If BiG doesn't improve, UConn has no shot

[ramses 2.0]

Meh. Ohio State will ALWAYS get the recruits.[/QUOTE

no doubt but that doesn't help the middle tier of the B1G . When they struggle with FCS/MAC level schools that only hurts the conference when they beat up on each other. Especially when the top schools don't take care if business in their marquee matchups

 

[Vowelguy]

Another stellar weekend.

Indiana loses to MAC Bowling Green
Minnesota crushed by TCU
Iowa loses to Iowa St
Illinois crushed by Washington
Maryland loses to West Virginia

Michigan struggles with Miami of Ohio before pulling away

1-9 against P5 competition

 

[chitown76]

The BIG has just had bad luck Penn St. on sanctions Ohio st loosing Braxton, Michigan and Brady Hoke and Nebraska and Bo this should turn around shortly . I'm sticking with what ive always said UConn for obvious reasons and Kansas. Football is not the end game its just a small part of the pie. If you need a example just look at my awful Illinois team it's torture watching them every Saturday at least you have something to look forward to awesome hoops I don't even have that

 

[chitown76]

I gurantee you have more fans show up to your football games than we do our football games

 

[chitown76]

1.5 billion dollars in research that should be a pretty good sign of what's going on behind closed doors

 

[Calamitous]

Another stellar weekend.

Indiana loses to MAC Bowling Green
Minnesota crushed by TCU
Iowa loses to Iowa St
Illinois crushed by Washington
Maryland loses to West Virginia

Michigan struggles with Miami of Ohio before pulling away

1-9 against P5 competition

The B1G and Big XII have played more P5 cross conference games than the ACC, PAC-12 and SEC at this point. Below is the P5 chest-thumping barometer after week 3:

ND [2-0 (1.000 pct) vs P5] - wins over ranked P5 opponent: none
SEC [4-1 (0.800 pct) vs P5] - wins over ranked P5 opponent: LSU over Wisconsin; UGa over Clemson
PAC-12 [5-2 (0.714 pct) vs P5] - win over ranked P5 opponent: Oregon over MSU
ACC [4-2 (0.667 pct) vs P5] - wins over ranked P5 opponent: VT over OSU; BC over USC-w
Big XII [4-5 (0.444 pct) vs P5] - wins over ranked P5 opponent: none
B1G [1-10 (0.091 pct) vs P5] - wins over ranked P5 opponent: none

B1G and ACC will each play a total of 17 cross-divisional P5 opponents this season
SEC will play a total of 12 cross-divisional P5 opponents this season
Big XII, PAC-12 and ND will play a total of 10 cross-divisional P5 opponents this season

The B1G has 6 more chances to mitigate the damage (3 vs ACC, 1 vs PAC-12, 1 vs SEC and 1 vs ND). At the face of this, the B1G and ACC seem to put themselves out there more than the PAC-12 and SEC. The Big XII only has 10 teams, so playing 10 cross-divisional P5 opponents might be reasonable.