My internet has been acting funny so this will be short and sweet. On to the predictions.

 

Wisconsin @ Indiana

Wisconsin is looking pretty good just recently they should do fine against Indiana.

Indiana is not playing that good they will lose.

Wisconsin 34 Indiana 14           Actual Score: Wisconsin 55 Indiana 20

Well I knew this wasn't going to be close but DAMN! Wisconsin rocked the crap out of Indiana. It really baffles me how or why Wisconsin lost so many so fast and are now playing back the way they should be. Maybe some Badger fans can stop by and enlighten the rest of us. As far as Indiana is concerned, it isn't going to get any easier. Although you might have a chance against Purdue.

 

Michigan @ Minnesota

Michigan could possibly get the upset here. Nah, they can't.

Minnesota stumbled against Northwestern but they will be ready to beat Michigan. Not that it takes that much to be ready to beat Michigan.

Michigan 17 Minnesota 28                Actual Score: Michigan 29 Minnesota 6

Nice win for Michigan but all this proves is that when Minnesota goes to a bowl game pick against them. Michigan did look good but also Minnesota looked really aweful so it's hard to tell what was going on. Was Michigan that good or was Minnesota just that terrible in this game? The only this this win will do is bring out the bad Michigan fans while the good Michigan fans will do a facepalm and wonder why some fans are so retarded. Minnesota is already guaranteed a bowl game but I really don't see them winning their last two games. So they will probably end the season on a down note.

 

Purdue @ Michigan State

Purdue is playing at Michigan State I don't give them much of a chance in this one.

Michigan State will be continuing to prove they have shed their old skin of winning early in the season only to tank later on.

Purdue 12 Michigan State 27           Actual Score: Purdue 7 Michigan State 21

Close to what I expected. A win by MSU and another tough loss by Purdue. Nothing really stood out for me in this game. The main thing was every quarter except the last MSU put the ball in the endzone and if you have a good defense you can expect to win. On the flip side if you allow a team to score in pretty much every quarter you can't expect to win.

 

Ohio State @ Northwestern

Ohio State gets back to it's winning ways after a tough loss to Penn State.

Northwestern is finally ranked in the top 25 only to face Ohio State. That's some tough luck.

Ohio State 38 Northwestern 10         Actual Score: Ohio State 45 Northwestern 10

I was very close on the score of this one and had Herron not scored that last touchdown I would have been even closer. Alot of people are upset that OSU ran up the score so at my wrapup I will explain why things like this happen in college football in general. I think a lot of the plays that Tressel was calling towards the end of the game was really just practice. He was calling plays against a good team and wanted to see want worked and what didn't. He wanted to see how far along Pryor had come in the two weeks off. Unfortunatly for Northwestern most of the plays they were practicing against them worked. That's why this game got ugly.

 

Illinois @ Western Michigan

Illinois is coming off a big win for them over Iowa and looking to improve their record. They are not a great team but they are good enough to beat Western Michigan.

Western Michigan just won't be able to match up to Illinois.

Illinois 33 Western Michigan 23          Actual Score: Illinois 17 Western Michigan 23

Well, Illinois you can't be considered an elite program if you lose to MAC teams. Sorry that's just the way it is. All the information I got for this game was second hand so this one will be a short wrapup. According to my sources (Mom) Juice was playing as if he didn't really care if they won or lost. He was very loose with the ball and even after making major mistakes acte as if "Oh well, it don't matter what happens." I find this very strange for a Zook coached team and Juice himself. I will have to investigate more. They might have been looking past WMU to the OSU game but we all know that is a mistake. Why is it we have been playing football as a nation now for close to 150 years and yet teams still get their pants pulled down looking past teams?

 

Penn State @ Iowa

Penn State is coming off of an emotional win over Ohio State. Since they have had an extra week to digest this there will be no hangover.

Iowa gets to feel the brunt of an excellent Penn State team after it has rested. i wouldn't want to be Iowa this weekend.

Penn State 45 Iowa 23                 Actual Score: Penn State 23 Iowa 24

I got to give a big congrats to Iowa they played hard. One thing I noticed in this game was the coaches were very sloppy with time management and general playcalling. Penn State now gets to feel the sting of the BCS system for losing late. They are now behind the one loss teams that lost to shitier opponents. This is just another reason why the BCS sucks. I only want to point out one fact though, ever team that has played Ohio State, win or lose has lost the next game they played. With only two exceptions, MSU and Minnesota.

 

Well, that's it short and sweet just like my women. I was going to go vote today but I got sidetracked and ended up buying a lotto ticket for the Mega Millions. Oops. Oh well, I will share the winning numbers with everyone.

47, 37, 10, 11, 49 Mega Ball 06

Good luck everyone. This number will only work if you play it ten straight times in a row.

I want to take this quick moment to touch on why CFB teams have to run up the scores. It is required by the BCS and the human polls. If you win close you drop. If you win big you move up. If we had a playoff system where the most important thing was to just win your conference to get in the playoffs. You would see a lot less teams running up the scores because it would go back to the old addage of a win is a win. As long as there is a BCS system that is based on a computer and humans close wins will be punished and large wins will be rewarded. Peace I'm out with a 57-22 record.

 

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CFB Playoffs Round 3 The games will be simmed out on Thursday night just before the game.

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