ESPN's Mark Schlabach took his crack at predicting every bowl result. While the B1G is generally thought to have put on a good showing this year, apparently he is not a believer. He has the B1G going 3-7 in their bowl matchups, predicting victories for OSU vs. Notre Dame, Michigan vs. Florida, and Indiana vs. Duke. He predicts the SEC to go 7-3 (8-3 if you tack on the prediction of Alabama winning the Championship game). It is clearly hard to change someone's perceptions. For those of you who care about the perception of the conference as a whole (and I do for some reason, but I don't know why), this bowl season will be a big one. Either the B1G validates the confidence that the playoff committee has shown in its teams, or the narrative will immediately revert back to the conference being OSU, Michigan (earned by historical significance, not recent performance), and a bunch of also-rans.