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The college football season begins in full this weekend, meaning there’s no more time left to make predictions. You either take the chance to make yourself look stupid now or risk the chance people will discover you’re an idiot in likely far more embarrassing ways.
I’ve never been one to miss a chance to showcase my stupidity.
So, let me be the one-millionth person on the internet to share my predictions for the Big Ten this season, but to do so with a wholly original concept of handing out my B1G Time Preseason Awards. The B1G Time Preseason Awards are the most prestigious preseason awards in all of college football if not civilized society. To win one is the pinnacle of human achievement. To fall short is a reason to continue living, as you have something for which to strive.
Let’s get to them.
Conference Champion — Ohio State: Can the Ohio State Buckeyes pull off the rare double feat of following an offseason championship with a regular season championship? I clearly think so!
Honestly, the offseason is so long and the lead-up to the season so endless that you sometimes find your brain working against its own opinion. I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked over the winter, spring and summer who I believe will win the league, and the answer has always been Ohio State. At one point, I got tired of giving the same answer, so I debated changing things, but I was not influential enough to change my own mind.
Sure, maybe Ohio State won’t win the Big Ten. It hasn’t since 2020 (maybe you’ve heard), and Oregon, Penn State and Michigan (the team that’s won the last three years) are all capable of doing so, but you’re lying to yourself if you say you think any team has a better chance.
The Buckeyes had an incredible defense last season,…
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Author : Tom Fornelli
Publish date : 2024-08-27 13:47:45
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