Big Ten Week 1 Game Thread

**Rush** · 08-29-2010, 08:38 PM

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College football is back baby! How is the Big Ten going to fare this weekend? Easy going and we're undefeated in week 1?

**Capt. Serious** · 08-29-2010, 10:07 PM

Buckeyes win in a rout. Nuff said.

**JustinTCB** · 08-29-2010, 10:37 PM

Illini aren't beating Mizzou, that's for sure.

**CherryPickin'** · 08-30-2010, 12:39 AM

Week 1 Matchups:

Thursday, September 2nd:

Towson
Indiana

Marshall
Ohio State

Minnesota
Mid Tennessee

Saturday, September 4th:

W Michigan
Michigan State

Youngstown State
Penn State

E Illinois
Iowa

Illinois
Missouri

Purdue
Notre Dame

Connecticut
Michigan

Northwestern
Vanderbilt

Wisconsin
UNLV

**IvyPickin87** · 08-30-2010, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by CherryPickin'

Week 1 Matchups:

Thursday, September 2nd:

Towson
Indiana win

Marshall
Ohio State win

Minnesota win
Mid Tennessee

Saturday, September 4th:

W Michigan
Michigan State win

Youngstown State
Penn State win

E Illinois
Iowa win

Illinois
Missouri loss

Purdue win but this is one game i could see nd winning thou
Notre Dame

Connecticut
Michigan unfortunatly for the big ten i think mich is going to lose

Northwestern win but it will be close
Vanderbilt

Wisconsin win
UNLV

So with that i say big ten is 9-2 in the first week which i think will be a good start for the conf

**JustinTCB** · 08-30-2010, 04:24 PM

Maybe not the right place for this question, but whatever.

What are the expectations for Michigan this season? I'm thinking they are still going to be bums, but I don't really have to anything to base that on other than that they were bums last year.

**IvyPickin87** · 08-30-2010, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by JustinTCB

Maybe not the right place for this question, but whatever.

What are the expectations for Michigan this season? I'm thinking they are still going to be bums, but I don't really have to anything to base that on other than that they were bums last year.

They havent shown that they are going to be MICHIGAN again. I think they will do better then last year. (they are going to have to be if rich rod wants to come back next year.) But i dont think they are going to be anything special i see em at 5-7, 6-6, maybe 7-5

**CODE_BLUE56** · 08-30-2010, 05:34 PM

if michigan finishes below .500...i think there's a problem

**CherryPickin'** · 08-30-2010, 11:48 PM

Michigan (6-6, 3-5) Rich Rod very likely will be on his way out of Ann Arbor if he doesn’t produce a Bowl-caliber team this season. Right out of the gate Michigan will face a UConn team that was red-hot last season and then travel to Notre Dame the following weekend for what will most likely be a slugfest. I think they take 1-2 but if they’re able to win both those games my prediction is that they’ll finish strong enough to play in a late December bowl game. Michigan will certainly be able to whoop up on the teams that they’re supposed to beat up on and maybe even steal a win from a team that they’re not.

**JustinTCB** · 08-31-2010, 12:01 PM

Thanks for the info. I don't really care either way for or against Michigan, but it is so weird to see them so mediocre. I need Big 10 football to come down to Wisconsin, Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan. Just seems right.

N3 · 09-03-2010, 10:23 PM

As a Michigan fan, the expectations are very very low. Most fans view this season as a win/win though, if they team does well we are on the path to getting back on track, if the team bombs it means the end of RRod and we can go back to the type of team we all know and love.