B1G represented

HawkeyeWalker

HawkeyeWalker

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...pretty well overall. Not a lot of W's but outside of Purdue all games were very competitive. Given the fact they were all very outmatched on paper and perceived "rank". Good on ya B1G....although all that will be remembered and spouted by the media is the W-L.

Only team i rooted against was nebby. Easier to cheer for Wisky with Barry at they helm.

Now...Hawks, lets get back to a bowl!!
 
Moral victories are for losers. Can't wait for Urban to get bowl eligible. The rest of the conference is pathetic.
 
Yeah figured there'd be the predictable "moral victory" comments. All the teams "excepy Purdue...who had no business playing osu" did better than most thought...no? Or did you expect we would win a lot of bowl games in which we were favored in.... which were......none.

At the end of the day it's about winning though, agreed.
 
I think maybe this year Kirk can hang his hat on how teams he beat did in their bowl games and how many NFL players those teams created. There ya go kirk fans that one is for free.
 
Cheering for the conference in a bowl game just had someone say that they can't wait until Ohio State can make bowl games. Think about this.
 
OUTofTOWNHAWK said:
I think maybe this year Kirk can hang hat on how teams he beat did in their bowl games and how many NFL players those teams created. There ya go kirk fans that one is for free.
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I thought you liked KF. He's. Prolly gonna be our coach for a few more years....so I'm gonna go ahead and be hopeful...might not help. Time will tell.
 
The teams represented themselves far better than people would have thought. Think back to September. The B1G was the punching bag of college football. Nobody would have anticipated them playing as well in these bowl games as they did. I was surprised at how well UM, NU, UNL and Wisconsin played.
 
Makavelihawk said:
You know why you keep hearing how bad it is? Because of how bad it is.
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OSU and PSU handicapped this hell out of the B1G this year yet outside of the Purdue curb stomping the conference did fairly well and gave their opponents a game. As usual I'm sure in the offseason it will be a giant pile of hatred for the B1G but it could have been worse.
 
Seriously, what has happened to the B1G?

The conference is 1 - 9 in the Rose Bowl. OSU couldn't win NC's even when they were cheating. PSU cover-ups. A head coach leaves a school that he has taken to three straight BCS bowls for a school that hasn't been to BCS bowl in recent memory. Four of the winningest teams in FBS history.

Why is it that B1G teams cannot compete at a high level anymore? The conference is awash in money. The coaches are some of the highest-paid in the country. The states are higher in population than most other states in other conferences, minus Iowa and Nebraska. Are southerners as a population really that much above the norm athletically? How does that explain the success of teams like Oregon, Boise State, and Cal?

I've heard explantions that it is the climate. Then why doesn't Hawaii or Arizona State have the success of Florida or Alabama. And why is Stanford one of the most successfull schools? Ditto Oregon, Boise State. Their climates are bad too.

I have heard explanations that it must be the academic restrictions. Notre Dame is in the BCS Championship. Stanford has won two of three BCS bowl games. Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech have done well recently.

Wealthy boosters? Not only are the B1G schools the largest, but they boast industrial, business, and technology giants as alumni.

The talent argument just doesn't float to me. Wrestling and Basketball and Track and Field are highly competitive athletical sports as well. Granted, they don't require as many participants as football, but if the argument is that the other conferences are getting all the top talent because of some factor inherent to the B1G schools, then shouldn't that manifest in Basketball as well - all the top talent would go outside and so the B1G would be just as talent-challenged as they are in Football relative to other conferences.

Is it the women? I highly doubt Alabama women are that much better looking than Iowa or Wisconsin women. Doesn't Playboy still run a girls of the B1G special issue? Someone help me out here, do we still stack up well in the coed dept?

Seriously, why can't the B1G at least compete (.500) in bowl / non-conference games?
 
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NCHawker said:
The teams represented themselves far better than people would have thought. Think back to September. The B1G was the punching bag of college football. Nobody would have anticipated them playing as well in these bowl games as they did. I was surprised at how well UM, NU, UNL and Wisconsin played.
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And meatchicken. I watched every game and was surprised cause i like most thought they would get embarrassed...only one did. Outside of Purdont and nebby in the 4th qtr, *they all came down to the end.
 
Hawkfromnorwalk said:
OSU and PSU handicapped this hell out of the B1G this year yet outside of the Purdue curb stomping the conference did fairly well and gave their opponents a game. As usual I'm sure in the offseason it will be a giant pile of hatred for the B1G but it could have been worse.
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This was all i was trying to say...but better stated. Dont let it go to ur head hfn
 
bcl20 said:
Cheering for the conference in a bowl game just had someone say that they can't wait until Ohio State can make bowl games. Think about this.
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No kidding, we'll see how awesome OSU when every game means something. I look at the other programs where this happened and there hasn't been a lot of success after they come off probation. It took Auburn 20 yrs and a sketchy recruiting of a certain Hypesman winning QB to make an impact, only to be awful two years later. USC fell flat on their faces this season.
 
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