it has almost been one entire week since the heartbreaker at the 'shoe, and even though we got screwed on a phantom touchdown call, well, its time to move on.
with cal and arizona in big ten country and sparty making the trip to south bend, there is a chance that this could be a very good week for the conference. as usual, penn state is adding absolutely nothing with their putrid OOC schedule.
lets get this bad boy going...
Saturday, September 19th
Temple at (5) Penn State
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
PSU -30
the state college of pennsylvania will take on temple on saturday in a matchup that will surely leaving people asking for more. poison. so they can kill themselves. penn state leads the all-time series 22-2
Wagg says: Penn State 41-3
Morgan says: Penn State 35-14
(8) California at Minnesota
(12:00pm - ESPN)
CAL -14
TCF bank stadium will see its first ranked opponent on saturday, courtesy of the mighty pac-10 conference. cal is a program on the rise, and will be looking to make a statement on national television, while minnesota head coach tim brewster will no doubt be too busy thinking about his over-the-top positive twitter updates he will be making after the loss to keep this contest competitive. cal leads the all-time series 3-2
Wagg says: Cal 34-17
Morgan says: Cal 35-13
Eastern Michigan at (25) Michigan
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
UM -24
MICHIAGN IS BACK! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MICHIGAN BEING BACK?! BECAUSE MICHIGAN IS BACK! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? MICHIGAN IS BACK! OMGDICKROD!!!!!!!111!!11 michigan leads the all-time series 8-0
Wagg says: Michigan 34-9
Morgan says: Michigan 38-13
Wofford at Wisconsin
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
WISKY -20
wisconsin is really pulling out all the stops with their OOC schedule this year, huh? i dont even know how there is a line on this game. these kind of matchups make me physically ill.
Wagg says: Wisconsin 31-7
Morgan says: Wisconsin 27-0
Northern Illinois at Purdue
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
PUR -12
raise your hand if you had any idea purdue was going to be a competitive team this year. now keep them raised, as i am going to mow you down with a hunting rifle. lying is not allowed here at team secret falcon.
Wagg says: Purdue 21-20
Morgan says: Purdue 28-14
Michigan State at Notre Dame
(3:30pm - NBC)
ND -10
nice! the game of the week in the big ten! cant wait for this one - michigan state has taken 9 out of the last 12 games in the series, and seems to have notre dames number. whatever that means. its a big game for both teams, as the loser faces starting out 1-2 in a season that had lofty expectations, while the winner moves to 2-1 and has bragging rights for a whole year within the rivalry. i desperately want to see sparty plant the big green S flag at midfield again, though you have to believe that dantonio wouldnt let something like that happen. even if it were a big win. notre dame leads the all-time series 39-26-1
Wagg says: Michigan State 28-24
Morgan says: Notre Dame 27-21
Indiana at Akron
(3:30pm - ESPNU)
AKR -4.5
question: who is the only big ten team that could be convinced to go on the road to play a MAC school and actually not be favored to win? answer: indiana. the hoosiers lead the all-time series 1-0
Wagg says: Akron 24-17
Morgan says: Akron 24-21
Arizona at Iowa
(3:35pm - ABC)
IOWA -4
another pac-10 school comes into a big ten stadium, as the country tries to figure out just who in the hell iowa really is. are they the team that needed a blocked FG to escape northern iowa at home, or are they the squad that went on the road to iowa state and punched the cyclones directly in the mouth for 4 quarters? arizona leads the all-time series 6-5
Wagg says: Arizona 31-13
Morgan says: Iowa 21-17
Northwestern at Syracuse
(7:30pm - GAMEPLAN)
NW -3
syracuse takes on their third team from the big ten in as many weeks after losing the first two to minnesota and penn state. northwestern has looked decent in wins over townson and eastern michigan, but it remains to be seen if they can flirt with consistency over an entire season. the all-time series is tied up at four wins a piece.
Wagg says: Northwestern 24-20
Morgan says: Northwestern 27-21
(11) Ohio State at Toledo (Cleveland, OH)
(12:00pm - GAMEPLAN)
OSU -20.5
the bucks look to get back on the right track after the disgusting come-from-ahead loss at the hands of the trojans last week in columbus. what better place to do so than.........ummm, cleveland. gross. if you read into jim tressels comments this week in the wake of the USC disaster, you discover that he is probably a little more pissed off about the loss than the rest of us are. so, yeah, toledo? you might be in a little bit of trouble. then again, these are the ohio state buckeyes we are talking about. we could line up again the helen keller school for the blind and walk away with a 10 point victory. a win is a win. the punt is the most important play in football. whatever. ohio state leads the all-time series 1-0
Wagg says: Ohio State 31-13
Morgan says: Ohio State 27-9
go bucks.
with cal and arizona in big ten country and sparty making the trip to south bend, there is a chance that this could be a very good week for the conference. as usual, penn state is adding absolutely nothing with their putrid OOC schedule.
lets get this bad boy going...
Saturday, September 19th
Temple at (5) Penn State
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
PSU -30
the state college of pennsylvania will take on temple on saturday in a matchup that will surely leaving people asking for more. poison. so they can kill themselves. penn state leads the all-time series 22-2
Wagg says: Penn State 41-3
Morgan says: Penn State 35-14
(8) California at Minnesota
(12:00pm - ESPN)
CAL -14
TCF bank stadium will see its first ranked opponent on saturday, courtesy of the mighty pac-10 conference. cal is a program on the rise, and will be looking to make a statement on national television, while minnesota head coach tim brewster will no doubt be too busy thinking about his over-the-top positive twitter updates he will be making after the loss to keep this contest competitive. cal leads the all-time series 3-2
Wagg says: Cal 34-17
Morgan says: Cal 35-13
Eastern Michigan at (25) Michigan
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
UM -24
MICHIAGN IS BACK! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MICHIGAN BEING BACK?! BECAUSE MICHIGAN IS BACK! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? MICHIGAN IS BACK! OMGDICKROD!!!!!!!111!!11 michigan leads the all-time series 8-0
Wagg says: Michigan 34-9
Morgan says: Michigan 38-13
Wofford at Wisconsin
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
WISKY -20
wisconsin is really pulling out all the stops with their OOC schedule this year, huh? i dont even know how there is a line on this game. these kind of matchups make me physically ill.
Wagg says: Wisconsin 31-7
Morgan says: Wisconsin 27-0
Northern Illinois at Purdue
(12:00pm - Big Ten Network)
PUR -12
raise your hand if you had any idea purdue was going to be a competitive team this year. now keep them raised, as i am going to mow you down with a hunting rifle. lying is not allowed here at team secret falcon.
Wagg says: Purdue 21-20
Morgan says: Purdue 28-14
Michigan State at Notre Dame
(3:30pm - NBC)
ND -10
nice! the game of the week in the big ten! cant wait for this one - michigan state has taken 9 out of the last 12 games in the series, and seems to have notre dames number. whatever that means. its a big game for both teams, as the loser faces starting out 1-2 in a season that had lofty expectations, while the winner moves to 2-1 and has bragging rights for a whole year within the rivalry. i desperately want to see sparty plant the big green S flag at midfield again, though you have to believe that dantonio wouldnt let something like that happen. even if it were a big win. notre dame leads the all-time series 39-26-1
Wagg says: Michigan State 28-24
Morgan says: Notre Dame 27-21
Indiana at Akron
(3:30pm - ESPNU)
AKR -4.5
question: who is the only big ten team that could be convinced to go on the road to play a MAC school and actually not be favored to win? answer: indiana. the hoosiers lead the all-time series 1-0
Wagg says: Akron 24-17
Morgan says: Akron 24-21
Arizona at Iowa
(3:35pm - ABC)
IOWA -4
another pac-10 school comes into a big ten stadium, as the country tries to figure out just who in the hell iowa really is. are they the team that needed a blocked FG to escape northern iowa at home, or are they the squad that went on the road to iowa state and punched the cyclones directly in the mouth for 4 quarters? arizona leads the all-time series 6-5
Wagg says: Arizona 31-13
Morgan says: Iowa 21-17
Northwestern at Syracuse
(7:30pm - GAMEPLAN)
NW -3
syracuse takes on their third team from the big ten in as many weeks after losing the first two to minnesota and penn state. northwestern has looked decent in wins over townson and eastern michigan, but it remains to be seen if they can flirt with consistency over an entire season. the all-time series is tied up at four wins a piece.
Wagg says: Northwestern 24-20
Morgan says: Northwestern 27-21
(11) Ohio State at Toledo (Cleveland, OH)
(12:00pm - GAMEPLAN)
OSU -20.5
the bucks look to get back on the right track after the disgusting come-from-ahead loss at the hands of the trojans last week in columbus. what better place to do so than.........ummm, cleveland. gross. if you read into jim tressels comments this week in the wake of the USC disaster, you discover that he is probably a little more pissed off about the loss than the rest of us are. so, yeah, toledo? you might be in a little bit of trouble. then again, these are the ohio state buckeyes we are talking about. we could line up again the helen keller school for the blind and walk away with a 10 point victory. a win is a win. the punt is the most important play in football. whatever. ohio state leads the all-time series 1-0
Wagg says: Ohio State 31-13
Morgan says: Ohio State 27-9
go bucks.
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