Will Big 10 Win a Bowl Game?
Based on Brett McMurphy's projections, I'm not sure Big 10 will many if any. Maybe Indiana and PSU?
Fiesta Bowl – Dec. 28 (CFP semifinal)
Projection: Ohio State (CFP No. 2) vs. Clemson (CFP No. 3)
Rose Bowl – Jan. 1 (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Cotton Bowl – Dec. 28 (at-large vs. Group of Five*)
Projection: Penn State vs. Memphis*
Citrus Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Michigan vs. Alabama
Outback Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Minnesota vs. Auburn
Gator Bowl – (Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC)
Projection: Indiana vs. Kentucky
Holiday Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Iowa vs. USC
Redbox Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Illinois vs. Cal
Pinstripe Bowl – (ACC vs. Big Ten)
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Michigan State
December 8th, 2019 at 2:28 PM ^
Maybe?
December 8th, 2019 at 12:48 PM ^
I just want Michigan to win their bowl game, osu, msu and psu to lose theirs. I don’t care about any of the other games
December 8th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
100% On board with this take.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:53 PM ^
What would be really fun would be if all B1G teams win their games again and wolverweenies get frogged hard by bama. Not unlike that really enjoyable game against south carolina 2 years back lol
December 8th, 2019 at 1:58 PM ^
The word "fun" doesn't mean what you think it means.
December 8th, 2019 at 2:58 PM ^
Enjoy your ass whipping by Wake Forest in an empty Yankee Stadium.
December 8th, 2019 at 6:28 PM ^
Try to stay warm in the who gives a crap bowl, as your team secures its second losing season in 3 years. I didn't think it was possible, but things actually look worse for you guys for next year too. Something something pride... Something something fall... Something something complete.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:48 PM ^
Michigan will beat Alabama.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:56 PM ^
Agreed. I don’t know why so many people act like Alabama is a juggernaut this year. They only played two good teams. They lost both games and they don’t have their QB.
DB’s defense attacks QB’s and forces them to make quick decisions. Michigan will have this guy so rattled that he will throw at least two int’s.
Bama’s defense has struggled all year and is missing their best player. Plus they will probably have several guys sit out. This is a Great opportunity for us!
December 8th, 2019 at 1:08 PM ^
December 8th, 2019 at 1:57 PM ^
Well, that depends on how you view recruiting. This year bama has 11 five stars on the roster, osu has 13, georgia has 14.
Bama had a better avg rating through their 85 than either, but I suspect most schools would sacrifice a bit on that avg to have two or three more five stars.
Really, no one has underperformed their roster more than georgia.
Cheers.
December 8th, 2019 at 2:54 PM ^
I think almost any team would give up their entire roster to have Bama's team.
December 9th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
Yes there is no reason whatsoever to think they won't run it right down our throats
December 8th, 2019 at 1:09 PM ^
The reason is that they have 350 pound offensive lineman and a world-beating running back. They will just run the ball all day. This is so obvious it is hard to believe anyone is excited about this matchup.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:09 PM ^
I'm not saying we dont have a chance but do you really think our DL is going to put pressure on their QB after what we saw against OSU? I would expect Bama to score 40 points even with their backup QB.
December 8th, 2019 at 2:56 PM ^
Heck with their 4th string qb
December 8th, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
Have you watched a Bama game this season? They have 2 elite wide outs, an elite RB and a elite line on both sides of the ball. The only chance we have against Bama is if they just don't give a shit because they didn't make the playoff.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
Alabama has a (far) better coach, better athletes and their 10-2 season is literally their worst season in the past decade. They may not be as good as some of the teams we've seen them put out recently but this is still a damn good team, even without Tua.
No, they don't have Tua but they are still a much better team than Michigan. Unless the world has it out for Michigan (and I'm beginning to think it is) I can't see how anyone thinks this is gonna be a good game. We've seen what happens when we run up against teams with equal or better athletes/coaching.
I wouldn't go so far as to say we can't win this game, but I'm not exactly looking forward to it if this is the match up we get. As someone already said, their back-up helped them drop 40 points, our starter can't even do that against teams with a pulse.
December 8th, 2019 at 4:22 PM ^
Alabama actually had more first downs and a lot more yards in the game vs Auburn, but the two pick sixes totally changed the game, of course. And one of them was off the RB when he was heading into the end zone, so a 14 point swing. You figure one pick-6 itself is not that common, and 2 between teams that are even is probably not going to happen too often. And the FG at the end of the half was I thought a bad call, but those are going to happen.
I agree that if a few Ala players don't play, that would really help.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
I don't want to be negative but I think Michigan would get blown out. Don´t want to Lose the last 2 games of the season in a similar fashion, 2 years in a row.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:48 PM ^
Wisconsin, Penn State, Indiana and Michigan will all win.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:49 PM ^
We can beat USC but it's never easy.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:50 PM ^
Honestly, not sure.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:50 PM ^
From that list, only 3 maybe 4. OSU, Wisc, PSU and maybe Indiana will win.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:51 PM ^
I think there’s a better chance at going undefeated than winless.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
I have to agree, several of those games should see the big ten as favorites. However, bowl games are a crap shoot in terms of who shows up these days.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
Will the BIG even play in a bowl game? Will they even suit up next year???
December 8th, 2019 at 8:18 PM ^
Best post.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^
I believe last year someone asked the same question, and Michigan was the only one that lost, if memory serves me correctly.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:57 PM ^
I think that was the 2017 season with the abortion that was the South Carolina game.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:37 PM ^
Correct, that was 2017.
December 8th, 2019 at 12:56 PM ^
I'm going to be bold and say the B1G does not go 0-9 in Bowl season.
Even if each B1G team only had a 10% chance to win each game (which won't be the case), there's only a 39% chance the conference would go 0-9.
December 8th, 2019 at 3:00 PM ^
MATH!!!!!
December 8th, 2019 at 1:02 PM ^
Typical concern troll post.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:02 PM ^
Can we wait for the actual matchups to come out today before asking this?
December 8th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
December 8th, 2019 at 1:08 PM ^
I don't think it's as dire as you act.
I like Wisconsin's chances against Oregon, PSU against Memphis, Indiana against Kentucky and Iowa against USC.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:09 PM ^
Penn State beats Memphis
UW beats Oregon. Taylor will run for 400 yards against Oregon
December 8th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
Metellus v. Alabama receivers...
Sweet Jesus please no, just no.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
What was the reasoning for them not releasing the Playoff top 25 rankings on time? Haven't been able to see it anywhere, only some articles where people have seen the top 4.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
ESPN making $$$ (via commercials) by drawing this out as L
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That said, Mullens gave a few hints already:
1. Wisconsin was specifically mentioned as #8. Which is what they were last week. Still unsure what that means in terms of Wisconsin being ahead of/behind PSU for the Rose Bowl spot, however. There are 3 teams that could have fallen behind Wisconsin (GA, Utah, Baylor) but 3 teams that could have leap-frogged Wisconsin too (Florida, PSU, Oregon).
2. OSU is 5-0 against teams in the Top 21 (Cincinnati is likely #21).
3. LSU is 4-0 against teams in the Top 13. So Alabama likely fell a spot to #13. Oregon jumped them but Utah did not fall behind them. This likely means Michigan is #14. Still behind Alabama. Still ahead of ND & Iowa, where U-M has the head-to-head wins. Memphis is the only team behind U-M that theoretically could take that #14 spot but that seems a bit too much of a jump for the Tigers (from #17).
December 8th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^
Please remind me why we care what we are ranked?
December 8th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
Ok Scar.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
I think OSU, Wisconsin, and Penn State should all win their match-ups. The rest look like mismatches. I don't know how y'all just watches Michigan get dummied by a more talented team and immediately think Michigan stands a good chance against Bama. I just hope they don't get blown out again.
December 8th, 2019 at 1:50 PM ^
If it's Bama, it's gonna be another blowout loss.
December 8th, 2019 at 4:02 PM ^
Saban will have about a month to get his backup QB ready for the bowl game. So I don't think they will have much of a weakness at QB either. I am forever the optimist but after the OSU game I just cannot imagine a tilt against Alabama going well for us.