Minnesota & Purdue are the Big10 powers now

[AKAK]

Well- This thread is the whole great illustration of why there is the Big 2 and the little 8 or 9.

On this Minnesota thing... Look, these guys are still behind Wisconsin... nevermind Ohio State and Michigan... They are the Kansas State of the Big 10. Play some creampuffs... roll up 3 or 4 OOC games by recruiting Ohio State and Michigan Rejects and hopefully beat Indiana and Northwestern, Eek out one more win and play in a bowl game... Hey, Mason's doing his job... these guys still don't have a lot of street cred yet though... Sure, they beat us a couple years ago, but didn't Toledo take them to the woodshed the next year? They haven't won consistently against the top half of the Big Ten yet.

Purdue... They are a lot more legit to me. They've had either good D's and Good O's over the last 5 or 6 years... they haven't put it together yet... and recruiting ahsn't been quite where it needs to be... but Tiller's doing well with a bunch of Train Drivers.

 

[brutus2002]

I wouldn't call Ernie Wheelwright a OSU reject. That ohio boy might burn a couple Big Ten schools this year. One of the 60 yard TD catches I saw of his this year looked pretty impressive!!! Hell at least Minnesota can win their Bowl Games...I mean there were alot of teams in the Big Ten that choked!!!

 

[Unizan]

I wouldn't call Ernie Wheelwright a OSU reject.

I would. We passed on him so he would be a Ohio State reject.

I still think he will be a very good player in the Big Ten but we did pass on him.

 

[Savante]

I'll take a private bet with anyone who wants to take Purdue with 3+ losses.

I'm not sure enough to bet on it. They could stay on an incredible roll. My gut feeling says they lose 3 (2 regular and a bowl game), because I don't think they're as good as everyone says... but I've been wrong before.

 

[brutus2002]

Talent was not the reason we passed on Wheelwright!!!! I guarantee it!!!

 

[BIATCHabutuka]

i never imagined there were that many subscribers to be had in purdue and minnesota fan bases.

 

[StoRMinBrutus]

We'll see how Purdue does against Notre Dame this week, who at least beat M#chigan not some teams like Syracuse, Ball St., Illinois.

 

[AKAK]

Talent was not the reason we passed on Wheelwright!!!! I guarantee it!!!

I think we all know that... Talent isn't the only thing that makes a great COLLEGE football player. Kid has to be able to play... to his credit, he's gotten his act together and he's on the field...but that's a risk for Minny to take... not us.