One minute you’re on top of the world, the next some plumber in overalls is knocking you down a peg or two. Kind of link how Donkey Kong would feel in the original Donkey Kong game. The Donkey Kong Tier #4 - Minnesota Golden Gophers (23rd, 27th, last week #5) #5 - Penn State Nittany Lions (15th, 16th, last week #8) #6 - Michigan State Spartans (35th, 36th, last week #7) #7 - Wisconsin Badgers (8th, 8th, last week #3)įor one reason or another, these teams were ultimately not nearly as successful as they wanted to be. You remember when George Constanza wanted his nickname to be T-Bone so he ordered a T-Bone steak for lunch? And then another co-worker ordered a T-Bone and that co-worker got the nickname instead of George? And then George ended up with the nickname of KoKo the monkey because he yelled at said co-worker with a banana in his hands and his arms waving wildly around like a monkey? Well, I have a feeling that after this past weekend, Ohio State and their fans feel an awful lot like Constanza. ![]() The KoKo the Monkey Tier #3 - Ohio State Buckeyes (2nd, 2nd, last week #1) These two teams are headed to Indianapolis with a Big Ten title on the line. ![]() While we all know that Iowa isn’t a better team than Ohio State (and quite possibly a few other teams below them), these are the two that at the end of the day will have a chance at the throne for the 2021 season. The kings of the two Big Ten divisions reign supreme in this week’s power rankings. The previous week’s position in these pointless power rankings follows those two superior metrics.) The King Kong Tier #1 - Michigan Wolverines (4th, 4th, last week #2) #2 - Iowa Hawkeyes (21st, 30th, last week #4) Click these links for more information on SP+ and FEI. SP+ rank and FEI (Fremeau Efficiency Index) rank is provided next to each team, respectively. Here’s to a chaotic and unexpected 2021 College Football season now bring on the bowls! While at times a little sluggish, I have enjoyed touching base every Wednesday this season to give you my view of the conference in which our beloved Minnesota inhabits. I hope you have enjoyed my attempts at witty banter and self-deprecation throughout the season. They provided us with the final data points for the power rankings this season. The rest of the conference was a morass of mediocre teams scrappy for bowl eligibility and second-tier rivalries dishing out precious tokens. And thus, our tiers today will reflect notable simians. One might say Harbaugh finally got the enormous monkey off of his back (at least, for now). Michigan looked every bit the part of CFP contender and possible Big Ten champion in an impressive performance on both sides of the ball. Meanwhile, many miles east in Ann Arbor, Coach Jim Harbaugh felt the Atlas-esque weight of the world melt off his shoulders as he finally, finally, FINALLY beat Michigan’s hated rival, won the East Division, and eliminated the Buckeyes from any CFP talk with one convincing victory over Ohio State. Minnesota’s victory had clinched the West for the Hawkeyes. And thanks to another collapse by the Nebraska Cornhuskers the day before on Black Friday, there were celebrations galore across Iowa City as the final seconds ticked away at Huntington Bank Stadium. A supposedly rolling Wisconsin squad was dispatched by our beloved Gophers. ![]() After the dust settled from the two key Saturday games, it wasn’t the conference championship matchup that most expected just three or four weeks ago. Rivalry week has come and gone and the conference has been turned topsy-turvy.
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