I know it is a source of pride with SEC teams that we are the best of the best. Having said that....are other conferences and teams making headway to being as good as us?
The thing is, the Big 10 has been irrelevant for several years -- Since 1998, only 3 Big 10 Teams have played in a NCG -- and all three were OSU -- and two of them were brutal performances.....It starts and ends with coaching, and I think that the only conference that is even trying to keep up is the B1G. Hoke, Meyer and Dantonio are legit, and O'Brien looks solid. Ferentz is up and down, but is a solid coach. Not sold on Pelini, and not sure who will take over at Wisconsin. Fitzgerald is starting to put things together at Northwestern, but that probably means that he is about to move on. Not SEC caliber coaching, top to bottom, but certainly on the up-swing.
Not sure what Maryland and Rutgers will do to help us raise the bar, but they put us in two more very large media markets.
Didn't every team with a pulse put a whippin' on Mrs. State this year?The top tier of the SEC is better than the top tier of any conference in the country. Big 10 would be close, as would be Pac-12. But match the top 3-4 from each conference 10 times and the SEC probably wins 8 out of 10.
You step down to the lower tiers and things get more interesting. How would Ole Mrs. or Kentucky fare against Arizona or Wazzou? Northwestern--jokingly called Vandy North--put a whuppin on Mrs. State.
Utah State's Gary Anderson is the new coach at Wisconsin.It starts and ends with coaching, and I think that the only conference that is even trying to keep up is the B1G. Hoke, Meyer and Dantonio are legit, and O'Brien looks solid. Ferentz is up and down, but is a solid coach. Not sold on Pelini, and not sure who will take over at Wisconsin. Fitzgerald is starting to put things together at Northwestern, but that probably means that he is about to move on. Not SEC caliber coaching, top to bottom, but certainly on the up-swing.
Not sure what Maryland and Rutgers will do to help us raise the bar, but they put us in two more very large media markets.
He didn't leave the B1G - he left Wisconsin. Why? Because Wisconsin has never paid its head coaches. Not sure why, but they just never have. We have a number of programs that are willing to pay top dollar for a great coach.Your 3X Rose Bowl Conference Champ Coach just left to take over the 7th-8th best team in the SEC -- that wouldn't have happened in the Big 12, Pac 10, or even the ACC
The Big 10 has won 3 Championships since 1968 (including Michigan's split in 1997)He didn't leave the B1G - he left Wisconsin. Why? Because Wisconsin has never paid its head coaches. Not sure why, but they just never have. We have a number of programs that are willing to pay top dollar for a great coach.
As for the lack of championships over the last decade or so - that is a part of the ebb and flow of this game. The SEC is on top right now, but that will change.
This thread is about the future, not the past. If you hate the B1G, no sweat - but that has nothing to do with this thread.The Big 10 has won 3 Championships since 1968 (including Michigan's split in 1997)
What decade was The Big 10's decade?
The SEC has won 14 since 1968 --
This thread is about the future, not the past. If you hate the B1G, no sweat - but that has nothing to do with this thread.[No hate here enjoy the input]
Don't hate the Big 10 -- that was my point -- what's there to hate?This thread is about the future, not the past. If you hate the B1G, no sweat - but that has nothing to do with this thread.
Remember Urban Meyer? He created football and then rested on the 7th day.Not sure how you think [the Big 10] they'll challenge us soon.