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Big Ten 2012 Predictions

  • Long time lurker, thought I would get some opinions on the upcoming B1G season. Give me your run down and post season awards. Here is what I have.

    LEADERS DIVISION
    Wisconsin 10-2 (6-2)
    Ohio State 10-2 (6-2)
    Purdue 9-3 (6-2)
    Penn State 6-6 (3-5)
    Illinois 5-7 (2-8)
    Indiana 3-9 (0-8)

    LEGENDS DIVISION
    Michigan State 11-1 (7-1)
    Nebraska 9-3 (5-3)
    Michigan 7-5 (5-3)
    Iowa 8-4 (4-4)
    Minnesota 5-7 (2-6)
    Northwestern 5-7 (2-6)

    Michigan State over Wisconsin in BTCG

    AWARDS
    Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year honor - Gerald Hodges (PENN STATE)
    Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year - Ricardo Allen (PURDUE)
    Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year - Brett Maher (NEBRASKA)
    Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year - Dan Conroy (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year - Montee Ball (WISCONSIN)
    Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year - Denard Robinson (MICHIGAN)
    Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year - Keenan Davis (IOWA)
    Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year - Dion Sims (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year - Taylor Lewan (MICHIGAN)
    Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year - William Gholston (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Offensive Player of the Year - Montee Ball (WISCONSIN)
    Defensive Player of the Year - William Gholston (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Coach of the Year - Danny Hope (PURDUE)

    BOWL GAMES

    TicketCity
    Marshall C-USA No. 2-6 vs. Penn State Big Ten No. 7

    Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
    Oklahoma State Big 12 No. 6 vs. Iowa Big Ten No. 6

    TaxSlayer.com Gator
    Purdue Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Arkansas SEC No. 6

    Insight
    TCU Big 12 No. 4 vs. Michigan Big Ten No. 4-5

    Outback
    Nebraska No. 3 vs. South Carolina SEC No. 3

    Capital One
    Georgia SEC No. 2 vs. Wisconsin Big Ten No. 2

    Rose Bowl Game
    Michigan State (B1G #1) vs. Oregon (USC in NCG)

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    EasyRodEasyRod

  • Michigan fans here to tell you why Gholston isn't any good in 3. 2. 1....

    Oh and welcome.

    This post was edited by Rocket_Play on 6/17/2012 at 11:38 AM

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  • Wisconsin wins the leaders division but only because Ohio State can't.

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    Michigan 10-2(7-1)
    Nebraska (5-3)
    Iowa (5-3)
    MSU 8-4(4-4)

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  • Looks good to me

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  • pretty solid list....

    atho, msu loses 1 more game (10-2)...

    best linebacker in B1G will be Ryan Shazier of OSU

    best d lineman in B1G will be John Simon of OSU

    other then that, i pretty much agree....

    question, who do u have msu losing to?

    a2brutus

  • I have no idea what to expect from Michigan this year. Just along for the ride, and hoping Denard's Sr. season is special.

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    mriderblue12

  • 7-5 for Michigan? 5 losses? To who? I understand Bama and possibly one of MSU/ND, but outside of that there is not 5 losses on the schedule.

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  • If that actually happens, I'll need to change my shorts.

    Final Countdown

  • a2brutus said...

    pretty solid list....

    atho, msu loses 1 more game (10-2)...

    best linebacker in B1G will be Ryan Shazier of OSU

    best d lineman in B1G will be John Simon of OSU

    other then that, i pretty much agree....

    question, who do u have msu losing to?

    Nice unbiased opinion.

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  • maize&blue21 said...

    Nice unbiased opinion.

    I agree.

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  • mriderblue12 said...

    I have no idea what to expect from Michigan this year. Just along for the ride, and hoping Denard's Sr. season is special.

    Michigan could go anywhere from 11-1 to 7-5 and it wouldn't suprise me. If I'm a Michigan fan (god forbid lol) I just hope Denard stays healthy considering you play Alabama first.

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  • a2brutus said...

    pretty solid list....

    atho, msu loses 1 more game (10-2)...

    best linebacker in B1G will be Ryan Shazier of OSU

    best d lineman in B1G will be John Simon of OSU

    other then that, i pretty much agree....

    question, who do u have msu losing to?

    Wisconsin at Camp Randal

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  • maize&blue21 said...

    7-5 for Michigan? 5 losses? To who? I understand Bama and possibly one of MSU/ND, but outside of that there is not 5 losses on the schedule.

    I have Michigan losing to Bama, ND, OSU, MSU, and Nebraska.

    I felt last year they had a lot of quality breaks in their schedule, and with thin offensive and defensive lines they might not get them this year.

    Bama is a sure loss, playing at ND under the lights is hard, playing at Ohio State will be difficult, going all the way to Nebraska for a road game is very difficult, and I just think Michigan States defense matches up very well with Mich as they offer lots of blitz packages to confuse Robinson along with a great defensive backfield to force turnovers.

    There are many quality teams in the B1G and someone has to have a somewhat bad year. When you have a few solid teams I always look at road games, turnovers, and line play. Robinson turns the ball over against quality teams, they have tough road games, and they are thin on both sides of the ball as far as the lines go.

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  • Agree playing Nebraska is tough when they have a QB throwing a perfect pass every time.

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    How To Throw The Perfect Pass (Taylor Mart...

    How to throw the ball correctly. Get your notepad. Edit: He's actually improving. #truth Edit Edit: Never mind.

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    Michmania

  • Also, I did want to peg MSU for one more loss but I know they are undergoing some renovations to their stadium, plus with early season night games I feel it will be a tough place to win.

    Think of Michigan last year against ND, except MSU has Boise and ND under the lights plus a week 5 matchup with Ohio State.

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  • Michmania said...

    Agree playing Nebraska is tough when they have a QB throwing a perfect pass every time.

    To be fair Denard threw the same amount of INT's last year then Martinez has in his entire career.

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  • EasyRodEasyRod said...

    Long time lurker, thought I would get some opinions on the upcoming B1G season. Give me your run down and post season awards. Here is what I have.

    LEADERS DIVISION
    Wisconsin 10-2 (6-2)
    Ohio State 10-2 (6-2)
    Purdue 9-3 (6-2)
    Penn State 6-6 (3-5)
    Illinois 5-7 (2-8)
    Indiana 3-9 (0-8)

    LEGENDS DIVISION
    Michigan State 11-1 (7-1)
    Nebraska 9-3 (5-3)
    Michigan 7-5 (5-3)
    Iowa 8-4 (4-4)
    Minnesota 5-7 (2-6)
    Northwestern 5-7 (2-6)

    Michigan State over Wisconsin in BTCG

    AWARDS
    Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year honor - Gerald Hodges (PENN STATE)
    Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year - Ricardo Allen (PURDUE)
    Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year - Brett Maher (NEBRASKA)
    Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year - Dan Conroy (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year - Montee Ball (WISCONSIN)
    Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year - Denard Robinson (MICHIGAN)
    Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year - Keenan Davis (IOWA)
    Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year - Dion Sims (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year - Taylor Lewan (MICHIGAN)
    Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year - William Gholston (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Offensive Player of the Year - Montee Ball (WISCONSIN)
    Defensive Player of the Year - William Gholston (MICHIGAN STATE)
    Coach of the Year - Danny Hope (PURDUE)

    BOWL GAMES

    TicketCity
    Marshall C-USA No. 2-6 vs. Penn State Big Ten No. 7

    Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
    Oklahoma State Big 12 No. 6 vs. Iowa Big Ten No. 6

    TaxSlayer.com Gator
    Purdue Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Arkansas SEC No. 6

    Insight
    TCU Big 12 No. 4 vs. Michigan Big Ten No. 4-5

    Outback
    Nebraska No. 3 vs. South Carolina SEC No. 3

    Capital One
    Georgia SEC No. 2 vs. Wisconsin Big Ten No. 2

    Rose Bowl Game
    Michigan State (B1G #1) vs. Oregon (USC in NCG)

    Wow. You should be awarded for worse analyst ever. But on the other hand you accomplished what you set out to do and that was come here bash Michigan and start yet another annoying thread directed at the conference.

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  • Michmania said...

    Agree playing Nebraska is tough when they have a QB throwing a perfect pass every time.

    I love that video.

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    Landohusker

  • victorsclub said...

    Wow. You should be awarded for worse analyst ever. But on the other hand you accomplished what you set out to do and that was come here bash Michigan and start yet another annoying thread directed at the conference.

    Whats wrong with it and how did I bash Michigan? Did I also bash Northwestern and Penn State?

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  • EasyRodEasyRod said...

    Whats wrong with it and how did I bash Michigan? Did I also bash Northwestern and Penn State?

    Rule #1 of tBB DO NOT BASH St.Michigan
    Rule#2 of tBB IT IS ALWAYS OK for a poster of the Sun & Blue to flame and bash any other fan of a Big Ten Team
    Rule#3 of tBB Don't talk about tBB

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    elite44 ●

  • maize&blue21 said...

    Nice unbiased opinion.

    awe cmon now.... u mean to tell me a guy cant pick 2 very worthy and deserving players from his own team without be considered biased?

    i would bet you would say that d r is the best qb in the B1G and Hoke is the best coach and mattison is the best d coord....

    am i wrong?

    a2brutus

  • victorsclub said...

    Wow. You should be awarded for worse analyst ever. But on the other hand you accomplished what you set out to do and that was come here bash Michigan and start yet another annoying thread directed at the conference.

    dude half ur fans think 7-5 is possible (i think unlikely, i see u guys winning 9-10)

    but how is that bashing?

    nd, msu, osu , bama and neb are all tough games (very winnable but also verry losable)

    i think u lose to bama (but hope u win!)

    um will not sweep nd, ne, msu and osu (probabaly split those 4) imo

    a2brutus

  • mriderblue12 said...

    I have no idea what to expect from Michigan this year. Just along for the ride, and hoping Denard's Sr. season is special.

    what up bro?

    been awhile, eh?

    never too early for some osu/um trash talk (lol)

    a2brutus

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  • a2brutus said...

    awe cmon now.... u mean to tell me a guy cant pick 2 very worthy and deserving players from his own team without be considered biased?

    i would bet you would say that d r is the best qb in the B1G and Hoke is the best coach and mattison is the best d coord....

    am i wrong?

    I would pick Denard, but that is only because the QBs in the B1G are weak this season.

    LB should go to Mike Taylor because he is a tackle machine or Denicos Allen.

    I agree with John Simon being the best DL though.

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