Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Bowl Special

At long last, we get some bowl games that matter. I'm sort of going for broke with this pick'em, but a dash of homerism is always expected with blogs.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

Champs Sports Bowl: No. 25 Wisconsin vs No. 15 Miami, Fla. - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs Texas Tech - The ZN pick: Texas Tech

Orange Bowl: No. 10 Iowa vs No. 9 Georgia Tech - The ZN pick: Iowa

Outback Bowl: Northwestern vs Auburn - The ZN pick: Northwestern

Insight Bowl: Minnesota vs Iowa State - The ZN pick: Minnesota

Capital One Bowl: No. 13 Penn State vs No. 12 Louisiana State - The ZN pick: Penn State

Rose Bowl: No. 8 Ohio State vs No. 7 Oregon - The ZN pick: Ohio State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

(doesn't really matter at this point)

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 12

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. Which teams will wrap up the regular season with a victory? Can Michigan and others pull massive upsets this week? The bowl pecking order will be pretty much decided by Saturday night, so this is easily the biggest week of the season. Check it all out, in this week's pick'em.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Illinois - BYE

• Minnesota at No. 13 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• No. 16 Wisconsin at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• Purdue at Indiana - The ZN pick: Purdue

• No. 10 Ohio State at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• No. 14 Penn State at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

(doesn't really matter at this point)

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 11

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. Let's just say, I'm ready to move on from last week. The Buckeyes host Iowa, which is a shell of the team that beat Penn State two months ago. Some other matchups should be of some interest to us in Nittany Lion Land, such as Michigan State vs Purdue and Michigan vs Wisconsin. Check out those, and more, in this week's pick'em.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

• Michigan State at Purdue at - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• No. 10 Iowa at No. 11 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Northwestern at Illinois - The ZN pick: Illinois

• South Dakota State at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Minnesota

• Indiana at No. 18 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

(doesn't really matter at this point)

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 10

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. At this point in the season, unless I pretty much nail 100 percent of all remaining picks, including the bowl games, I'm not going to win this thing. But it's about having fun, right?

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• No. 21 Wisconsin at Indiana - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

• Purdue at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Northwestern at No. 4 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• Illinois at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Illinois

• Western Michigan at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• No. 16 Ohio State at No. 11 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Gopher Nation 104
2 Nittany White Out 101
3 Michigan Sports Center 99
3 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 99
5 Bucky's 5th Qtr 98
6 Happy Hour Valley 95
7 OSU Silver Bullet 93
8 Buck Bravo 90
8 Gopher Football Blog 90
10 The Only Colors 89
11 Maize and Blue Nation 87
11 Lake the Posts 87
13 Boiled Sports 86
14 Crimson Quary 85
14 Zombie Nation 85
16 Buckeye Battle Cry 84
17 Hammer and Rails 83
18 The Buckeye Blog 82
19 Eleven Warriors 80
19 Sparty MSU 80
21 The Nittany Line 77
22 Maize N Brew 75

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 9

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. I could have batted a thousand last week, had it not been for my off-the-wall upset pick, MSU over Iowa. Honestly, you should have seen how high I jumped off the couch when the Spartans went ahead with a minute left. I couldn't believe it, just like I couldn't believe it when Iowa said, "game on," and marched right back down the field to win it. It was a stressful night, but luckily not for Penn State.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Purdue at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

• Indiana at No. 4 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• New Mexico State at No. 17 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Michigan at Illinois - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Minnesota at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• No. 12 Penn State at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Penn State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 8

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. I just can't seem to pick that one game to push me higher in the BTB standings. It's already week eight, so I might have to start taking shots down the field and hope a few go my way. There are a few of those this week, but you'll have to read on to find out which ones.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• NO. 21 Wisconsin - BYE

• No. 6 Iowa at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• Indiana at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• Minnesota at No. 19 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Illinois at Purdue - The ZN pick: Purdue

• No. 13 Penn State at Michigan - The ZN pick: Penn State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Gopher Nation 79
2 Nittany White Out 76
3 Michigan Sports Center 74
3 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 74
5 Bucky's 5th Qtr 73
5 Happy Hour Valley 73
7 OSU Silver Bullet 71
8 Gopher Football Blog 68
8 Buck Bravo 68
10 Boiled Sports 67
11 Crimson Quary 66
12 Maize and Blue Nation 65
13 The Only Colors 64
13 Hammer and Rails 64
15 Maize N Brew 63
15 Zombie Nation 63
17 Buckeye Battle Cry 62
17 Lake the Posts 62
19 The Buckeye Blog 60
20 Eleven Warriors 58
21 The Nittany Line 55
21 Sparty MSU 55

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 7

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. I finally got all the game right last week. Unfortunately for my standing in the Pick'em, so did almost everyone else. This week is a bit more interesting, except for Michigan, which is taking it's bye week in Penn State-fashion -- FCS-style.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• No. 12/11 Iowa at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

• Illinois at Indiana - The ZN pick: Illinois

• Delaware State at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Minnesota at No. 13/14 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• No. 7/7 Ohio State at Purdue at - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Northwestern at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

	Standings	Pts
1	Gopher Nation	66
1	Bucky's 5th Qtr	66
3	Michigan Sports Center	64
3	Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS)	64
5	Maize N Brew	63
5	Happy Hour Valley	63
5	Nittany White Out	63
8	Gopher Football Blog	58
8	Buck Bravo	58
8	OSU Silver Bullet	58
11	Boiled Sports	57
11	The Only Colors	57
13	Crimson Quary	56
13	Zombie Nation	56
15	Maize and Blue Nation	55
15	Buckeye Battle Cry	55
15	Lake the Posts	55
18	The Buckeye Blog	53
19	Hammer and Rails	51
19	Eleven Warriors	51
21	The Nittany Line	48
22	Sparty MSU	45

 

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 6

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. I missed on two -- Northwestern and Michigan State -- last week, so it kind of hurt my standing this week. Of course, both those wins helped Penn State's strength of schedule, so it was bittersweet. This week has a few big games, but definitely not in University Park.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Wisconsin at No. 8/9 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Eastern Illinois (FCS) at No. 12/14 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Indiana at Virginia - The ZN pick: Virginia

• Miami University at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• Purdue at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Minnesota

• Michigan State at Illinois - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• Michigan at No. 14/12 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

	Standings	Pts
1	Maize N Brew	55
2	Gopher Nation	52
3	Bucky's 5th Qtr	51
4	Michigan Sports Center	50
5	Happy Hour Valley	49
5	Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS)	49
7	Nittany White Out	48
7	Crimson Quary	48
9	Maize and Blue Nation	47
9	Gopher Football Blog	47
11	The Buckeye Blog	45
12	Buck Bravo	44
13	OSU Silver Bullet	43
13	Boiled Sports	43
13	The Only Colors	43
16	Zombie Nation	41
16	Buckeye Battle Cry	41
18	Lake the Posts	40
18	Hammer and Rails	40
20	Eleven Warriors	39
20	The Nittany Line	39
22	Sparty MSU	33
23	Hail to the Orange	24

 

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 5

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. I missed on two games last week, Minnesota beating Northwestern and Penn State flopping against Iowa. So, my position in the Big Ten Bloggers Pick'em standings didn't change much. This week's picks are even more difficult to nail down. I'm really concerned about my Michigan over Michigan State pick, and Purdue over Northwestern. Both of my winners in those games haven't looked great, and the losers have enough to pick off the favorites. Anyway, on with the picks...

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• No. 9/9 Ohio State at Indiana - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• No. 20/22 Michigan at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Northwestern at Purdue - The ZN pick: Purdue

• No. 13/15 Penn State at Illinois - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Arkansas State at No. 17/13 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• Wisconsin at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Maize N Brew 42
2 Happy Hour Valley 39
2 Gopher Nation 39
4 Nittany White Out 38
4 Bucky's 5th Qtr 38
6 Buck Bravo 37
6 Maize and Blue Nation 37
6 Michigan Sports Center 37
6 Gopher Football Blog 37
10 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 36
11 The Buckeye Blog 35
11 Crimson Quary 35
13 Sparty MSU 33
13 Lake the Posts 33
13 OSU Silver Bullet 33
16 Zombie Nation 31
17 Boiled Sports 30
17 Hammer and Rails 30
19 Eleven Warriors 29
20 Buckeye Battle Cry 28
21 The Only Colors 27
22 The Nittany Line 26
23 Hail to the Orange 24

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 4

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. The conference schedule begins this week for 10 teams, including Penn State's prime time showdown with the Iowa Hawkeyes. But is that the most interesting game this week? Probably, but there are plenty of others to keep an eye on that could really change the entire conference race. On with the picks...

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Indiana at No. 23/22 Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Illinois at No. 11/13 Ohio State - Ohio State

• Iowa at No. 4/5 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Michigan State at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

• Notre Dame at Purdue - The ZN pick: Notre Dame

• Minnesota at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

	Standings	Pts
1	Buck Bravo	27
1	Maize and Blue Nation	27
1	Michigan Sports Center	27
4	Sparty MSU	26
4	Happy Hour Valley	26
4	Maize N Brew	26
4	Gopher Nation	26
4	Lake the Posts	26
9	Gopher Football Blog	25
9	Nittany White Out	25
9	The Buckeye Blog	25
9	Bucky's 5th Qtr	25
9	Crimson Quary	25
14	Hail to the Orange	24
14	Zombie Nation	24
16	Boiled Sports	23
16	Hammer and Rails	23
16	Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS)	23
16	OSU Silver Bullet	23
20	Eleven Warriors	22
20	Buckeye Battle Cry	22
22	The Nittany Line	20
23	The Only Colors	17

 

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 3

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. Last week, I came within seven -- SEVEN! -- points of a perfect pick'em, as I had picked the Big Ten to go 11-0. Well, Michigan State choked it away against Central Michigan by two, Ohio State gave up a late score to fall to USC by three, and Purdue gave up a few defensive touchdowns in a two-point loss at Oregon. I'm no so adventurous this week...

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Akron at Indiana - The ZN pick: Akron

• Illinois - BYE WEEK

• Arizona at Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• Eastern Michigan at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Michigan State at Notre Dame - The ZN pick: Notre Dame

• California at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Cal

• Northwestern at Syracuse - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• Toledo at No. 11/11 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Temple at No. 5/t5 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Northern Illinois at Purdue - The ZN pick: Purdue

• Wofford (FCS) at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Buck Bravo 19
2 Gopher Football Blog 18
2 Maize and Blue Nation 18
2 Michigan Sports Center 18
2 Nittany White Out 18
2 Sparty MSU 18
2 The Buckeye Blog 18
8 Boiled Sports 17
8 Bucky's 5th Qtr 17
8 Crimson Quary 17
8 Happy Hour Valley 17
8 Maize N Brew 17
8 The Only Colors 17
8 Gopher Nation 17
8 Eleven Warriors 17
8 Hail to the Orange 17
8 Hammer and Rails 17
8 Lake the Posts 17
8 Zombie Nation 17
21 Buckeye Battle Cry 16
21 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 16
22 OSU Silver Bullet 15
23 The Nittany Line 14

*I generally use the AP/Coaches Poll rankings; but will switch to BCS Rankings once they come out in October.

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 2

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. Last week, I went out on a limb with Toledo pulling an upset in West Lafayette. I was wrong, dead wrong. Also, the Illinois loss really hurt my record. Since I'm already in need of a big play, it's time for a shot down field. I'm going with a Big Ten sweep this week! That's right, folks.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Western Michigan at Indiana - The ZN pick: Indiana

• Indiana State at Illinois - The ZN pick: Illinois

• Iowa State at Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• No. 20/18 Notre Dame at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Central Michigan at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• Air Force at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Minnesota

• Eastern Michigan at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• No. 3/3 USC at No. 7/8 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Syracuse at No. 5/7 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Purdue at Oregon - The ZN pick: Purdue

• Fresno State at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Buck Bravo 11
2 Boiled Sports 10
2 Buckeye Battle Cry 10
2 Bucky's 5th Qtr 10
2 Gopher Football Blog 10
2 Crimson Quary 10
2 Happy Hour Valley 10
2 Maize and Blue Nation 10
2 Maize N Brew 10
2 Michigan Sports Center 10
2 Nittany White Out 10
2 Sparty MSU 10
2 The Buckeye Blog 10
2 The Only Colors 10
15 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 9
15 Gopher Nation 9
15 Eleven Warriors 9
15 Hail to the Orange 9
15 Hammer and Rails 9
15 Lake the Posts 9
15 OSU Silver Bullet 9
15 The Nittany Line 9
15 Zombie Nation 9

*I generally use the AP/Coaches Poll rankings; but will switch to BCS Rankings once they come out in October.

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Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 1

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games.

I guess I should have posted this yesterday, since Indiana opened last night against Eastern Kentucky (FCS). I assure you, though, the picks were already submitted to TDG, and I don't think anyone picked EKU.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Eastern Kentucky (FCS) at Indiana - The ZN pick: Indiana

• Illinois vs Missouri (in St. Louis) - The ZN pick: Illinois

• Northern Iowa (FCS) at No. 22/21 Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• Western Michigan at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Montana State (FCS) at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• Minnesota at Syracuse - The ZN pick: Minnesota

• Towson (FCS) at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• Navy at No. 6/6 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Akron at No. t9/8 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Toledo at Purdue - The ZN pick: Toledo

• Northern Illinois at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

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*I generally use the AP/Coaches Poll rankings; but will switch to BCS Rankings once they come out in October.

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