{"id":1004,"date":"2022-09-30T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:49:32","slug":"9-29-2022-this-is-going-to-go-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/9-29-2022-this-is-going-to-go-well\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/29\/2022 This is going to go well&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&#8230; I&#8217;ve been trying to figure out a way to write more content without pissing off all of my loyal reader.  I took a week off, pondered my options, weighed the consequences of the different approaches&#8230; I&#8217;ve thought long and hard about this.  And.. well.. I think I&#8217;ve come up with a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more CLICK TO POTENTIALLY END OUR FRIENDSHIP-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"114\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-29-232054.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wow Michigan State sucks.  I mean, sure, maybe Minnesota is the only team in the Big Ten West that isn&#8217;t a dumpster fire, and yes, Washington is certainly better than the D3 Highschool teams that Michigan scheduled the first three weeks, but did they really improve that much in a year?  How the hell did MSU go 11-2 last year?  How do you go from that to uh&#8230; not that in 1 year?  Well: No*, Kenneth Walker, injuries and no secondary**  Now I bet you&#8217;re thinking &#8220;Wow.  I can&#8217;t believe your risking life-long friendships with MSU fans for  some not-even-that-good content.&#8221;  Well, this is you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f8dcefc2-6381-4f74-8f6c-df0363402bf0_text.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you had been paying attention over the last billion years of college football you might understand how the Michigan\/Michigan State Rivalry works.  You see, the more one-sided the match up is supposed to be, or more importantly, the more one-sided Michigan fans SAY the matchup will be, the stronger MSU will be on gameday.  What I&#8217;ve just done is pumped the Disrespekt tanks buried under every East Lansing farm full of fuel.  Dantonio is about to reveal that he&#8217;s spent the last 3 years in solitude working on a brilliant gameplan specifically tailored to beat Michigan using plays that they probably should have deployed against, you know&#8230; other teams.  MSU will win on a last second Pick-Safety as Mike Sainristill makes a brilliant interception but then a gust of wind blows him all the way back to the end-zone.  So it&#8217;s my U-M friends that should be furious with me&#8230; Thanksgiving is gonna be awkward this year huh Brandon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a serious note though.&nbsp; I\u2019m not sure what the rest of MSU\u2019s season will look like.&nbsp; Minnesota might actually be pretty good.&nbsp; I could see Maryland\u2019s offense putting on a clinic against that secondary but with Taulia and Jarrett questionable, who knows.&nbsp; They\u2019ve had some horrible injury luck the last few seasons and it hasn\u2019t gotten better this year.&nbsp; I don\u2019t think getting guys back this year would fix that secondary, but it certainly doesn\u2019t help.&nbsp; From what I understand, they ARE doing a great job with NIL and have gotten a few key DB recruits.&nbsp; I think it\u2019s going to be a rough couple of weeks for the Spartans and there\u2019s already been jokes about Mel\u2019s contract, but I wouldn\u2019t judge them quite yet.&nbsp; It is only his second real season in a program that he really has to rebuild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving on:&nbsp; How is 1-3 Nebraska favored against 3-1 Indiana?&nbsp; Does Vegas think that 2 weeks without Scott Frost is enough to learn how to win a 1 score game?***&nbsp; Northwestern\u2026 wow.&nbsp; They\u2019ve now lost to Duke, S Illinois, and Miami(OH).&nbsp; And they\u2019re still technically tied for first in the Big Ten West!&nbsp; You know.. because they beat NEBRASKA!&nbsp; After blowing out Nebraska in week 3, Oklahoma went on to lose Kansas State.&nbsp; Yay Huskers.&nbsp; Iowa\u2019s defense has now outscored their own offense in 50% of their games this year.&nbsp; Purdue continues to try win games by being as undisciplined and stupid as possible in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter.&nbsp; I can\u2019t say that it\u2019s a good strategy, but it\u2019s probably fun?&nbsp; Happy football everybody!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Washington IS better than last year, but not essentially blow out #11 in the country better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Or hire Rich Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***Probably&#8230; but not if you&#8217;re still Nebraska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230; I&#8217;ve been trying to figure out a way to write more content without pissing off all of my loyal reader. 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