How the Big Ten flipped scripts with SEC as the nation's best conference

[Duke]

Good read:

http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ipts-with-sec-as-the-nations-best-conference/

 

[PCHawk]

So much of it has to do with how the media portrays teams. Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State are brand names. If it was MSU, Iowa, and Northwestern doing last year what they are doing this year, the Big 10 would be perceived as weak. Case in point last year. Iowa, MSU, and Northwestern did exactly what OSU, Michigan, and Penn State are doing this year. But since they weren't brand names, they got no respect.

 

[HawkU]

So much of it has to do with how the media portrays teams. Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State are brand names. If it was MSU, Iowa, and Northwestern doing last year what they are doing this year, the Big 10 would be perceived as weak. Case in point last year. Iowa, MSU, and Northwestern did exactly what OSU, Michigan, and Penn State are doing this year. But since they weren't brand names, they got no respect.

Yes. The media can put anything through a wash cycle and spin how they want after that.

 

[hawkeyes87]

I'm just glad our AD doesn't get caught up in all that "try to get better" / "strive for excellence" stuff. 7 wins is plenty!

 

[DDThompson]

I'm going with Scott Siepker's hilarious rebuttal that mocked the SEC -- the dude was a can opener on the SEC golden armor.

A little self-deprecating humor in the clip actually added weight to the mockery.

 

[bigjim]

So much of it has to do with how the media portrays teams. Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State are brand names. If it was MSU, Iowa, and Northwestern doing last year what they are doing this year, the Big 10 would be perceived as weak. Case in point last year. Iowa, MSU, and Northwestern did exactly what OSU, Michigan, and Penn State are doing this year. But since they weren't brand names, they got no respect.

I got a lot of that last season at work. They just couldnt handle the Hawkeyes winning like they did! Lol