For the Big Ten, it has been a positive year. Finally the conference was able to crown a National Champion when Ohio State beat the odds to win it all last January, and bowl success by its many members has worked to erase embarrassment from the past.
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, an SEC enthusiast to say the least, even gave the Big Ten compliments. “Quite frankly, and being in SEC country this is hard to say, but the Big Ten has been the best conference in college football this year,” he said earlier in the year.
When you have teams like Ohio State, Michigan State and Iowa representing your conference and all being ranked in the top seven nationally; it’s hard to overlook.