Re: National Championship
here's the thing, outside of the midwest the Big11Ten will always be called weak unless Ohio State and Michigan are absolutely killing teams. The perception is moronic. For instance, I heard so much about last year's big11ten being good because Wis, Mich, and tOSU were all top10 at one point. That's just garbage. The only reason those teams were top10 is because the conference really sucked last year, so those teams didn't have competitive games. This year's big11ten is far stronger than last year.
OK...Michigan is worse (defensively, but offense is still gangbusters)
Wisconsin is same
Penn St is better
Indiana is better
Purdue is better
Illinois is better
Iowa is the same
Northwestern is better
Michigan State is better
Minnesota is worse
The conference is much stronger than last year. The next level of this is that teams are not as likely to have a great record as the conference will cannabilize itself.
Even though OSU will be favored to win those games, they'll be an underdog to go undefeated. That's what happens when a team has to play competitive opponents week after week.
The final four game stretch is one of the most brutal 4 game stretches for any team this year.
Most sportswriters round up to 1 or down to 0 when it comes to probability. It's a terrible mistake.
I don't know how anyone can just put 'W's up for a team after watching NCAAF this year
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