Yesterday at 02:23 AM1 day Moderator No. It's Week 4, and Exhibition Season is over.The B1G had a small preseason. Things were delightful in Dixie.Are we seeing the B1G regress to the College Football (CFB) mean(ies)?Notwithstanding three seasons of B1G CFB dominance, the SEC never surrendered the recruiting ranking and NFL draft pick titles. And SEC programs are not shy about dropping dollars on athletics.Heading into Week 4, 29 Power 4 programs are undefeated.SEC: 9 teams - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas, and Vanderbilt. (It's not a Michigan asterisk for Vandy, but it's close.)ACC: 4 teams - Duke, Miami, Pitt, and Virginia Tech. I'll add ACC-enabled Notre Dame here.B12 - 6 teams - BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia.B1G: 8 teams - Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (?), Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, USC.Come Sunday, one of these teams will have a loss.No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee/ No. 4 Mississippi at No. 21 Florida/ No. 19 Missouri at No. 24 Mississippi State/ NR Kansas State at NR Cincinnati. (See Iowa at Michigan below.)In the B1G -FRIDAY.Northwestern at Indiana - 21.5 - 8 PM Eastern/ 5 PM Pacific - FoxChip and Jerry Neuheisel have upped QB Aiden Chiles' game, but Indiana only -21.5? 🤑🤑---Howard at Rutgers -14.5 - 7 PM/ 4 PM - Big Ten Network (BTN)To date, Howie has been a B1G punching bag for Indiana and Maryland.After the way Rutgers played vs. SC and looking for the first win? 🤑🤑🤑---SATURDAY.No. 7 Ohio State -27.5 vs. Illinois - Noon/ 9 AM - FoxThe Ohio State run game has not been robust. But Duke ran all over Illinois. Is there an Illini DB who can cover Jeremiah Smith? 🤑No. 18 Michigan -5.5 vs. No.17 Iowa - 3:30/ 12:30 - CBSA game between two teams whose coaches like to get down in the dirt. The Hawkeyes come in having played lesser competition but with a more productive offense than Michigan.SPORTSLINE - Michigan 21 - Iowa 20.(Sportsline does not predict enough games correctly for me to subscribe. The referenced SL odds come from the few results shown on CBS Sports program Inside College Football.)---THE GAME FOR LEFT COAST SUPREMACY.No. 20 Oregon -3 at No. 12 USC - 7:30/4:30 - NBC🤪I'm fairly certain that back in the day, unless Timothy Leary and Lucy In the Sky tripped to Eugene, many Forum Friends would, in their wildest dreams, have had visions of Oregon squashing the men of Troy five times in a row.On Saturday, Oregon is favored to Give Ducks fans a High Five!Man, this game is difficult to predict. 🤔SPORTSLINE - USC 31 - Oregon 27---B1G Saturday games featuring undefeated B1G teams.UCLA at Maryland -1.5 - 1:30 PM/ 10:30 AM - BTNUCLA does not have a defense that will travel, but to date the Bruins have the best run game in the B1G.Against Purdue, UCLA put up 369 yards rushing, the same kind of numbers the Bruins have put up all season. 🤑🤑---3-0 Nebraska -5.5 at 2-1 Michigan State -Nebraska is 2-0 vs. the MAC, but can it win a game in the Midwest against a Spartans team that did not roll over against No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend?---Washington -9.5 vs. Minnesota - 11 PM/ 8 PM - FoxOK, in 1936, when Minnesota was ruling the CFB roost and traveled to Seattle to play Washington, rumor has it that the hotel the Gophers stayed in Seattle caught fire. Sadly, this happened in Missoula, Montana, not Seattle. (No one died or was hurt in these fires.)Like many B1G teams in 2026, the UW O-line is not performing to expectations, so the run game is struggling. But the defense has been solid.---Everybody's heard about the Bird, but is anyone watching?On Peacock -No. 3 Notre Dame -27.5 at Purdue - 2 PM/ 11 AMDid you know that this is the Battle for the Shillelagh game? If so, congratulations!Wisconsin at No. 13 Penn State -10 - 5 PM/ 2 PMPenn State's Nittany Lion's leading receiver, Koby Howard, is out for an extended period, and the Wisconsin offense has improved every game.I think Bucky will give PSU a battle.ENJOY & TRASH TROY!
Yesterday at 05:07 AM1 day No. Agree that this game is hard to pick. Theoretically though, any team that gives up 35 to Rutgers would seem to present a field fay for the Ducks' offense. So Ducks roll.
Yesterday at 04:28 PM1 day Author Moderator No. 11 hours ago, Nevada Dawg said:Agree that this game is hard to pick. Theoretically though, any team that gives up 35 to Rutgers would seem to present a field fay for the Ducks' offense. So Ducks roll.On the way to another SEC title, and a 2nd-round PO win in the Peach BowI, I want to see UGA TCB against Oklahoma. Oklahoma is missing an O this season, but the Sooners D has been excellent. Heading into Week 4, Gunner Stockton has CFB's top QBR rating. Archie comes in at No. 40.In the preseason, I thought three SEC teams were overrated: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Missouri. Many terrific SEC matchups this week. Mizzou at Miss State is somewhat off the radar but could be one of the best games of the weekend.Go Dawgs!
Yesterday at 04:55 PM1 day Author Moderator No. Rece sees a Big House victory for the Hawkeyes.Iowa DC Phil Parker has done it again with only 3 starters back on defense. No. 1 overall and No. 1 scoring defense.If Iowa defeats Michigan, and Ohio State defeats Illinois, GameDay could leave Dixie for the first time this season and be in Iowa City for the Week 5 Buckeyes vs. the Hawkeyes game.https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/picks/rece-davis-predicts-major-road-upset-ranked-big-ten-showdown-iowa-hawkeyes-michigan-wolverines?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ONSI_Newsle
11 hours ago11 hr Author Moderator No. Week 4 Preview from ESPN's David Hale begins with a look at OBD-https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/gamedaykickoff092426/2026-gameday-kickoff-week-4-preview-top-games-usc-oregon-alabama
1 hour ago1 hr Author Moderator No. B1G Games Tonight. And two games on Saturday where Oregon fans should cheer on the visitors!Tonight - September 25th - 5 PM Pacific on Fox: 2-0 Northwestern (the Wildcats were off in Week 2) goes on the road to play 3-0 and No. 5-ranked Indiana.Under the tutelage of Chip Kelly and Jerry Neuheisel, NW QB Aiden Chiles is avoiding the inconsistent play and the turnovers that have plagued him for the prior three seasons.Under the tutelage of Mike Shanahan and Curt Cignetti, the previously turnover-prone Indiana QB Josh Hoover has not thrown an interception.(Next week, renovated Ryan Field opens with Northwestern hosting Penn State. Friday night, October 2nd, 5 Pacific on Fox.)---1-2 FCS Howard at winless Rutgers. If Greg Schiano does not win this game, he could be fired early in the season, as were James Franklin and Brian Kelly last season, and replaced by ... Brian Kelly.Scuttlebutt has it that Kelly has offered millions of dollars from his $54 million severance payment to help build the Rutgers roster.Big Ten Network - 4 Pacific---HEADS UP - Two games on Saturday that could affect Oregon's PO chances and seeding.ESPN2 - 12:30 Pacific -2-1 Boise State at 'Undefeated' Western Michigan - Who knew that when these two meet in Kalamazoo, it could be the G6 Game of the Year?Four years ago, these two Broncos agreed to play one another only after BYU canceled a four-game series with Boise State. (Pay attention, Rob! 🤬)---4 PM Pacific - FS11-2 Oklahoma State at 3-0 West Virginia - Two weeks ago Saturday, OK State upset a favored, top-25-ranked team. Or so I've heard.😒Last week, Rich Rod's Mountaineers went on the road and upset No. 25 Virginia, behind the stellar play of former Sooners QB Michael Hawkins Jr. (I think Brett Venables would Sooner have Hawkins at QB, rather than Tracks of Ma Teers.)Which one of these two Dark Horse B12 champs will prevail? (Furniture salesman in Morgantown will be cheering for the home team. But not the Fire Department.)Hamstring Traveler!
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