I've seen Georgia and Florida in the 50's and then the rest are in the 100's on one list with Vandy in the Top 20
However, we know the Big Ten is better academically overall. I'm not even going to try to make that argument LOL.
Georgia has improved alot academically the last few decades although still not as good as ACC's GTECH (an elite engineering school)
To say the least.............Michigan saved the conference from a complete disgrace.
By the way, Denard Robinson is fuking horrible..................and like last season, he will fade into obscurity. Then again, perhaps not so much, as he will be facing many horrible defenses week in and week out in the Big Ten with little team speed.
No top football conference requires a brain pulse. Wisky and Mich are obviously strong academic schools (throw in Purdue engineering or Minn or a gaggle of other strong big ten academic programs). But every conference has strong academic schools. Also, most every school has a strong individual academic program. Loser whiner weak argument to connect academics to conference football strength.
As expected, WISKY not the real deal.........as a few thought they were in this thread.
Not only one loss, but two losses..............before HALLOWEEN no less.
Without NEBRASKA..................Michigan and Penn State would be your best 2011 teams in the Big Ten, and both have no business being ranked in the TOP 15.
Not only one loss, but two losses..............before HALLOWEEN no less.
Without NEBRASKA..................Michigan and Penn State would be your best 2011 teams in the Big Ten, and both have no business being ranked in the TOP 15.
How bad are the coaches in the BIG TEN currently..............gawd almighty, what a pathetic crew.
The kid at Northwestern may be the best of the bunch..............
Getting back to the quality of the Big Ten overall...............think about it, MICHIGAN and PENN STATE would be your top two teams if not for NEBRASKA......................OMG, LMFAO.
Big down year for Big Ten no doubt. With Wisky losing it doesn't set the conference up for the bigger bowls.....I agree, if this is what your agrument is about. Right now what you have to realize how young the conference is as a whole.....Look at USC tonight.........young team, had no business having any motivation to knock off Stanford let alone in the background of it all had no chance at a bowl or the conference championship......where did they find that inner motivation to persevere?.........youth.
I dont know why but i really enjoy watching big ten football over most conferences except for marquee matchups. Most of the teams play good tough straightforward ball. conference games are always hard fought. not many gimmick plays and not a whole lot of surprises. typically they make the plays that they should and dont make too many errors. just slug it out on the field and play hard. Considering i am from the west coast it makes no sense why im a fan. Then again i enjoy a close defensive game over a flashy shootout. And i do believe that the big ten topside is better then many people think. Some good defenses. BTW ohio st has really crushed me the last few weeks. dont understand why people dont load up the box and force him to complete more then 3 passes a game. But i cant blame you FishH Iowa is pretty bad this year. but i dont think it will take them long to get back.
