ESPN releases B1G bowl predictions based on Week 1
Adam Rittenberg & Brian Bennett giving their predictions for each B1G team's destination this bowl season based on week 1 results.
Notes:
- Ohio to Rose Bowl
- Michigan to BCS at-large
- NW to Outback Bowl
- Sparty to Buffalo Wild Wings bowl (LOLSparty)
Link: http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/82844/big-ten-bowl-projections-week-1-2
Your thoughts?
September 1st, 2013 at 12:57 PM ^
B1G Championship and Rose Bowl or bust.
September 1st, 2013 at 12:57 PM ^
I'll take it but damn do I really want to go to a Rose Bowl though
September 1st, 2013 at 12:58 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
I was just watching a bit of their game on BTN and Buffalo was a step away from making it 27 when a Buffalo receiver stepped out of bounds at the 2 on about a 25 yard gain. Ohio really did not look that good relative to the opponent. On the other hand, they NEVER look good in their warmup games. I can't remember the last season they didn't either come back from a halftime deficit or win by less than two touchdowns against a team they paid to come to the shoe.
September 1st, 2013 at 12:58 PM ^
I thought we looked better than OSU, but I'll take a BCS projection.
September 1st, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
Thanks for not calling them Ohio. This is a wonderful site in so many ways, but sometimes the herd mentality is annoying.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
calls itself "Ohio". Just take a walk around campus and you will see the word "Ohio" in many places. So why should we not follow suit and call them Ohio?
September 1st, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
it's just ohio
September 1st, 2013 at 1:00 PM ^
But I'll take it. I think our defense was better than Ohio's. Also from what I can see, they get way too lax with a lead, and Buffalo cut it within 10 at a point. I can sense this is a special season.
September 1st, 2013 at 1:13 PM ^
that would mean that we lost to ohio, i can not accept that.
September 1st, 2013 at 1:02 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 1:06 PM ^
CMU was supposedly ranked higher than Buffalo but Buffalo looked decent, especially that Mack guy. No idea why OSU was cramping up and Buffalo was fine but the cramps combined with off field issues led to OSU being down 3 defensive starters at positions without great experienced depth. Michigan and Wisconsin were the only two B1G teams who handled their cupcake opponents the way you should in early season games.
September 1st, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 2:00 PM ^
As much as I loved the hustle and the big hits (when he managed to make contact) from Furman yesterday, I hope we do not see him outside garbage time at safety any more this season.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
people are thinking they might get to the 6-7 win range and make a bowl, while I think CMU is expected to be pretty awful.
That point aside, Ohio shouldn't be giving up 20 at home to them either
September 1st, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
my prediction until next week. If we take care of ND...then Rose Bowl bound. If it is a close loss, then we will probably end up in a BCS game. If we get blown out at home by ND, well it could be one of those long seasons.
September 1st, 2013 at 1:27 PM ^
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September 1st, 2013 at 1:56 PM ^
Rees did look good yesterday but if UM can get pressure with 4 or 5, I think the coverage should be good. Just have to win the turnover battle.
September 1st, 2013 at 2:03 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
Last year, Rees came in and bailed ND out with a game-sealing pass play to Eifert down the sideline. Michigan had so many opportunities to take that game and just blow on by, only to turn the ball over. It was the most disappointing loss of the year.
There is a reason Rees didn't start against Michigan or in the championship game last year. And the reason is, lack of mobility and escapability. I expect Michigan to turn up the pressure next week, and make their defensive speed turn huge dividends. I am expecting a dominating performance by the Maize and Blue.
September 1st, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
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September 1st, 2013 at 2:58 PM ^
IMO Michigan is better than Ohio right now, especially on defense. We looked faster and more phyiscal and deeper than they did vs. their MAC opponent.
September 1st, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 6:02 PM ^
No, they can't.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
NW's offense is potent but their defense just looks average. They weren't able to force the issue against Cal's shaky OL.
September 2nd, 2013 at 7:59 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 5:20 PM ^
Well we certainly looked the part of a team that could get an at-large berth. Defense proved to be suffocating and didn't let CMU into the endzone. If we can get some more consistency out of Gardner, which I think will happen (it's just the first week of the season, after all), then this is a team that could be heading to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
is from the first game to the second. The question is which of these two teams (UM or ND) makes the biggest improvement. Bteween UM and OSU, you can't really compare because they are both lower half MAC teams at this point. OSU always plays down to their competition in the first few games (and at Purdue). Let's wait until after 5 games for each and then start making predictions.
You don't want to look like Herbie did yesterday - predicting Toledo over Florida and being totally wrong.
September 1st, 2013 at 5:53 PM ^
Such an easy pick to make. Based on yesterday's results, OSU doesn't look leaps and bounds above Michigan or any other Big Ten team, in my opinion. I think they better watch out for Northwestern in a month. They beat a Cal team on the road at night. Granted, Cal has a freshman Qb and a new coach...but OSU struggled to beat them at home last year. I'm not sure I'll pick the upset yet...but I might.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
Useless to make predictions on week 1 or Buffalo putting up 20 on OSU. OSU will be OSU when they get to Ann Arbor. They have a young defense just like we do and will improve as the year goes by , esp that defensive line which is very young but has some studs on it. They are not a super power or Alabama - no one in the Midwest is. Michigan can win every game on its schedule as well as lose a handful. I am a bit worried about Blake as he didnt look sharp out there but he was rusty - he just cannot be playing like that against ND which has 1 very good WR and another well above average one. Rees is a good QB with a ton of experience and wont be rattled by the Big House. We are going to need to score points on that defense as I am expecting ND to put up low to upper 20s on our very young defense. I think this game ends something like 27-24 or 31-27 sort of score. Whoever gets the key breaks, penalty call, turnovers etc will win in this very evenly matched game.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
Their offense did next to nothing against us last year. Why would they dominate us this year? Our D is not that young.
September 2nd, 2013 at 7:57 AM ^