Week 5 in the Non-Con: What I Want
by Bama Hawkeye on Sep 30, 2011 9:12 AM CDT
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We have favorites and we have loyalties, but if the Big Ten is going to continue to gain national respect, we're going to have to do it together. That means that we have to all be pulling in the same direction. Here's what I want to see from each Big Ten team in their non-conference battles this week.
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Notre Dame at Purdue
It's not that Purdue can't keep it close. After all, a bad Purdue managed to stay within a field goal of Notre Dame two years ago in West Lafayette. It's just that these Irish are not the same. Ask Sparty. Notre Dame dominated a team that some were expecting to win the Legends. Ask Pitt. Notre Dame gritted out the kind of win that they had been losing for the better part of eight years. I want to see Purdue keep it competitive. I don't expect that they can win this one, but can they even make a game of it? I don't know. I'm doubtful.
What I Want
I want Purdue to keep it close into the 4th Quarter.
What I Expect
I expect Purdue to lose by more than two touchdowns.
What We Have So Far
The Big Ten sits at 34-12 (.739) out of conference - that's fair. The league is 7-6 against BCS Conference teams (plus Notre Dame) - that's OK. The league has six losses (North Texas, North Dakota State, Ball State, New Mexico State, Rice, and Army) to non-BCS teams - that's pathetic.
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What I expect
for Purdue to just chuck it 50 yards downfield every play and have their receivers outjump Notre Dame’s hapless secondary.
Hey, it worked for Michigan.
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I know it will likely be a loss
but If we somehow pull this off, it will be worth it for all the smug derision I’ve seen all week.
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The Big Ten sits at 34-12 (.739) out of conference – that’s fair. The league is 7-6 against BCS Conference teams (plus Notre Dame) – that’s OK. The league has six losses (North Texas, North Dakota State, Ball State, New Mexico State, Rice, and Army) to non-BCS teams – that’s pathetic.
The explanation is pretty simple: the top 2/3 of the B1G is pretty insanely good. While it’s probably still too early to put too much faith in the computers, the B1G has 8 teams in the top 38 in Sagarin Predictor. More than the SEC (7). The same percentage as the current Big 12, who has 6. The Pac-12 and ACC both have 5.
The bottom 1/3 of the league is really bad. Northwestern (88), Purdue (68, but #88 after facoring in Elo), Minnesota (97), and Indiana (105) are just not good football teams. All of the non-BCS losses, and only one of the wins, comes from this group.
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
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