{"id":325,"date":"2017-06-28T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T16:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplifiedfootball.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:08:45","slug":"2017-big-ten-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplifiedfootball.com\/2017-big-ten-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Big Ten Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Big Ten had an outstanding 2016 campaign. Perhaps a bit overrated based on bowl performances, but considering where they have been the last decade it was a win for this historic conference. This year we think you will still have 4 very good teams that are there at the end of the year, but we think the middle and bottom of the conference will be worse. Big Ten has sent a team to the playoffs every year. We don’t think this year will be any different with much of the same cast as last year competing for that spot. Michigan loses a lot but has recruited very well under Harbaugh. Penn St, Wisconsin, and Ohio St return a LOT of players from last years successful teams.<\/p>\n

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For each Conference we will have the Simplified Football predictions (record) with the Projected Win-Shares and rating of each team next to it. We will also have Bowl Projections for each conference.<\/p>\n

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Big Ten\u00a0Predictions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

East<\/em><\/p>\n

Team \u2013 Record (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Win-Shares (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Rating<\/p>\n

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  1. Ohio St – 11-1 (8-1) \u00a0\/ \u00a010.06 (7.36) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.93<\/li>\n
  2. Penn St – 11-1 (8-1) \u00a0\/ \u00a09.16 (6.49) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.76<\/li>\n
  3. Michigan – 10-2 (7-2) \u00a0\/ \u00a08.43 (5.95) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.45<\/li>\n
  4. Maryland – 6-6 (4-5) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.02 (4.17) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.90<\/li>\n
  5. Michigan St – 5-7 (3-6) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.88 (3.18) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.58<\/li>\n
  6. Indiana – 4-8 (1-8) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.91 (3.06) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.78<\/li>\n
  7. Rutgers – 3-9 (1-8) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.47 (2.29) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.06<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    West<\/em><\/p>\n

    Team \u2013 Record (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Win-Shares (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Rating<\/p>\n

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    1. Wisconsin – 10-2 (7-2) \u00a0\/ \u00a08.38 (6.03) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.59<\/li>\n
    2. Northwestern – 9-3 (6-3) \u00a0\/ \u00a07.33 (5.08) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.20<\/li>\n
    3. Nebraska – 7-5 (5-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.44 (4.4) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.87<\/li>\n
    4. Iowa – 6-6 (4-5) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.1 (4.02) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.99<\/li>\n
    5. Minnesota – 6-6 (4-5) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.72 (4.5) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.04<\/li>\n
    6. Illinois – 5-7 (3-6) \u00a0\/ \u00a04.95 (3.27) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.36<\/li>\n
    7. Purdue – 3-9 (2-7) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.97 (2.97) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.21<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Wisconsin wins the West out-right and Ohio St gets revenge on Penn St winning the head to head and the tie-breaker.<\/p>\n

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      Championship game \u2013\u00a0Ohio St beats Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship game. It will beat Wisconsin’s 5th Championship game in 7 years. Ohio St’s 3rd.<\/p>\n

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      That makes 9 bowl teams for the\u00a0Big Ten<\/p>\n

      Rose\u00a0Bowl \u2013 Ohio St\u00a0(Playoff)<\/p>\n

      Fiesta Bowl – Penn St<\/p>\n

      Peach Bowl – Michigan<\/p>\n

      Citrus Bowl – Wisconsin<\/p>\n

      Outback Bowl – Northwestern<\/p>\n

      Holiday Bowl – Nebraska<\/p>\n

      Pinstripe Bowl – Minnesota<\/p>\n

      Armed Forces Bowl – Maryland<\/p>\n

      Foster Farms – Iowa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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