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Big 10 grades to this point...........

mushroomgod_1

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My grades for BT teams relative to expectations to date.....

1. Indiana...A

2. USC... A. Everyone thought the D would be better, but what a job by the former UCLA DC. I expected the O to be what it is.

3. Illinois...B+. I have to give props to Illinois for that Kansas win, although I thought it somewhat of a fluke. I think Kansas beats them 8 out of 10 even when played at Illinois. But Altmeyer is a really good QB and BB has them playing hard, although the talent level isn't real high. I would expect the grade to drop here as the year goes on. In particular, I think Nebraska beats them by 14 at Neb this WE.

4. MSU...B+. I don't think MSU will be good, but they don't look like a bottom 3-4 BT team. The Maryland win on the road was a good one, and they had the shutout yesterday against PV. The 1st game v. FAU wasn't impressive, however.

5. Nebraska...B. I think the Colorado win is an overrated one, but they have not disappointed. They look solid.

6. OSU...B. As advertised. Is the QB good enough against top-flight competition?

7. Rutgers...B. They've taken care of business against 2 weak teams. Again, solid. The ex-MN QB is not good, but is an improvement over last year.

8. PSU...B-. The WV game was a good one, but the BG win was alarming, both on O and on D.

89 Maryland...C+. They blew the MSU game at home, but came back with a solid road win at Virginia. Billy Edwards at QB is better than expected. They have some talent. Coaching??

10. Minnesota...C+. Bad loss to UNC at home, but something of a fluke. Ex- NH QB is about as good as expected. Two shutouts v. bad teams by a combined 75-0. The defense is feisty, and they have their TB back. Row the Boat can coach. I expect their grade to go up.

11. Oregon...C. Very nice win v. Oregon St on the road after two disappointing efforts. Gabriel is as advertised in this O. But doesn't look like pre-season expectations will be met.

12. NW...C. Really about as expected. Duke game could have gone either way. They play hard, but have no stars, even small ones.

13. Washington...C-.. As expected, an immense talent drain from last year. They beat Washington St at least 6/10 at home tho. Just a lot of penalties. Coaching seems pretty mediocre to me....not bad, but not all that.

14. Michigan...D-. Just amazing that they start a walk-on QB, especially one with no talent. And the back-up is apparently worse. So far they've been undisciplined on both sides of the ball. They have no really good WRs. They may lose 5-6 games.

15. Iowa...D-. Should have beat ISU, obviously. Yesterday was also a bad effort. KF won't give up on CM, and the fans are going nuts about it. He is one stubborn SOB. As bad as the O is, it's better than last year. The OL is better and K. Williams is a stud TB. Biggest problem is the D, although looking stout 90% of the time, is giving up some back-breaking long passes.

16. UCLA...F. Foster looks completely lost. Hawaii game was also bad.

17. Purdue...F. I've probably watch some or all of 1000 college football games in my life. I've never seen a worse effort than Purdue against ND in that 1st half in what was advertised as a big game.
 
17. Purdue...F. I've probably watch some or all of 1000 college football games in my life. I've never seen a worse effort than Purdue against ND in that 1st half in what was advertised as a big game.
The Bill Lynch game against Wisconsin in 2010 was about as pathetic an effort as that Purdue game. Downright hapless and gave up in the first half.
 
In addition to the pummeling they got from Alabama, Wisconsin also lost their starting QB for the season with an ACL injury.

Michigan announced a change in QBs with a tough USC coming to town this Saturday.
 
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