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Schedule

Saturday 09/14

Illinois vs Central Michigan

UCLA vs Indiana

Iowa vs Troy

Maryland at Virginia

Michigan vs Arkansas State

Michigan State vs PVAMU

Minnesota vs Nevada

Nebraska vs Northern Iowa

Northwestern vs Eastern Illinois

Oregon at Oregon State

Purdue vs Notre Dame

Washington vs Washington State

Wisconsin vs Alabama

Standings

Team Overall
Illinois 0-0 1-0
Indiana 0-0 1-0
Iowa 0-0 1-0
Maryland 0-0 1-0
Michigan 0-0 1-0
Michigan State 0-0 1-0
Nebraska 0-0 1-0
Northwestern 0-0 1-0
Ohio State 0-0 1-0
Oregon 0-0 1-0
Penn State 0-0 1-0
Purdue 0-0 1-0
Rutgers 0-0 1-0
UCLA 0-0 1-0
USC 0-0 1-0
Washington 0-0 1-0
Wisconsin 0-0 1-0
Minnesota 0-0 0-1

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Standings

Team Overall
Illinois 0-0 0-0
Indiana 0-0 0-0
Iowa 0-0 0-0
Maryland 0-0 0-0
Michigan 0-0 0-0
Michigan State 0-0 0-0
Minnesota 0-0 0-0
Nebraska 0-0 0-0
Northwestern 0-0 0-0
Ohio State 0-0 0-0
Oregon 0-0 0-0
Penn State 0-0 0-0
Purdue 0-0 0-0
Rutgers 0-0 0-0
UCLA 0-0 0-0
USC 0-0 0-0
Washington 0-0 0-0
Wisconsin 0-0 0-0

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Happy International Shit on the Fighting Irish Day!

0 Comments
2024/11/02
20:03 UTC

0

That was a catch

I’m suspicious, maybe it’s time to check the refs bank account?

5 Comments
2024/11/02
17:13 UTC

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B1G 10 Football scheduling NEEDs to be fixed: Here's my idea

IMO the best way the schedule BIG 10 games would use a 4 quadrant divisions system, each with 4 teams. Rutgers and Maryland will have a different scheduling system

Each team would have games scheduled against the other teams within their quadrant every season. Each quadrant would rotate which quadrant they play every year on a 4 year cycle.

Rutgers and Maryland would alternate back and forth between scheduling against Quadrants 1 and 3 one year, and quadrants 2 and 4 the next.

Quadrant 1: Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State

Quadrant 2: Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern

Quadrant 3: UCLA, USC, Washington,

Oregon Quadrant 4: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, lowa

No Quadrant: Rutgers and Maryland

For example, Oregon would play 3 games within their quadrant and would play against another quadrant based on the annual rotation (let's say quadrant 1) and would play 1 non quadrant team (let's say Maryland). They would also play a game against one randomized conference opponer they aren't scheduled against.

26 Comments
2024/11/02
12:00 UTC

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Big Ten Plus app — streaming in two states at the same time

Is this likely to get my account banned? I’m in SoCal and my dad will be in Denver two weeks and watch to use my account to watch/replays of the ucla basketball team. Currently registered on my laptop and our smart tv.

0 Comments
2024/11/02
06:23 UTC

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Help a Master's Student: Quick 5-Minute Survey for Some Big Ten Alumni!

"Hi Big Ten community!I’m a master’s student conducting research on the beverage habits of university students and how these habits evolve over time. I’m looking to gather responses from alumni across some Big Ten schools, and the survey will only take about 5 minutes of your time. Your insights would be incredibly valuable to my research, and I’d greatly appreciate your help!

Please find your school’s survey link below:

Thank you so much for considering participating!

3 Comments
2024/11/01
18:37 UTC

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Prediction Time! The Winner of Ohio State @ Penn State will be..........

26 Comments
2024/11/01
17:23 UTC

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The Big 10 West Memorial Standings - Week 10

The Big Ten West Memorial Week 10 Standings

1-T. Illinois 2-0

1-T. Wisconsin 2-0

1-T. Iowa 2-0

  1. Nebraska 1-1

  2. Minnesota 0-1

  3. Northwestern 0-2

  4. Purdue 0-3

Week 10 Matchups:

Wisconsin @ Iowa

Minnesota @ Illinois

Northwestern @ Purdue

These will be our last Big Ten West games until Week 13.

14 Comments
2024/11/01
14:04 UTC

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Michigan State Spartans Look to Play Spoiler at Home

The No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers are searching to remain perfect this season, but will Michigan State have something to say about that?

https://www.collegefootballdawgs.com/post/michigan-state-spartans-look-to-play-spoiler-at-home

9 Comments
2024/11/01
00:01 UTC

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Paul Finebaum: It makes too much sense to keep expanding the college football playoff

11 Comments
2024/10/30
19:33 UTC

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Official /r/TheB1G Week 9 Power Rankings

Week 9 Power Rankings:

Things at the top are changing! Ohio State falls to #4 after a close win over Nebraska, which has got to be their lowest ranking in years. Penn State, Indiana, and Ohio State are all neck-and-neck, however, with Illinois enjoying a comfortable 5th place. After that, things get messy. A few near-ties in there, with Michigan/Wisconsin, USC/Michigan State, and UCLA/Northwestern all essentially tied. This season, like most B1G seasons, seems likely to stay super weird in the middle of the pack. The question is: Will anything weird happen at the top?

...Aside from, you know, Indiana being good.

RankTeamPointsAverage RankingLast WeekChangeVariance
1 Oregon84(72)1.08100.07
2 Penn State211(2)2.71310.70
3 Indiana224(3)2.87410.76
4 Ohio State265(1)3.402-20.68
5 Illinois4175.35501.14
6 Iowa5627.21711.83
7 Michigan6408.21923.57
8 Wisconsin6458.276-24.61
9 Minnesota7219.241015.41
10 Nebraska7479.581226.97
11 USC87511.221434.33
12 Michigan State87911.278-44.04
13 Washington91311.7111-22.83
14 Maryland112014.3613-12.13
15 Rutgers118615.211612.09
16 UCLA122415.691712.74
17 Northwestern123115.7815-21.86
18 Purdue139417.871800.24

For team standings and records, visit the /r/TheB1G sidebar.

Schedules and Results

Weekly Power Rankings

Weekly Average Rankings

RankCommentary
1. The undefeated Ducks showed no sign of slowing down as their speed set them apart against talented Illinois. Despite missing important pieces on offense and defense they built a sizable lead and rotated players throughout the game. Next week tests their ability to travel and succeed in the trenches facing another challenging defense in Michigan.12:30 PST on CBS. /u/TopRevenue2
2. Penn State was able to overcome another slow start and a plethora of injuries to avoid an upset. A Night game in Madison is no easy task, but fortunately Penn State learned from the past and had a backup QB ready to go and run the offense and lead the team to a win. The defense continues to be incredibly solid and resilient and provided a Pick 6 early in the second half to steal all the momentum in Penn States favor which it would hold for the rest of the game. Now the game many have been circling since last year, Ohio State comes to Happy Valley for a top 5 showdown. Penn State looks to cement itself in the CFP Picture and B1G championship hunt while ending a streak of losses to top 5 teams. /u/Scar_Killed_Mufasa
3. A gritty win, but a win nonetheless. D'Angelo Ponds and the defense made big plays in key moments throughout the game and the offense did what was needed to pull away in the second half. It was nice to see that when this team is tested, they respond. The run game stepped up when needed and the defense was able to tamp down a potent UW offense for much of the game. Tayven Jackson fulfilled the next man up mentality, but it’s clear that the offense was missing the extra gear it has had for most of the season thus far; whether that was due to UW’s defensive game plan or otherwise, we’re going to need it for a tough stretch moving forward, beginning this week with a tricky Spitoon game in East Lansing. Things are looking up for Kurtis Rourke’s return. BTW, way to show out for Gameday Hoosier fans! You can’t beat Btown in the fall, and now we actually have some good football to pair with it! GO HOOSIERS! /u/Btownfranchise
4. Ohio State 21-17. Well that did not exactly inspire confidence. Let's hope this game was a result of them looking ahead and not a result of the Oline being hurt and broken. Yuck. Shoutout Carnell Tate though, I think Saturday was his best game as a Buckeye. I know ill get no sympathy here, but has an iffy "Targeting" call EVER gone Ohio States way? Averell Reese is going to miss the first half against Penn State because he made a play on the football and in my opinion made a great play forcing a fumble. "targeting" is broken You should not kick the kids out of the game unless it's something egregious. Looking ahead to Saturday, I don't know how Ohio State is a 4 point fav at Penn State unless Aller is really more hurt than they're saying. /u/realfakemormon
5. Illinois went on the road to the #1 team in the country and it was pretty quickly evident they weren't equipped to compete at that level. I joked last week that they should just send the practice squad and take an unofficial bye, and boy howdy. Top receiving threat Pat Bryant and starting DB's Caleb Patterson and Torrie Cox were among a litany of players that went down during the course of the game. Based on Bielema's Monday presser most everyone seems to be on track to be back for Saturday's matchup with Minnesota, so hopefully the Illini can get themselves put back together for a strong final month of the season. /u/Silidon
6. Holy shit. We put in the backup QB when our starter was playing like garbage (understatement) and things improved! When Northwestern had to deal with a mobile QB who could at least throw in the direction of his receivers, things quickly opened up for Kaleb Johnson, who had another monster game. The defense was stingy and solid all game, and actually held Northwestern scoreless, as their only two TDs came on a punt return and a pick 6. Iowa hosts Wisconsin under the lights next week. /u/trumpet_23
7. Michigan beats MSU in a game they really needed to keep the season from going even further off the rails. A much better offensive game plan in the one, with two QBs playing to their strengths and trick plays galore to find a way to finally put some real points on the board. The defense remains more rickety than expected, and the offense has stretches where they can’t even pick up first downs, but at least we beat the Spartans! /u/sirnack
8. We are OK, just OK, nothing better, not worse, our best win is Western Michigan, Iowa will be the test to see if this team is ok enough to potentially win 8 games, or if that Minnesota game might be a battle to see if the Badgers go bowling, other than the obvious win vs Nebraska of course. /u/coletheredditer
9. Gophers are a passing team now, spread the word. Max Brosmer is proving to be quite the transfer pickup with excellent accuracy and some good receivers (Daniel Jackson, Elijah Spencer, and Darius Taylor (RB)). Running game still isn't great, but turns out to be unnecessary. Defense is really doing a good job at shutting down opponents passing game too. Next game is against Illinois, where the Gophers have never beat a Belima led team. /u/ZachRE
10. Coming off the Indiana debacle, the attitude was depressed in Lincoln. No bowl games since 2016 and a blowout from Indiana will do that to a fanbase. However, the team showed amazing fight Saturday in Columbus. The Defensive Line looked like it did in the Colorado game, and the field goal kicker started making field goals. The offense even scored a touchdown. However, we’ve been here before. Last year, Nebraska had 4 attempts to win a 6th game and failed each one. Now Nebraska will have an additional 4 (for 6 total on the season). A date with lowly UCLA will give the Huskers the possibility to clinch bowl eligibility for the first time since Obama was president. /u/666haha
11. /u/DontKnowWhereIAm
12. Pain. Jonathan Smith clearly doesn't understand this rivalry based on midweek comments and in game decisions. Classic Chiles turnover. No adjustments on offense or defense all game long it felt like. Michigan, to their credit, played a nearly mistake free game, and that was the whole difference. Bowling still plausible. /u/_dost
13. /u/roadtripwithdogs
14. The thing you’ve gotta understand is that Maryland hasn’t won a single nationally significant football game in College Park in well over a decade. 2014 Iowa and 2016 Michigan State is the top of the list and every time our fans gotten their hopes up we’ve gotten absolutely obliterated. After watching the first half, I completely resigned myself to another disaster-class… but then a miracle. As USC was preparing to ice the game Maryland blocked a game-sealing FG, converted a quick TD, and killed USCs final drive. It’s the kind of lucky break we’ve been conditioned to never expect. I won’t get my hopes too high but 6 wins is once again attainable. /u/Wicked_UMD
15. Yeah... don't know what to say. Our once promising season has completely collapsed. Some of that is injuries, but some is also coaching. The season Indiana is having is one we thought we'd be having. Ok, likely not 8-0, but perhaps a solid 5-3 or even 6-2 now. We're going to have to grind our way to 6 wins. Let's see if we can do it. /u/MRC1986
16. BYE /u/
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18. BYE /u/boiler1101

Points are the summation of every voter's ranking for that team, therefore lower scores are better. This works because unlike the AP, Coaches, or /r/cfb polls, every team is ranked in every vote. If x votes were counted, the best possible score is x and the worst possible score is 14x. #1 votes are in parentheses.

Average Rank is the points divided by the number of votes. This will allow for comparison from one week to the next.

Prev. is the Rank from the previous week.

Change is the change in average rank from the previous week.

Variance is a measure of how much agreement there was between voters. A zero means all voters ranked a team the same, and a higher number means a team's ranking was more controversial.

4 Comments
2024/10/30
15:03 UTC

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B1G Analyst Brock Vereen Previews Ohio State @ Penn State

1 Comment
2024/10/30
01:56 UTC

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How many teams from the B1G will end up getting into the playoff?

I feel like four teams is pretty possible with Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, and Indiana getting in. Maybe a very outside shot at a 10-2 Illinois getting consideration. Do you think every team from the B1G has to go 11-1 to get in? I feel like there’s going to be clear SEC bias for the at large teams.

86 Comments
2024/10/28
23:11 UTC

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Iowa vs Wisconsin

Heartland Trophy week in the B1G. Battle for the bull!

0 Comments
2024/10/28
21:55 UTC

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2025 B1G Football Schedule

Does anybody have any idea when the Big Ten will release the 2025 football schedule? I know we got 2024's around this time in 2023, but haven't seen any rumors on when it will officially release.

12 Comments
2024/10/28
18:18 UTC

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Minnesota, Indiana, and Iowa win B1G Player of the Week awards

1 Comment
2024/10/28
18:10 UTC

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Week 9 Power Ranking voting

B1G October football is already over? Man, that's crazy. Anyway, go vote!

BLURBERS, BLURB ME!

73 Comments
2024/10/27
13:18 UTC

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Michigan and Michigan State end of game brawl

4 Comments
2024/10/27
06:22 UTC

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