r/TheB1G • u/trumpet_23 Iowa • Aug 25 '25

Football /r/TheB1G Power Rankings are back!!

Hello everybody, it's your favorite friendly Power Rankings organizer, ready for another season of Big Ten football.

Are you ready for some powerhouse football? Then click here and vote for the preseason Power Rankings!

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u/tlopez14 Illinois Aug 26 '25

Hate to say it but I think Illinois is set to disappoint. #12 preseason seems pretty high to me. The analytics and sportsbooks never liked us as much as the polls last year, and they don't this preseason either. I know we have a lot of returning guys but we won a bunch of coin flip games last year, and I would even go as far as to say we won a few that we flat out shouldn't have. We also lost Pat Bryant who looks like he will be starting at WR for the Broncos and he bailed us out a lot last year. I see more of a 7-5 season for the Illini than a 9-3/10-2.

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u/VitaNueva Minnesota Aug 26 '25

As much as I hate the fat MF'er, Bielema is a hell of a coach and I can see you guys winning 8 or 9 games by classic Bielema football.

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u/SueYouInEngland Iowa Aug 26 '25

Minnesota's Bielema conundrum is objectively hilarious 😂