Official 2016 Big-10 Football Thread - Page 3

aliceinpains · 01-22-2016, 11:53 AM

Sagarin final college football rankings.

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Stanford
6. Mississippi
7. TCU
8. Baylor
9. Michigan
10. Tennessee

NCAAF Sagarin - NCAAF Football - USA TODAY

asujbl · 01-22-2016, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by asujbl

Buckeyes need to pick up Rashard Lawrence today. That would be huge. I think he is announcing at 10:30. It's either us or LSU but of course it's not easy to get a kid to leave Louisiana. 247 sports has him as the #23 player in the Country.

If there is one spot that concerns me on the team it is at DT - he'd be a huge pickup for what we need

Picked LSU

Good for him. I'll never begrudge a player that wants to stay at home.

jarrodsalas · 01-22-2016, 01:27 PM

I just stopped by to see what Alice had to say.

Big35Hurt · 01-22-2016, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by aliceinpains

Sagarin final college football rankings.

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Stanford
6. Mississippi
7. TCU
8. Baylor
9. Michigan
10. Tennessee

NCAAF Sagarin - NCAAF Football - USA TODAY

Wow he had Michigan State all the way down at 17th. Oh and his systems thinks Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma would all beat Ohio State.

pcbuck · 01-22-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by asujbl

Buckeyes need to pick up Rashard Lawrence today. That would be huge. I think he is announcing at 10:30. It's either us or LSU but of course it's not easy to get a kid to leave Louisiana. 247 sports has him as the #23 player in the Country.

If there is one spot that concerns me on the team it is at DT - he'd be a huge pickup for what we need

I agree that DT is a bit concerning. I like what I've seen in Michael Hill, but hopefully one of the younger guys like Landers, Thompson, or even Cornell can step it up.

Big35Hurt · 01-22-2016, 10:30 PM

Let's make some predictions for the 2016 season standings....

East:
1) Ohio State
2) Michigan
3) Michigan State
4) Indiana
5) Penn State
6) Maryland
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Iowa
2) Nebraska
3) Wisconsin
4) Northwestern
5) Minnesota
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

B1G Champ: Ohio State

asujbl · 01-22-2016, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Let's make some predictions for the 2016 season standings....

East:
1) Ohio State
2) Michigan
3) Michigan State
4) Indiana
5) Penn State
6) Maryland
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Iowa
2) Nebraska
3) Wisconsin
4) Northwestern
5) Minnesota
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

B1G Champ: Ohio State

Looks about right to me

Avianburner · 01-22-2016, 11:22 PM

Grabbing a popcorn and hopping in this thread. It's nice to see some rival fans argue.

This Penn Stater is going to keep pretending OSU and Michigan are our rivals while slowly realizing it's going to be UMD and Rutgers.

aliceinpains · 01-23-2016, 12:25 AM

I hate to say this but I don't think Ohio State wins the Big Ten this year. They will have a very young team and play a VERY tough schedule with lots of tough road games. Wont be easy.

asujbl · 01-23-2016, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by aliceinpains

I hate to say this but I don't think Ohio State wins the Big Ten this year. They will have a very young team and play a VERY tough schedule with lots of tough road games. Wont be easy.

JT Barrett

The rest will work out. It's just like the NFL. QB dominates all.

CC_123 · 01-23-2016, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Let's make some predictions for the 2016 season standings....

East:
1) Ohio State
2) Michigan
3) Michigan State
4) Indiana
5) Penn State
6) Maryland
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Iowa
2) Nebraska
3) Wisconsin
4) Northwestern
5) Minnesota
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

B1G Champ: Ohio State

I'll switch it up a bit just to be different and because I don't think my "prediction" is out of the question

EAST:
1) Michigan
2) Ohio St.
3) Penn St.
4) Michigan St.
5) Maryland
6) Indiana
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Nebraska
2) Iowa
3) Minnesota
4) Wisconsin
5) Northwestern
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

Big Ten Champions end up being Michigan, sadly.

Kelper7 · 01-23-2016, 06:45 AM

There will be a lot of new QBs in the East in 2016. I think that fact alone gives Ohio State the edge with having Barrett coming back.

JustinVerlander07 · 01-23-2016, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CC_123

I'll switch it up a bit just to be different and because I don't think my "prediction" is out of the question

EAST:
1) Michigan
2) Ohio St.
3) Penn St.
4) Michigan St.
5) Maryland
6) Indiana
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Nebraska
2) Iowa
3) Minnesota
4) Wisconsin
5) Northwestern
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

Big Ten Champions end up being Michigan, sadly.

Michigan with no QB winning at MSU and at OSU to win the division?

hairysasquatch · 01-23-2016, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Michigan with no QB winning at MSU and at OSU to win the division?

O'Korn is better than anything Sparty will run out there. Michigan wins at least one of those games this year.

JustinVerlander07 · 01-23-2016, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

O'Korn is better than anything Sparty will run out there. Michigan wins at least one of those games this year.

Who is "O'Korn"?

Kelper7 · 01-23-2016, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Who is "O'Korn"?

I didn't realize they had him either. Transferred from Houston. Was very good as a true freshman in 2013.

Big35Hurt · 01-23-2016, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by aliceinpains

I hate to say this but I don't think Ohio State wins the Big Ten this year. They will have a very young team and play a VERY tough schedule with lots of tough road games. Wont be easy.

I almost went with Michigan to win the East and B1G, but OSU still has so much talent. Plus they have made some coaching changes from what I have heard, and my guess is they learned something about the play calling on offense that held them back in 2015.

Big35Hurt · 01-23-2016, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC_123

I'll switch it up a bit just to be different and because I don't think my "prediction" is out of the question

EAST:
1) Michigan
2) Ohio St.
3) Penn St.
4) Michigan St.
5) Maryland
6) Indiana
7) Rutgers

WEST:
1) Nebraska
2) Iowa
3) Minnesota
4) Wisconsin
5) Northwestern
6) Illinois
7) Purdue

Big Ten Champions end up being Michigan, sadly.

I think they will see some effect of losing Durken to Maryland. Not a huge one, but enough for me that it keeps them from winning the East. Plus the things I mentioned about OSU in the post above.

GoTribe!!! · 01-23-2016, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Send them my best, bud!

Hopefully groundsupport just gets banned and we never hear from him again on here.

I would rather hear from GS than others that post and I hate Michigan.

GoTribe!!! · 01-23-2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by asujbl

JT Barrett

The rest will work out. It's just like the NFL. QB dominates all.

Not without good play calling. We should have beat MSU, but we all know what happened there.

rcmb3220 · 01-23-2016, 11:52 AM

It's disappointing to see the big ten is starting to go the way of the SEC in recruiting tactics. But the evidence shows that's the only way to win.

aliceinpains · 01-23-2016, 12:23 PM

Buckeyes play 2 conference champions their first 2 out of 3 games. Yikes.

Its also good to see they have Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Northwestern back on the schedule, but I don't like having MSU and Michigan back to back.

Junior Griffey · 01-23-2016, 01:18 PM

I understand what you're saying. It's not far out of the question to think Michigan could go undefeated if they don't use a QB. Harbaugh will make it work.

But thankfully, they have a few viable options. After seeing Rudock's progress from week 1 to the bowl game, I'll be comfortable with whoever they trot out there. It'll be O'Korn though...a lot of people said he would have been the starter last year if he didn't have to sit out the year.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

Michigan with no QB winning at MSU and at OSU to win the division?

JustinVerlander07 · 01-23-2016, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Junior Griffey

But thankfully, they have a few viable options. After seeing Rudock's progress from week 1 to the bowl game, I'll be comfortable with whoever they trot out there. It'll be O'Korn though...a lot of people said he would have been the starter last year if he didn't have to sit out the year.

I don't know that I'd call someone like Shane Morris a 'viable option'.

Junior Griffey · 01-23-2016, 08:38 PM

I didn't. He's 3rd on the depth chart by the start of the season I bet.

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

I don't know that I'd call someone like Shane Morris a 'viable option'.

01-22-2016, 11:22 PM	#58
Avianburner Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 182 avianburner avianburner	Grabbing a popcorn and hopping in this thread. It's nice to see some rival fans argue. This Penn Stater is going to keep pretending OSU and Michigan are our rivals while slowly realizing it's going to be UMD and Rutgers. __________________ Collecting Penguins, Steelers, Penn State Working on a master set of 2007 TK Legacy Penn State. PM if you have any!

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aliceinpains Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,490	Buckeyes play 2 conference champions their first 2 out of 3 games. Yikes. Its also good to see they have Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Northwestern back on the schedule, but I don't like having MSU and Michigan back to back. Last edited by aliceinpains; 01-23-2016 at 12:26 PM.

01-22-2016, 11:53 AM	#51
aliceinpains Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,490	Sagarin final college football rankings. 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Ohio State 4. Oklahoma 5. Stanford 6. Mississippi 7. TCU 8. Baylor 9. Michigan 10. Tennessee NCAAF Sagarin - NCAAF Football - USA TODAY

01-22-2016, 01:27 PM	#53
jarrodsalas Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Tyler and Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,519 duckmansalas	I just stopped by to see what Alice had to say.

01-22-2016, 10:30 PM	#56
Big35Hurt Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9,703	Let's make some predictions for the 2016 season standings.... East: 1) Ohio State 2) Michigan 3) Michigan State 4) Indiana 5) Penn State 6) Maryland 7) Rutgers WEST: 1) Iowa 2) Nebraska 3) Wisconsin 4) Northwestern 5) Minnesota 6) Illinois 7) Purdue B1G Champ: Ohio State

01-23-2016, 12:25 AM	#59
aliceinpains Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,490	I hate to say this but I don't think Ohio State wins the Big Ten this year. They will have a very young team and play a VERY tough schedule with lots of tough road games. Wont be easy.

01-23-2016, 11:52 AM	#71
rcmb3220 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 4,136	It's disappointing to see the big ten is starting to go the way of the SEC in recruiting tactics. But the evidence shows that's the only way to win.