Big Ten 0 for 5 on New Years Day (merged)

[Billy Antrim]

The so-called "Big Ten" are neither. About the "strength" of Conf. USA, maybe.

 

[HawaiiVol]

This is what you would call instant karma for 2 of their officiating crews screwing up their respective games.

 

[Tampavolz]

The teams look slow, but bowl games are an utter garbage barometer. Worst way to try and evaluate anything. It's like exhibition season.
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Reality does not equal reality,,, Perception does.
See Arnett's comments in rivals RE: SEC VS BIG TEN.

Which is one reason you want your conference to do well during bowl season.

 

[rockytop9808]

Conference wars...really guys?

You can't base an 11/12 team conference on one 24-hour period of football. That's like basing the SEC on our first three bowl games.

But the SEC East sucked hard this year, for real.

 

[Mr. U]

Ya know top to bottom, I usually put the Big 10 2nd behind the SEC but honestly it a far second. Its like a race with Jesse Owens, a fast college athlete and Barney. Owens is going to be way out there, the college athlete will look good a times but doesnt have that ump to get him over the top and then the rest of the group is just waddling around behind everyone else.