(08-31-2014 04:51 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Yes, Northwestern is a middle tier Big 10 team, but outside of OSU, the gap between a middle tier Big 10 team is not much different from top tier and bottom tier. I just have always been a believer its better to look at teams based on their own merits and talent than what conference they belong to. When trying to predict games, I put more stock into the makeup of the individual teams at that time and whether the game is home or away than whether NIU is a MAC team and NW is a Big 10 team.

Oh, so you mean like when you picked Jacksonville State to beat Michigan State in East Lansing?

(08-31-2014 09:05 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-31-2014 04:51 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Yes, Northwestern is a middle tier Big 10 team, but outside of OSU, the gap between a middle tier Big 10 team is not much different from top tier and bottom tier. I just have always been a believer its better to look at teams based on their own merits and talent than what conference they belong to. When trying to predict games, I put more stock into the makeup of the individual teams at that time and whether the game is home or away than whether NIU is a MAC team and NW is a Big 10 team.

Oh, so you mean like when you picked Jacksonville State to beat Michigan State in East Lansing?

I have laughter!

NW gave Ohio State all it could handle last year. It was an epic game for 3-1/2 quarters.

Its college football, both teams are capable of winning and anything could happen. Really, either team could win by a lot or it could come down to the last second. No one knows, soon we will see what happens, and lets just wait. Make your predictions when that thread opens.

(08-31-2014 06:17 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  I expect a big game from DaRon Brown.

Agreed. I watched the NW game and their secondary looked Slow.