If NEBRASKA had not joined the conference, this years BIG TEN FOOTBALL teams as a whole ....................

Fishhead · Sep 4, 2011

....................would be the worst in my lifetime.

I'm 51 years old

There will be at least 4 conferences this season better from top to bottom than the BIG TEN......................SEC, BIG-12, ACC, and PAC-12.

As a big ten fan, hope I'm proven wrong, but doubt it.

Ben51781 · Sep 4, 2011

Why? Because OSU, Penn State and Michigan are not in the top 10?

Wisconsin is a legit top 10 team.

Outside of Indiana, Purdue and Minnesota, there's not a bad team in the bunch.

RunLeeRun · Sep 4, 2011

Let's not rush into this. There's a lot of football left. After one week only Indiana and Minny lost, and the Gophers had USC sweating at home. NW beat BC without Persa.

Fishhead · Sep 4, 2011

RunLeeRun said:
Let's not rush into this. There's a lot of football left. After one week only Indiana and Minny lost, and the Gophers had USC sweating at home. NW beat BC without Persa.

WITHOUT Nebraska, worst in 51 years.................no question about it.

If Wisky stumbles(which they probably will do), this conference will be 4th at BEST in the country....................after being a solid 2nd best the past two seasons behind the SEC.

REDEYE · Sep 4, 2011

Interesting statement, but think the season needs to play out. I'm pretty high on Wisky myself.

Fishhead · Sep 4, 2011

RED EYE said:
Interesting statement, but think the season needs to play out. I'm pretty high on Wisky myself.

Lots of talent..........legit top ten club(at this time).

viking611 · Sep 4, 2011

disagree. You listed Minny as one of the bad teams and they just about beat USC on the road. Not as strong as years past but wait til the end of the year to make judgement. Illini are improved over past years, Michigan will be better than last year, Minny is better, some of the lower teams are better and some of the top teams (ie OSU are not as good). Highly doubt the ACC is better.

ChiTownHustler · Sep 4, 2011

2004 is, and will be after this season, the worst ever collection of teams in the B10.

viking611 · Sep 4, 2011

ChiTown Hustler said:
2004 is, and will be after this season, the worst ever collection of teams in the B10.

Only 1 ten win team that year - Iowa - who also beat the defending champs LSU in Capital One Bowl. Fishhead and yours truly in attendance at that one.

Fishhead · Sep 4, 2011

viking611 said:
Only 1 ten win team that year - Iowa - who also beat the defending champs LSU in Capital One Bowl. Fishhead and yours truly in attendance at that one.

YES

A day to remember and forget................drunk.

Seymour · Sep 5, 2011

I prefer we all know they suck before USC or an SEC murders them in a bowl

bigtendominator · Sep 5, 2011

Seymour said:
I prefer we all know they suck before USC or an SEC murders them in a bowl

That is because our conference requires to have more than a heartbeat and pulse to get into the school. This isn't like the SEC where reading and writing ability are optional, along with over signing.

8ate · Sep 5, 2011

Used to be that state up north vs Buckeyes; and 8 midgets; Now just THE Ohio State U.; and 11 midgets..>>

hard to beat 6 in a row..

total domination..>>

go Bucks.

FairWarning · Sep 5, 2011

viking611 said:
disagree. You listed Minny as one of the bad teams and they just about beat USC on the road. Not as strong as years past but wait til the end of the year to make judgement. Illini are improved over past years, Michigan will be better than last year, Minny is better, some of the lower teams are better and some of the top teams (ie OSU are not as good). Highly doubt the ACC is better.

Minny is no damn good, whats that say about USC? I think the PAC 12 is worse then the Big 10.

Still cant believe Kill went to Minn but he could turn it around. It will take 2-3 solid recruiting years. Minn could be better than both Indiana schools.

Fishhead · Sep 5, 2011

FairWarning said:
Minny is no damn good, whats that say about USC? I think the PAC 12 is worse then the Big 10.

Still cant believe Kill went to Minn but he could turn it around. It will take 2-3 solid recruiting years. Minn could be better than both Indiana schools.

THEY ARE .............and maybe better then nd also, as well as indiana state and ball state

FairWarning · Sep 5, 2011

Don't get me started on ND Fish.

viking611 · Sep 5, 2011

FairWarning said:
Minny is no damn good, whats that say about USC? I think the PAC 12 is worse then the Big 10.

Still cant believe Kill went to Minn but he could turn it around. It will take 2-3 solid recruiting years. Minn could be better than both Indiana schools.

I don't think they are either. They are better than last year is all i'm saying. And they almost beat USC, so the Big 10 is hardly the worst of -FH-'s 52 years on this planet.

Fishhead · Sep 6, 2011

FairWarning said:
Don't get me started on ND Fish.

Get a W and build................

ImGamblin'Again! · Sep 6, 2011

Fishhead said:
....................would be the worst in my lifetime.

I'm 51 years old

There will be at least 4 conferences this season better from top to bottom than the BIG TEN......................SEC, BIG-12, ACC, and PAC-12.

As a big ten fan, hope I'm proven wrong, but doubt it.

Uuuuhhh....where have you been the last 10 ( pardon the pun) years or so

Well-Seasoned · Sep 6, 2011

bigtendominator said:
That is because our conference requires to have more than a heartbeat and pulse to get into the school. This isn't like the SEC where reading and writing ability are optional, along with over signing.

Vanderbilt, Georgia, and Florida are good academic schools although Florida is the only one with national titles very recently. Georgia has a few SEC Titles this past decade.