#10 MSU favored by 2 over Joe Pa; Bo Pelini on thin ice The Enlightened Spartan: #10 MSU favored by 2 over Joe Pa; Bo Pelini on thin ice

Sunday, November 21, 2010

#10 MSU favored by 2 over Joe Pa; Bo Pelini on thin ice

Michigan State is favored by 2 at Penn State. Kickoff is Noon ET, on ESPN. Ohio State is favored by 17 over scUM; Purdon't favored by 4 at home over Indiana; Wisky by 23 over Northwestern; Iowa is favored by 15 at Minny.

BIG TEN TITLE GAME IN INDY
FYI - The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played in prime time on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It will be televised by Fox Sports.

NEBRASKA CHANCELLOR CALLS OUT COACH PELINI AS HOT HEAD WITH BAD BEHAVIOR
If you saw the Nebraska loss to Texas A & M on Saturday night, you saw Nebraska coach Bo Pelini screaming at his players, officials... anyone who would listen. Well, the president at Nebraska ain't happy about it. "Bo has a lot of passion for his football team," Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman said, "and there is a strong upside to that. But again, overall, the conduct was unfortunate last night." Bo Pelini had a big downside when he was touted as a hire: he was a hothead. It's getting him in trouble...

MICHIGAN STATE AT #10 IN BCS
The Big Green have jumped to a solid #10 in the latest BCS rankings... Wisconsin is #7, Ohio State is #8, Nebraska is #15, Iowa is #24...

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings
RKTEAMAVGPVS RKPTS%RK PTS %AVG A&HRBCMKMJSPW %
1Oregon.9764112793.980011459.98922225222.960
2Auburn.9682222727.956821398.947811411111.000
3TCU.8995342557.897241300.88143312453.920
4Boise State.8860432619.918931341.90925534676.830
5LSU.8193562227.781461175.79664453534.880
6Stanford.7763672209.775181112.753961096345.800
7Wisconsin.7688752295.805351211.8210887129910.680
8Ohio State.7148982131.747771116.756696101015119.640
9Oklahoma State.68151091805.63339990.671277877108.740
10Michigan State.606312101797.630510927.62851291111161511.560
11Alabama.601911111783.625611885.6000111361413812.580
12Arkansas.569713121589.557512784.531510141513867.620
13Oklahoma.504114131412.495413733.49691411149121615.520
14Missouri.456415161176.412616585.39661212168101313.560
15Nebraska.44238151199.420715614.416315151215141214.490
16Virginia Tech.421316141322.463914723.490218181717222117.310
17Texas A&M.36071918936.328418492.333616161916111416.420
18South Carolina.358317171037.363917577.391217171819171820.320
19Nevada.29431819894.313719456.309219192118192219.260
20Utah.19612320495.173722228.154619201320202018.260
21Arizona.18482221471.165320279.189221242023181922.200
22Florida State.12962522439.154021243.164724210210024.070
23North Carolina State.0923NR23330.115823208.141025025220025.020
24Iowa.08992024284.09962474.050223222325232323.120
25Mississippi State.08622125178.06252568.04612225220211721.150