RECRUITIN HEATS UP!

Picturesd above are the no.2 and no.3 ranked LB's in the country on each side. Royce Jenkins Stone on the left and James Ross on the right. In the middle is top ten CB Terry Richardson. All three are from Detroit and have committed to Michigan.

Now that the regular season is over, coaches enter one of the busiest times of the year, recruiting. With just a little over two months until signing day and plenty of players left to choose from, it becomes an absolute frenzy for coaches to sell their programs. I have experience in scouting and evaluating talent so this is one of my favorite times of the year.

I worked for "THE FORBES REPORT RECRUITING SERVICE" for five years. This is a national recruiting service, it caters to all college coaches from major D1 to DIII schools. I scouted for a man named Brandon Duplain from Illinois who was the midwest recruiting coordinator for Terry Forbes. My job was to cover central Ohio and focus mainly on the Columbus City league. My blog will cover recruiting until signing day. I am credible in scouting and have evaluated every top player in Ohio and surrounding states for 2012 and the past five seasons. If you are interested in recruiting, stay up to date with my blog because it will get interesting. Let's get some things out of the way.

I will start by saying that Urban Meyer to Ohio is a huge get for them and he will make the conference more credible and interesting immediately. I am pretty sure ohio has about 16 commitments so far for 2012 and have around for or five schollies left to give out. Meyers first commit came this morning from a 2 star WR out of Lakeland Fla. Just to refresh peoples memory, Lakeland High School was Meyer's stomping ground at Florida and I think this is his way of saying "I'm back Lakeland".
Ohio's recruiting class is interesting considering three different coaches have been involved in it. Tressel has some of his commitments there while Fickell has a few and now Meyer will finish recruiting the class himself. Things of interest to keep an eye on here. Se'von Pittman, who has committed to MSU has been thinking of switching his commitment to ohio. Now that Meyer is there, look for him to visit real soon. I would almost expect a switch by him. Pittman is huge at 6'4" and 270 LBS, a bit of a hothead but is intense and athletic. Another big deal is 5 star RB Brionte Dunn out of Canton Glen Oak. He has been committed to ohio for a while but has been up to Ann Arbor the last two weeks with cousin and Michigan commit (2013)RB/S Dymonte Thomas. What is interesting is that Dunn was on Michigan's sidelines during the ohio vs. Michigan game. He is a bigger back at 6'1" 220lbs and fits into Hoke's offense well when Denard leaves. Sources say he is leaning blue but Meyer could possibly sway him. I don't think he is a spread RB though.


Here are the Big Ten teams who are in the national recruiting rankings according to Scout.com.

1. Michigan - Michigan currently has 23 commitments with players like no.1 Ohio OL KYle Kalis, no.2 and 3 ranked LB's nationally with James Ross and Royce Jenkins stone out of Michigan and also 6'6" 285 LB OL Erik Magnuson from California.

14. Ohio - they have 16 commitments led by last weeks commitment from Cincinatti Taft DE Adolphus Washington. Washington is a five star player who reminds me of Julius Peppers. He is 6'6" 245 lbs and is an absolute bitch to deal with. One of my favorite players in the class is 4 star RB Warren Ball out of Columbus Desales. I have ball ranked as my no.1 RB in the state because he is so versatile with strength, speed, quickness and he can catch the ball. Meyer will love him, he fits right into his kind of offense.


22. PSU - I don't know how many players will leave because of the crap that is going on there but they have a quality class. 5 star DE Noah Spence leads this class and DB Armani Reeves is a hard hitting safety from the Maryland area.


25. MSU - Mark Dantonio has done a great job recruiting ohio. He first recieved a commitment from OL Benny Mcgowan out of Centerville. Mcgowan is the best OG in the state of ohio, he is a great get for MSU. He also recieved a commitment from Canton's Se'von Pittman who was huge but he may lose him to ohio, keep an eye on this.

MICHIGAN'S REGULAR SEASON 2011

Denard Robinson was the best player on the field in their 40-34 victory over the ohio tech lightning bolts today. With precision passing, decision making and slick running, Robinson gashed the defense at will for 5 total TD's. Robinson had no problem in the read option offense picking his holes and handing the ball to RB Fitzgerald Toussaint when necessary. Both Robinson and Toussaint eclipsed the century mark while the passing of Denard was intelligent and sharp. Michigans OL had a tremendous day, giving Robinson plenty of time to make the correct reads and hit open recievers. His best pass of the day was a rope over the head of a tech LB into the hands of a tightly covered Junior Hemingway in the end zone.


Defensively was a bit different. Coming into the game, Michigans defense was giving up just 15 pts a game. They gave up 34 to an ohio tech team that rarely completes more than five passes a game. Tech aired it out today and Michigan was caught off guard, but in the end, DB Courtney Avery broke on a ball and made an interception that sealed it for them. They held the money hungry boom herron to only 37 yds on 15 carries. On the other hand, Braxton miller sliced and diced Michigans defense like a veteran QB rather than a true freshman. Miller is a special runner but lacks accuracy which caused problems for the lightning bolts throughout the game. At the end of the day, Michigan's defense played well enough to cause miller problems in the pocket and the RB's never got rolling.

Hoke should be coach of the year as he took the Wolverines to a 10-2 record and a possible BCS bowl. More importantly, Hoke can recruit and has arguably the NO.1 recruiting class for 2012 coming in next season and already has a great start for 2013 with 5 star QB Shane Morris and 4 star S/RB Dymonte Thomas from ohio. All of this with 17 starters returning next season.

TODAYS UPDATES

Last week I blogged about two players I thought were future commits to ohio. Teammates, 4 star WR Dwayne Stanford and 5 star DE Adolphus Washington were supposed to be a package deal no matter where they committed. Today the two made their announcements and surprisingly they went opposite directions. Stanford announced he would attend Oregon while teammate A. Washington committed to ohio. I believe ohio got the better player but a top WR was probably a bigger loss. What's interesting in Washington's commitment is quite a few teams cooled on him late in his recruitment. Teams like ND, Michigan and MSU seemed to back off a little bit, I found out why. Washington is athletically gifted but seems to be an academic liability. Some behind the scenes recruiting sources are saying he has some problems in the classroom, he will be one to keep an eye on. Remember that some of the schools that backed off, like Michigan, MSU and ND have a higher academic standard than ohio, Oregon as well. Here is an actual quote from a press conference immediately following the commitment. " It's the education part " Washington continued. " I know all these schools athletically can offer me the same thing. The academic support at ohio, there is no way you can fail. Even if your giving minimal effort there is no way to fail." Take what you want from that.


Urban Meyer rumors are flying. A matter a fact, I have heard that Herbstreit may coach QB's and Spielman LB's. What is true? Is this stuff a little over the top? My opinion is that Meyer just may be the next coach at ohio but I really would like to hear him say it. I don't believe anything until I hear it. I'm sure ohio would love to have him but this whole thing is entirely up to Urban Meyer himself. I don't know too much about his anxiety and heart problems but the rumor was they were a little serious. With the sanctions yet to be handed out and recruiting ending in early FEB. ( I don't know how many schollies ohio has left to give out ) this announcement should be soon, in the next couple weeks we should know. That's a hell of a pressure cooker for a man with stress problems to step into. Would he coach the bowl game? How would recruiting pan out? Meyer VS. Hoke for many years to come would be exciting for sure. For those who don't remember, Meyer and Michigan DC Greg Mattison were both on that 06-07 Florida staff that won the NC.

IT'S OFFICIALLY ohio VS. MICHIGAN WEEK

This is an interesting picture. Michigans 2013 5 star QB commit Shane Morris on the left, 4 star RB/S commit Dymonte Thomas on the right and 2012 5 star RB commit Brionte Dunn in the middle. What is so interesting is that Dunn, who is also the cousin of the fellow on his left, is committed to ohio. Well, rumors are that he has been a soft verbal to ohio and has been considering Michigan for a while. What dedicated ohio commit would get his picture taken on the 50 YD. line of Michigan stadium with two other future wolverines? Yes, he was a visitor today for Nebraska. Michigan wants him, and Dunn's quote today "I have a lot of thinking to do" makes me think he may switch soon. Rumor has it that him and his father will return next week for the ohio game, I wonder which sideline he will stand on?


Michigan's upgraded defense held Nebraska to roughly 260 YDS. of offense today. 54 of those yards came on a TD pass early because of broken coverage. Michigan's defense is good and they played relentless for the second straight week. Confidence is not a problem currently. They are playing with a true freshman corner in Blake Countess who is one of the best corners in the conference already. LB's Desmond Morgan and Jake Ryan are also freshman who are disciplined and tenacious players who have totally disregarded the crucial mistakes made my most young players. These are the same players as last year for the most part defensively. What happened to these quotes "they don't have the personnel on defense"? They did have the players, it was the coach that was missing. Mattison is the perfect definition of coaching means everything.


"Nebraska is over with". I guarantee these words flew from the mouth of Brady Hoke today. There is one thing left on his mind, beating ohio. Let's not BS here, Michigan is just a better team currently than ohio on both sides of the ball. Now that both teams are playing with eligible players and the shadiness has been subtracted from ohio's team, it's an even playing field. I would never guarantee a Michigan victory because come noon Saturday, anything can happen. It doesn't matter who is better on paper, a couple turnovers, a few mistakes, a missed field goal, both teams are capable of winning. Actually, Michigan won last year because ohio forefitted the whole season because of the scandal. Also, since we all know pryor and others were recieving benefits illegally since 2008, that would be a three game win streak headed into this week. Nice, eh. Wait, Troy Smith and a few others also recieved cars and money, wait, damn, so did clarett and Gibson. Hell, if you really think about it, 2001 was the only clean win. That was all coopers kids. Michigans on a nine game win streak headed into this week. Should be a dandy Saturday.


One more thing. Who the hell lets spielman do Michigan games? What a Michigan hater, that guy roots against them the whole game. Get that homer out of there.

NEBRASKA / MICHIGAN

Gotta start something already, don't I? With the big game next week, hopefully Michigan isn't looking past this one. Why would they though? Nebraska hasn't traveled to Ann Arbor in I don't know how long, and they are good. Nebraska is typical of many Big-Ten teams on the offensive side of the ball. Stack the box and let the inefficient QB beat you with the pass. Martinez is, well, a mechanically bad passer. They have inferior WR's to Michigan and shouldn't surprise the secondary at all with talent. Can Michigan stop the run? They did last week but Nebraska is a heavy hitting, blue collar, smash mouth running team.

Nebraska's D isn't what it was hyped up to be before the season started, but adequate. Denard will start I'm sure, and if they go shotgun with two backs like they did early against Illinois, things should go well. Toussaint is hot and his confidence flying high and the OL has been sound. Once again, Nebraska will stack the box and make Denard beat them in the air. They need to run screens and short passes to get the WR's the ball and make plays. Every time Michigan plays, I see something new, tomorrow should not be different. Should be a dandy.


PSU at Ohio is interesting, two disfunctional teams off the field but should be interesting. Ohio has injuries but they should win in a close one.

Wisconsin shouldn't have trouble with Illinois but the Illini have not won in a while and this is their super bowl. It may be closer than expected.

Iowa at Purdue is interesting. Purdue can't stop the pass and Iowa can throw. Purdue in another upset.

Indiana at MSU is a joke right?

Minnesota at Northwestern will be an all out blowout. Cats roll!

Bowman's Football Planet: RECRUITING NEWS

Bowman's Football Planet: RECRUITING NEWS: Those who know me realize I have experience as a high school scout and take evaluating serious. Am I an expert? Well, considering the peopl...

RECRUITING NEWS

Those who know me realize I have experience as a high school scout and take evaluating serious. Am I an expert? Well, considering the people who are considered experts, yes I am. This brings me to a site that I frequent called "SCOUTING OHIO". These guys are credible and do a great job of evaluating but are also all buckeye homers. They do a "top 200 list", which is a list of the top 200 seniors in ohio in order from the top player to the last. I recently checked the list and it is a bit surprising how they have the NO.1 player in ohio as Olentangy senior, Josh Perry. Now , perry is a very good player but I have evaluated all the film on all players in ohio and he isn't NO.1. But he is a buckeye commit and Devin Bogard is NO.2 and a ohio commit as well.

Michigan commit Kyle Kalis was at one time, the NO.1 player but since has committed to Michigan, now he is twelve. Brionte Dunn was a top five player but is kind of soft with his verbal to ohio and is now NO.9. Joe Bolden (Michigan commit) is the best LB in the state and has taken a backseat to Josh Perry? Kalis is ranked as a top 10 OL in the country and Perry and Bogard are nowhere to be seen on the national level, but the top two players in Ohio? Come on Scouting Ohio, grow up and be objective.

On the recruiting end, ohio may be getting a double whammy on NOV.22. That is the date when the Cincinnati Taft duo of Adolphus Washington and Dwayne Stanford will be making their verbal commitment announcements. They want to go on the buddy system and both have offers from every top program in the country, from Oregon, USC, MSU, Bama, and ohio. According to my evaluations, Stanford is the best WR in the state of ohio and A. Washington is the best DE. Washington is a five star recruit and a top five DE nationally. Stanford is a four star and a top twenty WR in the country respectively. I personally think they are both heading towards Columbus to play. With ohio being underachievers this year and the consequences of the scandal still hanging over their heads, these would be huge pickups. Five star RB Brionte Dunn is a buckeye commit but will visit Michigan this weekend with cousin Dymonte Thomas (Michigan commit). Some think Dunn will switch his commitment to Michigan before signing day. That would set ohio back a few more steps and not help at all with this years mediocre recruiting class.



This is Stanford. He has been scrutinized for running 4.6 40's and not being too explosive. Here is what I see, quick off the line and kills press coverage. He catches the ball with his "hands" and turns short passes into long gains. He needs to get better seperation but he is 6'4" and can't be covered by one CB, and in high school not even two really do the job against him. He has a long stride, has great hops and is a huge red zone weapon. He would be a top target immediately for ohio.





Washignton, like Stanford is a basketball star also, a great athlete. It's humorous watching him in this video just bully others as if they are children. There is nothing not to like about his game, he's 6'6" 245 LBS, fast, strong and aggressive as hell. You can see him playing NT in this clip as well as SDE. Personally, I believe he is a WDE, he would dominate LT's and could play down and as a LB also in a 3-4. If he gains a little weight, he could be a quality SDE. Whatever the position, Washington is a great addition to any team, that includes SEC as well.

Bowman's Football Planet: WEEK 11

Bowman's Football Planet: WEEK 11: Can't wait til this guy gets to Michigan. This is 5 star QB recruit Shane Morris. He has already made his commitment to Michigan for the ...

WEEK 11

Can't wait til this guy gets to Michigan. This is 5 star QB recruit Shane Morris. He has already made his commitment to Michigan for the 2013 class. Look, we all know Denard is not a pocket passer, so use him like he is just that. Back to square one, plenty of running and short passes to keep the defense honest. As bad as I want to scrutinize my favorite team for all the negatives, they won, and it was needed. I don't know what happened offensively, between the first five minutes and the last five minutes, but it was like watching a crash about to happen. So many chances and no answers.


In the first five minutes of the game, I was watching a freight train. Denard in shotgun, two backs beside him, they were running the read option and it was marvelous. Fitz was picking his spots, the o-line was perfect, It was pulling the defense up, Denard was sitting his feet and threw a couple nice passes and then.........It went away. They tried to turn Denard into a pocket passer all of a sudden. The remainder of the first half was a disaster. I couldn't believe Michigan was winning by 17 points uncomfortably. Well...Floyds pick, Devins TD pass and they win going away. There was plenty of bright spots offensively though. Fitz was great, Devin did just enough without mistakes and stepped up in the pocket like a veteran on his TD pass to Odoms.


Let's talk defense. Are you kidding me? What a gem they played, the best game of the year from those guys. Woolfolk is not as good as T. Gordon, no way. Desmond Morgan, Jake Ryan, Frank Clark, Blake Countess are Freshman studs. What a group of young players. Van Bergen was running down QB's with three minutes left in the game that was all but over. Campbell came in late and pushed some guys around as well. Greg Mattison is a motivation machine, what a hire. Hoke should have recieved a promotion just for that alone. It's great to see the defense play that well this late in the season, especially with these last two games left. The biggest games of the year are headed towards Ann Arbor. I would much rather see the defense hitting on all cylinders than the offense. That's old Michigan football folks.



I know everybody was sad to see I didn't make my predictions last night. I couldn't get on my blog, computer problems. They would have been hard to pick this week anyways. No more power poll but this is what I witnessed.

Minnesota is still bad

Iowa can't win two big games in a row

MSU controls their own destiny

Purdue does ohio in again

Wisconsin is back on track

Penn State unfortunately finishes the season at ohio and at Wisconsin

ohio has some injuries but B. Miller is a weapon and posey is back next week

Illinois has lost 4 straight

Northwestern gets Minnesota and possible spoiler against MSU in two weeks, they are playing well

Nebraska Took care of penn state and travel to Ann Arbor for a big one next week


Oregon freshman DeAnthony Thomas is the fastest person in college football

Bowman's Football Planet: HOW DOES MICHIGAN RESPOND?

Bowman's Football Planet: HOW DOES MICHIGAN RESPOND?: First things first. They need to go into Champagne and beat Illinois. Michigan has only played three good teams. ND, Iowa and MSU. They l...

HOW DOES MICHIGAN RESPOND?

First things first. They need to go into Champagne and beat Illinois. Michigan has only played three good teams. ND, Iowa and MSU. They lost two of those three. This is the same thing that has happened the last few years, they dominate the bad teams and struggle with the good ones. There is something about the staff that I like, as far as sticking to their guns offensively. They are not gonna budge on making Denard a passer. If he completes half his passes, then they win these games. They understand they have good recievers who are typically open, now let's get them the ball in stride. Borges understands that this is the offense they will run next year and the years to come. Gardner needs to learn this offense as well as Denard and 5 star recruit Shane Morris will be learning this offense as well. It isn't going anywhere.

The defense has played well and now the offense needs to respond. They are as good on paper as any team in the conference. There are a few teams that are 2-2 in conference play. Michigan is one of them and can be 8-2 if they win saturday with Nebraska and ohio left on the schedule. They obviously don't control their own destiny but winning out would give them a hell of a chance. There are plenty of big games left for things to work out for them. Get healthy this week. Toussaint will be back also. After the Iowa loss I was thinking the worst, but Nebraska losing and MSU going to Iowa this week, there is time for things to happen. Denard can't play that bad again, can he? This week in Illinois we will see. If they don't win, that would be 1-3 in the last 4 games and the past will be the present once again.

Bowman's Football Planet: PENN STATE IS PATHETIC!

Bowman's Football Planet: PENN STATE IS PATHETIC!: Surely if this Penn State story involved illegal benefits it would be taken more seriously. I heard students and alumni defending paterno a...

PENN STATE IS PATHETIC!

Surely if this Penn State story involved illegal benefits it would be taken more seriously. I heard students and alumni defending paterno and justifying some staff saying " well, you can't let a few bad apples ruin a bunch ". Sure you can, a matter a fact, a few bad apples have ruined several lives in this case. Sandusky, the self proclaimed good citizen here, opening up his home to underpriveliged kids, should be gutted and fed a potpourri of bullets. Are you kidding me? Claiming to help young kids who have already been dealt a bad hand and led to believe they will be going to a safe place, where they will be given a chance to live a normal life and Sandusky has his way them. Does anybody want to defend this guy?

Then there is grad assistant McQueary. What a FN coward. Yea, whatever you do, don't help the defenseless child who is being brutally raped by a creepy ass old man, just turn a blind eye. Were not talking about $100 handshakes here, we are talking about the disgusting rape of a child. I was on a web site earlier where people were actually sharing this comment "well, until your in that situation, you can't say what you would do". These people are cowards as well. Anybody who would not react to that kind of a situation in a violent way is a cold hearted loser. Think of your own in that situation, not so pleasant then. McQueary as well should be quarter horsed and dropped off a steep cliff.

That brings us to King Paterno. Maybe where he comes from, you just shut your mouth and walk the other way. I had total respect for him as a coach and what he has done for college football. That has changed and the only thing I look forward to with him is the day he dies. Here is a man who is respected, looked up to, and has a voice that nobody even compares to at that university. He supposively passed on this info to his AD's and president. When nothing came of it, how come he didn't wonder why no action was taken. He continued to work with Sandusky, the same guy who brutally rapes children and didn't even question it. I am thinking any recruit that has committed to PSU for next season will go elsewhere, unless their parents are OK with their son playing for this shady staff. Hopefully kids will start transferring and the university will pay the ultimate price as well as the staff who was involved. My wish would be to see Sandusky put in general population of a max security prison, absolutely no mercy on that prick. McQueary and Paterno can rot in hell as well, and the AD and president who covered it up should be violently beaten. If you are offended by any of this, you should take a look at yourself.

KIDDING ME?

I said a couple weeks ago that this weeks game was the start of what would define Michigans season. They failed the first test and now there is three more tests left on the schedule. I will defend the defense and say they did enough to win the game today, and just like the MSU game, the offense didn't do enough. Michigan gave up 140 yds on the ground and roughly 150 in the air. What Iowa did was play sound football and didn't turn the ball over, they won. Michigan on the other hand fell behind quick, turned the ball over twice and once again tried to make a pocket passer out of a running QB. I remember when people were whining because denard was running 20 times a game, there was a reason for that, that's what he does best.

I won't question play calling too much, I can't see the whole field like coordinators can, they see the holes and defenses on a bigger scale. I know that Denard is not much of a weapon when he doesn't escape the pocket. I see the frustration on WR's faces when he misses them wide open or can't hit them in stride. They have good WR's that are consistently open but the ball is rarely where they need it to be. Maybe they should run that two minute offense the whole game. Where do they go from here? Well they travel to Illinois to face a team who has an extra week to prepare for them. Michigan has to win or back to the gutter. There was a lot of complaining about a couple plays at the end of the game. Hemingways ball hit the ground, I seen it. There are always bad calls during games, if refs make a questionable call in the second quarter, you get over it. If there is a no call early in the fourth, you get over it. With two seconds on the clock and there is a blatant penalty, this is magnafied, you have to call it. The last play of the game was a pass interference, you must call it. What led up to that situation doesn't matter anymore. Was Michigan screwed on that play? Yes, but there was still work to do. They would have still had to make a two point conversion and they should not put themselves in that situation. When you start making too many excuses for your team, you have given up on them. Next week is huge and now Michigan is 1-2 in their last 3 games.

Unless these two are going on a dinner date, this would be considered interference.

I refuse to do a power poll for this conference anymore, there is nothing powerfull about it. If I woke up out of a coma and watched the big-ten today, I would have told you that Northwestern was the best team in the conference. Yea, A win is a win but the conference is sad. Nebraska gets beat by Northwestern at home, MSU barely gets by Minnesota at home. Ohio struggles with a one win Indiana team, at home. there isn't a consistent team in the conference. Here we go, whoever wins the conference is the best team, that's as good as I can do. Boise ST. would smack any big-ten team around on a neutral site in a big game. No question.

I am watching Bama and LSU. This is a different animal folks. They have the best players, best coaches, and they play hard the whole game. Hightower is an OLB who is 260 LBS, these defenses fly to the ball and are physical. They know where they are supposed to be, they are vocal and confident. Not all SEC teams are like these two, they are on a different level. I am not even saying that one of these teams couldn't be upset, but on a huge stage in front of a national audience, who would want to face these dudes? I almost want to say " OK, LSU's my favorite team", because that is what I would like to root for every week.

WEEK 10

Got the picture from MGOBLOG, gotta love it. If you could judge a team off what they did the week prior, Iowa wouldn't win another game for the remainder of the season. Reality is that they play good at home and should be ready for this one. Two years ago, Michigan took a rodriguez led team into Iowa City to face a superior team and almost pulled off a gem, but in didn't happen. Michigans secondary will be challenged this week. I have a feeling that Iowa will throw the ball downfield more than any team has against them this season. Marvin Mcnutt is 6'4" and maybe the best NFL prospect in the big ten, I wonder how Michigan will deal with him? On the other hand they also have a nice OL and Coker is the leading rusher in the conference.


Michigan will score points and if it is a shootout then UM is a favorite. I believe the line is 4 points and it seems Kovacs is healthy as well as Lewan, who may just be the best LT in the conference as a sophomore. Michigan adds a couple new plays every week it seems, and they work. I like the mix up and wonder if Iowa has the horses to deal with it? This is the game that starts the four game stretch that will define this team. We will see if they are really different than the last 3 years or not, pretenders or the real deal. We will find out soon enough.


Indiana at ohio - ohio is on a two game win streak that has built confidence in the team as well as a true freshman QB. Indiana is playing a true freshman at QB as well but he has to deal with a much better defense. This shouldn't be a good game.

ohio-42 IU-10


Purdue at Wisconsin

I wonder if Wisconsin has lost their will or not. If not, they will try to run it up on these cats, big time.

Wisconsin-48 purdue-16

Northwestern at Nebraska

Northwestern could play spoiler this week and shock the big ten. They won't, Nebraska is flying high coming off that MSU victory.

Nebraska-37 Northwestern 17

Minnesota at MSU

Should be A DANDY. Minnesota is out to show they are no one game wonder, unfortunately they are playing an upset monster.

MSU-40 Minnesota-9

LSU at Bama

LSU is steady as hell on both sides of the ball and that DL is something special. What sticks out to me is LSU's recievers, for some reason I think they will be the difference tomorrow. Bama is big on the OL and Richardson is a ball of muscle with good speed and dangerous in space. They do not have great recievers and LSU's secondary is second to none. It should be close but if it isn't I give LSU the nod. I give them the nod anyways.

LSU 24 Bama 20