Big Ten Pick'em: Week 7

by Adam Hoge on Oct 15, 2009 7:55 PM CDT in Wisconsin Badgers Football

Since it's not going to last much longer, we might as well brag. Bucky's 5th Quarter is tied for first in the Big Ten Bloggers Pick'em standings after six weeks. Here are the standings:

	Standings	Pts
1	Gopher Nation	66
1	Bucky's 5th Qtr	66
3	Michigan Sports Center	64
3	Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS)	64
5	Maize N Brew	63
5	Happy Hour Valley	63
5	Nittany White Out	63
8	Gopher Football Blog	58
8	Buck Bravo	58
8	OSU Silver Bullet	58
11	Boiled Sports	57
11	The Only Colors	57
13	Crimson Quary	56
13	Zombie Nation	56
15	Maize and Blue Nation	55
15	Buckeye Battle Cry	55
15	Lake the Posts	55
18	The Buckeye Blog	53
19	Hammer and Rails	51
19	Eleven Warriors	51
21	The Nittany Line	48
22	Sparty MSU	45

Let's see if we can keep it going:

Wisconsin 17, Iowa 13
Iowa's defensive line is a problem for the Badgers after seeing what Ohio State's D-line did last week against UW. But it will help Wisconsin's young offensive line to see a similar type rush two weeks in a row. Back at home, the Badgers won't make the mistakes that turned a should-be win into an 18-point loss last week. I'm still going by my theory that Bielema doesn't lose at home unless he is playing teams that are clearly better than his, and any team with Ricky Stanzi at quarterback is not "clearly" better than the Badgers.

Michigan State 30, Northwestern 24
As I predicted, the Spartans are back on track and Northwestern continues to be unimpressive on offense. The Kitty Cats won't keep up with MSU in East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan 45, Delaware State 14
Don't ask me why, but I once saw Delaware State play Marquette in basketball. The Hornets weren't very good at basketball and they aren't very good at football either, averaging only 14 points per game.

Ohio State 24, Purdue 21
I got this weird feeling telling me this one will be closer than we might think. Still, I'm taking the Buckeyes over a Purdue team that has lost five in a row.

Penn State 27, Minnesota 24
Eric Decker will get his touches (and points) as usual and the Gophers' offense should be able to keep up with the Lions. The difference is on defense, where Penn State will come up with a key fourth quarter stop and a big turnover.

Illinois 31, Indiana 24
I just flipped a coin. No, seriously.

Last Week: 7-0
2009 Record: 38-7

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One prediction and no key players/injuries.

One wisconsin v iowa prediction thats all that can be mustered up. Where are some key injury updates for either side

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Badgers Football Schedule

UNLV	Thu 09/01	W 51 - 17
Oregon St. Building The Dam	Sat 09/10	W 35 - 0
@ Northern Illinois Red And Black Attack	Sat 09/17	W 49 - 7
South Dakota Coyotes	Sat 09/24	W 59 - 10
Nebraska Corn Nation	Sat 10/01	W 48 - 17
Indiana The Crimson Quarry	Sat 10/15	W 59 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 10/22	L 31 - 37
@ Ohio St. Along The Olentangy	Sat 10/29	L 29 - 33
Purdue Hammer and Rails	Sat 11/05	W 62 - 17
@ Minnesota The Daily Gopher	Sat 11/12	W 42 - 13
@ Illinois Hail to the Orange	Sat 11/19	W 28 - 17
Penn St. Black Shoe Diaries	Sat 11/26	W 45 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 12/03	W 42 - 39
@ Oregon Addicted To Quack	Mon 01/02	L 38 - 45