ANOTHER CRAZY WEEK

Thank god my life doesn't depend on how good my picks are. What a week. Does it seem like your favorite team is like your little brother? I mean, you can criticize them all you want but when somebody else does it hits a sore spot and you must defend them? I watched purdue score one TD in the first minute and a half and another one with about thirty seconds to go in the game and I was appauled. In the middle of both those TD's, Michigan pretty much destroyed the opposition. Michigan ran the ball effectively and Denard was efficient with his passing as well. Defensively? They gave up their fair share of yards but seemed to get tougher as the game went on. I have some questions about that OL, are they beat up? Are they thin? It seems that way. Lewan has been limping around and Barnum left without returning to the game again.


With all the gimmick plays and slicing and dicing by all the backs, I am still a bit of a skeptic. Yes, they are 7-1 and are a much better team defensively than last year. They score points in bundles and are dynamic as ever offensively. I guess I am kind of questioning that whole "toughness" attitude. That purdue defense stopped Michigan at the one yard line twice today. Michigans OL will be facing very tough defenses in the next four games, they will have to get a push in short yardage situations. What MSU did to them is what the next four teams are going to try to do to them as well. They need to toughen up in the trenches for the stretch.


BIG TEN POWER POLL

1. Nebraska- They beat MSU bad this week and host Northwestern next week.

2. MSU- it's hard to win three big games in a row, they will bounce back.

3. Wisconsin- lose a heartbreaker on the road to MSU and ohio surprises them this week in the last minute. They are set up to win out.

4. PSU- since Bama they have not lost. THey are tough and can win the close games.

5. Michigan- Looked great offensively without Denard doing all the work.

6. ohio- they have improved tremendously, especially on defense. Will be tough to beat the rest of the season.

7. Iowa- Fell asleep at Minnesota today, when they woke up it was too late. Host Michigan next week.

8. Illinois- They can't get out of that pit they are in, they get a bye next week.

9. Northwestern- Piled on the points against Indiana today. We will see if they are in upset mode when traveling to Nebraska next week.

10. Purdue- they upset Illinois last week but played beat up dummie today and travel to Wisconsin next week.

11. Indiana- Maybe next season they will be a bit relevant.

12. Minnesota- Won their super bowl today. Probably won't win again.

NEXT WEEK FOLKS- the national championship game is played between LSU and BAMA.