Picture is clarifying:
Top tier:
OSU and Oregon favored to win out 9-0
Mich- favored cept for osu- 8-1
IU -favored cept for ore,PSU - 7-2
Ill- favored cept for osu- 7-2
PSU - favored cept for osu- 6-3
Wash- favored cept for mich,ore- 6-3
Playoff contenders:
OSU,ore,mich- locks
IU - probable
Ill.- possible
PSU , Washington, USC -longshot.
Hawkeyes are longshot to break into top tier...must win out cept for Oregon...7-2.
Or win out and tie w mich,ore at 8-1
Not likely but that's why they play the games.
PSU loss will put their season on brink so I suspect they play with urgency and beat hawks.
Hawks will be underdogs in PSU, Oregon,USC, Nebraska with 3 toss-ups in wis, Minn,and MSU
MSUs QB is going to be problematic for hawks defense.
My realistic projection for Hawks: 6-6(4-5)
Ouch.
Top tier:
OSU and Oregon favored to win out 9-0
Mich- favored cept for osu- 8-1
IU -favored cept for ore,PSU - 7-2
Ill- favored cept for osu- 7-2
PSU - favored cept for osu- 6-3
Wash- favored cept for mich,ore- 6-3
Playoff contenders:
OSU,ore,mich- locks
IU - probable
Ill.- possible
PSU , Washington, USC -longshot.
Hawkeyes are longshot to break into top tier...must win out cept for Oregon...7-2.
Or win out and tie w mich,ore at 8-1
Not likely but that's why they play the games.
PSU loss will put their season on brink so I suspect they play with urgency and beat hawks.
Hawks will be underdogs in PSU, Oregon,USC, Nebraska with 3 toss-ups in wis, Minn,and MSU
MSUs QB is going to be problematic for hawks defense.
My realistic projection for Hawks: 6-6(4-5)
Ouch.