[NU Sports] 6-2 wins it......

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
> 
> I am predicting that there will be a 4-way split of
> the Big Ten title this

I'd love to see your scenario come true -- but with
four teams having one loss, it's real tough to see all
four dropping another game the rest of the way.

Right now, PSU and OSU are in the best positions to
run the table, because they get the other two teams --
UW and NU -- in Happy Valley and the Shoe. However,
PSU is in the drivers' seat with tiebreakers and OSU
needs the most help.

Unfortunately, OSU and UW don't face each other this
year (Barry usually does well vs. the Bucks) to give
one another loss -- but the Badgers beat the Bucks in
the tiebreak because of the OSU loss to Texas (OSU's
overall mark would be 1 more loss than UW). So in
terms of tiebreakers ...

PSU: Beat NU, beat OSU ... still to play UW (at home)
OSU: Lost to PSU, loses to UW ... still to play NU (at
home)
UW: Beats OSU, lost to NU ... still to play @ PSU
NU: Beats UW, lost to PSU ... still to play @ OSU

If the home teams win the head-to-head matchups, I
guess MSU and Michigan could muck things up that final
weekend (though JoePa has two weeks to prep for MSU
and Tressel has Carr's number lately), but it'll be
tough.

If the away teams win the head-to-heads, it's great
for us since we beat UW head-to-head.:)

So in terms of controlling destiny ...

PSU - needs to win out
NU - needs to win out and a PSU loss
UW - needs to win out and an NU loss
OSU - needs to win out and have a PSU and UW loss

But anything's possible in the Big Ten this year, I
guess.:) One step at a time - BEAT MICHIGAN!!!

WEAR PURPLE!!!
MAKE NOISE!!!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


		
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