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Will the Big Ten Sweep?

By TChris, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 08:29:01 PM EST
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Big Ten Country Will (Mostly) Go Blue

That prediction may have been unduly pessimistic. The Big Ten Battleground Poll gives Barack Obama the lead in all eight Big Ten states.

The Badgers, Gophers, Hawkeyes, Spartans (or Wolverines), Wildcats (or Fighting Illini) and Nittany Lions are solid blue. The Buckeyes are looking good. It will be an Obama landslide if the Boilermakers (or Hoosiers) turn blue. Can the Big Ten sweep? Will it be America's Bluest Conference?

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    As a graduate of the University of Iowa, (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Baal on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:41:24 PM EST
     I am glad to see the Big 10 trending for Obama.  

    Funny thing about the Big 10 having 11 schools.  I try not to notice that.  People might think we can't count.  

    Did the Big 10 ever discuss (none / 0) (#8)
    by oculus on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:57:40 PM EST
    changing the name to the "Big 11"?  

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    No, (5.00 / 0) (#15)
    by eric on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 10:53:52 PM EST
    we dream of a time when Penn State will leave us.

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    I consider it friendly ribbing (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by TChris on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:43:48 PM EST
    of a conference rival but out of deference to other interpretations, I have deleted that line.

    I thought it was funny (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by Maryb2004 on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 10:06:12 PM EST
    but, then, I live in Missouri where making fun of Illinois is reflexive.

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    The Lions are already blue (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by rdandrea on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 10:40:50 PM EST
    Let's hope it's only their uniforms that are blue Saturday night.

    I am one (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by eric on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 10:52:43 PM EST
    Golden Gopher for Obama!

    Fie upon you, Spartans. (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by oculus on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 11:02:06 PM EST


    I have hoped from (none / 0) (#18)
    by JThomas on Fri Oct 24, 2008 at 01:22:46 AM EST
    the beginning that our first Big Ten Candidate since Mondale would bring the entire conference into the blue and if that happened Obama would win in November. Illinios is the center of the conference which helps.

    I have always felt like the Big Ten was superior academically to all but the Ivy league and if they go for Obama, it makes my case. Pac Ten and Big East are in the team picture also. SEC and Big 12...yikes. Missouri is our only good hope there.


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    "Our First Big Ten candidate," (none / 0) (#20)
    by oculus on Fri Oct 24, 2008 at 11:53:01 AM EST
    who went to Occidential, then graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law School, and who grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia!

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    Sorry, I forgot (none / 0) (#21)
    by JThomas on Fri Oct 24, 2008 at 09:55:15 PM EST
    to mention that he is the US Senator from the state of Illinois where he has lived for more than two decades. Illinois is in the Big Ten.

    Hope that explains it.

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    Nice number. (none / 0) (#1)
    by LarryInNYC on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 08:39:24 PM EST
    Ten.

    Seems to figure prominently this year.

    SUSA IN poll (none / 0) (#2)
    by WS on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 08:45:04 PM EST
    O leads by 4: 49-45.  

    What on earth do you have against the ... (none / 0) (#3)
    by robrecht on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 08:59:29 PM EST
    Illini?

    PSU's Jay Paterno (none / 0) (#7)
    by Maggie Mae on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:55:10 PM EST
    (yep, uberRepublican coach Joe Paterno) has been working for Obama from the beginning.  At the Obama Rally, back in March, on the PSU campus, and again at the Allman Brothers/Dead show, also on campus, he brought out several Nittany Lions to rev up the students.

    It's been interesting around here, lately.

    I suppose that helps (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by oculus on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:59:13 PM EST
    lessen the pain of those Lions smushing U of M.  Hope they do the same to OSU.

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    Go PSU! (none / 0) (#19)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Fri Oct 24, 2008 at 09:01:58 AM EST
    Beat those %uckeyes!!!

    And come on you Hoosiers--don't be the last ones to turn blue.

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    OOPS! That should read (none / 0) (#9)
    by Maggie Mae on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:58:22 PM EST
    Joe Paterno's son

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    I'll believe (none / 0) (#10)
    by cal1942 on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 09:58:36 PM EST
    Indiana when I see it and even then I'll want to double check.

    But the Big Ten has the best chance.  

    The SEC could be a sweep for McCain.

    Depending on this weekend's result (none / 0) (#16)
    by Steve M on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 10:58:05 PM EST
    the conference will hopefully be green rather than blue.

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