Big Ten Championship Game

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Information

• Who: #15 Wisconsin Badgers (10-2, 6-2) v. #13 Michigan State Spartans (10-2, 7-1)
  
• Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, (Capacity: 63k-70k) Indianapolis, Indiana
  
• Date & Time: Saturday December 3rd 7:17 PM CST
  
• TV Programming: Game will be on Fox, Fox coverage begins at 6:30 CST. BTN will air 5 hours of live coverage from Chicago and Indianapolis preceding and following the game. Fox personalaties to include Tim Brewster (former Gopher coach), Marcus Allen, John Lynch, Kevin Frazier and Dhani Jones (former UM LB)
  
• Last year's champions (no CCG): Michigan State, Wisconsin and Ohio State
  
• Last meeting between these teams: October 22 2011 Wisconsin 31 @ Michigan State 37
  
• All time record between teams MSU leads 29-18. Record last ten years: 5-5
  
• Players to watch
  
  • Wisconsin- WR's Jared Abbrederis & Nick Toon, QB Russell Wilson, RB Montee Ball, LB's Mike Taylor & Chris Borland, CB Antonio Fenelus
    
  • Michigan State- QB Kirk Cousins, WR's Edwin Baker & BJ Cunningham, RB Le'Veon Bell, S Isaiah Lweis, DE William Gholston
    

  [*]Spread: Wisconsin favored by 9

  [*]Last Rose Bowl Appearence

  • Spartans: 1988
    
  • Badgers: 2010
    

  [*]Unit Ranking Offense

  • Wisconsin: 477 ypg, 44.8 ppg, #12 Offense in NCAA (#1 Big Ten)
    
  • Michigan State: 383.7 ypg, 30.2 ppg. #64 Offense in NCAA (#5 Big Ten)
    

  [*]Unit Ranking Defense

  • Wisconsin:278.2 ypg, 15.2 ppg, #7 Defense in NCAA (#2 Big Ten)
    
  • Michigan State: 266.7 ypg, 15.4 ppg, #3 Defense in NCAA (#1 Big Ten)
    

  [*]Coaches

  • Wisconsin: Brett Bielema, Sixth Year as HC, 59-18 (33-15) Bowl Record 2-3
    
  • Michigan State: Mark Dantonio, Fifth year as HC, 43-21 (27-13) Bowl Record 0-4
    

  [*]Interesting Fact: FROM RICE TO ROSES The last time these teams played in December Wisconsin beat Michigan State 41-20 in Tokyo Japan. (5 DEC 1993)

It should be a good game!

 

 

On Wisconsin!

[knapplc]

Sean Callahan made an available seat map on SeatGeek. Lots of good seats available. Lots.

[Badger_HB]

If even one of you votes for MSU, I will hunt you down and bully you on the Interweb.

[Omaha-Husker]

I think Wisconsin is going to roll Sparty.

[Muck]

I'd rather see Dantonio make it to the Rose Bowl but the team that loses the first game usually comes back stronger in the re-match.

[jsneb83]

If even one of you votes for MSU, I will hunt you down and bully you on the Interweb.

I'll be wearing red. How about that?

[spartyfan1718]

Nice information Badgerfan look forward to meeting you again this Saturday!! Go Green!!

[husker_hurdler]

If even one of you votes for MSU, I will hunt you down and bully you on the Interweb.

 

You make me want to vote for Sparty so bad.....but I caved and voted Wiscy

[knapplc]

If even one of you votes for MSU, I will hunt you down and bully you on the Interweb.

[Excel]

I'm making the same prediction I've made for every game this season. UW either wins big or losses close.

 

Whoever ends up winning, ESPN will name Trent Richardson the MVP of the game...I can already see it coming.

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Wisconsin wins 41-10. Not even close.

[spartyfan1718]

I like no one giving us a chance, just like last time when they were supposed to walk away with an easy victory in East Lansing.

[husker_99]

Go State! I would rather be in the division that wins these championships more frequently than that failure Big 12 North division we were in. Also if our divisions wins most of these that would help us in the future polls because it would be perceived we play in a tougher division thus a better ranking.

[spartyfan1718]

I think it's already clear that the Legends from top to bottom is a much tougher division. After Wisconsin and Ohio St the competition severely drops, and that includes Penn St who I said was a big phony before this scandal even hit.

[Comish]

I think it's already clear that the Legends from top to bottom is a much tougher division. After Wisconsin and Ohio St the competition severely drops, and that includes Penn St who I said was a big phony before this scandal even hit.

 

Agree with this..........^^^^