I've been trying to defend the Big Ten ever since Ohio State lost to Florida in the 2006 national title game. Being a Michigan native and a huge Ohio State fan, I love the Big Ten and I hate to see Big Ten teams lose in bowl games. I have been defending my beloved conference in the state where I live, Georgia, to a slew of SEC fans who rightly brag about how great their football conference is.
No more. The Big Ten stinks.
Wisconsin gets drilled by Florida State. Florida State?
Northwestern should have beat Missouri but of course found a way to lose.
Minnesota gets whacked by 7-5 Kansas.
Michigan State maybe plays the worst game of all time against Georgia. Georgia did everything but give them the game ball, and they still found a way to get doubled up.
Penn State gets steamrolled in the Rose Bowl.
Our lone ray of hope is Iowa, who did beat a team they should beat, South Carolina who can't pass the ball and probably couldn't even with a gun pointed at their QB's head.
Ohio State of course has yet to play. But even if they beat Texas ... then what? Will it really make that much of a difference for the conference? Not really. Folks will say, "Hey, Ohio State has their mojo back!" But even then, the Big Ten stinks. The fact of the matter is that the Big Ten needs desperately for Michigan and Wisconsin to be great. Teams like Northwestern and Michigan STate are just not going to get it done in big bowl games. The traditional powerhouses need to be powerhouses for the Big Ten. If Michigan and Wisconsin continue to dive bomb, then it could be a miserable few years for the Big Ten in bowl season.
Let's face it, Big Ten fans, the Big Ten stinks.
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