So excited for this one and the upcoming schedule. PSU at home is the only "opportunity" left for a terrible loss, and I say bring on the big boys. While the schedule is brutal, that is also what enabled last year's team to go from #22 in the AP Poll hoping for a decent seed to an undisputed #1 seed - beating good teams. This team has the ability to gel quickly and get red hot, IMO. Here are the standings as we head into this week:
1. #11 Wisconsin: 8-2
1. #18 Illinois: 8-2
2. #13 Michigan State: 7-2
3. #4 Purdue: 7-3
4. #16 Ohio State: 6-3
5. Indiana: 7-4
We need to be rooting for Maryland to knock off MSU in College Park on Tuesday, and I wouldn't mind seeing Minny score the upset vs. Purdue before our game, either.
Either way, the winner Wednesday night will sit in first place with a MASSIVE win in our only matchup of the season. I don't need to go on and on about how huge this game is, but getting a win vs. a fellow first place team before the following home stretch is, obviously, massive:
(NET Rankings):
at #29 Indiana
at #8 Purdue
vs. #78 Northwestern
at #113 Rutgers
at #18 Michigan State
vs. #19 Ohio State
at #47 Michigan
vs. #96 Penn State
vs. #23 Iowa
Our opportunity to wrack up Quad 1 wins starts tomorrow. Let's make the most of it!