Will Big 10 Win a Bowl Game?

Submitted by freelion on December 8th, 2019 at 12:44 PM

Based on Brett McMurphy's projections, I'm not sure Big 10 will many if any. Maybe Indiana and PSU?

Fiesta Bowl – Dec. 28 (CFP semifinal)
Projection: Ohio State (CFP No. 2) vs. Clemson (CFP No. 3)

Rose Bowl – Jan. 1 (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Oregon

Cotton Bowl – Dec. 28 (at-large vs. Group of Five*)
Projection: Penn State vs. Memphis*

Citrus Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Michigan vs. Alabama

Outback Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Minnesota vs. Auburn

Gator Bowl – (Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC)
Projection: Indiana vs. Kentucky

Holiday Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Iowa vs. USC

Redbox Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Illinois vs. Cal

Pinstripe Bowl – (ACC vs. Big Ten)
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Michigan State

freelion

December 8th, 2019 at 2:02 PM ^

Wow we have some cranky people this Sunday. The matchups aren't final but McMurphy has a very good track record of these projections. The matchups for the Big 10 are usually bad when a Big 10 team goes to the playoffs. Every other team moves up a notch and many become overmatched. I think something like 3-6 or 4-5 is realistic. Can't see it much better than that. PSU, Wisconsin, and Indiana are the most likely winners to me. I don't see MSU, Michigan, Illinois, or Minnesota winning. Iowa is always unpredictable. I hope there is a god and OSU loses.

bacon1431

December 8th, 2019 at 2:10 PM ^

Bowl games are hard to predict for a variety of reasons. I remember one year when all the matchups looked unfavorable and I think the conference went 8-1 or something like that 

A-Maizen-Blue

December 8th, 2019 at 3:15 PM ^

B1G gets no respect.  I looked at those match-ups and think we've got the toughest ask in facing Bama, maybe MSU because they flat out suck, but that said, all of the teams in our conference are capable of winning their match-up and I hope they do.

LV Sports Bettor

December 8th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^

They'll be favored in 3 or 4 of these games (Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin) with Iowa being close