Is the Big 10 looking at a sub .500 record in 2015/16 Bowl season?

[BigEastPhil]

I think it is:

My predictions granted after the Indiana loss today:

Duke defeats Indiana (0-1)

Bama defeats MSU (0-2)

OSU defeats Irish (1-2)...not very confident with this pick

Stanford defeats Iowa (1-3)

UCLA defeats Nebraska (1-4)

Minnesota defeats C. Mich (2-4)

USC defeats Wisconsin (2-5)

Tennessee defeats Northwestern (2-6)

Michigan defeats Florida (3-6)

Georgia defeats PSU (3-7)

Hope I'm wrong....

 

[NickyNewark51]

I think it is:

My predictions granted after the Indiana loss today:

Duke defeats Indiana (0-1)

Bama defeats MSU (0-2)

OSU defeats Irish (1-2)...not very confident with this pick

Stanford defeats Iowa (1-3)

UCLA defeats Nebraska (1-4)

Minnesota defeats C. Mich (2-4)

USC defeats Wisconsin (2-5)

Tennessee defeats Northwestern (2-6)

Michigan defeats Florida (3-6)

Georgia defeats PSU (3-7)

Hope I'm wrong....

MSU,OSU,Iowa,Nebby,Iowa,NW,Wisky,Mich and Ga...on general principals..besides Franklin can't coach..

 

[vkj91]

We are in the B1G and our champ goes to the playoff......who cares.

 

[RUseaweed]

So far you're 1-1, and so is the B1G.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Well Nebraska just beat UCLA 37-29.

 

[scarletrider]

Think B1G deserves more credit than you are giving

 

[rutgersdave]

You don't watch college football much. You have the PAC beating all the big Ten teams.

 

[lighty]

I think you will be wrong on a lot of those picks

 

[shields]

As long as he is right about Georgia pick.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

I think it is:

My predictions granted after the Indiana loss today:

Duke defeats Indiana (0-1)

Bama defeats MSU (0-2)

OSU defeats Irish (1-2)...not very confident with this pick

Stanford defeats Iowa (1-3)

UCLA defeats Nebraska (1-4)

Minnesota defeats C. Mich (2-4)

USC defeats Wisconsin (2-5)

Tennessee defeats Northwestern (2-6)

Michigan defeats Florida (3-6)

Georgia defeats PSU (3-7)

Hope I'm wrong....

I don't see how Georgia can win at all. They lost their head coach as well as their OC. Who is going to call plays? I would take the opponent vs Georgia.

 

[thad23]

I don't see how Georgia can win at all. They lost their head coach as well as their OC. Who is going to call plays? I would take the opponent vs Georgia.

It's the SEC! Next man up!!! Nah, kidding Southern. I've e watched enough PSU to wonder how anyone would think they could win. (They did trounce us, which hopefully won't happen again. Lol)

 

[pawildcat]

I'll be very surprised if Iowa doesn't show well against Stanford. Stanford had a helluva time moving the ball against Northwestern (although commentators have been using the early start time to give them an excuse all year), and Iowa is a better balanced team overall than NU. Seem to remember Rutgers almost beating Washington State as well. We'll see how it plays out, but I'm not convinced the Pac 12 is all that strong this year.

 

[ru109]

Last year most people thought the BIG would struggle in the bowls also and did quite well. For a while there it was in vogue to pick against the BIG because they were down as a whole. Right now I think the BIG is at worst the second best conference and might be #1 (the SEC does not impress me). That being said I will be surprised if the BIG is not at least .500 in it's bowls.

 

[rutgersdave]

Tenn played a really weak SEC schedule wins over SC, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Georgia. SC, Missouri coaches quit because they had terrible seasons. Georgia coach got fired. Northwestern is 9-2 beating a Stanford and is 7th in the country in defense giving up 16 points a game.

Wisconsin leads the nation in defense giving up 13 points a game. Ohio State is number 2 in the nation giving up 14 points a game. Michigan is 10th in defense giving up 17 points a game. Iowa defense is 15th giving up 18 points. Michigan State is only the sixth best defense in the Big Ten giving up 20 points a game and is ranked 19th nationally.

Rutgers is like 110 nationally in defense giving up 35 points a game only better than Purdue and Indiana who gave up 36 and 37 points a game.

 

[kjb32812]

It's the SEC! Next man up!!! Nah, kidding Southern. I've e watched enough PSU to wonder how anyone would think they could win. (They did trounce us, which hopefully won't happen again. Lol)

I have no idea how they pulled it off, but Penn State looked pretty darn good in their bowl game last year against a very tough defense. For some reason, the OL played well (could have been because players had a chance to get healthy). I think the big issue for PSU is going to be Franklin calling the plays. People always thought Donovan was the problem but it has been said that Franklin had his hands all over the offense. As a result, doubtful the play calling will be any better against UGA.

 

[cubuffsdoug]

I think it is:

My predictions granted after the Indiana loss today:

Duke defeats Indiana (0-1)

Bama defeats MSU (0-2)

OSU defeats Irish (1-2)...not very confident with this pick

Stanford defeats Iowa (1-3)

UCLA defeats Nebraska (1-4)

Minnesota defeats C. Mich (2-4)

USC defeats Wisconsin (2-5)

Tennessee defeats Northwestern (2-6)

Michigan defeats Florida (3-6)

Georgia defeats PSU (3-7)

Hope I'm wrong....

Rutgers no longer plays in a basketball first league. Football is king and you overvalue the skills of non B1G teams while making lite of the B1G.

USC is a mess and at least Wisconsin defense can stop USC all together.

I don't know why people keep underestimating NW. They are 10-2 with a big win over Stanford.

Bama is another case of their rep being bigger than their bite. They have not blown out lesser teams like in the past. Part of it is due to being only a running team. They can't pass the ball or defend it because they have a young unit. I think a healthy Connor can pick them apart in the passing game and MSU defense is every bit as good as Ole Miss who Bama has struggled with the last few seasons.

The only game I hope the B1G doesn't come close to winning is Ga. vs. PSU. I hope Ga. blows PSU out by 30.

 

[huskersalways]

Tenn played a really weak SEC schedule wins over SC, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Georgia. SC, Missouri coaches quit because they had terrible seasons. Georgia coach got fired. Northwestern is 9-2 beating a Stanford and is 7th in the country in defense giving up 16 points a game.

Wisconsin leads the nation in defense giving up 13 points a game. Ohio State is number 2 in the nation giving up 14 points a game. Michigan is 10th in defense giving up 17 points a game. Iowa defense is 15th giving up 18 points. Michigan State is only the sixth best defense in the Big Ten giving up 20 points a game and is ranked 19th nationally.

Rutgers is like 110 nationally in defense giving up 35 points a game only better than Purdue and Indiana who gave up 36 and 37 points a game.

Missouri coach quit because he has cancer.

 

[ru66]

and Indiana needed to be screwed for it to be a loss--get over it phil , the big east is long gone--glory days are dead

 

[rutgersdave]

Missouri coach quit because he has cancer.

Yes but they had a horrible season.They appear to give up the second half of the season.

 

[pawildcat]

Rutgers no longer plays in a basketball first league. Football is king and you overvalue the skills of non B1G teams while making lite of the B1G.

USC is a mess and at least Wisconsin defense can stop USC all together.

I don't know why people keep underestimating NW. They are 10-2 with a big win over Stanford.

Bama is another case of their rep being bigger than their bite. They have not blown out lesser teams like in the past. Part of it is due to being only a running team. They can't pass the ball or defend it because they have a young unit. I think a healthy Connor can pick them apart in the passing game and MSU defense is every bit as good as Ole Miss who Bama has struggled with the last few seasons.

The only game I hope the B1G doesn't come close to winning is Ga. vs. PSU. I hope Ga. blows PSU out by 30.

Tennessee will be a tough match for Northwestern. They are a very deceptive 8-4 as they led Oklahoma and Alabama, two of the four playoff teams, into the fourth quarter and probably should have beaten Florida. As a Northwestern fan, I've always glad I have a strong heart as the "cardiac Cats" can never seem to do anything the easy way. For years, we were an Indiana-style team that played constant 35-31 games and once set an NCAA record for being involved in four overtime games in the same season. Now the script has flipped and we're a good-defense, no-offense team involved in 13-7 and 21-14 games. The key to the bowl game will be keeping the Vols in check early as NU doesn't have the passing attack needed to come back from a deep deficit.

 

[huskersalways]

Yes but they had a horrible season.They appear to give up the second half of the season.

Missouri won the East 2 years in a row before this year. I doubt their coaches were too down on their program. They had a QB that was a cancer for their team this year(no pun intended) that didn't help matters. I found it strange that they just announced he was reinstated this week.

 

[rutgersdave]

You don't watch college football much. You have the PAC beating all the big Ten teams.

So far Big Ten is 3-1 with 2-0 against the PAC 12 and expect a sweep over the PAC 12 with an Iowa win over Stanford.

 

[Yeah Baby]

So far OP is 1-2 and his only correct pick was a BIG victory, But then again he did say he hoped he was wrong which puts him in a win win situation. LOL.

 

[cubuffsdoug]

So far OP is 1-2 and his only correct pick was a BIG victory, But then again he did say he hoped he was wrong which puts him in a win win situation. LOL.

Let me leave myself an out clause to keep from looking foolish since I continue to confuse football with basketball. [eyeroll]

 

[Knight Shift]

So far Big Ten is 3-1 with 2-0 against the PAC 12 and expect a sweep over the PAC 12 with an Iowa win over Stanford.

I see the B1G as 3-0-WTF, because that Indiana FG was good. Highway jobbery. o_O

 

[lighty]

I see the B1G as 3-0-WTF, because that Indiana FG was good. Highway jobbery. o_O

I don't understand why more sports haven't used technology to determine this type of stuff. It's almost like they like having the opportunity for refs to be wrong...

 

[rutgersdave]

BIg 10 and SEC are far and away the best conferences.

 

[BuckRU]

I don't understand why more sports haven't used technology to determine this type of stuff. It's almost like they like having the opportunity for refs to be wrong...

You would need a camera directly under the upright… Just like where the official was standing. You can't tell with the picture because of parallax.

 

[VirtualKnight]

You would need a camera directly under the upright… Just like where the official was standing. You can't tell with the picture because of parallax.

A $20 laser mounted on the top of the pole would solve the problem.

 

[lighty]

You would need a camera directly under the upright… Just like where the official was standing. You can't tell with the picture because of parallax.

No, I'm talking about technology like soccer uses in some leagues to know exactly when the ball has crossed the line which sends a signal to the refs that there is a goal (in case they missed it). It's described here.

 

[Veiox]

I think it is:

My predictions granted after the Indiana loss today:

Duke defeats Indiana (0-1)

Bama defeats MSU (0-2)

OSU defeats Irish (1-2)...not very confident with this pick

Stanford defeats Iowa (1-3)

UCLA defeats Nebraska (1-4)

Minnesota defeats C. Mich (2-4)

USC defeats Wisconsin (2-5)

Tennessee defeats Northwestern (2-6)

Michigan defeats Florida (3-6)

Georgia defeats PSU (3-7)

Hope I'm wrong....

5 wins already and still two games to go. I would say you were wrong.

 

[jonS]

BIg 10 and SEC are far and away the best conferences.

Agreed. Quality depth from top to bottom in both conferences. After hitting a down cycle , the Big Ten is definitely on the upswing. Lots of quality head coaches in both conferences does wonders for the programs.

 

[RU Husky]

Big Ten finishes 5-5. They were underdogs in most of the games so 5-5 wasn't a disaster. But Iowa's and MSU's crushing losses and going 1-3 vs the SEC will be the national story line. Michigan was the most impressive winner and a fitting ending to a turn around season under JH. Ohio State would have been a far superior adversary against Stanford.Northwestern's big loss took the shine off their season. Indiana got hosed. Minnesota was meh, but at least they won a bowl game.

 

[ru66]

big 12 bombed

 

[SkilletHead2]

No, I'm talking about technology like soccer uses in some leagues to know exactly when the ball has crossed the line which sends a signal to the refs that there is a goal (in case they missed it). It's described here.

Soccer can't even get the clock to go in the right direction. And since the ball almost never crosses the line, it doesn't matter all that much.