Big Ten Questions: Confusion
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by The Beast
Last week, the Big Ten conference proved to be even more confusing than we had previously thought. Penn State, who was expected to be a serious conference title contender, looked awful in a loss to Michigan. The Wolverines, who started the season with consecutive home losses, have now won back to back games. Ohio State was expected to be a conservative offensive team, but they still managed to score 58 against Northwestern. While the Wisconsin Badgers were predicted by many to be the conference favorite, they have looked average so far this season. To sort the mess out, here are the conference power rankings and questions regarding each team.
1. Ohio State: Can a Todd Boeckman-led Buckeye offense really be this good?
2. Wisconsin: When are the Badgers going to have a dominating performance?
3. Michigan: Does anybody play harder than Wolverines' running back Mike Hart?
4. Penn State: They have been overrated this year. Who have they even beaten?
5. Purdue: While they have only played, Toledo, Eastern Illinois, Central Michigan, and Minnesota, is their offense as good as we think it is?
6. Michigan State: Will their defense be good enough to compete for a Big Ten title.
7. Iowa: Is this the most one-dimensional team in the country? Do they even have an offense?
8. Illinois: Has Ron Zook finally built a winner in Champaign?
9. Indiana: Despite a loss to Illinois, will the Hoosiers qualify for a bowl bid?
10. Northwestern: I know they lost to Ohio State, but did they really lose to Duke?
11. Minnesota: Do Gopher fans miss Glen Mason yet?
