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  • http://247sports.com/Article/Big-Ten-Board-Chat-Thurs-11-am-60604

    Steve Helwagen, the Big Ten senior writer for 247Sports.com, will host a Chat on the Big Ten message board at 11 a.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Central on Thursday.

    Please post questions for the Chat as replies here. He will Chat on Big Ten football, basketball and recruiting.

    This post was edited by SteveHelwagen on 2/8/2012 at 2:10 PM

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  • Who is your Big Ten player of the year? Sully or Green?

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  • Steve, Draymond Green or Jared Sullinger for Big Ten POY? Talk to me. Thanks.

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  • Great minds, Oaken, great minds. (And us too!)

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  • Steve, predict Ohio State's record in football in 2012. Thx!

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  • Steve, do you agree Purdue has a decent shot at winning the Leaders Division in 2012 considering OSU will be ineligible, Wisconsin will be down (IMO) and Penn State will be crap?

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  • I am here and will answer what we have. Thanks for participating. If you have a question, please feel free to post it.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Steve besides Braxton who do you think will emerge as this years playmaker on offense?

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  • OldOaken said...

    Who is your Big Ten player of the year? Sully or Green?

    Great question. I'd say they are the two leading candidates, far and away. The good news is we will see their teams playing each other twice over the next month and that will help solve it.

    If one team sweeps the other and one team wins the Big Ten outright, that could sway the voting in that player's advantage.

    Green has had 12 double-doubles and Sullinger has had 10.

    Sullinger is third in the Big Ten in scoring (17.4), second in rebounding (9.1) and fourth in FG percentage (58.1), also eighth in steals (1.5). 15th in blocks (0.8)

    Green is 10th in scoring (14.8), first in rebounding (10.5) and 10th in assists (3.5), 10th in steals (1.5), 9th in blocks (1.0).

    It is basically a wash in terms of the stats.

    Green does so much for MSU. I guess I'd go there now. But if OSU sweeps MSU and Sullinger plays well, he should get it. Lot of basketball left to settle it.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Feelings on Diggs?

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  • And Ill also ask if you think PSU will look any diff under new coach BOB. Especailly form the offense side

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  • spongeworthy said...

    Steve, predict Ohio State's record in football in 2012. Thx!

    Oh man, that's a toughie. Let's run it down ...

    Miami (Ohio) W
    UCF W
    Cal W
    UAB W
    at MSU ?
    Nebraska W
    at Indiana W
    Purdue W
    at Penn State W
    Illinois W
    at Wisconsin ?
    Michigan W

    I don't think they go 12-0 because somewhere in there a break will probably lead to a loss. The two most likely losses would be at MSU and at Wisconsin.

    Let's say 10-2 or 11-1. I'll go 11-1.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Who is your Big Ten freshman of the year: Burke or Zeller?

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  • spongeworthy said...

    Steve, do you agree Purdue has a decent shot at winning the Leaders Division in 2012 considering OSU will be ineligible, Wisconsin will be down (IMO) and Penn State will be crap?

    Oh, I dunno. I think it's still Wisconsin's to lose even with all of the changes and a new QB and six new assistants. They still have Montee Ball and enough good players back on defense (even if that wasn't their strong suit).

    But I look for Purdue and Illinois to both be improved. If one of them can jump up and beat Wisconsin or PSU or OSU, that would help their chances.

    I'm not writing PSU off. McGloin should be back at QB. They have some holes to fill on defense, but they could be 9-3 or thereabouts.

    If you asked me for a top down it would be OSU (ineligible), Wisconsin, PSU, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • johnwic11 said...

    Steve besides Braxton who do you think will emerge as this years playmaker on offense?

    Verlon Reed and Devin Smith could be guys to step up at receiver.

    They need Jordan Hall to become a playmaker at tailback and catching balls out of the backfield. Between Hyde, Smith, Ball and Dunn, they will have a serviceable tailback.

    Those are the guys I look at. I also want to see what Michael Thomas brings at WR. And how about Stoneburner? Can he get 4 catches a game in this offense?

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • What do you make of the Wisconsin-Ohio St. rivalry? Is all of the off-season stuff making this into one of the Big Ten's best? Especially with the yearly match-ups in the same division. Obviously this won't be bigger than Ohio St.-Michigan, but hard to find another match-up that brings drama and competitiveness IMO.

    TASBadger

  • DefendYtown said...

    Feelings on Diggs?

    I think it's either Maryland or Ohio State. Hearing signals both ways. A couple of our 247 guys think it's Maryland. I would only be making a guess. Meyer closed on such a roll and this is the one piece they really want/need for the spread offense. I'm going to say OSU.

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  • DefendYtown said...

    And Ill also ask if you think PSU will look any diff under new coach BOB. Especailly form the offense side

    They can't help but be better offensively. My guess is they will have more of a pro style look. He inherits McGloin and Redd, two decent pieces. But they need play makers and OL to help the cause. The first year may not look like much, but my guess is they will be decent offensively in the years to come. The key will be to maintain the strides they've made on defense at the same time.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Zach Osterman said...

    Who is your Big Ten freshman of the year: Burke or Zeller?

    Great question ... again, look at the stats ....

    Zeller: 8th in scoring (15.1), fifth in rebounding (6.4), first in FG pct (64.9), fifth in blocks (1.4), 11th in steals (1.4)

    Burke: 13th in scoring (14.1), second in assists (4.9), seventh in assist-TO ratio (1.8).

    I think it's Zeller, but Burke has been a big key. They split their 2 games.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • TASBadger said...

    What do you make of the Wisconsin-Ohio St. rivalry? Is all of the off-season stuff making this into one of the Big Ten's best? Especially with the yearly match-ups in the same division. Obviously this won't be bigger than Ohio St.-Michigan, but hard to find another match-up that brings drama and competitiveness IMO.

    I think the way it's gone down the last few years, yeah, there is a great rivalry there. This even goes back to 2003, when Wisconsin spoiled OSU's unbeaten season. They did the same up there in 2010. OSU stole one at the end this past year in Columbus.

    The games have been awesome and the stakes have been high. They are the top 2 going in that division and it will be war when they play for years to come.

    OSU-Michigan just got interesting again with UM's win. But, yeah, I think some think Wisconsin is OSU's next big rival right now. And the off-season stuff only fuels it. It has died down now, but will be brought back up in the fall.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Caryer had a good article about Sully staying or leaving after this season. It's one of those things where in college basketball, the longer you stay in school----the more youre game be picked apart (I.E.--Sully & Harrison Barnes).

    Part#1 What % chance do you have of Sully coming back for his junior season? There's always a chance for injuries as well (I.E.---Oden)

    Part#2 What are the chances that Sully gets his jersey retired at OSU (contingent upon him winning NPOY)?!?

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  • Anything else today?

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Do you think Philly Brown can Be a difference maker in the Percy Harvin Role? I always felt we was more of a hybrid than a pure receiver

    jackrizzle24

  • bourney22 said...

    Caryer had a good article about Sully staying or leaving after this season. It's one of those things where in college basketball, the longer you stay in school----the more youre game be picked apart (I.E.--Sully & Harrison Barnes).

    Part#1 What % chance do you have of Sully coming back for his junior season? There's always a chance for injuries as well (I.E.---Oden)

    Part#2 What are the chances that Sully gets his jersey retired at OSU (contingent upon him winning NPOY)?!?

    Part 1, I put it at less than 30 percent that he returns. ESPN has him as the No. 7 pick. I think he'd like to stay and maybe even play 4 years because it's fun. But he also can set himself up for life by leaving.

    Part 2, I think he's one of 4-5 candidates now for national POY. That will be determined on how OSU closes the regular season. They can't lose games they aren't supposed to lose. If he plays well, he has a shot at it. I'd say 15-20 percent chance.

    SteveHelwagen ●

  • Who is the next commit for OSU? Do you see this class nearly full by end of summer?

    Who is your favorite right now for NCAA in March? (UK?). and which team would give the Bucks fits? (UK?)

    BuckeyeBK

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