JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Michigan
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6. Northwestern
7. Illinois
8. Iowa
9. Penn State
10. Purdue
11. Minnesota
12. Indiana
Worth noting: Iowa plays my 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th rated Big Ten Teams...and they play three of them in their first four Big Ten games...Iowa also has a bye week before its first Big Ten game at Penn State.
The point being is Iowa has a lot of time to analyze where they will not be strong this year and they will have an extra week to make changes in those areas, or adjust some thinking, prior to the Big Ten season starting.
Given some of the personnel challenges they have to sort out right now, which COULD lead to some philosophical tweaks, I don't think the schedule could possibly set up any better....now, as to whether or not those changes or the time will bear out to the positive, we'll have to see.
2. Nebraska
3. Michigan
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6. Northwestern
7. Illinois
8. Iowa
9. Penn State
10. Purdue
11. Minnesota
12. Indiana
Worth noting: Iowa plays my 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th rated Big Ten Teams...and they play three of them in their first four Big Ten games...Iowa also has a bye week before its first Big Ten game at Penn State.
The point being is Iowa has a lot of time to analyze where they will not be strong this year and they will have an extra week to make changes in those areas, or adjust some thinking, prior to the Big Ten season starting.
Given some of the personnel challenges they have to sort out right now, which COULD lead to some philosophical tweaks, I don't think the schedule could possibly set up any better....now, as to whether or not those changes or the time will bear out to the positive, we'll have to see.