Does Northwestern really need to lose twice?All we need is ...
- Iowa to win out
- NW to lose 2 of 3
- Mich to lose to OSU or NW
- Neb to lose to PSU or Minn
- Romney to win Florida, Virginia, Ohio ...
Does Northwestern really need to lose twice?
What if the final standings are
Nebby 5-3
Northwestern 5-3
Michigan 5-3
Iowa 5-3
Wouldn't Iowa win the tie breaker?
In this scenario Iowa or NW would win the tiebreaker. If Michigan beats NW that would put Neb and NW 1-2 against the 4 teams and Mich and Iowa 2-1. So then it would go to head to head between Iowa/Mich and Iowa would get the tiebreaker. If NW beats Michigan and end up 5-3 they would be 2-1 and win the tiebreaker against us.
So what we need to win the division is win out and Nebraska to lose to PSU or Minn, Michigan to beat NW and lose to Ohio State.
If NW beats Michigan we would need to win out and Nebraska to lose to PSU or Minn and NW to lose to MSU and Illinois.
So the easier path is Michigan to beat NW saturday obviously
[video=youtube;leFAuhEX52A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leFAuhEX52A[/video]Could you imagine the nightmare for the Big 10 IF Indiana and Iowa end up in the title game?? Not much of a chance it will happen but just the fact that it is still possible in Mid November...Can you say "National ridicule"?
Not to mention someone's contract would be extended for another million years for winning the Big Ten championship game and going to the Rose Bowl.
In this scenario Iowa or NW would win the tiebreaker. If Michigan beats NW that would put Neb and NW 1-2 against the 4 teams and Mich and Iowa 2-1. So then it would go to head to head between Iowa/Mich and Iowa would get the tiebreaker. If NW beats Michigan and end up 5-3 they would be 2-1 and win the tiebreaker against us.
So what we need to win the division is win out and Nebraska to lose to PSU or Minn, Michigan to beat NW and lose to Ohio State.
If NW beats Michigan we would need to win out and Nebraska to lose to PSU or Minn and NW to lose to MSU and Illinois.
So the easier path is Michigan to beat NW saturday obviously
The Chiefs could still win the Super Bowl too. They just need win the rest of their games
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Just the fact that it is still possible for Iowa to go to the Rose Bowl shows what a giant **** box the BIG is this year.
An Iowa-Indiana title game would get a lot of national attention for all the wrong reasons, with the winner becoming the sacrificial lamb for the Pac 12 in the Rose Bowl.
Sad. It won't happen though.
First off the you do realize that things are different now right? Under the old format Iowa would have been eliminated from Rose Bowl contention.. The divisions now open up more opportunity and give you some room for error, that is a good thing.. Iowa finished 6-6 last year and the same was true we could win the division if we won our final division games against Michigan State and Nebraska. It has nothing to do with the big being **** like you stated.
However the reality is that Iowa has not shot to win the division that will end next week in Ann Arbor, like it did at home at about the same time last season against Michigan State.
Those are the two most delicious looking things I've ever seen.You have to LOVE these kind of delusional post... WIN OUT the season??? Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Oh MAN... We MIGHT beat Purdue, (we BETTER!) but you cannot believe that we have a GHOST of a chance with the last two... We get SLAPPED by freaking Indiana and we are going to beat the CORNPONES!?!? Come on... Look, I will be there Saturday and it will be a great game... Just enjoy the sport, relax, and drink more beer!