Debate: what did we learn from Big Ten Week 6?

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYahoo Sports says USC beat Penn State this week in the Big Ten, and the question is whether we actually learned anything from it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera says we learned plenty. Dale says we learned nothing. Ninety seconds each, one speaker at a time, and no arguing from the weather.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWe learned that USC can travel, win, and look fantastic doing it. Cardinal and gold is a color story with a happy ending.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe learned that one team lost, and the other team will lose next. That's all anybody ever learns in October.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera, second statement.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWeek six proves the conference is alive. Alive! People are talking, people are shouting, and somebody's grandmother is wearing a foam finger.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAlive is how it starts, Vera. Every great collapse begins with a foam finger and a bake sale.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Dale first, and I'm banning the phrase bake sale.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine. Yahoo asks what else happened in the conference this week, and nobody on this desk can answer. That's my whole case.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot knowing is a lesson! We learned humility, and the humble look best in matching helmets.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHumility. Noted.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSurprise evidence from the data: Yahoo's editor says this recap is for fans of the Big Ten. We are not those fans.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo we're qualified to judge it from the outside, like a man reviewing a restaurant through the window.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the window has lovely lighting! Sorry, I'm in.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Is USC good?

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGorgeous.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTemporary.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIs Penn State finished?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEverything is finished, eventually. Penn State just got the early appointment.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey're regrouping! Blue and white always look better after a good cry.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLet me finish, because I wasn't done. A good cry is how the season ends, and the fans are already...

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime. Closing statements, Vera first.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWe learned that a Wednesday can still feel like a Saturday if you wear the right colors. That's enough for me.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe learned that a score is just a number with a grudge, and the grudge always wins. I'm tired.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy verdict: we learned that USC beat Penn State, and everything else was your opinion.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRuling is a draw, with a penalty on both of you.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA penalty for what?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUnnecessary enthusiasm, and necessary gloom. I'm appealing nothing.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI reject the ruling. Appeal it to someone who has a window.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote now. Did we learn anything from Big Ten week six? Yes means Vera, no means Dale, and I'll count the jerseys.