Before the season, I felt that 20 wins, a winning B1G record, and any postseason appearance would be an accomplishment. We now sit at 12-4 (3-0), so that looks almost like a certainty provided we don't see any significant injury setbacks. The growth we've seen in some of these guys (KBD, who is playing like an All-American candidate, in particular) has been a very pleasant surprise. I still expect some bumps in the road, but all-in-all, I'd say we've outperformed expectations. All four losses are against very good teams, so we've avoided the bad early season losses we've become accustomed to over the last few years.
The next two games could be rough (home vs. MSU and Maryland), and if we somehow manage to split those, we will be in very, very good shape because the next seven are all games we should win...@ Rutgers, @ Nerds, Minny, Corn, Pedtards, IU and Illinois. Lets say we go 6-3 or 7-2, that puts us at 18-7 (9-3) or 19-6 (10-2) before closing @Purdue, Iowa, @ Pedtards, @scUM, Rutgers and @ IU. I'd say we are looking very good for an NCAA invite.
