College Football: Big 10 back to being THE best conference?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 01:20:51 -0500

Big 10 the new SEC? Noting, of course, that the SEC has been way overrated for way too long, and with Ohio State looking to finish #1 or #2; with MSU looking to finish #3 (with its only losses coming to OSU and Oregon); with Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Minnesota looking to finish in the top 25; and with at least 7 teams winning bowl games, is the Big 10 back to being THE power conference?

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2015 7:26 AM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 07:26:18 -0500

Sir, I think you're right about that. I'm a casual fan of just about all sports, including college football. And I know that fans will be fans (just like boys will be boys, in that vein), but I have tired of the SEC fans talking s**t for lo these many years. It's good to see somebody else in the spotlight this year, very good. (The link to this article on ESPN was titled "Alabama Beatdown" and that warmed my heart a bit. I guess it's a classic case of Schadenfreude, and I am guilty. http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/106878/buckeyes-deliver-alabama-style-beating)

Being a casual fan, I don't really know who will prevail in the championship game, but I'm rooting for the Oregon Ducks. ESPN says not to bet against Ohio State, which I take to mean Oregon is the underdog, and I love me a good underdog. Whether that's true or not, I say ... Go Ducks!

Ohio State Buckeyes deliver Alabama-style beating to Crimson Tide - College Football Nation Blog...

Alabama endures enormous beating against Ohio State, completely gets away from staples of Nick Saban's best seasons in Tuscaloosa

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2015 3:51 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 03:51:05 -0500

NYT agrees with me...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/03/sports/ncaafootball/dazing-sec-titans-big-ten-lives-up-to-its-adjective.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Jan 3 at 2015 9:42 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:42:42 -0500

Go Buckeyes!!!

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Jan 3 at 2015 9:58 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:58:35 -0500

As a diehard Ohio State fan (and Big 10 supporter), I will concede that top to bottom the SEC is the best conference in college football. But here's the kicker: the margin over the other conferences is not that big. The best teams in the other Power 5 conferences are just as good (if not better) than the best in the SEC. And tat was proven this past week. The issue is that the SEC gets a pass when it comes to close scrutiny on the quality of their teams simply BECAUSE they are in the SEC. I fully expect for the SEC to continue to contend for NC's. They have some pretty good programs after all.....BUT is also expect that they not longer get the free pass on the scrutiny simply based on the presumption that the SEC is so superior to everyone else.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2015 9:56 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:56:05 -0500

SEC I feel is not overrated; the topic is come up now that Bama lost to OSU. They simply lost to a better team. They were ranked correctly, had a decent strength of schedule and beat the teams they needed to beat. Keep in mind next year will be the same argument, with better recruits for 2015 (SEC has three of the top 10 recruiting classes in the nation). Basically the SEC is reloading with fresh talent and will most likely receive the better end of bowl bids again.

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Jan 3 at 2015 11:44 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:44:47 -0500

GO BLUE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Response by SGT William Howell made Jun 16 at 2015 10:47 AM

SGT William Howell — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:47:21 -0400

Just because Ohio State has won a National Championship in this decade doesn't not make the Big Ten anything other than the overrated conference that it is. The SEC has won 7 Championships in the last ten years. Taking nothing away from Ohio State. They have a great football program and they should think about leaving the Big 10 to play where football teams show what it can do on the field, not what some sports writer thinks (Read Michigan Here). The weak conference allows teams like Michigan State to look better than what they are, because they can win conference games.

Since there is now playoffs games you can pretty much count out most of the Big 10 schools out of a championship spot with the exception of Ohio State.