T5 in AP poll

[Spartan23MSU]

Baylor has well touted Freshman Coleman and Sophomore Cannon that put up 360 yards of receiving against us in the Cotton bowl returning. They are going to be a senior laden squad with all the tools to win it next year. Why do I know those names? The smug Baylor fans in front of me at the Cotton Bowl informing me of everything Baylor football. They piped down in the 4th quarter. Heck,I even saw some tears, tears of disgruntled adult "Bears" and the tears of children. That was worth crying over, I dont blame them at all.

 

[Sbee]

True but there are only 2 mainstay traditional powerhouses in the B1G and they should be split up - the rest are much more cyclical. Wisco came out of nowhere with Alvarez - prior to him, they were a doormat for decades and it looks like as long as Alvarez is AD, they're going to have strife and after he dies who knows what will happen. Nebraska had the two titles in the 90s but haven't done much since and the Big 12 had similar problems for a long time w/ the North being much weaker than the south. Illinois is completely dysfunctional and like NW, PU, Iowa, MN, IU can't hope for much more than 1 or 2 good years every 20. And so what if the SEC has imbalance, if every conference was jumping off of tall bridges, should the B1G also jump off a bridge? wait, don't answer that - but you know what I mean.

We could have balance by simply swapping OSU for one of the Indian teams - each division would have a traditional powerhouse with a couple others that pose a threat somewhat regularly (NE, Wisc, MSU, PSU) then the rest of them and it wouldn't upset the precious geographic balance much - or you could go North/South and achieve a similar result.

If you're going to call michigan a traditional powerhouse you'd have to say the same about Nebraska and PSU. All 3 are traditionally top programs but haven't show in for the better part of a decade, Nebraska has been the most impressive of the 3. of course Michigan's success was within the confines of the big ten while Nebraska ' s came in the big 8 and PSU was independent.

 

[johnny2x2x]

If you're going to call michigan a traditional powerhouse you'd have to say the same about Nebraska and PSU. All 3 are traditionally top programs but haven't show in for the better part of a decade, Nebraska has been the most impressive of the 3. of course Michigan's success was within the confines of the big ten while Nebraska ' s came in the big 8 and PSU was independent.

Nebraska has won 5 National Championships since 1970, I'd say their football history since 1970 is the best of all current B1G schools. Nebraska will always recruit Texas well and therefore will always be close to the top of the conference. They won 3 Natty Titles in the 90s and have been pretty good since then.