| Big Ten | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | PF | PA | W-L | PF | PA | STRK | |
 | 2-0 | 69 | 58 | 5-0 | 175 | 123 | W5 |
 | 2-0 | 63 | 14 | 4-1 | 147 | 59 | W3 |
 | 1-0 | 21 | 10 | 5-0 | 124 | 67 | W5 |
 | 1-1 | 56 | 59 | 4-1 | 170 | 117 | L1 |
 | 1-1 | 45 | 38 | 4-1 | 135 | 58 | W1 |
 | 1-1 | 63 | 55 | 3-2 | 127 | 123 | L1 |
 | 1-1 | 51 | 56 | 3-2 | 159 | 131 | W1 |
 | 1-1 | 56 | 58 | 2-3 | 157 | 123 | W1 |
 | 0-1 | 21 | 27 | 1-4 | 151 | 148 | L4 |
 | 0-2 | 47 | 69 | 3-2 | 127 | 122 | L2 |
 | 0-2 | 17 | 65 | 1-3 | 71 | 119 | L2 |
After just two weeks of conference play, parity fills the air with only Wisconsin, Ohio State and Iowa remaining as unbeatens. The Hawkeyes escaped with a 24-21 win over Arkansas State to move their overall mark to 5-0 (1-0), Wisconsin handled Minnesota to do the same and the Buckeyes kept pace by lighting up the Hoosiers.
It's still early and seeing how Wisconsin must take on Ohio State and Iowa in the next two outings, the conference race is still pretty much wide open.
The Wolverines suffered their first loss of the season at Michigan State, Penn State got back on the winning side of things by drubbing Illinois in Champaign and the Big Ten features five 1-1 teams jumbled in the middle of the pack.
Holding down the basement of the standings are Purdue, Indiana and Illinois. To be fair, the Hoosiers and Illini both have a conference game in hand on the Boilers, but Danny Hope's squad hasn't really given me any reason to believe they'll be climbing the fixtures anytime soon. When you look at those three teams, you have to wonder what Illinois is doing lumped in there, what with the talent Ron Zook has to work with. Indiana is IU, and Purdue is just a comedy of errors, but Illinois is nothing more than a tragedy at this point in time. And also likely the last Big Ten team Zook will be coaching.
Aside from the aforementioned OSU/Wisconsin clash this weekend, the league's other marque game will kick off at 8:05pm on ABC when Michigan travels to Iowa to get a taste of what physical football feels like. The Hawkeyes should take care of business and if the Buckeyes can get past Wisconsin (and later Penn State - big IF) the two are setting up nicely for a collision course in Columbus on November 14.
Comments
Err, Bucks gave up 14 yesterday.
FYI the PF/PA in the Big 10 column is only counting the 1st big 10 game
are the Big Ten PF/PA right for the Buckeyes?
Thanks. That will teach me to steal data!
I like thievin'
"To be fair, the Hoosiers and Illini both have a conference game in hand on the Boilers, but Danny Hope’s squad hasn’t really given me any reason to believe they’ll be climbing the fixtures anytime soon."
The Big Ten as EPL.....interestingly worded, that's for sure- I like it!
With relegation, we could send down Purdue and call up Mt. Union.
AGAIN no respect..do they really think the bearcats are THAT good?
nice to see that OSU has the lowest number of points allowed this season (I don't recognize PSU since they have yet to play anyone remotely good besides Iowa (who isn't as good as their record) and their next game is against Eastern Illinois)
I wish we had a 7 in the PA column for big 10 play, rather than a 14. I don't blame Lynch at all for calling that timeout. I do, however, blame both Pryor's stupid INT and then Bauserman's jackass fumble for putting too much pressure on the second string D. Oh well.
I don't think you're giving the Boilermakers enough credit. I expected nothing of them this year, but all four of their losses so far this season have been extremely close, including losses to pretty good Notre Dame and Oregon teams.
Boo. Lynch is a db. I hope we remember that next year and play 60 crazy minutes of all out D and O on his a$$.
Small request: would linking to game recaps from Sports Illustrated instead of ESPN be too much to ask? I know you're not driving a ton of traffic to their site, but it's the principle of the matter.
It's funny you mention that, because I've actually struggled with that in the past myself. Sometimes I'll link to Yahoo! on AP stuff, but with the integrated highlight videos, the hated WWL still provides the best experience for recaps, I'm afraid.
Honestly, I'd rather link to recaps in other blogs, but those trickle in one or two days late sometimes.
Do you really think so? I think if we are fine with throwing on 4th and goal with a minute left last week, then we have to be cool with Lynch getting his guys work.
I'm not saying you liked going for it on 4th against Illinois, but it seems like most were fine with it.
Pardon my ignorance, but what? Fastest up to to date in-game gamecasts (as our readers from abroad can testify too) and some of the better box scores out there. Not to mention the massive amounts of revenue and media coverage the network gives us week in week out. They may have an exclusive arrangement with the SEC for their former Raycom (see: mostly 5th/6th tier) game, but ESPN/ABC still shows more Big Ten games than any other conference week in week out.
Evidently the final touchdown made a difference on some o/u lines. So gamblers are cursing it as well.
Matt you are an idiot--int's and fumbles are part of the game-it is called football that is why they play the game. Pryor's int did not result in any points for Indiana. Did you actually watch the game? Too much pressure?--- what are you a pantywaist?---that is called football. Having to play great defense builds character. "DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS?"
Umm, gamecast shouldn't have any bearing on which site to link to on the day after.
Video clips makes sense, I can see that making the difference.
The fact that ESPN pays the Big Ten/OSU to air the games is also irrelevant. If ESPN didn't show them, someone else would. Sure they give OSU media coverage. But if you're happy with how OSU football is portrayed a majority of the time on that network, I guess we just don't see eye-to-eye.
Wherein my comments do i say that a) interceptions and fumbles are not part of the game of football, b) Pryor's interception resulted in points, or c) having to play great defense does not build character? And would you call the Hoosiers driving against us in the closing minutes as great defensive football? For that matter, what the hell is a pantywaist, anyway? Did you just insult me with some obscure late 19th century female undergarment-garter? That was most unkind, sir.
I guess my point was that if you go to a USC message board, a Florida message board, a Texas message board, an Alabama message board, etc you're going to see just as many folks claiming their is some sort of inherent bias from the four letter against their school/particular program. Above all else it's an entertainment entity, so I think it's a bit silly to think that whatever Talking Head A or Talking Head B said is indicative of some network wide conspiracy against the Buckeyes. And for what it's worth EVERYONE hates Mark May, not just us.
That aside, I echo Jason's sentiment that their product is the best, hence the links.
Just curious, but with CBS as the SEC Network, NBC as the Notre Dame network, and ABC only showing two games a week tops (never mind they are corporate partners with ESPN), which channel exactly show the Big 10 games? BTN? Dear God, let that never happen. And if not them, then Fox? Have you watch the Fox BCS telecasts? The only thing worse: the BTN.
ABC is ESPN: they're both part of Disney.
Mark May certainly hates your dog.
But looking at the sites I prefer CNNSI - it's just got less bloat, and doesn't have flash videos that auto-play commercials.
No, ESPN is a separate corporate entity; ABC owned 80% stake in ESPN, and Disney Company later purchased ABC and now owns that 80% stake. If ABC was ESPN, there would be no ABC, or no ESPN. Hence, the corporate distinction.
But, but, I really like Rotel,