Week 4 Games

JDHalfrack said:

Honestly, my take away from this week (and slightly from last week) is this:

Nebraska: we actually may have a shot. Instead of getting blown out, we could potentially keep this a close game.

Purdue: We better win this game. That's all there is to it. This was already a winnable game on paper, and having watch thus far this season just reinforces that.

Rutgers: Rutgers is just plain awful. They've been awful for years. Sure, they barely lost to a ranked team this week, but they're vastly overrated (thanks to a cupcake schedule last year).

Michigan: They will rape us. There's no way to excuse ourselves from this one.

Minnesota: This team looks better than I thought they would, but worse than their record shows. We could definitely win this game if the stars all align properly (homecoming, big attendance, play good football, etc...).

Michigan State: Definitely beatable, just probably not by Illinois. But, I will say after what happened to them and Notre Dame this week, they don't look as tough as they did a couple weeks ago.

Wisconsin: Nope.

Iowa: I think we can safely move this game back over to the "probably can win" category. I still think they're better than us, but it'll be at our place, and hopefully we'll have some momentum from some key wins already. Maybe, if the cards fall right, we're looking at a "win and go to a bowl" situation.

Northwestern: they've looked beatable all year. This should be one we win.

When all is said and done, even after the disappointment I felt after last game, I still see three games in this schedule we should win, and two or three more that we could win. Of course, there's 2 or 3 that we probably don't stand chance in, but I think I've convinced myself to go back to not writing off a bowl game quite yet.

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