Look back at Week 10 Picks

This week absolutely sucked. Go figure I talk of Minnesota getting knocked off and they do when I pick them to win. Illinois' defense finally shows up to play a complete game and knock off Iowa. The only real good thing I had going for me was Central Michigan beating Indiana. Besides that it was an awful week and my first losing record for a week at 2-3. Lets take a look.

Northwestern vs. Minnesota- I thought Northwestern would struggle without Bacher and Sutton. However, the defense stepped their game up and returned an INT for a TD with 12 seconds to go for the win. Backup QB Kafka played good enough to win as he was able to rush for 217 yards and threw for 2 TD's.
My Pick: Minn 27, NW 17 Score: NW 24, Minn 17

Wisconsin at Michigan State- I knew this game would come down to the wire. Like every other game in the Big Ten it came down to the final moments as Michigan State kicked a 44 yard field goal with 7 seconds to go. Ringer struggled to 54 yards and may be slowing down after all of the carries he has piled up early in the year.
My Pick: MSU 24, Wisc 21 Score: MSU 25, Wisc 24

Central Michigan at Indiana- I expected Central Michigan's offense to be too much for Indiana but the game ended up closer than I thought. The game was tight until Central Michigan was finally able to get the W with a TD run in the 4th quarter.
My Pick: CM 35, Indiana 20 Score: CM 37, Indiana 34

Michigan at Purdue- For the way Purdue and Michigan have struggled on the offensive side of the ball I thought this game would come down to defense for sure. However, there was no defense to be found in this game. Purdue looked like the offense I expected to see all year long and this was with their backup QB Justin Siller that was able to throw for 3 TD's and no INT's. Purdue finally wins and snaps a 5 game losing streak.
My Pick: Mich 17, Purdue 10 Score: Purdue 48, Mich 42

Iowa at Illinois- I expected the Iowa defense to be able to limit the Illini offense. The thing I didn't expect was the ability of Illinois' defense to play a complete game. Shonn Greene got his 100 yards but it was nothing to brag about. He was shut down the entire game until late. The turnover bug came back to bite Iowa's offense and once again they can't finish when they get in the red zone. Iowa came back to make it close but Illinois was able to get the victory with a late field goal.
My Pick: Iowa 27, Illinois 17 Score: Illinois 27, Iowa 24

Season Record:33-16