"Crossover" games for Champions Week? (not exactly)
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It’s a real disappointment, especially for the second place teams. IU-IA would have been an excellent game.
I think it was good to try and play the traditional rivalry games that were lost to the Pandemic. And no, none of these matchups detract from the Championship. We can make it special with OUR PERFORMANCE. That's all that counts.
Nebraska @ Rutgers is a hilarious matchup. What will Frost blame this week? It was TV timeouts yesterday. Maybe Rutgers’ history will distract them from greatness.
We're still a top 15 team. I wouldn't consider it one of the biggest upsets ever.
I think our defense is better than the 2018 version, which had major vulnerabilities in the secondary. I'll be very surprised if they throw for 499 yards against us again. Our defense should give us a fighting chance this game.
Have to agree that would have been an exciting game to watch but on the other hand it is probably for the best in terms of our upcoming CFP ranking as it may minimize the likelihood of the winner getting a ratings boost relative to Northwestern should we lose our game against a quality opponent.
Of course there remains a chance they could both lose their games. Admittedly both getting wins doesn’t help our cause but at least those wins will be less impressive for The Committee due to being against unrankeds.
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Both of our starting CBs got hurt in the 2018 game. That ended any chance of Doc dialing up anything interesting on D, and the OSU QB picked apart our secondary. Things should be different this year.
First game at noon on Sat. That's highlighted enough for me!
We may be ranked but I don't think anyone out there outside the NU fan base really think we are legit. We didn't help matters by shittnig the bed against MSU. There's a lot of talk that Io_a is better than us, for God's sake. Never mind that we beat them in their own house, overcoming our own mistakes that spotted them a 17-0 lead. Geezus. So yeah, if we beat dOSU, I think it would shock the football world.
Can't be mad at CFB universe for being indifferent to Saturday's championship game. If you look at any conventional wisdom - from our common opponents (Neb and Sparty) to our very questionable offense, to our last 50 games vs. OSU, to our consistent ability to sh*t the bed anytime a national audience is interested in a game that we're playing in...all signs point to an Ohio State victory. But it's like I always say...I'm glad we actually go to the trouble of playing the games and not relying solely on what everyone thinks will happen.
Also glad the Old Oaken Bucket game is being preserved. To me it is the single most underrated true rivalry in the Big Ten.
Also glad the Old Oaken Bucket game is being preserved. To me it is the single most underrated true rivalry in the Big Ten.
Having games after ours sucks as well. Instead of everyone in the conference focusing on our game, they will be all over the place.
Exactly. The NU secondary is good, but if the Cats don't get a rush on Fields he'll pick them apart. OSU receivers are too explosive to cover forever.
It's not even the pressure on the QB (though that would be nice) as much as having big guys in the middle of the d-line to plug gaps and stop the run. Illinois' run game gashed the NU d-line in the first half on Saturday. That was concerning.
With reports that three games have been cancelled, I feel that my setting the over/under at 4 was pretty darn prescient.
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