching staff. How much longer will the Sparty faithful put
up with average at best, especially when Narduzzi will be sought after again this
offseason?
The Ugly:
The Purdue vs Illinois pillow fight. Did anyone even watch this garbage? How do you beat the Illini by 3 points? I thought that was a glorified scrimmage. The sad thing is that Purdue can clinch a
bowl game with a win this weekend against Indiana. Go Big Ten!
Week 11 Power Rankings:
1.
Ohio State (no change)
2.
Nebraska (no change)
3.
Michigan (no change)
4.
Penn State (no change)
5.
Wisconsin (no change)
6.
Northwestern (no change)
7.
Michigan State (no change)
8.
Minnesota (no change) Man the
bottom 5 teams are atrocious
9.
Indiana (no change)
10.
Purdue (no change)
11.
Iowa (no change)
12.
Illinois (no change)
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