B1G Football Discussion

[Boston Red]

There is part of me that says both tOSU and Penn St. will both be in the CFP.

Quite possible. The ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12 all are in a bit of danger of being left out. Notre Dame is in line for one of those spots, but I have to think they'll find a way to lose one more. If so, there are definitely playoff spots up for grabs.

[kaldaniels]

I don’t see them both getting in...but PSU is sitting right where OSU was last year at this time. (Just one loss for OSU as of now though).

[Assembly Hall]

Quite possible. The ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12 all are in a bit of danger of being left out. Notre Dame is in line for one of those spots, but I have to think they'll find a way to lose one more. If so, there are definitely playoff spots up for grabs.

Notre Dame is a factor in all of this for sure.

[Revering4Blue]

Regarding the Brohm era at Purdue, I'm not going to flat-out suggest that the bloom is coming off the rose -- nobody could have reasonably suggested that Brohm wave a magic wand and, viola, the Boilermakers are instantly bowl eligible -- but their offense has been stuck in neutral for weeks.

[RedTeamGo!]

Regarding the Brohm era at Purdue, I'm not going to flat-out suggest that the bloom is coming off the rose -- nobody could have reasonably suggested that Brohm wave a magic wand and, viola, the Boilermakers are instantly bowl eligible -- but their offense has been stuck in neutral for weeks.

He needs to grow a pair and pick a QB.

[Revering4Blue]

He needs to grow a pair and pick a QB.

He essentially has, as Sindelar never played last night. It didn't make a difference.

[Assembly Hall]

He needs to grow a pair and pick a QB.

Well he is dealing with players that aren't "his".

[GAC]

Notre Dame is in line for one of those spots, but I have to think they'll find a way to lose one more. If so, there are definitely playoff spots up for grabs.

I'm very much impressed with ND so far this year. Their only loss is by one point to a damn good Georgia early on. And in the last two weeks they cleaned the clock of two ranked teams in USC and NC State. But their schedule doesn't get any easier .... they got Wake Forest next week (wouldn't take them easy), Navy (no problem there), but then #9 Miami and #18 Stanford left.

IMO, I think there are two teams in the top ten rankings that are "pretenders" .....Wisconsin and Miami. Yeah, both are undefeated and doing what they have to do; but look at Wisconsin's SoS. Not one ranked team. Pretty soft. Miami's schedule is somewhat better, but they've been playing with fire, and barely made it by a bad FSU team. I think ND will take them down.

I can understand the committee putting Wisconsin at #4 currently - they've been in the top ten all year - and they'll probably finish the season undefeated and get to the B1G Championship game. If they manage to win that game - lets say it is #3 OSU - then they're in. If ND takes care of business then they should be in.

The big question for me is - will the loser of the SEC championship game be left out?

[Assembly Hall]

I am gonna be keeping a watchful eye on the IU/Wisconsin game. The Badgers will be tested.

[bucksfan2]

I am gonna be keeping a watchful eye on the IU/Wisconsin game. The Badgers will be tested.

Its funny, first thing I did when looking at this game was check the kickoff time. I think it "could" be a good game, but I think the noon kickoff hurts IU. Had that been a 330 or night game, the crowd would be amp'd up for it. At noon in Bloomington aren't they dreaming about basketball?

[*BaseClogger*]

Its funny, first thing I did when looking at this game was check the kickoff time. I think it "could" be a good game, but I think the noon kickoff hurts IU. Had that been a 330 or night game, the crowd would be amp'd up for it. At noon in Bloomington aren't they dreaming about basketball?

I got half-price for the season tickets I scalped. So at least they're buying the tickets?

[Assembly Hall]

Its funny, first thing I did when looking at this game was check the kickoff time. I think it "could" be a good game, but I think the noon kickoff hurts IU. Had that been a 330 or night game, the crowd would be amp'd up for it. At noon in Bloomington aren't they dreaming about basketball?

Well they dream about basketball year round in Bloomington! LOL Noon, means nothing to IU fans for football other than the students won't be as drunk.

[Hoosier Red]

Its funny, first thing I did when looking at this game was check the kickoff time. I think it "could" be a good game, but I think the noon kickoff hurts IU. Had that been a 330 or night game, the crowd would be amp'd up for it. At noon in Bloomington aren't they dreaming about basketball?

I may be alone in my opinion but I've always found IU does worst when they have a big crowd at home. They tend to play tight and nervous.
Whereas the opponent(whether it's Wisconsin, Michigan, tOSU, or Penn State) is not the least bit intimidated by the 55,000 fans (of which there's still at least 25% cheering for the visitors)
I'm sure I'm just using selective memory to form this opinion but it's where I'm at.

[Assembly Hall]

I may be alone in my opinion but I've always found IU does worst when they have a big crowd at home. They tend to play tight and nervous.
Whereas the opponent(whether it's Wisconsin, Michigan, tOSU, or Penn State) is not the least bit intimidated by the 55,000 fans (of which there's still at least 25% cheering for the visitors)
I'm sure I'm just using selective memory to form this opinion but it's where I'm at.

I have never noticed that. But it is something I will pay attention to in the future.

[RedTeamGo!]

students won't be as drunk.

I think that was his point. Drunk students are louder students! Haha.