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tBBC Pick’em Week 6: Conference Play
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Welcome to the 3rd year of our internal tBBC pick measuring contest. After Week 5, I have a narrow lead over Patrick and Scott, with Charles and Joe lurking. Those two are good at “lurking”. After the first week in conference play I lost a bit of ground.. On to this week’s picks:
Illinois @ Iowa
Patrick: Iowa – In the battle of “can’t believe they’re undefeated”, IOWA continues on their way.
Mike: Iowa
Ken: Iowa – Iowa should handle this game without too much stress.
WVa: Iowa – Hawkeyes becoming the team to beat in the West
JC: Iowa – The Hawkeyes are a nice surprise – could they be back? In this game I say yes!
Charles: Iowa On paper this is a close matchup, I’ll give the edge to the Hawkeyes due to the home field
Joe: Iowa – I got a bad feeling Illinois is going to ruin the Hawkeye run, but not confident enough to stick with it.
Scott: Iowa
Indiana @ Penn State
Patrick: Penn State – After last week I want to pick Indiana w all my heart but PENN STATE pulls out a close one.
Mike: Indiana
Ken: Penn State – Sudfeld and Howard need to be full speed for Hoosiers. I doubt they will be,
WVa: Indiana – Hoosiers bounce back from disappointing loss
JC: Indiana – Depends on Sudfeld & Howard’s recoveries. I am leaning towards IN – Ahh! Let’s stay there. I say Hoosiers in this “mild” surprise.
Charles: Indiana – Indiana has the better offense, Penn State has the better defense, I’ll go with Hoosiers as I just don’t think the PSU offense can generate enough points
Joe: Penn State – If Howard is out, there’s no chance for Indiana in this one.
Scott: Indiana
Maryland @ Ohio State
Patrick: Ohio State – Crab cakes and football, that’s what Maryland does…..except this week all they do is crab cakes. OSU in a blow out.
Mike: Ohio State
Ken: Ohio State – Terps have scored 6 points in their last two games. It shouldn’t improve much this week.
WVa: Ohio State – Buckeyes conditions the Terps laying an egg tour
JC: Ohio State – Buckeyes have to step up now. This could be the one they need. Buckeyes big.
Charles: Ohio State – Hopefully the Buckeyes actually make this win look as easy as it should be
Joe: Ohio State – #GoBucks
Scott: Ohio State
Northwestern @ Michigan
Patrick: Michigan – I’m not sold on either of these teams yet but Pat Fitzgerald hasn’t shown he can win in October, TTUN in a close one.
Mike: Northwestern
Ken: Michigan – This is probably the most interesting game of the day. Sit back with the popcorn and enjoy it!
WVa: Northwestern – Wildcats make their case for the West
JC: Northwestern – NW all the way!
Charles: Michigan – This is a tough one but I’ll give the edge to the home team
Joe: Michigan -The Wolverines are just too physical.
Scott: Northwestern
Michigan State @ Rutgers
Patrick: MSU – Even w their injuries, SPARTY in a rout.
Mike: Michigan State
Ken: MSU – MSU is just too strong and Rutgers a bit shorthanded w/o WR Leonte Caroo
WVa: MSU – Sparty NO continues to survive
JC: MSU – MSU will rebound just as the Buckeyes will.
Charles: MSU – MSU wins but once again not by as much as they should
Joe: MSU – Spartans are greater than Knights.
Scott: MSU
Minnesota @ Purdue
Patrick: Purdue – PURDUE finally gets on the B1G board.
Mike: Purdue
Ken: Minnesota – Gopher offense isn’t that good, but it’s better than Boilermaker defense
WVa: Minnesota – Gophers needed Purdue right now
JC: Purdue – Purdue looked good last week. They are still flowing too. Boilermakers here.
Charles: Minnesota – The Boilermakers’ “defense” should be the ticket to get the Gopher offense back on track
Joe: Minnesota – I can’t figure out the Gophers but I think Jerry Kill can this week against the Boilermakers
Scott: Minnesota
Wisconsin @ Nebraska
Patrick: Nebraska – HUSKERS get Mike Reilly his first B1G win at home
Mike: Wisconsin
Ken: Nebraska – This might be 2nd most interesting game of the day. Badgers will miss RB Corey Clement; QB Joel Stave can’t make up the shortfall.
WVa: Wisconsin – Badgers rebound nicely and get back in the race
JC: Nebraska – I always thought the Badgers were overrated. I “think” I MUST go Cornhuskers in what will be a tight game.
Charles: Wisconsin – Wisconsin’s defense gets them the win
Joe: Wisconsin – I don’t trust Mike Riley in evenly matched games.
Scott: Wisconsin
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Welcome to the 3rd year of our internal tBBC pick measuring contest. After Week 5, I have a narrow lead over Patrick and Scott, with Charles and Joe lurking. Those two are good at “lurking”. After the first week in conference play I lost a bit of ground.. On to this week’s picks:
Illinois @ Iowa
Patrick: Iowa – In the battle of “can’t believe they’re undefeated”, IOWA continues on their way.
Mike: Iowa
Ken: Iowa – Iowa should handle this game without too much stress.
WVa: Iowa – Hawkeyes becoming the team to beat in the West
JC: Iowa – The Hawkeyes are a nice surprise – could they be back? In this game I say yes!
Charles: Iowa On paper this is a close matchup, I’ll give the edge to the Hawkeyes due to the home field
Joe: Iowa – I got a bad feeling Illinois is going to ruin the Hawkeye run, but not confident enough to stick with it.
Scott: Iowa
- Iowa can count on us as “believers”. At least for this game.
Indiana @ Penn State
Patrick: Penn State – After last week I want to pick Indiana w all my heart but PENN STATE pulls out a close one.
Mike: Indiana
Ken: Penn State – Sudfeld and Howard need to be full speed for Hoosiers. I doubt they will be,
WVa: Indiana – Hoosiers bounce back from disappointing loss
JC: Indiana – Depends on Sudfeld & Howard’s recoveries. I am leaning towards IN – Ahh! Let’s stay there. I say Hoosiers in this “mild” surprise.
Charles: Indiana – Indiana has the better offense, Penn State has the better defense, I’ll go with Hoosiers as I just don’t think the PSU offense can generate enough points
Joe: Penn State – If Howard is out, there’s no chance for Indiana in this one.
Scott: Indiana
- A slight edge for the Hoosiers. If Sudfeld and Howard return, this could be entertaining.
Maryland @ Ohio State
Patrick: Ohio State – Crab cakes and football, that’s what Maryland does…..except this week all they do is crab cakes. OSU in a blow out.
Mike: Ohio State
Ken: Ohio State – Terps have scored 6 points in their last two games. It shouldn’t improve much this week.
WVa: Ohio State – Buckeyes conditions the Terps laying an egg tour
JC: Ohio State – Buckeyes have to step up now. This could be the one they need. Buckeyes big.
Charles: Ohio State – Hopefully the Buckeyes actually make this win look as easy as it should be
Joe: Ohio State – #GoBucks
Scott: Ohio State
- The Silver Bullets will do their part. The offense needs to do its part
Northwestern @ Michigan
Patrick: Michigan – I’m not sold on either of these teams yet but Pat Fitzgerald hasn’t shown he can win in October, TTUN in a close one.
Mike: Northwestern
Ken: Michigan – This is probably the most interesting game of the day. Sit back with the popcorn and enjoy it!
WVa: Northwestern – Wildcats make their case for the West
JC: Northwestern – NW all the way!
Charles: Michigan – This is a tough one but I’ll give the edge to the home team
Joe: Michigan -The Wolverines are just too physical.
Scott: Northwestern
- The Staff is evenly split on this game. I guess we’ll have to tune in to find out how it ends.
Michigan State @ Rutgers
Patrick: MSU – Even w their injuries, SPARTY in a rout.
Mike: Michigan State
Ken: MSU – MSU is just too strong and Rutgers a bit shorthanded w/o WR Leonte Caroo
WVa: MSU – Sparty NO continues to survive
JC: MSU – MSU will rebound just as the Buckeyes will.
Charles: MSU – MSU wins but once again not by as much as they should
Joe: MSU – Spartans are greater than Knights.
Scott: MSU
- Staff had about as much trouble picking MSU as MSU will have with Rutgers.
Minnesota @ Purdue
Patrick: Purdue – PURDUE finally gets on the B1G board.
Mike: Purdue
Ken: Minnesota – Gopher offense isn’t that good, but it’s better than Boilermaker defense
WVa: Minnesota – Gophers needed Purdue right now
JC: Purdue – Purdue looked good last week. They are still flowing too. Boilermakers here.
Charles: Minnesota – The Boilermakers’ “defense” should be the ticket to get the Gopher offense back on track
Joe: Minnesota – I can’t figure out the Gophers but I think Jerry Kill can this week against the Boilermakers
Scott: Minnesota
- A slight edge to Minnesota, but I may not be interested enough to watch the game
Wisconsin @ Nebraska
Patrick: Nebraska – HUSKERS get Mike Reilly his first B1G win at home
Mike: Wisconsin
Ken: Nebraska – This might be 2nd most interesting game of the day. Badgers will miss RB Corey Clement; QB Joel Stave can’t make up the shortfall.
WVa: Wisconsin – Badgers rebound nicely and get back in the race
JC: Nebraska – I always thought the Badgers were overrated. I “think” I MUST go Cornhuskers in what will be a tight game.
Charles: Wisconsin – Wisconsin’s defense gets them the win
Joe: Wisconsin – I don’t trust Mike Riley in evenly matched games.
Scott: Wisconsin
- The Staff is somewhat split on this, with a slight edge to Wisconsin. One thing for certain; there will be plenty of ‘red and white’ on the field.
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