Champs!

The Cats not only covered the spread against Iowa (Thanks Vegas for those un-needed 10 points!), they beat the Hawkeyes 14-10, and with some help from two other hapless squads, captured the B1G West title, with two games to go!

Now for the first of those remaining two games, we have the Minnesota Golden Gophers. And two key factors. One, does NU show up to play, given their season is already concluded successfully, and two, is Minnesota really on a roll after beating Purdue, or will they revert to their previous sad-sack incompetence especially on defense?

The Fish Head says NU shows up ready for bear (gophers are sort of like a teeny weeny bear), coached up by Fitz to finish the season with a rolling bang; and PJ Fleck gets exposed for the yakkety yakker he is. Take the Cats and give the points.

See you at either Lucas Oil or Pasadena, whichever one you make it to.

Spread my A—

Iowa is favored by 10 1/2. Take the Cats and the POINTS!

Still First Place Cats

The Fighting Irish did not slink out of Evanston, they raced out with a 31-21 win. The Cats played it tough but did not have enough juice to pull off the upset.

Nonetheless, this non-conference game does not influence the B1G standings, where the Cats remain in first place in the West. Can they stay in first place? That is a very tricky question, follow the link below for the full run-down of scenarios:

Crazy scenario analysis

Next up for the Cats is @ Iowa. The Cats will need to improve on offense to overcome the Hawkeye defense, and, not get distracted by the showy new helmets that the Iowa squad will be sporting.