Luck be a Lady Lion

I'm surprised to hear myself saying this, but I like that the big11 powers stopped night games in November.  Something seems wholesome and right about playing the rivalry games tomorrow at noon and 3:30.  I like night games in September as much as the next guy, but fundamentally, night games are the province of major championship and bowl games and regualr season big east, acc, and wac contests. 

In case anyone didn't see the first one of these, I am just picking against the odds in this space. These picks do not represent actual bets that I made or will make. I often will use analysis here to place a wager or two on Saturday, but sometimes I also reverse course (particularly if I pick against PSU here) and end up betting the other way than I chose. And I regularly bet on games that I don't list here.  In any event, one last chance to get north of .500 before the big11 season ends.

Minnesota +10 at IOWA;Enjoy Floyd of Rosedale, Hawkeye fans; he sounds delicious. Iowa wins, but not by two scores; Goldy +10.

Wisconsin -7 at NORTHWESTERN; apparantly no trophy here...but nevertheless one of the more compelling games. I think its closer than a td. NW +7.

Purdue -3 at INDIANA; Apparently the old oaken bucket is named after a poem, which "exemplifies the feeling the people of Indiana have towards their home state." That makes me want to pick against both teams. Since I can't do that, I'll take the points. Your Daddy +3. 

Penn State -3 at MICHIGAN STATE; the defining game of the season of the week for Penn State. I really hope we win, but fear we won't. SPARTY +3. and feel confident we will. If JoePa can still nail an onside kick; our special teams can dramatically improve in a week.  Road whites -3.

California +7.5 at STANFORD; Who knew that the winner of this one got the "Stanford Axe?" I know that this is a hell of a rivalry and that there's plenty of timbering in northern Cali, but this axe sucks. And so does Cal. Stanford -7.5.

Connecticut +6 at NOTRE DAME; Why in the world are the Irish laying 6 against a solid Connecticut team?  The Huskies put another nail in Weis' enormous coffin on senior day. Uconn +6.

Last  week: 3-2 in big11; 2-0 in other games; 5-2 overall

Total: 16-19 in big11; 7-5 in other games; 23-24 overall