Big 10 Pick 'Em Week 3

[IUhaterade]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[IUhaterade]

Maryland
Cincy
Miami
Oklahoma
Michigan
Colorado
Notre Dame 44 total point
Rutgers
Iowa
OSU
Duke
Auburn

 

[Tommaker]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

Hope I'm wrong on some of those.

 

[purduepat1969]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame (20-27)
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[Hausta01]

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan State
Oklahoma
Michigan
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Rutgers
Iowa
Ohio State
Duke
Auburn (B1G again loses its premier matchup of the week)

 

[rgarlitz]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

Maryland
Cincinnati
Miami
Oklahoma
Michigan
Colorado
ND 31-17 (48 total points)
Rutgers
Iowa
OSU
Northwestern
PSU

I have a feeling the Horvath loss is going to loom large in our game. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[npb]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[boilerdug]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame (28-27)
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[Woodsa]

Maryland
Cincinnati
Miami
Oklahoma
Michigan
Minnesota
Purdue
Rutgers
Iowa
Ohio State
Northwestern
Penn State

 

[SIBoiler2]

MD
CINCY
MSU
OK
MICH
CO
PURDUE 45
RUTG
IA
OSU
NW
PSU

 

[FirstDownB]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame 27-24 (51)
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[IUHDog]

Maryland @ Illinois Maryland
Cincinnati @ Indiana Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado Minnesota
Purdue @ Notre Dame Notre Dame (45 points)
Delaware @ Rutgers Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke Northwestern
Auburn @ Penn State Penn State

 

[rgarlitz]

Some interesting matchups here:

• I'll be curious to see what a ranked Cincinnati team can do at Indiana. I'm also curious to see how many fans they bring.
• This will be the first real test for MSU. Are they the real deal? For that matter, is Miami?
• Picking Minnesota on the road at any P5 team is a gamble. I just don't know if they have the defense.
• I was feeling pretty good about Purdue's chances last weekend, given how ND has had to scrape by its first two so-so opponents. But, the more I think about it, the more I'm afraid the Horvath injury is going to make Purdue too one-dimensional. The defense might have to carry a lot of the load Saturday.
• I suspect Duke is a better team than Northwestern, and they're at home. I picked Northwestern hoping Fitzgerald can conger up something--which he does more often than not.
• I'll say this for Auburn--I never thought I'd see the day when an SEC team leaves the SEC footprint to play a non-conference game. And, they're going into Happy Valley. Kudos, Auburn.

 

[mediaexpert]

Maryland
Cincinnati
Miami
Oklahoma
Michigan
Colorado
Purdue 22-21. Try as I want to follow the logic. I can't bet against Purdue vs ND. Logic says we need Horvath to bang into the line because if we go all pass, our D will be on the field too long. Banging the line will also set up the misdirection plays better. And we need Horvath's size for blocking. However, I think Brohm will line up a TE as an H back. We have to pray that our D won't get too tired and Finneran will hit all 5 FG attempts. Our unsung hero on D can be Ansell whose strategy can win it for us.
Rutgers
Iowa
Ohio State
Northwestern
Penn State

 

[Cthreepo]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame 38 pts.
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[purduepat1969]

Some interesting matchups here:

• I'll be curious to see what a ranked Cincinnati team can do at Indiana. I'm also curious to see how many fans they bring.
• This will be the first real test for MSU. Are they the real deal? For that matter, is Miami?
• Picking Minnesota on the road at any P5 team is a gamble. I just don't know if they have the defense.
• I was feeling pretty good about Purdue's chances last weekend, given how ND has had to scrape by its first two so-so opponents. But, the more I think about it, the more I'm afraid the Horvath injury is going to make Purdue too one-dimensional. The defense might have to carry a lot of the load Saturday.
• I suspect Duke is a better team than Northwestern, and they're at home. I picked Northwestern hoping Fitzgerald can conger up something--which he does more often than not.
• I'll say this for Auburn--I never thought I'd see the day when an SEC team leaves the SEC footprint to play a non-conference game. And, they're going into Happy Valley. Kudos, Auburn.

1) They'll beat Indiana soundly. They're just better fundamentally than IU. I also think Ohio State will one day regret that they didn't hold onto Fickell.
2) Michigan St may be a bit too one dimensional to beat Miami at Miami.
3) Colorado's defense is pretty stout. They gave up less than 300 total yards to Texas A&M. I think they'll handle Minnesota.
4) It would be good to have Horvath. But I don't think he'll be the difference in the game. We probably wouldn't get many yards in this game on the ground either way.
5) No real opinion here. I think Northwestern will probably get things figured out.
6) Big game for Penn St. I think their defense keeps them in this one. But I'm not sure if they'll generate enough points to win or not.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

Maryland @ Illinois Maryland
Cincinnati @ Indiana Cincinnati
Michigan State @ Miami Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame Notre Dame 59
Delaware @ Rutgers Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke Northwestern
Auburn @ Penn State Auburn

 

[BCfanatic2020]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

Maryland - Illinois fans that thought they’d go 9-3 2 weeks ago turn on bielema
Cincinnati
Miami
Oklahoma
Northern Illinois
Colorado
Purdue 28 notre dame 21
Rutgers
Iowa
Ohio state
Auburn

 

[rgarlitz]

4) It would be good to have Horvath. But I don't think he'll be the difference in the game. We probably wouldn't get many yards in this game on the ground either way.

That's probably true about the rushing yardage. But, the ND defense would at least have to pay attention to the run with Horvath on the field. Hopefully, Doerue and Downing can do enough to keep the Irish honest. We will see.

 

[NVboiler]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame 51 total points
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[FirstDownB]

1) They'll beat Indiana soundly. They're just better fundamentally than IU. I also think Ohio State will one day regret that they didn't hold onto Fickell.
2) Michigan St may be a bit too one dimensional to beat Miami at Miami.
3) Colorado's defense is pretty stout. They gave up less than 300 total yards to Texas A&M. I think they'll handle Minnesota.
4) It would be good to have Horvath. But I don't think he'll be the difference in the game. We probably wouldn't get many yards in this game on the ground either way.
5) No real opinion here. I think Northwestern will probably get things figured out.
6) Big game for Penn St. I think their defense keeps them in this one. But I'm not sure if they'll generate enough points to win or not.

It certainly isn't unusual for a Fitz team to start slow and finish strong. I'm just not sold on their QB. Picked them anyway against my better judgment.

 

[TwinDegrees2]

Maryland @ Illinois Illini
Cincinnati @ Indiana Cincy
Michigan State @ Miami Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado Minny
Purdue @ Notre Dame ND 62
Delaware @ Rutgers Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State OSU
Northwestern @ Duke Northwestern
Auburn @ Penn State Auburn

 

[spradecki]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

30-20 purdue wins if...purdue doesn't get a lead and take their foot off the gas to try to run the clock out.

edit: i'd almost rather see them come from behind with a couple late td"s. one by the D

 

[Dirt Road Boiler]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[MisterBlack7]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame (51 total points)
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[Esox54547]

Maryland @ Illinois Maryland
Cincinnati @ Indiana. Cincinnati
Michigan State @ Miami Michigan State
Nebraska @ Oklahoma. Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado. Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame. ND. 44 points
Delaware @ Rutgers. Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa. Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State. OSU
Northwestern @ Duke. Northwestern
Auburn @ Penn State. Auburn

I will be more than happy to be wrong on the Purdue/ND game. I just see it as a 24-20 game as we always seem to squander opportunities up there.

 

[BoilerData]

Maryland @ Illinois
Cincinnati @ Indiana
Michigan State @ Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Northern Illinois @ Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ Notre Dame (70 Points)
Delaware @ Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Northwestern @ Duke
Auburn @ Penn State

 

[FirstDownB]

Maryland @ Illinois UM
Cincinnati @ Indiana UC
Michigan State @ Miami UM
Nebraska @ Oklahoma OU
Northern Illinois @ Michigan UM
Minnesota @ Colorado UM
Purdue @ Notre Dame ND 52
Delaware @ Rutgers RU
Kent State @ Iowa UI
Tulsa @ Ohio State TOSU
Northwestern @ Duke DU
Auburn @ Penn State PSU

DQ on Maryland@Illinois game

 

[arcb102000]

Cincinnati @ IU Cincy
Mich State @ Miami Miami
Nebraska @ Oklahoma Oklahoma
N Illinois @ Michigan Michigan
Minnesota @ Colorado
Purdue @ ND ND 55
Delaware @ Rutgers Rutgers
Kent State @ Iowa Iowa
Tulsa @ Ohio State OSU
Northwestern @ Duke NW
Auburn @ Penn State Penn State

 

[IndySouthsider]

Cincinnati is terrible. They gonna get rocked

 

[SIBoiler2]

Note to self. Never pick Northwestern again.

 

[IUhaterade]

Maryland - Illinois fans that thought they’d go 9-3 2 weeks ago turn on bielema
Cincinnati
Miami
Oklahoma
Northern Illinois
Colorado
Purdue 28 notre dame 21
Rutgers
Iowa
Ohio state
Auburn

That Northern Illinois pick has gotta be the blooper pick of the week. You were the only poster on here to pick them to win.

 

[BCfanatic2020]

That Northern Illinois pick has gotta be the blooper pick of the week. You were the only poster on here to pick them to win.

😮

 

[mediaexpert]

Against my better judgement, I picked Purdue and expected 4 things to be successful for us to win. The only thing that was was Finnerman. We are so lucky to have him. Bell and Karloftis both played well and were hampered by the refs' no calls. Both QB's played well and were hampered by players who have to learn how to catch. Coaches are grown men so I will criticize them. It is obvious we needed more time to throw. We missed Horvath so why didn't we have a TE used as an H back and extra blocker? Without an H Back, we ran one misdirection and lost yardage. I thought with playing Conn last week that we would have a few tricks in the can.

 

[mediaexpert]

BTW, both Illinois and Minnesota played well last week and are progressing nicely. They along with Nebraska, Rutgers, and Michigan State look better than I thought. Their coaching staffs should be very proud. Throw in Penn State as well.