OSU looked great last night and beat the only challenge on their schedule until MSU in November. I expect OSU will be 10+ favorites the rest of the way. Their three road games are @ Rutgers, @ Indiana, @ Illinois. By mid November, they will be the strongest consensus #1 team in a very long time.
I am getting way ahead of the season on this and normally avoid looking so far out. Going into the MSU game, I would put MSU's chances of being 10-0 at around 30% (9-1 = 50% / 8-2 = 15% / 7-3 = 5%).
Big "IF", but looking at the 10-0 scenario, the world beater OSU sets up nicely for MSU. An 11-1 MSU is definitely a play off option given their 2013 & 2014 seasons. Also, a 11-1 (or event 10-2) MSU is a strong candidate for the Rose Bowl. Nice consolation prize!
One thing MSU wants is for the the B1G West to fall apart. Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Minnesota all starting 0-1 helps. We want these teams to beat each other up and split their head to heads along with Iowa. MSU wants to the B1G West Champion to be a three loss team. This helps MSU in every scenario.
I am getting way ahead of the season on this and normally avoid looking so far out. Going into the MSU game, I would put MSU's chances of being 10-0 at around 30% (9-1 = 50% / 8-2 = 15% / 7-3 = 5%).
Big "IF", but looking at the 10-0 scenario, the world beater OSU sets up nicely for MSU. An 11-1 MSU is definitely a play off option given their 2013 & 2014 seasons. Also, a 11-1 (or event 10-2) MSU is a strong candidate for the Rose Bowl. Nice consolation prize!
One thing MSU wants is for the the B1G West to fall apart. Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Minnesota all starting 0-1 helps. We want these teams to beat each other up and split their head to heads along with Iowa. MSU wants to the B1G West Champion to be a three loss team. This helps MSU in every scenario.
