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While attending this past weekend’s game in Madison, my idiot friends and I got into a discussion about whether or not the B1G is “good” this year. I think it mostly started off as a joke, because the conference that houses Rutgers, Illinois, Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) and Minnesota can’t possibly be good, but once Northwestern beat Michigan State we really started to think about it.
An argument the SEC always uses when one of their good teams loses to one of their average/bad teams is “the SEC is just too deep! We beat each other up all year!” Could that be the case in the B1G this year? Are average/bad teams like Northwestern or Purdue or, uhhh, Indiana (?) a sign of conference depth? Or, is MSU losing at home to an average/bad Northwestern a sign that everyone in the conference stinks except for Ohio State and even their defense isn’t very good soooo, I don’t know?
Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State all seem very good this year. Ohio State and Michigan each have an elite unit (offense and defense, respectively) while Penn State has an electric quarterback and a top-10 S&P+ offense. Wisconsin also has a top-10 S&P+ offense (one spot ahead of Penn State’s natch) but their defense has been a bit of a mess and probably couldn’t stop Ohio regularly, let alone Ohio State. Iowa has a very good defense and even lowly Minnesota has been good on that side of the ball, but no one is talking about either of those teams unless they are making a joke about punting to win (Minnesota, Michigan and Rutgers are all in the top-10 of S&P+ special teams rankings btw).
So, where does that leave the B1G in the grand scheme of college football? As fun as it is to rag on the conference and make fun of everyone, the B1G is still probably the second best conference in the country. The Pac-12 and Big XII are both laughably stupid and bad (TEXAS IS BACK THO!) while the ACC is Clemson and ::adjust glasses to see screen better:: it appears NC State is undefeated. Even the SEC, the best conference in college football, has to deal with the fact that Florida is their third best team.
I still don’t think the B1G is that good, though, it just seems like everyone else is worse. Alrighty...let’s get to roasting!
Indiana Hoosiers
S&P+ rank: 55th overall, 81st offense, 38th defense, 64th special teams
Last week’s result: (L) at No. 3 Ohio State, 49-26
Biggest strength: The Hoosiers hung around with aOsu, heading into the fourth quarter only down 11 and holding leads at two separate times in the first half, but then Ohio State remembered who they were playing and IU just kind of, well...
when Indiana runs out of points pic.twitter.com/5Sowk1FNyx
— BUM CHILLUPS (@edsbs) September 1, 2017
That’s not even a tweet from this season but it is evergreen for Hoosiers football.
Peyton Ramsey threw for 322 yards, three TDs and zero picks (he did lose a fumble though); Large Adult Running Back Stevie Scott ran for 64 yards on only nine totes; two different wideouts had over 100 yards; and the defense picked off Dwayne Haskins twice...and they still lost by 23. The Hoosiers went 3-for-14 on third down and gave up over 600 yards which is a recipe for a defeat even against a bad team, let alone the best team in the conference.
Biggest weakness: It seems to come up a lot that Indiana is always on the verge of beating a good team. That’s just the thing, though...they don’t ever do it.
indiana football has played all in all, well enough to win a couple of these type of games over the last decade.
— crimson quarry (@crimsonquarry) October 6, 2018
but they don’t make the plays great teams do at critical junctures, and that adds up.
I wish Indiana the best in their never-ending quest to be relevant in college football.
There was some good news for IU though!
A couple of hours after decommitting from Ohio State, Sampson James makes it official that he's staying home and going to Indiana. https://t.co/CC9mMOn9NI
— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) October 7, 2018
This may finally free up Antonio Williams to get three carries a game for the Buckeyes next year.
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Iowa, 11 a.m. CST
Maryland Terrapins
S&P+ rank: 68th overall, 85th offense, 57th defense, 15th special teams
Last week’s result: (L) at No. 15 Michigan, 42-21
Biggest strength: Tre Watson had 10 tackles but was one of the players ejected for targeting (see below) and quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome had 52 more rushing yards than passing yards and, uh, he only had 63 rushing yards.
Oh man, the kicker got pancaked real good on this return. Poor guy.
Watch Maryland’s Ty Johnson burn Michigan for a 98 yd kickoff return TD. pic.twitter.com/qNIkwkeeI3
— Ryan Gaydos (@RyanGaydos) October 6, 2018
Biggest weakness: Ty Johnson did end up leaving the game with an injury but it appeared to be not serious. The Terps had 12 penalties for 107 yards and two (!!) players ejected for targeting. That is, seriously, an impressive lack of discipline...even for a team in the targeting happy B1G.
These two numbers have nothing to do with each other, but it's not good when they're equal.
— Thomas Kendziora (@TKendziora37) October 6, 2018
Maryland has as many defensive players ejected for targeting today (2) as it has completed passes on offense.
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Rutgers, 11 a.m. CST
Michigan Wolverines
S&P+ rank: 5th overall, 25th offense, 2nd defense, 8th special teams
Last week’s result: (W) vs. Maryland, 42-21
Biggest strength: Their defense is really, really good. They stifled Maryland even without Rashan Gary playing at all, although Maryland’s offense isn’t exactly Oklahoma’s.
They also have a fullback that does Matt Bernstein things and a tailback that blocks everyone.
6'3", 254 lbs going up and over.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 6, 2018
Ben Mason is a BEAST. pic.twitter.com/7O72M7P8gi
Ben Mason hurdles your face. That's why he's ol' hurdle face. #GoBlue
— Elson Liu (@las3rjock) October 6, 2018
This is GD beautiful.
— Due# (@JDue51) October 7, 2018
Tru Wilson is a bulldog.
He picks up the blitz to free Shea, then goes and pancakes a D Lineman, *then* gets up and looks for more.
That's winning the play, friends. pic.twitter.com/hxN3DgybXd
The Wolverines making a play to be honored as the MOST B1G TEAM of the season. When they finish with nine wins and a loss to an SEC team in a Florida bowl game there will be no doubt about it.
Shea Patterson looked...competent. Upon further research:
Shea Patterson is...ok?
Team Played | S&P+ Defense | Patterson Yards | TD/INT |
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Team Played | S&P+ Defense | Patterson Yards | TD/INT |
Notre Dame | 5 | 227 | 0/1 |
WMU | 97 | 125 | 3/0 |
SMU | 95 | 237 | 3/1 |
Nebraska | 73 | 120 | 1/0 |
Northwestern | 31 | 196 | 0/0 |
Maryland | 57 | 282 | 3/1 |
Wisconsin’s S&P+ defensive ranking is currently 55th, two spots ahead of Maryland, and Patterson had his best game against the Terps. Wisconsin will also be without a number of secondary players and there is also they fact that they are inexperienced and on the road and oh God, Shea Patterson is going to torch the Badgers and I’m going to get fired for poking him with a stick, right? All of Rosin’s dreams finally coming true.
Biggest weakness: I don’t know if you ever read @AceAnbender on MGoBlog or on Twitter Dot Com but he’s a good writer/reporter and is in an awful lot of pain. If you have a couple of bucks to spare he sure could use your help.
a lot of you have asked if there's a way to help. there is. my financial situation once I step away will be extremely tenuous without your support. my medical costs usually run from $10-30K/year. anything you can give would mean the world. https://t.co/f7ZSvMWauw
— Ace Anbender (@AceAnbender) October 9, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. No. 15 Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m. CST
Michigan State Spartans
S&P+ rank: 31st overall, 62nd offense, 24th defense, 37th special teams
Last week’s result: (L) vs. Northwestern, 29-19
Biggest strength: MSU’s defense held Northwestern to eight rushing yards. All game. Eight. That’s fewer than the amount of traffic violations for which L.J. Scott has been cited! AND THE SPARTANS STILL LOST BY DOUBLE DIGITS AT HOME!
Michigan State football is a lot like my diet.
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) October 6, 2018
It's not very good.
Looking around for the MSU fans who were trashing Michigan for struggling against Northwestern last week pic.twitter.com/N6TlY5zdpc
— LG (@LGhail) October 6, 2018
Biggest weakness: Can someone take L.J. Scott’s keys away? That man isn’t qualified to drive a golf ball, let alone a motor vehicle. This man below comments on major news organization’s Facebook posts.
L O L pic.twitter.com/H3zHqvCaAj
— Mark (@MarktheNomad) October 6, 2018
At least there is still some optimism in East Lansi...oh.
Dantonio made some awful decisions and is in no way absolved of criticism. The staff is his decision as well. Barring radical changes to what we have seen MSU is headed for a second massively disappointing season in three years. That’s on him.
— Matt Hoeppner (@matthoeppner) October 6, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday at No. 8 Penn State, 2:30 p.m. CST
Ohio State Buckeyes
S&P+ rank: 4th overall, 3rd offense, 27th defense, 54th special teams
Last week’s result: (W) vs. Indiana, 49-26
Biggest strength: Per usual, Dwayne Haskins was a large strength for the Buckeyes. He threw six touchdowns (tying a school record) and 455 yards. Parris Campbell (nine catches, 142 yards) and Terry McLaurin (four catches, 59 yards) each scored twice, but Binjimen Victor had the catch of the game.
The throw!
— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) October 6, 2018
The catch!
The forward roll! pic.twitter.com/hukGwLnw0S
Biggest weakness: Ohio State’s secondary isn’t quite “Wisconsin Bad” but it certainly isn’t any good and the Buckeyes also turned the ball over three times and had nine penalties for 82 yards. Them being the best team in the B1G worries me.
Broadcast shows Urban Meyer on a knee getting attention on the field. pic.twitter.com/QmVE1QCdeh
— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) October 6, 2018
I hope you have a headache for the rest of your life you slimy fuck.
Urban Meyer said he was dealing with a headache when he went down on the field. pic.twitter.com/PcKEfUfOTP
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 7, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m. CST
Penn State Nittany Lions
S&P+ rank: 7th overall, 9th offense, 20th defense, 98th special teams
Last week’s result: BYE
Biggest strength: Drew’s NBA Corner brought to you by Rotel is here to tell you that all T-Wolves practices need to be televised until Jimmy Butler is traded or punches Andrew Wiggins.
At one point in a scrimmage, sources said, Butler turned to GM Scott Layden and screamed, "You (bleeping) need me. You can't win without me." Butler left teammates and coaches largely speechless. He dominated the gym in every way. Jimmy's back.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 10, 2018
I’m not sure it worked, Kanye. pic.twitter.com/lcwGUKF65t
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) October 10, 2018
My son, Joel Embiid, is making me proud by signing a big shoe deal with Under Armour! BIG MEN CAN SELL SHOES!
76ers star Joel Embiid has signed a multiyear endorsement contract with Under Armour, a deal making him highest paid big man on shoe deal, per sources. Embiid had been with Adidas.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 10, 2018
The mothership’s NBA Season Preview is beautiful and interesting and is modeled after Netflix which appeals to my laziness.
This is visually the coolest thing we've ever done, and I'm not sure it's close. https://t.co/vTQTlUxh7X
— Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) October 9, 2018
Good dog.
Air Bud with the lob!
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 10, 2018
@maxwellpearce pic.twitter.com/pzsbdN7FFH
Best of luck to Dwight Howard as he recovers from his broken butt https://t.co/fSX7F1cBqV
— Eric Freeman (@freemaneric) October 9, 2018
Biggest weakness: Don’t get me wrong, I love the NBA. It is the most interesting sport on the planet because the league allows its players to have personalities and for me basketball is the only popular sport I was barely competent at growing up. That being said, I am in a fantasy basketball league that is called Set It & Forget It. The rules of which are as follows: you draft 12 players; the draft must take fewer than 30 minutes total; you make zero roster moves; I check the standings on the day after the regular season ends and announce where everyone finished. Last year I finished in last place. This year I drafted Trae Young who is singlehandedly going to make me lose the field goal percentage category. PUMPED FOR THE SEASON, YOU GUYS!
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m. CST
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
S&P+ rank: 119th overall, 123rd offense, 86th defense, 9th special teams
Last week’s result: (L) vs. Illinois, 38-17
Biggest strength: At least it was overcast so the sky was kinda black?
A live look at the “blackout” for Rutgers-Illinois. pic.twitter.com/KLf61vkrex
— Steve Politi (@StevePoliti) October 6, 2018
Rutgers football and the state of New Jersey is and always will be booty, but(t) these helmets are cool and you’re wrong if you think otherwise.
Rutgers’ helmets this week. pic.twitter.com/OKPgETzrNv
— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) October 3, 2018
Biggest weakness: Please refrain from making rappers sad, Rutgers.
A wistful Fetty Wap mournfully croons a subdued yeaahhhhh baby after seeing his beloved home state Rutgers Scarlet Knights lose by his favorite score margin. pic.twitter.com/w6YzJsKMZ3
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 6, 2018
Each week that I look for things to write about regarding Rutgers there seems to be a new article up on NJ.com basically saying Rutgers football is worse than ebola and raw peppers put together. This week’s edition brought a hilarious idea to my attention:
If Rutgers loses like this to Illinois, what’s going to happen against Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State? His rival coaches might be giving him the Eddie Jordan treatment, trying to keep the score in check to keep him employed.
Did opposing B1G basketball coaches remove their starters from games against Rutgers so that scores would be more respectable and he’d keep his job? I NEED A FULL SCALE FBI INVESTIGATION ON THIS! How high up did this go? Did Jim Delany know? Did Bo Ryan draw the short straw and have to lose to Rutgers in 2015 and then Greg Gard did the same last year? Man, Wisconsin has lost to Rutgers a lot in basketball even when Eddie Jordan wasn’t the coach, smdh. Did all of the B1G head coaches have a text thread that didn’t include Jordan where they shared strategies and dank memes? I think Jake should write his next book about this.
This week’s opponent: Saturday at Maryland, 11 a.m. CST
Illinois Fighting Illini
S&P+ rank: 100th overall, 77th offense, 103rd defense, 29th special teams
Last week’s result: (W) at Rutgers, 38–17
Biggest strength: Passed for only 89 yards but HOLD ON! What if I also told you that they rushed for 330 yards????? Would that make your boner B1G? Can I say “boner” on this website? The defense picked off Rutgers three times.
BIG MOOD FOR THE ILLINI!
Let’s be clear:
— Stephen Cohn (@stephen__cohn) October 6, 2018
If Illinois wins all if its remaining Big Ten games, the #Illini will be playing for the Big Ten Championship on Dec. 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Biggest weakness: Plz stop dunking on Rutgers, Illinios.
Imagine being winless in the Big Ten. Couldn’t be us.
— THE GRAY ROOM (@Champaign_Room) October 6, 2018
Also, you ran for over 300 yards and still lost the time of possession battle (which isn’t important but is hilarious).
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Purdue, 2:30 p.m. CST
Iowa Hawkeyes
S&P+ rank: 26th overall, 75th offense, 8th defense, 46th special teams
Last week’s result: (W) at Minnesota, 48-31
Biggest strength: None of us are ready to live in a world where a Kirk Ferentz lead team is calling plays like this.
The most new Kirk "New Kirk" play yet?
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 6, 2018
Look at the down and distance, and the wild @HawkeyeFootball formation. #BTNStandout x @AutoOwnersIns pic.twitter.com/OabRk7cKJL
Even if Kirk himself didn’t want to do it!
“They convinced me,” Ferentz said. “It was however many guys on our staff versus one.”
TRICK PLAY OF THE WEEK
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) October 7, 2018
Let’s gush/nerd about Iowa using a 1900s single-wing spin move and running it out of a distorted field goal formation to confuse the hell out of Minnesota https://t.co/FlOobLWwKl
Nate Stanley threw four touchdown passes, Anthony Nelson had three sacks, and true freshman Riley Moss had two of Iowa’s four interceptions. Good to see you don’t need an experienced secondary when you play Minnesota because by the time Wisconsin gets there the starting corners are going to be a butter statue of a cow and Jake’s three sons stacked on top of each other.
Did you guys know about Iowa Nice Guy? I did NOT know who he was before this week and I’m devastated that he isn’t making any more videos.
Even though the #IowaNiceGuy character is retired, seems like a good day to review a few of his best Nebraska insults. Thanks @AndyFales for getting this started again and thanks to the #Bugeaters for being winless. pic.twitter.com/Nb1VM9LKUw
— Scott Siepker (@scottsiepker) October 8, 2018
Husker fans, in this week's What's Bugging Andy, @andyfales feels your pain. pic.twitter.com/mDBWw0ha4m
— SoundOFF (@SoundOFF13) October 8, 2018
::flame emoji times 100::
Biggest weakness: Ok, that’s it. I’ve now read two quotes, one from Lovie Smith and one from Nate Stanley, this week that mistake the word “hone” for “home.” You don’t “hone in on something” you “HOME in on something” like a missile! I thought the B1G was supposed to be the academics conference.
I, for one, applaud Minnesota’s unabashed hatred for Iowa. They hate them so much they won’t even show up for this, or any other, game due to Iowa having played there.
"who hates iowa?"
— RossWBOO (@RossWB) October 6, 2018
*crickets* pic.twitter.com/xoz39h6zXm
This week’s opponent: Saturday at Indiana, 11 a.m. CST
Minnesota Golden Gophers
S&P+ rank: 57th overall, 111th offense, 16th defense, 3rd special teams
Last week’s result: (L) vs. Iowa, 48-31
Biggest strength: I’d rather watch this family go grocery shopping than Minnesota play football.
My dad and I went grocery shopping... ♀️ pic.twitter.com/4dK885s0yr
— Kylie Moy (@kyliemoy) October 8, 2018
Biggest weakness: Zack Annexstad had electric stuff on Saturday, throwing three touchdowns AND three interceptions. He may have played better if actual human mountain Daniel Faalele had started at tackle, like this week against Ohio State.
The Gophers have made a change on the offensive line.
— The Daily Gopher (@TheDailyGopher) October 9, 2018
Welcome to the starting lineup, Daniel Faalele. https://t.co/311DzYO8LQ
If he gains 20 pounds in the weight room this offseason I think we’ve found the Internet’s new favorite player!
P.J. Fleck is the worst at spit-takes.
Not as easy as it looks. pic.twitter.com/r6YAl9Vgpo
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 6, 2018
Who hurt you, Todd?
You're either with P. J. Fleck oar you're against him. pic.twitter.com/TgGTO9nfjr
— Todd Brommelkamp (@ToddBrommelkamp) October 7, 2018
I don't know how Minnesota can reconcile those helmets with those uniforms.
— The Skeleton Living Inside Adam Jacobi (@Adam_Jacobi) October 6, 2018
Oh, come on Adam, they can’t be that ba
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GAH! KILL THEM WITH FIRE!!
This week’s opponent: Saturday at No. 3 Ohio State, 11 a.m. CST
Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G)
S&P+ rank: 71st overall, 67th offense, 73rd defense, 115th special teams
Last week’s result: (L) at No. 16 Wisconsin, 41-24
Biggest strength: Haven’t lost 10 games in a row yet AND only had 10 penalties for 100 yards. Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) is 128th (out of 129) in the nation with 10.4 penalties per game! Even Maryland, who actually committed a personal foul penalty while you were reading this, has fewer!
Adrian Martinez, the quarterback for Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) threw for 1,000,000 yards and J.D. Spielman, a wide receiver for the Huskers (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) caught many of them.
2️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ single game receiving yards. @jdspielman10 continues to rewrite the record book. ✒️ #GBR pic.twitter.com/WR5M0tACP0
— ❄️ Nebraska Football ❄️ (@HuskerFBNation) October 9, 2018
Biggest weakness: Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) is averaging 21.8 points per game and has a high score this season of 28 (twice!).
we need 40 points a game.
— CornNation (@CornNation) October 7, 2018
that’s it.
40 points.
The vaunted Blackshirts Defense of the Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) should keep the team in some game the rest of the way, no?
Needs on defense:
— John M. Bishop (@JohnBishop71) October 7, 2018
DE
DT
ILB
OLB
CB
S
You, dumb: The President only watches FOX News.
Me, handsome and smart and seeing BTN talking about Nebraska’s (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) struggles:
Trump: “Where’s Tom Osborne? I don’t know Tom Osborne. All I know is for years all he knew how to do was win. How good a coach was that guy? It’s called no talk, all action. Every year you won. You better get going Nebraska!”
— Eric Olson (@ericolson64) October 10, 2018
@realDonaldTrump crowd erupts into GO BIG RED! @HuskerFBNation pic.twitter.com/EpLlBd4QrW
— Bob Devaney (@Coach_Devaney) October 10, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday at Northwestern, 11 a.m. CST
Northwestern Wildcats
S&P+ rank: 58th overall, 97th offense, 31st defense, 114th special teams
Last week’s result: (W) at No. 20 Michigan State, 29-19
Biggest strength: Clayton Thorson threw for 373 yards and three TDs and Kyric McGowan averaged 77 yards and a score on every pass he caught.
As a proud Medill graduate I take great umbrage with Reddit mocking both my alma mater and my American college football team.
Northwestern Football takes notes from Medill School of Journalism, actually holds onto lead. pic.twitter.com/KgBs5vOr4L
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 6, 2018
What exactly am I watching here? Is this dancing or is that young man injured? Why isn’t anyone doing something to help him?!?! Northwestern football is a cold, callous, calculating bitch that won’t let anything, even the potentially fatal injury this man suffered, get in the way of winning football games.
Today was a good day. #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/Auf9WufQI4
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) October 7, 2018
Biggest weakness: Yeah, listen to your head coach, nerds.
Fitz on the students: "If it were me, knowing what I know at 43, I'd party my rear end off every Saturday."
— Inside NU (@insidenu) October 8, 2018
Oh, and uh coach? You can say “ass” or “butt” or “fart box” next time. We’re all adults here (legally speaking).
OMG WHY WOULD YOU POST THIS ON THE INTERNET! I am going to have nightmares.
Big win for the @NUFBFamily. Way to go boys! pic.twitter.com/p2fQV0V89t
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 6, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday vs. Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G), 11 a.m. CST
Purdue Boilermakers
S&P+ rank: 48th overall, 23rd offense, 81st defense, 87th special teams
Last week’s result: BYE
Biggest strength: Those Milwaukee Brewers sure are turning up the heat, aren’t they?
They swept the sorry-ass Rockies right out of the playoffs and now face off against the Dodgers in the NLCS.
One step closer to another celebration. #LetsGo #OurCrewOurOctober pic.twitter.com/qoRGydcZnd
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 10, 2018
OF COURSE the Brewers would celebrate with Korbel brand “champagne,” ::pushes glasses up bridge of nose:: because champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France, not California. Wisconsin’s love of Korbel brandy is well documented after all.
Make sure you grab yourself a free burger if the Crew wins on Friday!
They made a promise back in the 1950’s and, much to cows’ chagrin, they’re sticking to it.https://t.co/EVzTmT7wmX
— VICE Sports (@VICESports) October 10, 2018
Biggest weakness: You couldn’t pay me enough money to enter any haunted house let alone one where someone was ACTUALLY STABBED WITH A REAL KNIFE!
NIGHTMARE STUFF: After being chased with fake chainsaws, a man was stabbed with a real knife at a haunted house in Nashville. https://t.co/MUF61WpjJg
— WRCB-TV (@WRCB) October 10, 2018
HANDS OFF, LOVIE! Rondale is my B1G Crush.
"I know he's a true freshman, but look at what he's done, evaluate the player, and he's pretty good. He's as impressive as anyone I've seen in a while." - Lovie Smith on Rondale Moore. @HammerAndRails
— Stephen Cohn (@stephen__cohn) October 8, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday at Illinois, 2:30 p.m. CST
Wisconsin Badgers
S&P+ rank: 13th overall, 8th offense, 55th defense, 23rd special teams
Last week’s result: (W) vs. Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G), 41-24
Biggest strength: Look, Jonathan Taylor is great and we all love him BUT LOOK AT THIS FUCKING BLOCK!
Aron Cruickshank with a hell of a block on Jonathan Taylor’s 88-yard TD. pic.twitter.com/jwMmWDNm4E
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) October 7, 2018
COME GET YOU SOME, ARON! I want to kiss that block on the mouth and give it my undying love and affection.
Taylor, meanwhile, ran for a touchdown after that GIF ended and finished the game with 221 rushing yards and three TDs. Please don’t hold the fact that he is from South Jersey against him. He made the right call and got out.
South Jersey is home for @BadgerFootball’s Jonathan Taylor. He carries the region with him every time he steps on the field. pic.twitter.com/SL2Hw7cXyS
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) October 10, 2018
On a rare earnest note here: look at how excited and proud Taylor’s parents are! That’s nice.
The Badgers offensive line leaned on Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) until Taylor gashed them for that 88-yard run in the fourth quarter and I was later quoted, drunkenly and in my head, as saying “WITH ALL THAT LEAN WE SHOULD HIRE DJ SCREW AS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR!”
Biggest weakness: The secondary is in trouble, like, constantly.
Listen here SEC country! You may be better than us at college football, racism, having dumb accents, illiteracy and racism but with GOD AS MY WITNESS YOU WILL NOT BEST THE MIDWEST IN UNHEALTHY EATING!
you gonna sit there and let Mississippi dunk on you like that, Wisconsin
— BUM CHILLUPS (@edsbs) October 7, 2018
Lastly, Nebraska (0-5 overall, 0-3 B1G) fans were #madonline that Coach Dad cursed at them.
This might be clearer version.
— John M. Bishop (@JohnBishop71) October 7, 2018
"F*** you motherf***ers." Coach Paul Chryst pic.twitter.com/WWhaf3qt6K
I’m assuming that Chryst clip did not make Nebraska fans too happy. #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/afgkv7Bq7I
— Guy (@cpick20) October 7, 2018
This week’s opponent: Saturday at No. 15 Michigan, 6:30 p.m. CST