Monday, October 15, 2007

Weekend Wrap Up: Continued

And, we're back for the enthralling conclusion to this week's edition of "Weekend Wrap Up."

Purdue 5-2

Preseason/Early Season Hopes After running up the score on an early season schedule that was softer than Snuggle Bear, pundits and fans alike were buying into the incredible numbers that Purdue's offense were putting up and were clamoring for Purdue to be a "darkhorse" Big Ten title chaser.

Ugly Midseason Reality
The past two weeks The Boilermaker faithful have had Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in Middle With You" on repeat considering the torture they've bore witness to, courtesy of OSU and Michigan. After confronting two quasi-legitimate defenses the Boilermakers have folded like a card table and their fans are left to ponder the reality of their team being as threatening as a puppy and the possibility of missing a bowl game.


DEBATE: Purdue or Puppy, who's more menacing?

Indiana 5-2

Preseason Hype How will this team respond after their coach died?

Midseason Reality Startling well! Indiana has already won more games this season than it did last year. Uber-wideout, James Hardy continues his silent but deadly assault on Big Ten secondaries, for those of you not in the know, Hardy is putting up some otherworldly figures-not quite Crabtree digits, but still, incredible.

Prediction Middling Bowl Game. Monument erected in James Hardy's form.

Paterno State 5-2

Preseason Hopes BCS or Bust! Steel trap defense locks everybody down. Morelli matures into a capable and talented "game manager."

Midseason Reality PSU is just another mediocre Big Ten squad, tied at 2-2 in the race "for not last place" that the conference has devolved into at this point in the season.

Michigan 5-2

Preseason Hopes National Title, destruction to all that cross their path.

Midseason Reality After, ahem, this and after this Michigan still is in perfect position to win the Big Ten title.

Prediction Of course Michigan will win the Big Ten.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

No comments about MSU? or Iowa? Maybe you were thinking that MSU needed no explanation: their destiny is the typical mid-season collapse.

Where's your A game Tony? (Probably still trying to sleep off the whisky from Sat. would be my bet).

Tony Ritz said...

I feel like the Timbuk 3 reference and Snuggle Bear reference allow me a little bit of a pass. Besides, what do you want to talk about with those two teams? One plays defense and has no offense, the other only plays offense and scoffs at your notion of defense. Together they solve mysteries and fight crime!

Anonymous said...

Touche on MSU, but I'm not sure I'd say Iowa actually plays defense. They sure didn't when we played them.