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2013 B1G Predictions - Legends Division

By hail2victors9 -13 March 2013
10 Comments
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How do you expect the Legends division to finish? Who will be heading to Indianapolis?

I have this:

Michigan - 10-2 (6-2)
Nebraska - 10-2 (6-2)
Northwestern - 8-4 (5-3)
Michigan St - 7-5 (4-4)
Iowa - 7-5 (3-5)
Minnesota 4-8 (2-6)

tennbuckeye19 on 13 Mar 2013 - 2:01pm #

Hail- I think your predictions are pretty good, although I wouldn't be surprised to see Nebby and UM finish 9-3 or worse, rather than 10-2. I'm curious, who do you think UM's losses will be? Possible losses could come to Notre Dame, @PSU, @MSU, Nebraska, @ NW, and OSU.

hail2victors9 on 13 Mar 2013 - 3:09pm #

I think two of @MSU, @NW, OSU. I think they take care of business at home vs ND and Nebraska.

Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler

IBLEEDSCARLETANDGRAY on 13 Mar 2013 - 2:38pm #

Northwestern plays like it did vs. Mississippi State in their bowl game they might win that division. They got both us and TTUN at home. We could end up playing them twice instead.

"Sherman ran an option play right through the south" - Greatest.Civil.War.Analogy.Ever

hail2victors9 on 13 Mar 2013 - 3:08pm #

I think NW will be very good. They have something like 17 starters returning. However, they have one of the toughest schedules in the B1G, if not the toughest one. @Cal to open and home vs Syracuse won't be easy. Then OSU, Michigan, and MSU at home and @Wisc, @Neb and @Iowa (down or not, not an easy place to win). The do have byes before Michigan and OSU, which concerns me.

Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler

Hoody Wayes on 13 Mar 2013 - 4:04pm #

Michigan = 2013 Legends Champion.

lljjgg on 13 Mar 2013 - 4:10pm #

Good thread Hail.

Michigan - 9-3 (6-2) -- I think Michigan loses to ND (it'll be a good game, UM has the home advantage, but I think the @OK/@USC version of ND shows up), OSU (same as the ND game; OSU and UM are very comparable, UM has the home advantage, but I just think the OSU roster has slightly more talent, and I feel Meyer and staff will outcoach Hoke in a big game scenario; wouldn't be shocked if UM won by a field goal, but I give OSU the edge), and slips up to 1 of either Nebraska or NW
Michigan St - 9-3 (6-2) -- Loses to ND (easily) and UM (easily), and 1 loss from the group of Nebby and NW
Nebraska - 8-4 (5-3) -- Loss to UCLA, and 3 losses from the group of UM, MSU, PSU and Purdue
Northwestern - 8-4 (4-4) -- Losses to OSU and Wisky, 2 additional losses from the group of Nebby, UM, and MSU
Iowa and Minnesota -- irrelevant once again sadly lol

I don't think MSU's team is incredibly talented, but I do like Dantonio as a coach to keep them in almost every game. Their game against TCU (a team that I feel is incredibly underrated) was a good example of the fact that if they can ever get their offense going, they are a contender based on that defense. Nebraska finds ways to lose games they should win (see the B1G title game against Wisky), and I LOVE NW but I don't think they're ready to stand up to the UM, MSU and Nebby's of the B1G week in and week out.

Poison nuts on 13 Mar 2013 - 4:24pm #

I think I would go exactly as you have them Hail, but on the UM losses - I have ND & OSU (of course) as their losses & I have both games as very competitive...I hope everyone realizes that despite something of a poor season this year, I do expect our rivals to be much stronger next year and anticipate the back to back playing of The Game to actually happen next year in the final year that it will be a possibility...Should that come about, I'll be happy to never see it happen again!

Only other difference might be Nebraska possibly at 9-3, although I think they pull the win against UCLA at home.

The world is full of kings & queens who'll blind your eyes & steal your dreams - it's heaven & hell - Ronnie James Dio.

CC on 18 Mar 2013 - 12:38pm #

I don't see NW with 4 L's.

Probable - OSU

Possible - NB, UM, MSU

I think we can all agree that the schedule this year is weak by any reaonable comparison to past years. The thing that gets me is that UM has such a good schedule.

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