big10 bowl flop

[rickyleach]

doesnt look good for the big10 in this years bowl games.

[GoGreen23]

doesnt look good for the big10 in this years bowl games.

We haven't seen where anyone (besides Penn State) is going yet. It would probably be better if OSU didn't get a BCS bid. Maybe they can go to the Orange Bowl, if they do get one (which they probably will), and play Virginia Tech.

[GoDeepHammer]

Here are the bowl projections from ESPN.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowlprojection

[rickyleach]

i sure hope that isnt the matchups for the big10,, if so we are in for more big10 bashing in 2009, that doesnt look like many wins to me.

[GoGreen23]

Well, according to those, I see the Big Ten maybe getting 1 win, Iowa against South Carolina. Normally I'd be inclined to pick Wisconsin too but they've been having a bad year and Florida State never really impressed me this year. Let's hope this isn't how it turns out.

[amazinblue]

This "projection" doesn't reflect what happened yesterday. Let's wait until tonight - see what the real matchups are - and get ready to discuss them. I do think that it will be an uphill challenge for the conference. And, we've got to win the big games to get some respect.

[pryorthrowslikeagirl]

osu is playing texas(blow out) and penn state is playing usc (probable loss or blow out) not good for the big ten

[blueisbetterthanred]

i think penn state is going to surprise a lot of people by hanging 3 quarters with USC, at least it will bring some respect back to the big 10, even if they lose. They WILL compete, there is no question in my mind about that. I'm anxious to see what the spread on the game is.

[StevieBrownforHeisman]

osu is playing texas(blow out) and penn state is playing usc (probable loss or blow out) not good for the big ten

why is the Penn State/USC game a probable loss or blowout? Penn State is probably the best team the big ten has seen since 2002. Furthermore, the only thing we have to judge these teams on is their games against the OSU's. Penn State beat Ohio State and CRUSHED Oregon State. USC CRUSHED Ohio State and LOST to Oregon State. seems to me like it hould be a very interesting, high scoring game.

just because Ohio State gets crushed every year playing as the BCS representative of the Big 10, that doesn't mean PSU will suffer the same fate.

[pryorthrowslikeagirl]

1st: im all for penn state winning, However i think USC is just as good as oklahoma and florida, they just played poorly against ore st. they are loaded with nfl talent and their defense is ridiculous. that being said USC will beat penn state by atleast 17 pts imo, not a knock on penn state its just that i think USC is that good.

[Wolvrin704]

why is the Penn State/USC game a probable loss or blowout? Penn State is probably the best team the big ten has seen since 2002. Furthermore, the only thing we have to judge these teams on is their games against the OSU's. Penn State beat Ohio State and CRUSHED Oregon State. USC CRUSHED Ohio State and LOST to Oregon State. seems to me like it hould be a very interesting, high scoring game.

just because Ohio State gets crushed every year playing as the BCS representative of the Big 10, that doesn't mean PSU will suffer the same fate.

From my POV it does look like a USC crush. You use the OSU examples. USC crushed Ohio St at home and PSU crushed Oregon St, again at home. The only team they have in common is Ohio St whom PSU just barely managed to beat. Seeing as the game is in the Rose Bowl and is for all intents and purposes a home game I'll give the edge to USC. After all, this season PSU has been a world beater at home but is certainly beatable on the road.

[TNTWolverine]

USC will win by 14 or so. Sort of like when they played Michigan, it won't be too close but it won't be terrible either.

[rickyleach]

i really would like to believe that osu and penn state will be good games ,but im not feelin that way , niether team is great , and if they played in the big12 or sec , at best 3rd or 4th in those conferences, hey i want the big10 to play well and win ,but after what we have seen this year ,i doubt it, sc will smoke penn state and texas will beat down ohio state, and the rest of the big10 will follow along, without really knowing the exact match ups we all pretty much have an idea and it aint good..

[BlueSpread]

I tend to think the Big 10 could get whacked in the bowls this year. The type of football the rest of the conference plays simply isn't competitive anymore. I'd be shocked if USC doesn't retire JoePa. You can bet they're setting up tuos for embarrassment as well. MSU will choke against whoever they play since their season ended once they beat us, at least in their mentality.

[MgoMatt]

Last year, I thought the Big 10 would lose all their bowl games (the match ups looked very daunting). But we beat Florida, MSU came so close to beating BC, and Wisconsin was in it until the very end.

I see a lot of unexpected Big 10 wins. We are definitely underrated.

[GoGreen23]

I tend to think the Big 10 could get whacked in the bowls this year. The type of football the rest of the conference plays simply isn't competitive anymore. I'd be shocked if USC doesn't retire JoePa. You can bet they're setting up tuos for embarrassment as well. MSU will choke against whoever they play since their season ended once they beat us, at least in their mentality.

If our season was over after Michigan, then how could we have possibly finished 9-3? It would have been more like 6-6. I don't think they'll choke against Georgia either. I just think they'll probably lose, IMO they aren't ready to be playing a team like Georgia.

[rickyleach]

after seeing the matchups , i think the big10 can win 3 games maybe 4, if all goes well. i dont feel osu and penn state will win..

[BlueSpread]

If our season was over after Michigan, then how could we have possibly finished 9-3? It would have been more like 6-6. I don't think they'll choke against Georgia either. I just think they'll probably lose, IMO they aren't ready to be playing a team like Georgia.

Simple, the Big 10 is the weakest conference in college football. MSU didn't even show up for PSU.

[1OSUNUT]

I think Texas is a better match up for Ohio State then Florida would of been. I think the Buckeyes could of hung in there with Alabama as well. The two teams that I did not want to get stuck playing was Florida or Oklahoma. I think the Texas game will be very competitive. If Colt wins the HT then the advantage will shift to Ohio State's favor.

[Bossgobbler23]

I think Texas is a better match up for Ohio State then Florida would of been. I think the Buckeyes could of hung in there with Alabama as well. The two teams that I did not want to get stuck playing was Florida or Oklahoma. I think the Texas game will be very competitive. If Colt wins the HT then the advantage will shift to Ohio State's favor.

Nut, I know there is such a thing as blind faith but you must've been playing with something too much because YOU ARE BLIND man. Texas can get the AP vote for the NC if they win big and Oklahoma wins. They know that they should've been in the NC game and are very angry. They run a spread offense to perfection, one thing OSU does not defend well. They average 43 points a game, OSU twenty something points a game. Their defense is as good as OSU's and Pryor cannot throw the ball. What do you see that I don't? I agree that OSU would've been a better match up with Bama as both run the ball and run time but Texas scores points.

[rickyleach]

1osunut , im going to cut you some slack, is their a secret weapon ohio state has that we havent seen, because you sound like your team has a chance , people i know in c/bus are more worried about how they lose not if they lose, im sorry good buddy but i see this as another osu beatdown, and you dont matchup with texas, unless you mean they have 11 guys and you have 11, texas is on a mission and that is to show the football nation they are the best team ,ohio states mission is to keep it close and god help you if its another blowout, theyre d gave up alot of points , why BECAUSE THEY WERE SO FAR AHEAD AT HALFTIME IT DIDNT MATTER TO THEM, on the other hand your team played like sshit most of the year and all those returning starters who came back to win the title are shhitten in their shoes because they all know what the football nation is thinking and will say after another your now annual assss beating , CAN YOU SAY MACK BROWNS OUR NEW DADDY, YOU BETTER PRACTICE THAT ...

[BlueHurricane]

OSU will be completely dismantled by Texas. I'd much rather watch Boise St's trick plays against Texas than boring tuos run into UT's massive d-line. PSU will lose big, MSU wont even show up and does anybody even care about the rest???

[1OSUNUT]

How does TCU and Boise end up playing each other in the San Diego Bowl in DEC - while Nebraska and Clemson play each other in a much better bowl.

[RealSchool]

How does TCU and Boise end up playing each other in the San Diego Bowl in DEC - while Nebraska and Clemson play each other in a much better bowl.

It is the broken bowl system that says if you are a big name school and can bring the fans, you get a better bowl despite your team sucking.

[GoGreen23]

Simple, the Big 10 is the weakest conference in college football. MSU didn't even show up for PSU.

Once again, I don't think the Big Ten is the weakest conference. I'd put them on par with the Pac-10 and ahead of the ACC and the Big East. The gap between the Big 12 and the SEC is pretty large right now, and I think that's pretty obvious.