Apparently there is a movie coming out, called 2012, which talks about the end of the world as the Mayan calendar predicted. Or something. Either way, the trailer I saw yesterday looked a lot like what happens when Michael Bay's fantasies mate with Independence Day. At the bottom of the "rating" bar for the movie, these three warning words are shown:
INTENSE DISASTER SEQUENCES
That's a lot less interesting than a good old "nudity" warning, but it does a damn good job of describing Saturday's action in the Big Ten. Four teams were "upset," undone by their Achillies Heel. Consider:
-Penn State was sunk by the offensive line's ineptitude and Daryl Clark's big game struggles, exactly the same issues that hampered the Nittany Lions against Iowa this year.
-Michigan's famously poor pass defense was shredded AGAIN, this time by Joey Elliot. Total yards given up by a motley collection of walk ons, underperformers, and player's playing out of position: 494
-Turnovers and bad offensive line play (7 sacks) helped sales of Molson go through the roof in Minneapolis as the Gophers lost a bad one to Illinois.
-2009 will be known in Iowa City as "that year when God smote everyone who wanted to play a skill position for the Iowa Hawkeyes." Stanzi went down in the 2nd quarter and I finally get to use this graphic:
There is a throne, and Kings of Leon is sitting on it...Sorry Hawkeye State
Because the Big Ten Conference believes that curbing fans' ability to watch Big Ten games is good business policy, I've only actually seen the Michigan game, Ohio State/PSU, and the Iowa upset, which Hilary covered here. This was the best week for Big Ten football so far in 2009, so my DVR will catch me up.
Oh and we'll see if Law Buck can make a gravestone for Iowa's MNC hopes, which is sad because it would have been great publicity for a Big Ten team to even enter that discussion undefeated.
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- greg robinson lb - connecticut
- obi ezeh lb - michigan
- john clay rb - wisconsin
- darren evans rb - virginia tech
- northern illinois huskies
- missouri tigers
- virginia tech hokies
- alabama crimson tide
- georgia bulldogs
- oklahoma st. cowboys
- aaron maybin de - penn st.
- scott tolzien qb - wisconsin
- roderick jenrette s - michigan st.
- blair white wr - michigan st.
- j.j. watt dl - wisconsin
- ricky dobbs qb - navy
- keshawn martin wr - michigan st.
- memphis tigers
- kansas st. wildcats
- arizona wildcats
- kentucky wildcats
- auburn tigers
- lsu tigers
- troy trojans
- clemson tigers
- mark dell wr - michigan st.
- central michigan chippewas
- notre dame fighting irish
- curtis painter qb - purdue
- kirk cousins qb - michigan st.
- brian hoyer qb - michigan st.
- todd boeckman qb - ohio st.
- kellen lewis qb - indiana
- allan evridge qb - wisconsin
- adam weber qb - minnesota
- adam weber k - ball st.
- pat white qb - west virginia
- terrelle pryor qb - ohio st.
- ben chappell qb - indiana
- daryll clark qb - penn st.
- mike kafka qb - northwestern
- ricky stanzi qb - iowa
- tate forcier qb - michigan
- minnesota golden gophers
- michigan st. spartans
- michigan wolverines
- penn st. nittany lions
- ohio st. buckeyes
- wisconsin badgers
- northwestern wildcats
- iowa hawkeyes
- indiana hoosiers
- illinois fighting illini
- purdue boilermakers
- navorro bowman lb - penn st.
- sean lee lb - penn st.
- eric decker wr - minnesota
- dustin sherer qb - wisconsin
- nick toon wr - wisconsin
- john clay k - wyoming
- san jose st. spartans
- carlos brown rb - michigan
- ray fisher cb - indiana
- duane bennett rb - minnesota
- greg jones lb - michigan st.
- greg jones wr - navy
- garrett graham te - wisconsin
- jacory harris qb - miami
- florida st. seminoles
- michael floyd wr - notre dame
- boubacar cissoko cb - michigan
- larry caper rb - michigan st.
- glenn winston rb - michigan st.
- caulton ray rb - michigan st.
- donovan warren cb - michigan
- jimmy clausen qb - notre dame
- mike martin dt - michigan
- brandon graham de - michigan
- keith smith wr - purdue
- a.j. green fl - georgia
- purdue boilermakers football
- c.j. bacher qb - northwestern
- jarred fayson wr - illinois
- ralph bolden rb - purdue
- morgan trent cb - michigan
- eddie mcgee qb - illinois
- david molk ol - michigan
- adrian clayborn de - iowa
- thaddeus gibson lb - ohio st.
- doug worthington dl - ohio st.
- tim tebow qb - florida
- miami ohio redhawks
- big ten power poll 2009
- dan lefevour qb - cent. michigan
- jerel worthy dt - michigan st.
- tyrell sutton rb - northwestern
- sidney stewart wr - northwestern
- greg jones lb - bucknell
- jeravin matthews rb - northwestern
- navarro bowman lb - penn st.
- jeremy ware cb - michigan st.
- trey stross wr - iowa
- bryan bulaga ol - iowa
- kyle calloway ol - iowa
- julian vandervelde ol - iowa
- zac robinson qb - oklahoma st.
- marqueis gray qb - minnesota
- dez bryant wr - oklahoma st.
- texas longhorns
- usc trojans
- oregon ducks
- pat angerer lb - iowa
- jordan hall db - ohio st.
- josh hull lb - penn st.
- brandon saine rb - ohio st.
- jermil martin rb - ohio st.
- lee campbell lb - minnesota
- jeremiha hunter lb - iowa
- brian rolle lb - ohio st.
- kyle theret db - minnesota
- philip welch k - wisconsin
- david gilreath wr - wisconsin
- aaron henry db - wisconsin
- bowl projections
- georgia tech yellow jackets
- tcu horned frogs
- florida gators
- cincinnati bearcats
- south carolina gamecocks
- nebraska cornhuskers
- texas am aggies
- idaho vandals
- air force falcons
- southern miss. golden eagles
- south florida bulls
- east carolina pirates
- oregon st. beavers
- byu cougars
- ucla bruins
- san diego st. aztecs
- marshall thundering herd
- nevada wolf pack
- west virginia mountaineers
- boston college eagles
- tennessee volunteers
- north carolina tar heels
- arkansas razorbacks
- kansas jayhawks
- duke blue devils
- central florida golden knights
- boise st. broncos
- utah utes
- navy midshipmen
- wyoming cowboys
- smu mustangs
- texas tech red raiders
- california golden bears
- mississippi rebels
- pittsburgh panthers
- miami hurricanes
- rutgers scarlet knights
- temple owls
- connecticut huskies
- oklahoma sooners
- houston cougars
- iowa st. cyclones
- andrew quarless te - penn st.
- denard robinson qb - michigan
- lance kendricks te - wisconsin
- chris l. rucker wr - michigan st.
- ross weaver cb - michigan st.
- eric gordon lb - michigan st.
- eric gordon db - tennessee
- marcus hyde s - michigan st.
- marcus hyde de - william mary
- isiah juice williams qb - illinois
- joey elliott qb - purdue
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