Big Ten Preview Week 5

First weekend of the season where we have a full slate of Big Ten match-ups.  Not a ton of good games, but a few to keep an eye on. 

Purdue @ #21 Minnesota (-11): The Golden Gophers are for real and still not getting a ton of respect for the poll voters.  Purdue is struggling and struggled against the FAU Owls last weekend.   I like the boat to continue rowing this week: Minnesota 41 Purdue 20

Illinois @ Wisconsin (-7): Quick guess which team is 3-1?  Yes, it's Illinois over the 2-2 Badgers.  This is a get right game for the Badgers and Illinois doesn't have the talent yet.  Wisky 21 Ill 17

Rutgers @ #3 OSU (-40.5): Pain, lots of pain, points, and yards.  58-10

Northwestern @ #11 Penn State (-25.5): Did you know that Northwestern wants to build an 800 million 35,000-seat new football stadium? PSU 41 Northwestern 9

MSU @ Maryland (-8,5): MSU is struggling at the moment with back-to-back losses.  Maryland played well in the Big House but left with an L.  MSU has trouble defending the pass and Maryland likes to throw it around the yard.  Will it be Tua 2 or the back-up that looked good on the final drive? Maryland 28 MSU 17

IU @ Nebraska (-5): IU is a soft 3-1 after a loss to Cincinnati.  Nebraska is a dumpster fire right now.  This is the do not watch game of the week. Perfect for primetime.  IU 10 Nebraska 8

• Brandon Graham was named the defensive player of the week for the first time in his career. 

• RIP Coolio 

• Basketball captains for this year include: Hunter, Jace, and Terrance.  Congrats to all 3! 

Ian Update: Tough night as the hurricane reached my area at level 1.  We lost power in the middle of the night with just damage to trees, etc.  Nothing major and the power came on this morning.  Florida is expected to have 2-2.5M without power, so we feel lucky.   The worst of the damage and flooding is south of Tampa.