Big Ten Bowl Season = Pathetic and Exposed

Backers of the Big Ten like to talk about tradition, stats, academics, and history. Yes, the Big Ten has good academics.  Yes, it's true that two of the seven programs that have more than 800 wins all-time come from the Big Ten.  Yes, Michigan is the winningest program in all of football. But recently, there has been a problem competing on the big stage for the Big Ten and this year is no different.  And that is no more apparent than in bowl season. While I am among the overwhelming majority that would love to see a playoff, the bowls do at least give us a chance to see what teams from a conference do when not lined up against cupcakes and/or conference brethren. Every conference beats up on each other during conference play.  Since most teams play cupcakes for non-conference games, most teams take their losses in conference. So, while one conference might have the same number of one-loss teams and the same number of four-loss teams as another conference, there could ... (link)