[Husker] Big Ten Goulash

[David Elfering]

The best scenario for the B1G is for one currently 7-1 team to win out
enroute to the conference championship.

Today there are 6 teams with 6 wins. There would have been 7 if Iowa
hadn't taken the week off.

But even the SEC only currently has 4 with 6 wins, the PAC 12 has 3.
It could turn out to be one of those odd years like the time Colorado
went 11-1-1 and shared the MNC.

Yeah KState got their keesters handed to them, at home none the less. Ouch.

David Elfering

On Oct 29, 2011, at 6:44 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

>> I kind if had the same feeling. The vibe is more like the Big 8 days.
>>
>> The current logjam makes the last month fun to watch unfold.
>
> The only downside is that it pretty much ensures that the Big Ten
> will not factor into the National Championship picture this year, as
> usual, and getting two BCS bids for the conference is by no means a
> lock, either.
>
> Right now there's a possibility that the Big Ten might not have enough
> bowl-eligible teams to fill all its slots, Iowa's road just got a
> little iffy (though Purdue is still on the schedule), Purdue still has to
> win two more, and Northwestern has to win both of the games in which it
> will be favored (Minnnesota and Rice) and then knock off either the Huskers
> or the Spartans, not an easy task for a team that can score lots of
> points but has real problems on defense.
>
> Meanwhile, back in our old stomping grounds, KSU's bubble got burst
> big-time by the Sooners, and Baylor had to score 21 in the 4th
> quarter to look even somewhat respectable against Okie State.
> Mizzou had a nice win over A&M though, a preview of their future
> SEC rivalry?
> --
> Mike Nolan