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B1G mailbag: Division dark horses? Poll respect? Two-loss team in playoff?

The Big Ten mailbag is back, if a couple of days late. As always, you can tweet me with your questions or send longer ones to ESPNBigTenMailbag@gmail.com.

@BennettESPN @ESPN_BigTen can Michigan State still be considered a dark horse to win the B1G? If not, then who is in each division?

Brian Bennett: I don’t think the defending champion, a program that has won the league title in two of the past three seasons, can any longer be considered a dark horse. It’s true that the Spartans have been lurking a bit underneath the radar, both because of their early schedule and because of all the hype around Ohio State and Michigan.