A hot topic in all sports is “which conference/division is the best”. For Big Ten basketball, this was something they felt they could claim for a couple years back from 2019-2021. However, after some recent flameouts in the NCAA tournament, most people have moved on from that take, and moved on to something different — that the Big Ten is stinky.
But not Tom Izzo. Izzo still insists the Big Ten is the best conference in basketball, reminding the media after the Spartans lost in the tournament. So we ask, is he crazy or a genius? It is a fine line.