{"id":139,"date":"2017-08-18T19:45:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T19:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2017-11-28T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T19:46:31","slug":"8-18-17-2017-season-preview-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigtenelimination.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/18\/8-18-17-2017-season-preview-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/18\/17 – 2017 Season Preview Pt 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
I figured I’d send out a preview of my Pulitzer prize winning football analysis (you know… if they gave Pulitzers for e-mails… or bad college football analysis).<\/div>\n
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Maryland:<\/div>\n
Last year was DJ Durkin’s first year as head coach after leaving his Defensive Coordinator position at Michigan.\u00a0 He had and ok first season, beating most of the bad teams and losing to all of the good teams.\u00a0 They went 6-7, losing in their bowl game against Boston College.\u00a0 While they may get better talent wise under Derkalerk’s second, year their record may not reflect it… They open against Texas which while being kind of a dumpster fire the past few years is: 1) still Texas and 2) making the right moves by hiring former Houston Star Head Coach and lying backstabbing traitor: Tom Herman (Go Coogs! \\ln\/ ) to lead their team in 2017*.\u00a0 They also play Wisconsin, OSU, Michigan, Penn State, and (sure why not) Michigan State.\u00a0 They will also have a new starting QB this season.\u00a0 They’re gonna lose some games.\u00a0 Also they’re not a real Big Ten team… It’s called the “Big TEN”, not the “Big Ten and Two Stupid East Coast Schools”… Only 12 schools allowed**.<\/div>\n
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Illinois:<\/div>\n
Illinois used to be one of those teams that’s just good enough to pull off one major upset a season…\u00a0 Then they trusted in Tim Beckman(bad)…\u00a0 Then they fired Tim Beckman and got even worse.\u00a0 Last year they hired former NFL coach Lovie Smith to try to right the ship… and again got even worse.\u00a0 They finished 3-9.\u00a0 One of those wins was against Rutgers (AND they let Rutgers score a TD, so that game should really only be counted as a tie).\u00a0 They’re not good.\u00a0 Fortunately for their toughest non-conference opponent is USF.\u00a0 Their Big Ten schedule includes both Rutgers AND Purdue.\u00a0 They could win a few games… like literally 3.\u00a0 Maybe they’ll be just good enough to attract some crazy fast offensive dude and get back to bad but still fighting Illini in the next few years.\u00a0 Illinois offenses used to be fun to watch (or maybe I was just young and liked their orange and blue uniforms)…<\/div>\n
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That’s it for now…<\/div>\n
You’ll have to join*** the league for review of the good teams (and Rutgers****)<\/div>\n
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* See I occasionally even include content relevant to my non-Big-Ten audience.\u00a0 You’re welcome, Amanda.<\/div>\n
**Just kidding,.. Penn State and Nebraska should get the hell out too<\/div>\n
***Or quit because you these e-mails are long and stupid.\u00a0 Fine, go then.\u00a0 Better odds for the rest of us.\u00a0 It’s not like I have feelings or anything.. No wait, come back!\u00a0 You don’t have to read them!\u00a0 Just ignore them and send me your picks every week.\u00a0 The reply button is right at the top, see?\u00a0 You don’t even have to scroll down!<\/div>\n
****Also Purdue<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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