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1 MORE DAY YOU GUYS! Well, to be exact there are 37 hrs 6 mins left as of when this was posted, but still. I'm so excited I've decided to open this post with a Happy College Football Season haiku:
College football rocks
Lee Corso scares Kirk and Chris
Ok, enough of that for now. I made the foolish decision to predict the season of every team in the B1G. Somehow I thought that this would be quick and easy. I was wrong...Suddenly I got all worried that I should be extra careful lest I be mocked for my horrible picks. I over-thought things for a while before I realized I was really hungry and that making food and consuming beer sounded much tastier than being right did. So if some of these picks suck I blame the tasty brats and Surly Furious that were calling to me from my fridge.
In addition to predicting the regular season of each B1G team, I've also predicted the B1G title game and the bowl placement of every eligible team. I am sticking by my personal rule to ignore the dumb division names. Darth Delaney can deal with it. A reminder, anyone who places bets using this information is a fool and should be mocked Nelson Muntz style. Lastly, don't forget to tell me how idiotic these predictions are in the comments.
Leaders East Division
Illinois: 6-6 (3-5)
Wins: Western Michigan, Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech, Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue
Losses: @ Arizona State, Penn State, @ Wisconsin, @ Michigan, @ Ohio State, @ Northwestern
Indiana: 3-9 (0-8)
Wins: Indiana State, @ Massachusetts, Ball State
Losses: @ Northwestern, Michigan State, Ohio State, @ Navy, @ Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, @ Penn State, @ Purdue
Ohio State: 10-2 (6-2)
Wins: Miami (Ohio), Central Florida, California, UAB, @ Michigan State, Nebraska, @ Indiana, Purdue, @ Penn State, Illinois
Losses: @ Wisconsin, Michigan
Penn State: 5-7 (3-5)
Wins: Ohio, Navy, @ Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana
Losses: @ Virginia, Temple, @ Iowa, Ohio State, @ Purdue, @ Nebraska, Wisconsin
Purdue: 6-6 (3-5)
Wins: Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Marshall, Wisconsin, Penn State, Indiana
Losses: @ Notre Dame, Michigan, @ Ohio State, @ Minnesota, @ Iowa, @ Illinois
Wisconsin: 10-2 (6-2)
Wins: Northern Iowa, @ Oregon State, Utah State, UTEP, @ Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, @ Indiana, Ohio State, @ Penn State
Losses: @ Purdue, Michigan State
Legends West Division
Iowa: 7-5 (3-5)
Wins: vs. Northern Illinois, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Central Michigan, Penn State, @ Indiana, Purdue
Losses: Minnesota, @ Michigan State, @ Northwestern, @ Michigan, Nebraska
Michigan: 9-3 (6-2)
Wins: Air Force, Massachusetts, @ Notre Dame, @ Purdue, Illinois, @ Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa, @ Ohio State
Losses: vs. Alabama, Michigan State, @ Nebraska
Michigan State: 11-1 (7-1)
Wins: Boise State, @ Central Michigan, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan, @ Indiana, Iowa, @ Michigan, @ Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, @ Minnesota
Losses: Ohio State
Minnesota: 6-6 (3-5)
Wins: @ UNLV, New Hampshire, Syracuse, @ Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue
Losses: Western Michigan, @ Wisconsin, Michigan, @ Illinois, @ Nebraska, Michigan State
Nebraska: 9-3 (5-3)
Wins: Southern Mississippi, @ UCLA, Arkansas State, Idaho State, @ Northwestern, Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota, @ Iowa
Losses: Wisconsin, @ Ohio State, @ Michigan State
Northwestern: 6-6 (3-5)
Wins: @ Syracuse, Boston College, South Dakota, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
Losses: Vanderbilt, @ Penn State, @ Minnesota, Nebraska, @ Michigan, @ Michigan State
Final standings, B1G title game outcome, and bowl projections are all below the jump...
Final Standings
B1G Title Game
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin; Michigan State Wins
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Bowl Games
Rose Bowl: Michigan State
Fiesta Bowl: Wisconsin
Capitol One Bowl: Michigan
Outback Bowl: Nebraska
Gator Bowl: Iowa
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Northwestern
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas: Purdue
TicketCity Bowl: Illinois
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Minnesota
So now that I've thrown out my predictions, what do you think? What would you change?